The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-16

10 promise, at 3 O'Clock, a. Al. precisely,
and being attired in full suit Of but
iernut with an old-fashioned seal-skin
cap, took a seat on the stand without
any molestaiion whatever. Governor
Harris appeared on the platform, erected
for that purpose, at half-past ten o'clock
he was welcomed with loud cheering by
the crowd which numbered about one
thousand persons. Most Of the audience
belonged to some military company, and
the flags were variously inscribed "p0s-
sum Hollo,0 Guards" Rutherford Jay
AawEer8," RqttlemaEe HUincjL7es," and
the like expressive and euphonious titles
Governor Harris wore a splendid suit Of
white linsey breeches a good deal worn,
adorned with patch of black cloth on
the left knee, aud another Of red flannel
in the rear, vest Of green curtain
calico Powered with pink and grace
ful butiernut roundabout, the right sleeve
being pieced out with blue linsey. pair
of cowhide shoes, without socks, leaving
an interval of six inches between their
tops and the hem of his pantaloOns, COM
pleted his classic, graceful, and highly
picturesque costume After a series of
bows he began:
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: In looking
over this mighty assemblage, announced
but few days by the puplic press to
convene at this place, my breast swells
with emotion which can find no adequate
expression in words. As well might j
attempt to describe in an address the
wild upheavings of a volcano, when
the chained Titan rises from his long
agony of three thousand years. and
thrusts his hand of flame through the
crater of Mount Htna, while Sicily
trembles to its centre, as TO essay on this
occasion TO do justice to the glorious en-
thusiasm in the cause of independence
which now fires with noble rage the
the breasts Of the Southern people. Tire
mendous cheering, during which the
Governor took drink of cold Robertson
from gourd bottle in the hands of An
drew Ewing) We are going to recap
ture Tennessee, and retake Nashville.
That's SO! This sort Of peregrination
over hills and hollows isn't what
expected, it don't agree with
my constitution, and by am not
going to stand i'll (Shout of "Bully for
YOU old fellowW) | want to get back
to that splendid Capitol, and I'm going
to do it or burst my boiler! Cloud APP
plause y What if did take 100000
of the School Fund? That's nothing
Many man has stolen more than that
and died respectable. was out Of funds
and bound to have the money, and I've
spent it too, but I'll pay il all back when
I'm Governor of Tennessec-won't !,
Andy? (Yes, yes you loiH, IsHAM y My
friend ANDY EWING, says | will, and,
who knows better than he? Many is
the toddy we've swallowed together, and
often as we have walked the streets, mu-
tually supporting each other, we have
been forced to eXclaim with the Psalm
list: "United we stand, divided zoe fall !
tremendous applause, and another swig
from the gourd) My enemies are al
ways accusing me Of making Mid
night Treaty" Well, wasn't ] your Gov
ernor, and wasn't l elected 20 protect
your interests, and if ! believed it was
to your interests to make a Treaty with |
JEFF. DAVIS, hadn't a right to do it?
Answer me that? (Shouts Of Yes
Yes !" during which the Governor took |
another heavy pull at the gourd) Laze
aud gem men, (hicD ANDY JOHNSON says
j made secret treaty (hic) On ANDY
Johnson! I'll make as many se'treaties
as want 20! I'll make five hun'erd
thousand. If any body says ! shan't
make se'treaties I'll shoot him through |
the head. AT right, ANDY EWING? Amt
l con'st utional Exactly SOD ANDY
EwMG says I'm right-who says ANDY
EwINd's a liar? (hic) Anybody say |
it? Cries of "No! No! No!D Well,
you'd better not say it, for I've
got five Alabama regiments to settle |
you if you do say it, I'm for free prin-
ciples, free discussion, free stealing, free
religion and free whisky Pm ruin
ing my constitution and health forever
by exposure to the weather and lying
out Bill Stokes's jaybawkers keep me
lodging like a didapper all the time.
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