Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-11-07


Our readers viii remember that when Gen.
eral Bragg had taken possession Of Murfrcesboro,
Tennessee, he proceeded to establish Provision
Government for the State, inaugurzting Ishman
@. Harris rebel Ex-Governor, as provisional
Governor. The Nashville Union gives the fol-
lowing rich report Of his speech on that oceas-
sion, as received by their "spiritual medium re-
porter" sin advance Of all eotemporariea."
ave arrived at Murfroesboro, according to
promise, anime o'clock, A. NJ, precisely and be-
ing attired in full suit Of 'butternut' with an
old-iashioned seal-skn cap, took a seat on the
stand without any inolestation whatever Gov
ernor Harris appeared on the platform greeted
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, aud the flags were variously inscribed
'Possom Hollow Guards Rutherford Jayhaw-
kers,' 'Rsttlesnake 1nvincibles, and the like ex-
pressive and euphonious titles. Governor Har-
ris wore a splendid suit Of white linsey breeches
good deal worn adorned with patch of black
cloth on the left knee, and another Of green
flannel in the rear, vest Of green curtain cal
ico lowered with pink, and graceful buttenut
roundabout, the right sieve being pieced out
with blue linsey. A pair Of cow-hide shoes
without socks, leaving an interval of six inches
between their tops and the hem Of his pantaloons,
completed his classic, graceful, and highly pic
turesque costume After series Of bows he
began:
ladies aud Gentlemen: In looking over this
mighty assemblage, announced but few days
by the public press to convene at this place, my
breast swells with emotion which can find no
adequate expression in words. As well might
attempt TO describe in an address the wild up
heavings 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 Etna, while Sicily trembles to
its centre, as TO essay this occasion to do JUS
tice to the glorious enthusiasm in the cause of
independence which now fires with noble rage
the breasts of the Southern people. CTremen-
dous cheering, during which the Governor took
a drink of old Robinson from a gourd bottle in
the hands of Andrew Ewing1 We are going to
recapture Tennessee and retake Nashville.
That's sol This sort of peregrination ovei
hills and hollows, isn't what expected, it don
agree with my constitution, and by -, an
not going to stand il! Shout of bully for you
old fellOwP1 / want TO get back to that splen-
did capital, and am going to do il or burst my
boiler. Loud applause.] What if did take
two millions of the School FUND.- That's moth
ing. Many man has stolen more than that
and died respectable. i was out of funds and
bound to have the money, and I've spent It, too,
but Ill pay it back when I'm Governor of Ten
nessee-won't J. Andy2 TYes, yes, you will,
Ishaml] My friend, Andy Ewing, says / win
and who knows better than he2 Many is the
toddy we have swallowed together and often as
we have walked the streets, mutually supporting
each other, we have been forced to exclaim with
the Psalmist, United we stand divided we fall
Tremendous applause, and another swig from
the gourd. lsl' le.i f.
"My enemies are always accusing me Of max
ing "Midnight Treaty" Well, wasn't your
Governor, and wasn't elected to protect youl
interest, and il believed it was your interests
to make a treaty with JEFF. Davis, hadn't q
right 10 do it2 Answer me that IShouts o
'Yesl yesl,' during which the Governor took an
other pull at the gourd. Laze and gem-m
| (hic) Andy johnson says made secret treat,
(hic) d--n Andy Johusonl Ill make as man
setreaties as want toi I'll make five hun ere
thousand. Ifanybody says shan't make Sc
treaties III shoot him through the head. A
right, Andy Ewing? Amt con 'st'tutional
[ Exactly soil Andy Ewing, says I'm right
who says Andy Ewings a liar7 (hic) Anyl
ody say it? CCries of "Nol Mol Nol'1 Well
you'd better not say it, for I've got five Alaba
ma regiments to settle you if you dare say it,
I'm for for free principles, free discussion, fro,
stealing, free religion, and free whisky In
running my constitution and my health foreve
by exposure to the weather and lying out. Bill
Stokess Jaybawkers keep me dodging like
didapper all the time. Last night slept in
acco-barn, the night before that in a sheep
pen, and three nights before that among tn,
hazel bushes. Your folks are grumbling about
losing little forage What's that, I'd like Il
know, to the loss Of my salary, my position, my
rank, my official importance, my wine partie
and whiskyH l used to be drunk all the time
and now / think I'm lucky if / can press whis
ky enough to get drunk once a week. an,
suffering is intolerable" as a great man ono
said. want to see Nashville. / want TO sc
her beer-shops and groggeries and billiar
rooms, and Forests farobank and the race -trac
and those jolly old cusses of the Methodist Pub
fishing House, who offered to publish Confed
crate Bible for me that hadn't the Ten Com
mandments in it. They told me the Ten Com
mandments were played out long time age
want to see the stately palaces on the Square
locking like big houses which had come ou
from Cincinnati on bust, and the little shop
around them, which look like delegates that ha
come up from the country towns to persuad
them to settle and make himself at home. fan
other tremendous drink, which emptied III
gorud.1 Andy Ewing, you've been drinkin
(bic) out of my gourdl yes re a d--d Linco
mite. Laze and gem'men I'm for free religion
Lincolnites have locked up all my preachers
Nashville and conshequently religion is a
played out. It's awful to think (hic) Nashvil
got no religion. Fellow-eitikens, no place
worth id unles IL has the benefit of free re
1
ligionl [Just here cloud of dust was seen 4
the distance, out Of which bare-headed eour
ier soon burst at full gallop, and dashing up b
the crowd announced that Colonel Stokes wa
approaching with ten thousand cavalry, all rid
ing horses bigger than elephants The mlitil
tumbled over the benches and scattered in a
directions several young ladies, who sat on tn
platform representing the seceeded States, i
attemI ting to jump down got theircal hitche
on some Planks, aud, with their dresses com
pletely reversed, swung back and forth in th
air kicking and squailing. Cries of "Bill Stoke
is coming" There's General Negleyi" "That
Andy JohnsOni" filed the woods in all direct
ions. The last We saw of Governor Harris,
was fighting with a big buck nigger for sors
mule, which he wanted toimpress for the oecas
ion.] aal if.-rs
II - From Utah. a 49,,
Salt Lake, Oct 29.--Colonel Connors regi
ment Of California volunteers arrived here an
located at Fort Douglas, three miles west Of thi
i city, Major McGary In command