Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-06
Radical Omnium Gatherum.
Speeches Of Maynard, BTO'CHIO,C,
ArneH and HOWE.
BOSIey'S Springs and the Capt.
toll at Night.
Kingston's and Cayoe's Springs.
Orphans Pic Mic at Rains Grove.
NEGRO DISTURBANCE at FORT GIL
LEM. HUTTON'S STATION. AND
SPRING HILL.
Kinggton's and Cayoe's Springs
Orphans Pic Mic at Rains Grove.

turned TO their quarters. Until the exhibit
ton at the Capitol at night, there was no at
tempt at display in the city beyond deco
ration Of residences and business houses with
flags. There was general suspension of
business, and the mass Of citizens celebrated
the day after the sensible manner indicated
in the Mayors proclamation. The city was
unusually quiet and Sunday-like, though as
will be seen from the reports annexed, rows
and trays occurred at several points Of pub
lie gathering in the suburbs and vicinity.
BosLEY's SPRING PIC-NIC.-The attendance
at this picnic was not 50 large as was antiei-
pated, notwithstanding the generous invita-
ton which was extended to all, irrespective
Of color" The negroes almost entirely ignor-
ed Mr. TRMBIE's invitation, some two thou
sand Of them going to Smyrna, and celebrat-
ing the Fourth. Whether this was of their
own vGlition or not we are unable to
say. But for this feature the enter
tertainment would have been splendid sue
cess. The grove selected for the occasion
was as lovely and beautiful as the lover of
romantic scenery could desire, and embraced
portion Of the ground rendered historic by
the terrible conflict that ragged around Nash
vile on the 18th Of December, 1864 Judge
! WILLIAM Mills was called to the chair,
as President Of the meeting. In taking
| the chair he announced the object Of the as
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the natal day Of our National Independence.
! Prayer was then offered up by the Rev. Mr..
! EARNsHAw, Of Murireesboro. By request,
Gen. FISK read the Declaration of Indepen-
dence He prefaced the reading with some
| appropriate remarks which ELECTED applause.
Hon. Horace MAYNARD was then intro
| duced, who addressed the audience for some
two hours. lie spoke in substance as fol-
lows
The memories that cluster around this day
render it immortal. il is the day Of our
natal existence, and or e that commands the
| admiration Of all, where floats the flag of
this great Republic What is there in read
ing the Declaration of Independence, and
why is it read annually? Simply to refresh
our memories with the importance of the
events that spoke it into existence. These
cannot be too indelibly stamped upon our
minds. This Government is predicated upon
! the great principle chat all men are created
equal and endowed with certain inalienable
rights, deriving these rights from the gov
/ erned." This was the first time that such a
government was ever established. And with
what RESULT To draw from Europe all the
| oppressed and down-trodden. This princi-
pie can never die Policies may change,
Kingdoms and empires totter andfall, but the
principle Of truth is indestructble-can
never be crushed.
In less than two generations we have
sweled our numbers from three millions to
more than ten times that amount-an in
crease in population and national prosperity
without a parallel This goodly land, in
which we are celebrating this great event,
once the abode Of the savage and wild beast,
is now teeming with industry and wealth,
vocal with praises to God. Why is this?
Because Of the great principle upon which
our government is founded, that invites the
oppressed from all portions Of the world.
This principle of government has been
subjected to some severe trials. Many said
/ that the government would totter and fall
before the storm Of foreign or internal dis
putes. Such has been the teaching. The
storm came. Its results are known 10 his
tory. The world is wiser by over five years
of bloody experience than If five centuries
had rolled by, as to the great principles OF
selfgoyenment
We now stand at the commencement of a
new era in national life II we fail to i'm
prove it we bring inconvenience TO ourselves
and calamities to our posterity. Great re-
sponsibilities rest upon us, and we cannot
evade them. The President has well said,
in a communication to Congress, that the re-
sponsibilities resting upon the American
people are Of greater Importance at present
than at any preceding period in the history
OF the country. We are forced to meet these
responsibilities, or sink ignominiously.
In reference to the ballot box we notice
that several classes are debarred its privi-
leges. Woman, the unnaturalized foreigner,
the black man, and those who participated in
the late rebellion, are excluded. But the
tendency Of events is 70 open wider and
wider admitting no; only the black man,
but the womea. While these are in the en-
ioyment Of civil rights they are deprived OF
political rights But we are not prepared
for this universal suffrage yet--time not fan
enough advanced. Itmay not come in oui
time. But there is a feeling in this direction
We would have no limit to the extent ofthi'
suffrage
In addition to political and civil rights,
We have social rights. A mistaken idea ex
lists in the public mind in regard to the
principle called social right. l cannot corn
pei you to admit one into your society, nei-
Their can / forceyou to cxoludeany one. Tha
right is sacred to you. But permitme to say
that don't know Of any one that proposes
to do this. BE white, half white, or Of what
ever character you may, have RICH
to dc AS l please in this respect Right her
there is vast amount Of undue prejudice
II YOU talk Of admitting negro as wit
ness into court you are asked if you ar
willing to have your daughter marry a biI
buck negro? The same objection is raise
in regard to admittinghim to the ballot box
How many men do you 60 TO the ballot boz
with, with whom you would not wish to b
seen in public? DO you inquire into th
moral standing Of the worst Of those who vot
with you2 Not the Grst question is aske'
? on the day Of election. He has poitica
rights and You have them. Now, who ca
, draw the lire Of distinction?
e have called your attention to these ei'
mentary principles because we are sssaile
continually, and from the fact that we az
called to adjust these diihcEides
Congress has at length arrived at a col
, clnsiou as 10 what the exigenoies Of the hou
p" ( 1etn-nas ana l,.r, ,1oY,faA the follOwin