The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-03
SPEECH
GOV. JOHNS SON,
LRerglled lor .he cIneInnalI oar.tle.l
AZ the Grand Union Convention,
at Indianapolis, Feb. 2Gth.
INprANaroLrs. Feb. 26.


INDIANAPoLIs, Feb. 26.
The only gathering of the pcople in the
West to which can liken that which as
sembled in this city day, to hear AN
DREW JOHNSON of Tennessee, was that
in Court Street Market Space, Cincinnati,
on an evening in the fallo 1860, during
the memorable Presidential contest of that
year, to receive Stephen A. Douglas.
How remarkable was that sea of upturn-
ed faces, on every side extending further
than any voice could possibly reach,
many of your readers will remember.
SO, to-day, the yeOmanry of Indiana
were here in unnumbered thousands TO
hear a distinguished son of the South, an
unyielding patriot, speak for the Union.
But If Andrew johnson had lungs of
iron. and the voice of stentor, he could
not have made those on the outskirts of
the vast audience hear him; hut they saw
him, and that was enough. For over three
long hours they stood patiently with their
faces to the speaker, and when there was
cheering in the front, they would take up
the sound and make their echoes ring.
At ten o'clock the meeting was organ
lied in front of the State House by the
firing of cannon, and music from the 18th
Infantry band.
Governor Joseph A. Wright was ap-
pointed President.
The following Vice Presidents were
announced: Hon. Caleb B. Smith, Hon.
Chas. Tests Colonel X. B. Darlington,
James II. McNeely, Lieutenant Colonel
| Timberlake, Major s. B. Glover Joseph
Devin, Hon. G. M. Allen, Colonel b. +.
Mullen, Hon. Il. g. Slaughter, Robert
Barnes; Lieutenant-Col. Keith, Colonel
Ben. f. Spooner, Colonel s. f. Cheek,
w. II. Dixon, Colonel Colgrove, Judge
Huff, Charles Cathcart, w. S. Smith Col.
Thomas j. Harrison and others.
AT half past ten the cavalry and artil-
lery filed round the State House square,
while the band filed the air with glori-
GUS music. Soon the artillery opened,
making the very earth tremble with its
reverberations. The band played Hail
TO the Chief and Governor Andrew
johnson of Tennessee, with an escort of
distinguished men, entered the grounds.
Five batteries of artillery, of 6 guns
each, are firing from as many different
points in the city. The Stars and
Stripes are waving from the principal
buildings and hotels, and new trains ar
arriving filled with people--everybod y
looking glad and happy.
The following Committee on resolutions
was appointed: Judge Test, of White,
Chairman John Engle, Thos @. Slaugh-
ter, N. j. Hosea, Col Ben. Spooner, j N.
L. Elliott, ii. @. NewcOmbe, ID. r. Will
Hanson Docherty, w. s. Smith, and II. j
Harrison. The band then PLAYED Hail
to the Chief
Gov. Wright introduced Governor An
drew johnson, of Tennessee, who was re
ceived with tremendous cheers, taken ur
| by the crowd in front, and carried away
down the street, for the sea of heads
reaches further than you can see. Gov
johnson did not stand high enough on
the platform so the patriotic crowd rol
ed two large boxes over the mass of heads
till they reached the Governor and up he
mounted. ra.. -.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS OF Ex- GoVERNoI
WRIGHT.
Gov Morton, having been injured by a
fall last evening, Hon. Joseph A, Wright
made the reception speech. He allude d
with considerable emotion TO the fact
that twenty years ago he met Mr.. John
son as representative in Congress both
Democrats, and both working with the
single object of adding to the glory of
their Government. He spoke of the ap.
propriateness of the appearance of Mr..
johnson in the North at this time to
speak in behalf Of the Government which
was assailed by Southern aristocracy
in himself happily illustrating the genius
Ofrepublican institutions, in having been
a poor boy, self educated, and winning
for himself honorable positions in the
gift of the people; for this controversy
we now have to settle involves the great
issue of self-gOVernment or ruling arls
tocracy.
He therefore took great pleasure in in :
Producing to the people of Indiana man
who came from the South, TO tell them
that he is for the Union, the whole Union,
and nothing but the Union who had the
nerve, few months ago, when Nashville
was threatened, to say that he would
never leave it alive; that he would, with
his own hand, blow up the capitol and be
buried beneath its ruins, before il should
be surren dered to traitors.
GOV. JoHSsoN's SPEECH.
The keynote to Governor Johnson's 3
speech is found in the opening words.
He addressed his audience as fellow
citizens Of Indiana, and then explained
that he claimed the right to thus address
them, although a citizen of another State,
because he claimed citizenship under the
broad paRoply of this Union of ours.