Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-08-09

MONDAY NIeHT.-Scarcely had the gloom that
the bloody tdings of Manas cast upon this COM
munity been dispeed when our people were again
called upon to for the fallen; but fortunately
for the afflicted widows and orphans our friends,
this time were only shot in the neck and fell I'M
der the attack Of Generals Barleycom and Juice
of-the-vine, and not Mcdowell nor Boernsten.
After gas-lighting, on Monday evening, the ain
dependent Guards" and number of other citi-
zens concluded to pay their respects to those gen.
tlcmen who had Just been elected to positions of
honor in our National and State Councils They
accordingly proceeded, under the lead and inspira-
ton of martial music to the residence of John F.
House, Esq, representative elect in the Confed-
crate Congress. Mr.. House, on being apprsed of
the presence of so many of his friends, came out
and welcomed them in ii very eloquent speech, and
then invited them in to "takc somethin'" and they
like faithful constituents went in and took. Cham
paigne was dispensed most lavishly, and the crowd
left feeling satisfied that they had done frstrae
thing in eecting House to Congress. From the
residence of Mr.. House the crowd nov in fine
humor, went up to Mr.. Kennedy's to see what he
had to say. He soon told them that in short,
pointed speech, and then told them that there was
"some sperrits' in his house, aud asked them il
they wouldn't like to try a ltue-and they all
liked.
4 Mr. Kennedy's speech was good, as far as it went,
but the crowd didn't think it went far enough, and
as they didn't like to exhaust him before he went
to Nashville, and willing too, to divide the
thing, and let Mr.. Kennedy furnish the "sperits
and somebody else the talking, they called on Geo.
II. Fleece, Esq, for n speech. 1t seemed, though
for some time, as if Mr. Fleece was not to be pre-
/, vailed upon to make a speech; but at length the
spcrit moved him. and he riz-riz up slowly, med-
tatively, boldlyl If any man in that crowd had
thought before then, that Fleece couldn't make n
speech, he was now undeceived. We say it, and
we say il "oodly,' that he made one of the best
speeches of his life-a speech worthy of the repu-
taton he won at the railroad supper. 1t was rich
and sp.rited, and made marked impression on the
crowd, who by this time had been rendered very ap-
preciative.
Mr.. Kennedy, having done all foe his honorable
constituents that he could, and MIR. Fleece having
finished his speech the crowd headed for Mr., Robbs $.
BY this time the Guards began to relax their disci
pine, and lose step and the crowd generally began
to feel Immensely elevated, aud believed they had
done about as good thing in electng Mr. Kenne-
DIV to the Legislature as they had in electng House
10 Congress. In fact the whole crow d felt good
but they couldn't do anything else good. Their
walking was particularly defective. At length the
GROVE reached Mr.. Robbs and that gentleman re-
ceived them with characteristic politeness and af
ter welcoming Them in very neat little speech set
out some pure Robertson county whiskey, together
with good supply of homemade wine. Now il
is well known fact that champagne and whskey,
imbibed together will certainly make one drunk
and this being stated we need hardly say what was
the condition of the crowd utter two three pulls
at his decanter. They all agreed that electng Mr.
Robb Floater was the best thing they ever did in
their lives, but further than this they could moi
agree upon anything.
The idea of going home occurred to a few
OF the boys but of the odd men objected to any
such useless proceeding, and wanted to know i
there wern't somebody else that had been elected
that they hadn't called on; and on being assured
that there no body else these old fellows said
they hadn't been bust for long time, and
didn't know when they would have another, and
"dadburd if they didn't idted to rud AVID mite
[The night air had given them a bad cold Will
this virtuous resolve, most of the crowd left Nh
Robbs A few of them, under better impulses
went home, but daylight found many of them still
celebrating, as they said the 4th of July