Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-12
THE CANVASS.
Tho Great Meeting at murTreesboro.

TULL4HOoHA Oct. 9, 1866.
MeSSrs. Editors: We left the city this morning on
special train for Murfreesboro filed to its utmost
capacity, with the two Democratic Companies of
Nashville the company from Maury, and large
number of gentlemen and ladies' all anxious to wit
ness the proceedings Of the Great Mass Meeting. We
were received at the depot in Murfreesboro with
military honors, and the enthusiastic welcome of
thousands who were in waiting for our arrival
From the depot we marched to the public square.
which we found densely crowded with carriages
filed with the beauty of old Rutherford aud beauti
fully decorated cars occupied by Young misses.
The military was drawn up in front of the resi-
oence OF Mr. keeble's, which was crowded with
iades, assembled at that point. to witness the
presentation OF magnificent flag to Captain Davis
company. Mr.. keeble on behalf of ladies made .he
presentation speech, which was brief and WELL
timed Captain Davis who looks. walks and
talks like a mighty man received the flag
IN very handsome manner. Much of his speech
l did not understand exactly. it being IN
ia"e uaSe different from what you ordinarily hear
l mean classic-but | suppose, from what | could
s"Iner' was complimentary to the ladies. our coun-
| Try 'he Democracy and Gen. Jackson After this
ceremony was finished the military and the vast
crown formed In procession and marched out TO a
OeAuuiul grove near the town where the Commit
! Tee Oh arrangements had made the most ample prep
ara'lonS Tor the occasion After the vast crowd had
gathered around the speakers stand which WAS ex-
qulsltely arranged managed To got a good Dositon
where could here and see every thing Fhe crowd
was certainly the largest that has assembled in Ten
nessee during this and can safely say that
II was three II not four times large as the BIAS
ket Meeting recently held in our city, which was
estimated, You remember, from ten to fifteen thous
and by some papers, Whereabouts
Col. A. o. P. Nicholson was first introduced, and
he enchanted the audience for more than two hours
in his clear and statesmanke argument on the great
issues of the day. He confined himself merely to the
territorial question and showed cOnclusvely that the
BELLIES are endeavOrns delude the people of thu
South by their seness charge of disunion upon our
own people and brethren who have a common interes
and common destiny-and thereby dIverting their
attention from the real source of danger-which il
the black cloud that OverhaDgs the Northern horzo
and which now threatens to burst, and bring upo
all the evils that they charge us with. 1t is i'm
possible to at length into the many good points
the speech and suffice to say that it was decidedly tn
best of many that have had the pleasure of hear
ing from Mr.. NICHOLSON. After the first speech tn
company were invited to partake of the most sumT
tuous and tastefuly arranged tables that have eve
seen. Everything was in abundance, and eYerybod
well supplied.
After dinner Gov. JOHNSON or "Our ANDY" as h
is familiarity called, commenced his speech. Tn
vast crowd gathered as close to him as possible
eager to catch every word. He disposed of tn
rupture in the Democratic party in few words
and then went on to show that the DOUGLAS me
here in Tennessee were pursuing course calculate
to endanger the State and urged them to support tn
choice of the great body of the party in Tennessee
His structures John Bell and his record were ter
rible. He followed that gentleman through his Ion
and tergiversating political career-frst Demo
crat, then Wing; first Jackson man then an an
ti-JacksOn man first Clay man then an antCla.
man first against United States Bank then anti
Bank; first against tariff then for a tariff; the
a Know-Nothing, and finally sets himself up as th'
only man in the whole land capable Of saving tn
the Union. In word it was a characteristic
speech.
Col. L. c. Haynes was announced to speak to-nigh
adjoining counties to hear cur noble and gallsn
standard bearer, who has been the flag of DemoC
racy Throughout: the State in this canvass
The Democracy Of old Rutherford is thorough
aroused to the Importance of the OCCASION and wi
beyond doubt, on the 9th Of November, give an il
creased majority for Breckenridge and Lane,
Yours, &c, TENNEssEAN.