The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-07-11
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INTENSE EXCITEMENT Still
PREJILLING!
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From the Nashville t'nion and Dispatch of the 9th.
The most intense excitement prevailed
IN tii, city throughout Sunday, rumors
having gained circulation that Il bloody
riot had occurred on the previous night at
Franklin. a small city eighteen miles
south OF this place. on the Nashville & De-
catur Railroad, the scene Of the memorable
battle Of Franklin. With every repetition
the wild reports gathcl additional horrors
and by nighttall the number said TO have
fallen in the riot had reached an almost in
credible figure. The same little excited
groups that always gather when big news
i, atioat, assembled upon tho street cor
ncrs ana ut the hotels and other public
! places, 10 gossip and enlarge upon the
meagcr bits that had been dropped from
conversations of passengers brought up by
the southern trains in the morning. In
the afternoon company &, of the 18th III
fnntry, under Capt. ID. W. Burke. marched
into the city and moved toward the Mask
vile and Decatur depot, where they cot
aboard the i o'clock train for Franklin.
This served to increase the excitement.
and specuiationS were rife rs to whether 4;
detachment of militia would not follow
them. No reliable information could be
gained, however, as to what had occurred.
or the danger gilmore trouble, until YES.
%tertIay..
THE RADICAL. MEETING At FRANKLIN on
SATURDAY.
It was well understood here that n Radi-
cal meeting had been held ut Franklin on
Saturday. and from this it WAS generally
supposed, the riot had grown. The facts.
however. show a somewhat different case.
4 Radical meeting had been called ut that
place. and at I o'clock in the afternoon a
crowd ofabout $500 blacks and whites,
many Of them armed, had assembled at
the Courthouse. where the speaking was
to be done. Abe Smith, u colored man
employed at the Capitol, introduced ID. N.
Mctiall, Radical candidate tor Representa-
tive of williamson county in the Lower
House of the General Assembly, who was
followed by w. Y. Elliott. candidate for
State Senator, Elliott spoke abouta an hour
and 4 half. when John Trimblc. one of the
Radical nominees for Congress in this the
tiith) district, took the stand and made
the last speech. occupying two hours. and
the meeting quietly broke up at . o'clock.
The drums. flies and banners. were laid up
in the Courthouse. and II portion of the
crowd moved homcward.
In the assembly that listened to the Rad
ical speeches were Il gOodly number of
Conservatives. who expressed no little sur
prise ut their tone. as nothing but yitupc-
ration. shnder and abuse, the usual con-
comitants of Radical harangucs, had been
looked for. General good feeling appeared
to prevail, and no harsh words had passed
in any portion Of the crowd.
ARRIVAL OF JOE WILLIAMS.
About hllf-past five o'clock, Joe Will
lilms. the great colOrcd Conservative ora
tor. who had been addressing Il large meet
ing at Spring Hill. rode into town in Il bug
gy, accompanied by Alfred Newson. a
colored man. They drove up to the store
of Col. John NJ. House, where they were
greeted by Luther Ewing, the President
of the ColOred Conservative Club, who in
vited Williams to address the Club ut the
Courthouse.
Williams replied that 1t would lie impos-
siblc for him to do so, as it was important
that he should be in Nashville that night.
Ewing again urged, hut Williams still re-
fused, and in a few minutes started off to-
wards Nashville.
After crossing Harpeth river. Newsom
demonstrated with Williams, saving that
he should not think of going on to Nash
vile until next day, as their horse had
been driven n long way. and could not well
stand the fat que Ofthe drive home. Some
further talk followed, when Williams IL
nally concluded 10 turn back.
THRi LEAGUE CT WILLIAMS.
As they again reached the Square. they
we're observed by a large number of the
LOYAL League, who were on their
way 10 the League rooms. As the buggy
,aine UP the Lcsgncrs crowded around ii.