, 1866-08-09
FROM NASHVILLE.
Great Mass Meeting Of Loyal Men.


Instant, to hear an address from Hon. ". D.
Stokes. Col. Stokes said:
He had Just returned from Washirgton.
where he had been totling throughout tns
she properly belongs, and he now stated tue
state Gorernment OF Tennessee had been en-
dorsed and accepted by the Federal Con-
grcss. We arc now in a great political cfis.s.
such as never came on us before 1851. Laats nats
letters for months past and an sosE5 70
say that the spirit Of go and ID is aEain
making Its eppearauce,. The codntry IS TOT
{sslng T 10 and aat fro from one end to the oIhe-
we nave Just passed through the most terri
Bile war which ever befe1l people. There y
scarcely house in your borders that Is not
hung in mourning tos the loss Of 8 SOP,
1ather or brother. The land Is drenched
satisfied Defeated on the asld Of battle,
they now rally to seize the ballot-box aud
regain control of the country. Let us march
forward and do our duty like men, fearlcss1J
party timidly did in Tennessee in 1861. Stand
TO your posts and you will be safe.
TWO PARTIES. -
A in the Revolution Of 's8 there were til.
Wing and Tory lnrties-the first for freedom
and the second against it-so now there are
two partles--one made up of true, loyal men.
who labored by word and act, In the field
and out Of It, to saye the Government; the
rebels. rebel sympathizers, bushw hackers and
gucriIlas, forming what is called the John-
son party. [ApPlausc.1 don't know that
sd na hs 5ht II as bs oD
and will chrisfen It.
TIE INFAMOUS TELEGRAM
The President telceraphed to break up
the Union meeting in New Orleans. Nhcth-
to break up U6ion meetings here IS for % The
future to determine. The right to assemble
in convention is sacred one. The fonlest
rsurpation ever heard ofin the land was that
infamous telegram from President johnson
Union convention. These kilograms ART dy-
ing In all directions over the country.
hore none will come this way. The negroes
hold conventions here and trust the good
| together. saw an immense procession OF
c0lored people In Washington not long ago,
and the President said to them that he had
done more for them than any living man.
| While in this city he accepted snld watch
worth four hundred dollars which be uses to
this day:
| INT POLICY"
I now come to the President and the new
Democratic. rebel party he has gotten up. I
hold him responsible for the riot in New Or
leans, and should hold him responsible it
stands It with the President !. 4 short timo
| since he was universally denounced By the
rebels. While in this place, he lcricd assess
ments on the rebels to the amount Of thous-
It was oil for the benefit Of the POOR! don't
know that it WIS | reckon not ; ut least
not all It. Again. johnson said, If there
were but five thousand lnyal men in State,
Or black. He said to. ;. til: negroes
Alter ihe C. assassiaation s Of Einesln' % % J.hasoh
said again: -" None hut loyal men shall con-
troi the States" lie lad this State Govern:
mcut organized. nntl thr Legislature elected
hy general ticket: on his suggestion, To
Gov. Sharkcy, Of Mississippi, It said: LET
the negroes vote who can read and writr, and
you will destroy the Radical partly
The culored man is under no obligation to
johnson for this suggestion, for 1t was made
only 10 cut Under t;rccley md brcak ur the
Republican parity. Call Congress radical, In
deed charge that johnson t. the fatl,cr
Suites that II Louisiana or Soutl, Carolina
should throw off their allegiance, the United
states would have right TO conquer them
mud Epld them us tcrriturics.
THE TEST OATH.
But you complain that Congress has cstnl,-
1ishcd test oath to exclude rebels from its
councils. We'll, it has high precedent Tor
that. When man slnnel IN Earn, and -.
biiden fruit, the almighty placed 1t the Tree
Of Life flaming sword 10 guard It; vna the
Federal Congress has placed ut the Tree Of
Liberty the faming sword Of the test oath.
and declared that none shall sit in Congress
except they repent of the sin Of rebellion.
[Applausc.J Stand back, then, you who
have fallen, and touch not the Tree Of Lib
erty till you hayc rcpcntcd and been on pro-
button!
DESouSclSo CoSanE$s.
| Men denounce Congress aud That'lens
Stevens they might as we'll denounce The
whole Union party In the North: They arc
, a unit. Conetess votes In solid column
4 nfx,rA N+.L%o I has A.
, vote against and defy the Presidents malice
like your noble Legislature Loud Up
! rtansc. But Congress passed the Ciyi!
: Rights Bill. Do right and there will bc no
Q will bo down on you as thiekly Us swarm
l Of locusts.
coLoRED SUFFRAGE.
But these little ''boltersr say. II can't 70
6 nittel himself 10 negro suffrage It was An
, drew johnson. I was comrlIHcntcd lately
i with vote of thanks by u Colo1ci League.
a I don't know. why. have tried co1nred inen
: them ever faithful. The colured soldiers
9 went into the field and offered their lives
C freely and cheerfully to enable us tn enjoy
D the privilege We have Tonight Of assembling;
8 | together. Prolonged nppianse.1
c scESg AT THE INArtsURAT1oN BALL-
$ You have heard What took place nj he
( great ball slven on the nigh: Of the second
t Inauguration Of Mr. Lincoln. There is d man
q here, prnl,nbtr, who knows all about 1t. An
: immense coneourse Of people filled. the Exc
cntiye Mansion. The Intellect. beauty, states
! | men aud soldiers Of the nation were pres
cnt.. It WAS glorious, august. Imposing 90;
| semb1v. The Fice-P.csidcut WIS loo uEusy,
or timid, or sick, or something else, to escort
Mrs. Lincoln, as was customary for one in
| pcr had to wait upon the lady. john
! son sat on n sofa IN the back part
j Of the room with co1orel man by
t LIS side, aoliloquizlns as follows: I'm
| Vice President of these United States I've
? taken the oath and been sworn in, by God !
! Sumner says I'm from the Territory Of Ten
c ncssce. There he goes now with the Queen
= I've taken the oath and Tm Vice President,
: Tennessee! There he goes With the Queen.
Is | ind I'm here sitting with my colorcd friend
Is on sofa I'm better friend Of the black
IS mon than he is. His Is theoretical and mimi
practical friendship Jnss loos q 4, me sit sit
rs Doesn't that look little like ed;ing
IS into negro social equality: It Is said
that is cSs5ss3 hai deny Rns fe9rsd IT, asd prope
l. By the record. Colorado asked for simis-
N sion with the word "white' in her Consti-
l, tuition, and Congress voted her admission
and 20 With SebFaska Rut tue tsessae1 Re TS e
i. his pocket. But there is party: Which say:
q. let I'LL loyal men vote. And Let me say thai
d time only is waiting for the negroes to gc
d. thelr suffrage ~ WILL nOt DC AFe ears uehcG .
d You can't stop four millions Of loyal, patri
1t otic people from participating in the Gov
t ernntcnt which they help to support ant
IL defend. Yon will have il as an excitin!
It question IN ,,,e every cany5ss rss unit! "a
ii eolored soldier comes. TO you and asks
d. "Dd not stand side By side with you 0,
d the battle fields, and fight with you undo
se the same ltars and ,stFipes:" You reply
be ssBut yon are black =" He will answer
v | q JFhHr. f7f1 fret that idea w God mail
ID him black, and when you sneez at his con-
cd plexion you snecr at the work of th
e. Almighty. Christ said while on earth. "Gc
Id preach the Gospel to oil nations" He di
not say to whites only You may nx
qualification Of Intelligence and education
bnt wien you put in color you tamper viii
ne the laws Of the Almighty.
m THE AMENDMENT. .-
knd in this connection let Us look at th
Ia Constitutional amendment, which you rati
he fed so nobly In spite Of tie opposition at tn
'Iu | White House. Were d member OF the nex
=. Legislature, I would vote a fund Of one bur
10 10 dred thousand dollars for mdhumcnt to b
:, tn1e OF 1866. {Appsansel This amend
aa ment says that voters everywhere shall hav
~ 70 equal representation in Congress: Ifyou er
,5pe franchise the negroes, you vii! have MIN
Te eas 81 sg thy yHa % sote Ell
~ =. grocs In South Carolina, they will have fas
70 Congressman If they don't, they. will haV
10 10 but two. Now, there was furious opps
sitiou to the emancipation OF the n
80 | croes, and there Was violent oppositlo
On On 10 the admission Of negro testimon,
Pc quite as much as there will be to negro su
'u1 fsage. The negroes voted under the Const
E, tuition Of 1855 down to 1885, and We had L
~ war Of fraces. Cave Johuson said In Congre.
M M that negro votes sent him to Congress- Nov
o. Us q legal proposition, have always doubte
the rieht of Tennessee to disfrnnchisc her n
VI gro voters after being admitted into tt