The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-26

they were halted in front Of the Ooart-
House, wherp the Cavalry were dismounts6.
Judge Hoax then addressed the people from
the Court House steps 1.-THE town bail not
being capable Of holding oas.6nh Of the
large assemblsgs. The Judge spoke about
two hours ahd q bali With great force aud
egeet-nailing the lid Of the coma Town on
che CoppsrheadH and traitors In such an Of-
feetaAl manner as to keep up one continued
round Of applause. Bis speech was well re-
cel7ed by the oOys In blae, many Of whom
had served with ham apon the same tented
Geld. lie was followed BY Nal, osa. Joseph
A. Cooper, a true and gallant East TeaneSseA
Soldier--Oae who has 10 ofton and o rue
eeSStuily led our brave aoldisrI shsough toe
storm CT many a fierce battle 10 victory. His
speech was made up Of SQUAD arguments ana
facts which were conclusive TO every rational
Aad impartial bearer, and were properly re.
eeivcd and SpplGuded By the sudien-e.
General Cooper was followed By Col. Jsha
D. BroWnlcw, in q short but lpisiisd ad-
dress. He lifted toe curtain from the JOhn-
son dynas;., and showed il ap in iiS true coli
ors-Usrned the people not 10 be deceived
b. the man who bad turned traitor TO all
paEties-hrst to the rebels, then to taS Unioa-
iSts, then to the poor, beaighte1 negro
he wound Up by making a few personal sE-
plantations, concerning one Black Bin Carter,
Of Carter county, whom he denounced Ia the
most Gca;hinR lsuEuage-Spoks OF the aa.
genilemanly attack he had made on Governor
BrownloW, In a speech az the C~oPperhead
Failure in Knoxville, and proclaimed bin a
liAr and = scoundrel-a traitor Of the deepest
dye-one who bad pOcks,ed money which
properly belonged to the widows ARd or
phaas Of East Tennessee. Dusing his
speech, Carter was in the crowd taking Il
coolly
When the political storm-cioud shall have
passed away, and peace Snd P!en,, crown the
lsbors Of our patriotic people in = glorious
and prosperous ~fature, they will renGnber
.ae 22d day Of October, 1866, in J~oasrSoro',
as An oasis in the greA, desert Of the Past.
The scales are falling from the eyes Of the
p~eople-,he light Of intelligence, Of liberty
and progress ia dawninS upoa then-ths
hand Of = Supreme Being is guiding them,
and ere long the dArk-Winged sPirii4 Of PEeju-
dice, Anarchy aad Ignorance, which have 30
long domIaesred over US, must forever take
sheiF Eight. Andy Johnson can 10 nore
throw bis spell Of snChantneBs around ihss
people. shaa remove their noble mountains
into the midst Of the sea. lie may deceive
and nislsad the people elSeShsre-t lot 10
EaG. TennrsIss-asrT! They are a. fra sG
the Rock Of Ages, and,
Though all he'll SAoHli enasAVnP 20 shake,
They viii never, no s~Vl-, no EKVSG forAas'
the Union party, who brought them safely
through the sery flames Of . IsrrIb's and
wicked rebellion.
Whist was mos, remarkable and gratifying,
the day paaasd 0a Wiihoa: the least tiIturb-
ancs No fussing, no fighting, DO il-eS-
hayior on the part Of any one as No saw
all went merry as \ marriage bell" add,
considering thai whiIkey Was for sale, We
Sag ii Was a remarkable Circumstance. Nay
such be the case at ell our public meetings 10
all time to come.