The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-26
THE GRAND RALLY
OF THE
RADICALS IN J0NESB0R0!
.rIVETHOUSAND UNIONISTS
IN " C
Procession near a mile in Length |!
The Loyal People Of Upper
East Tennessee Sustain
Congress !!
East Tennessee all Right

Last Monday waI 4 glorious day for tie
eyal people Of Upper Bar Tennessee, sad
one ;hS: will usTsESe forgotten ty the i'm
nensethrOng Of people who ,Ooh par. in the
proceedings enacted upon that occasion.
Tie morning dawnsd with = d~iEzlisE rain,
i. giving evidence Of a gloomy, raw aud diSa-
ggccltio day, bat Notwithstanding this the
people commenced pouring in FROM every
quarter, and BY nine O'clock tho streets of
or hitherto quiet town presented one mass
Of living, moving, patriotic Radicals, Ill flled
with enthusiasm in contemplation Of the az
imating cessation. Early ia the morning some
expressed fears, 90 account Of tie Inclem-
eney Of the weather, that the meeting would
prove = failure, but all who Jaw the i'm
fnenss ihrOnE thu. gathered around the old
Flag and assisted ia raising 4; TO the breeze
is font Of the C)Gr! Rouse nG5 confess that
such q word az 5aii ia entirely obsolete to the
loyal people Of Eas: Tennessee.
ssldiers aad citizens were present from
nearly every eoun,y Ia EaIt Tennessee, West
era Y~iVRiaia, Western MOTH Corolina, aAa
other distant pas,S Of the country. Froo
far and near they csae-their hearts over
flowing With love Of county aud the uR-
qSsnehASlc Gre Of patriotism.
& By ten o'clock every street and avenue
seemed alive with men who baye come W
through great triOula,ion, and who are de-
'ermined TO hold fast thS. which is lasting
and good. Every rye sporkled with 4 new
lisa; every tongue uttered bat the trus
sentiments Of q free people.
a, half-pas. ten o'clock The Gag shan,
eighty feet long WAS raised amid the dc fen
ing cheers or tie multitude. On the banner
was inscribed IN flaming characters " In
,Ss Radical ConRrssr IS our only safety"
This Gag, msasurinG soms twenty feet 10
lenS'h By Ten VIDE was gotten up BY Uol.
Geo. Z. Ford, Of Philadslphis, expressly Tor
tho occasion, and is certainly a beautiful
SPesimen of the American eolors.
After the Gag was raised = procession was
formed in front Of The cog-. Ioass, com.
posed Of Cavalry and I~aian.ry'--iho foot
men in frOn,-ihs cavalry bringing up the
rear in splendid military siyle. AZ the bead
Of the column waS the brave and renowned
Colonel Geo. W. Kirk, whose name during
the rebellion, was such a terror 10 rebsi-syii-
doers-he being the MArlhaI.in-ChisE aided
BY Capt. Newton Hacker, Capt. D.. D.. MARK
wood, Capt. Underwood, 1t. Lenb, Il. Duna,
1t. aorsly, 1t. Habouey, Capt. Hartman, Capt.
GriSham Aad others as Assistant GarshAls.
When tas long line Was stretched out, Il
made a grand aud inposing display. The
eoluma WAS headed by bAnd Of masic, and
At the tap Of the drum the procession eou-
nsneed moving; A young Sargean. Of the
Eighth Tsanssis Cavalry rode in front, bear
Ing = Seau,iful silk Gag which had been borne
'riumphanily over the batile-fsldI Of Mex
leo and the victorious bu. bloody seids Of
the great rebellion. When this Gag was borne
along the lines cheer aftsr cheer aro,s from
the long eoluma Of WAr-Wor soldiers uaiil
The Tsry hills snd hollovs rsySrbsraisd the
joyful SQUADS.
The ProesIsiOu proved 10 be = saestsI Ear
beyond the expectations Of the nos. san
guine. II was litls dreamed tina, here, amid
these mountain walls Of East TsnnsIsss, 90
lately pollatsd by = ,rsaeherous anil traitor
Qua foe, could an immense roneOurss Of Toe
loyal aud true raiss their voices together it
behalf Of God And their native land-fOr
freedom and the benign institutions Of =
great and free GoVsransnt.
Old men were there lettering On The verge
Of The grave, with stat ia hand; Soys, younE
AL rudy, we're there, who had. Ia tinsi past,
seAlsd The rugged mountain heights TO eS-
cape The vengeance Of a ruthless fos-Rnd
I've soi'fsi msn--yes, the poor, dsspissd and
hated HgS1--hs Who rsfassd not 10 aid the
Starving wounded uaiOn soldiers nnd guide
them through ths ssnpssl add the storm aad
through The niia Of seas Of rebel bayousis,
10 . place Of nioy-sho bssitated no. 10
shoulder bic nasksi 10 dslsass Of bis conn
t7-,a' poor Psrisepi,d, loyal solor'd nan
Wsi fsssd Z. sse sOd of TIE eoluua, missing
hA sos's fs Ne spsh Of Hbsny-asg ~
usisa.
AH'' a'F'Aias str0uss W various streets,