Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-18
The LARGEST MEETING OF
THE CAMPAIGN.
Twenty Thousand People in
Council.

We attended the BELL and EVERETT mass
meeting at MurfreesbOro' yesterday. 1t was
undoubtedly the Hseaulg of the campaign.
Nothing equal to it has ever taken place in
the good old county of Rutherford and
nothing since the palmy days of 1910 has
equaIled il in the State. 1t seemed that the
whole country was there-the friends of the
Constitution and the Union at any rate, in
full force. with immense delegations from
Bedford, Cannon, Williamson, Coffee, Maury
and Davidson.
The procession was at least a mile in ex-
tent, composed of the military, young la1ies
on horseback, representing the States aud
Territories, and the citizens on foot, and in
carriages and horseback.
The immense crowd having assembled on
the ground-the beautiful grove belonging to
Maj. Nancy, the place where the first great
whig meeting was held in 1S44-it was
found that one stand for speaking would not
accommodate them. Three stands were,
therefore, occupied, aad even then all the
multitude did not have chance to hear.
From these three stands speeches were made
by Hon. HORACE MAYNARD, Gen. W. BARROW,
and RUSSELL HoUsTON, Esq. We haze not
time tonight to speak OF these speeches as
they deserve. We may say, however, that
they gave the highest satisfaction to the
thousands who heard them. After these
speeches dinner was served, the tables
upwards of mile in length, lit
orally grooming under the weight
of the good things which had been most
bountifully provided, were surrounded by the
fair ladies and gallant gentlemen present
and all were satisfied, The preparations for
the entertainment of the crowd were never
excelled, and no one went away unsatisfed.
W. doubt whether ever there was a more
abundant supply at any public meeting. and
OF the very choicest the country affords.
After dinner speeches were made from the
principal stand by Col. J. G. PICKETT and
GuLLADAY, the popular elector of that dis
trict. Both gentlemen spoke elOquently and
we the greatest satisfaction.
We left the ground, on our way home, be-
fore GOILADAY had concluded. We under
stood that. at night, after a display of fire
work.. further 81, aking was expected, aud as
Bob HArrOS, 10. STARK, MAT MARTIN. kER-
CHEyAL, and Others We're on hand, we doubt
not last night was the most glorious in the
ANNALS of MurfreesbOro'.
At the time we write, we have not time TO
90 iuto minute details of this, the greatest
demonstration of the campaign. We must
defer that to another day. We may say, how
ever. that it was gneqnalled. Before it d.
mocracy pale, its Intellectual fires" As an
Indication of the devotion of the masses TO
JoHN BELL where he is best known, it was all
that his most devoted friends could desire.
Ii was more, it was an earnest of what the
people--the real people, the virtuous, hon
est masses,-intend to do for him in Novem-
Der. 1t puts to shame the cold, and faint,
and weary hearted, who falter at the first
sound of danger, and cheers the hearts of
those who are content to fight on and win
the field allotted to them, no matter what
may be the fate of others
In conclusion of this hasty article We
prOpose-A thousand cheers for glorious old
Rutherford, her noble daughters, and gallant
sons.