Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-07-24
Speaking at MaFyViIle.

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Editors K,so@oilfe Ysigis sszI ca ~ slsnl-
GENr3:L Feeling that you, and your many thou
sand loyal readers would be glad to know the truth
Of how ths speaking went of in our quiet little VII
lage q Maryvilie on yesterday, have concluded
70 give .tou few of the particulars Of the doings
here ashley traEspired. The day was inclined to
be cloudy, and at an early hour the people began to
assemble from all parts Of the country. About ten
O'Clock n party Of some 400 counted men. turned
out TO lasst Mr.. Maynard, proceeding out the Knox
vile road 70 where It crosses the railroad near one
mile froIn the Court House, where they met the
Champion Dir. Maynard, and escorted him into town
amid the prolonged cheers of the mass of loyal Peo
pie who had by this time assembled about the Court
House Alter tho reception Of Mr. Maynard had
quieted down, the Gaserpss began 10 organize an
escort to go to meet Ethsridge and Constitutional
John Williams" After they had completed the
organization, they turned out, about fifty strong
with colors flying and drums beating to meet the
aforesaid gentlemen the majority of the escort
consisting of DISTINGUISHED gentlemen, such IS es
corted Etheridge through Franklin not long since
there being about twenty voters in the procession
They had not been gone exceeding thirty minutes
until the sound Of tka marshal music was heard in
the distance returning. As the procession passed
in front of tie Court House. where an Immense
crowd of loyal men bad assembled three cheers
we're proposed for Gov. Brownlow, which were re-
sponded to with voice such as none but loyal men
can utter. The procession then passed on down the
street in the direction Of the hotel, and turned and
came back up the street. Upon the head of The
procession reaching where the Radical loyal crowd
were Numbering at lsass 1000 three groans were
proposed for Emerson Etheridge, which were also
heartily responded to- to such extent that the
cort about faced and dispersed. Thereupon one DR..
James Bond (who is one of the disfranchised gen.
tlemen and has been residing in South Carolina for
several years. remarked in the crowd that the
" white people hadn't the decency of brutes," or
something to shat effect he, Bond, being Ether
idge man. Some of these loyal boys who had been
fighting for the Union while he was plotting trea-
son against it, heard him make the remark, and
surrounded him, and soon "sileneed his battery p
didn't hurt him, but gave him to understand he
couldn't talk in that manner there. Etheridge and
" Constitutional John Williams were then waited
upon by COL David Nelson, and requested divis-
ion Of time for Mr. Maynard, which, as at Madison
vile on the day before, was refused. The people
then repaired to the grove in of the Female In
stitute and Col. Nelson made known the result of
his mission for division of time, when the loyal
people of glorious old Blounbo true to the princi-
pies for which they fought in the late rebellion de-
cided to divide the crowd, when Mr.. Maynard was
introduced by Col. Nelson, amid the cheers Of the
loyal men around him, who were not few in num-
Der. Some one in the crowd saw the name of Eth
eridge inscribed upon of the flags over the stand
and yelled out "Take that name off that fac,
which was Immediately done, awithout the firing
of a single gum Mr. Maynard then proceeded to
address the large assembly in one of his most telling
and powerful speeches showing up, to the perfect
satisfaction of all impartial minds the history of the
Conservative party, and the Conservative candi-
dates who are now asking the loyal people to put
them into Office. After he had concluded, Colonel
David Nelson was called for, who assembled the
stand and acquitted himself nobly. a123
When Etheridge and Williams learned that Mr. |
Maynard had possession of the stand and was speak
ing, they returned to the residence of Frank Hood,
where in front of his residence, they proceeded to
harangue a respectable crowd of citizens, large
majority of whom were Radicals, and Tor Brown |
low and Maynard, who made their preference known
by repeated and prolonged cheers for Brownlow
and Maynard; Etheridge leading off in the discus
sion of two hours, or less, the principal por-
ton of bis speech consisting of his appeals to the
loyal men TO restore the rights of the elective fran
chise upon the DISTINGUISHED rebels, who, in The /
breaking out of the war, told loyal men they could
not live in this country, and made their words good
by causing thousands OF East Tennessees noble sons
to leave their homes and fee across the mountains
for protection and casting many Of the old men Of
the country into prisons, and there permitting them
to die of starvation and disease; virtually asking
us to put the State Government into the hands of
these men again; and what time be did not occupy
advocating the cause of bis rebel friends he con-
samed in denouneing Gov. Brownlow and the State |
Government. When he had done, he retired amid |
the groans of at least two-thifds of the crowd he
had been speaking TO. Then come on for bearing |
" Constitutional John Williams who foamed and
sindered, denounced Brownlow and the State Gov
eminent and Maynard, &c, &c. During the time
of his speech, he informed the people, to their great
satisfaction, thst 7" Andrew Jackson was a better
man than John A. Marrell;7 aad that he John
Williams, liked 70 take . dram occasionally, or
something to that amount. His speech was inter-
rupted very often with rousng cheers for Brownlow
and Maynard. A stranger would have come to the
conclusion that the people Of Blount county had
Brognlow and Maynard on the brain" This is
about the amount of z Constitutional Johns
speech. have been informed that from some cause
or other, one Of Williams friends who was upon or
near the stand, got into dispute with an old col
ored gentleman in the crowd and drew bis pistol to
shoot the Old Uncle when the loyal men who
had been listening to the harangues of Etheridge
and Williams, made charge upon the stand and
swept It clean of Williams and his friends.
SO ended Etheridge's and Constitutional John
williams speaking in Maryyille, and L Imagine
that they came 20 the conclusion that they hadn't
made more than their rent.
This is also faint picture Of the Radical feeling
in this county. On the 1st day of August, Blount
county viii vote the same way her robe sons used
to shoot She is undoubtedly 0. K Tabled Brown
low Maynard and the entire Radical ticket, BY such
an overwhelming majority that win teach rebels
and their sympathizefs that we intend, st least in
the State Of Blount counsy, 10 carry out Massy
Andys" doctrine while Military Governor Of Ten
nessee that Loyalty must be respected, and trea-
son made odous and traitors take hack seats in the
work Of reconstruction
am, very respectfully,
ALATE FEDERAL SOLDIER.
MEssRs. EDIToRs.-we take this method Of warn
ing the people of the 81 Congressional District n