The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-28
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Knoxville, TESN., Sept. 20, 1906.
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Believing that you may feel somewhat in
,rrested a. TO the result Of the Rebel Tor
softly called Conservative convention, which
came OF here the 10Th, land was to have
been continued TO the goth, but failed for the
vErl OF attendants and AdvOcAteI)' will
pen you a short detail Of the grand failure
For the past month We have been hArra'S-
ed with advertisements and circulars IN re-
latiou to the grand convention, to rasify the
proceeding, Of one Of like sentiment, held At
Philadelphia, tue 18th of August, Each day
our AAilj sheet comes out In glowing terms,
With something new in relation to the pro-
ceedingI Of that s%V'niful day, such As, "H''
EIcellency, President Johnson and sat, will
be At the grand ratification neeiiAg, on tue
18th aud goth, - come one, come all &C.,
and everything Of like nature, to attract \
respectable crowd, knowing IhiS TO be their
only chance, to get hearers for their infA-
nous proceedings. Such had been The blow and
talk and we were led TO believe that they
might possibly snsnarv a few honest patriots
TO listen TO their Rebrlisu.
They had = long list Of Committees APP
pointed, such As committee Of arrangements
for Reception, and a company Of cavalry I"
marshAls aud speaking stands erected to NC
co~mmvdate 10000 people. Well, the event
full 10Th dawned as bright and clear as any
morning duriRg the season We all hurried
to get into town early to witness the I'M
mense crowd assemble but, on arriving on
the principal street, We found everything as
quiet as a Sabbath morn. Nine O'Clock came
and like silence rsignsd, save an occasional
Official, With a red or blus string over his
shoulder, representing a scarf to identify bis
rank during the two days. Ten o'clock
came, the hour FOR the arrival Of the trains
10 disgorge their immense eoncourIe Of pso-
pie, which would have filed the streets to
OVERLOOKING extra e~onVeyAnceI were sent to
the Depot, for their accommodation but To-
and behold, they brought only six 10 all, aud
a few struggled along on foot, and out Of the
% cars on the upper and The 30 on the lower
roadI, which 10 give great credit to the Su'
psrirtendsBtiJ we're carefully prepared, not
two cars were 6lled. What = diIappoini-
mentl a bu. il is caused by this internal
BroWhloE sentiment" The Brass Band
came out playing their most brilliant and pa
thetie airs, making every soul thrill With joy
This continued half an hour, with but little
effect, except TO hrl the streets with 4 crowd
Of boys who are always on band, for fun
Ten o'clock being the hour appointed for the
p aud procession 70 form. Twelve o'clock
rolled around and At last the band appeared
IN . wagon, passing through the most i'm
portani streets, 10 assemble the proesSSion,
sboul every third man having on . sash or
nbon d~enoting hiI rank. A. last the grand
procession was formed aud made he appear
anes IN The following orders First came The
KnoIviiis AmAiurs Brass Band, drawn BY
four beautiful white horses, headed By near
. dozsn marsbsls (moun,sd). EsIl came q
wagon, drawn By four hns Bag horses, con-
,.inipf 80 beautiful little girls, drss'sd 10
vhits, each bearing . small Gag, which vas
70 represent tbs 90 States, lGod forgive the
htiIs girls, ihsy knew no beissrl k'It
cane a earrisgs, vhh some Of ,bs most
prominent ms7 Of the day then asoshsr ear.
rage, sossaining one man, then an old army
smbulases, and 20 on, uDiil, 10 all, nlns We
bislss he'd passsd. vfsb 'hs rear brosghi uP