Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-02
EAST TENNESSEE.

1 IIadicaI TuFbuIence-Etherid and
/ Williams Prevented from Speaking
az TaclssbOrO'-They are Shof af and
/ stoned by a Mob iA which Maynard
Figures-RiOtOus Proceedings al
! CIiutOn-HOW fhe Peace WAS Pre-
served-yi0Ience al Kingston. o.
From the Knoxville Press. July 81. g O
, On Saturday, Col, Williams and Mr..
| Etheridge were advertised to speak at
Jacksboro'. They went forward in their
regular route TO the place. The Radicals,
! however, had prepared for disturbance.
| So manifest were the evidences Of violence,
that the speaking was abandoned, notwith-
( standing two-thirds of the people were in
favor Of Eiheridge. Mr. Etheridge aud
John Williams left the town to take dinner
at Col. Dick Wheelers. They had hardly
started before Radical mob set upon them
] Col. Williams was in front with Col. Whee-
ler, and Mr.. Etheridge behind. Some two
hundred came upon them, and Horace
Maynard was with the crowd. Two shots
were fired at Williams and Etheridge, aud
then stones were used. John Williams was
struck in the back and received a serious
injury. We are glad to learn that he was
able to go to his appointment at Kingston.
The time is too short now to say much to
the people But we want to ask every
honest man in this district, i'll ever knew
the time when he would sanction the dis
turbance of a public speaker-much less
the st0ninq of an honest man for daring 10 ad-
vocate the rights of the people? Is there
a man who would endorse such a thing?
No! no!
THE AFFAIR AT CLINTON.
hat loro
crowd assembled at Clinton to hear the
speeches Of Etheridge and Williams. The
train from Knoxville took over a large
crowd Upon the arrival of the train, the
crowd were directed to stand near the de-
pot, where ample preparations had been
made for the speaking. There were
great number of peoplein attendance, much
larger than usual on such occasions. Mr..
Etheridge after being introduced by DR..
Laird, commenced speaking, and as usual,
gained the undivided attention of all
under the sound of his voice. But a
short time after the commencement of his
speech, Colonel Doughty repaired to the
speakers stand, and asked for a division of
time. The request, under the existing
circumstances, was regarded as out of
place, and was promptly refused thro'
the action Of Mr.. Etheridge's friends.
Immediately after the refusal, one Lieu
tenant Dunn endeavored to raise a dis
turbance by giving the speaker the d-n
lie while denouncing the acts of the past
Legislature. Maj. Carpenter very quiet
ly resented the insult, and with derrin-
ger pistol presented, gave the intruder to
understand that the speaking should not
be interrupted. After succeeding, with
the assistance of other determined friends,
in quelling the disturbance, he mounted
the stand and proclaimed that it was not
the intention of the Conservative party
to indulge in unlawful conduct; but that
it was armed to the teeth, and prepared
for any emergency. He furthermore said
that the people had assembled TO hear
Etheridge and Williams speak, and by
the "Eternai Goo" they should speak
without being disturbed by Radical ont
laws. Sufficient to state, they did speak,
and both made one of their most able
efforts. Both speeches were listened TO
with marked attention, and from all ac-
counts given yesterday was certainly a
most glorions day for the good people Of
Anderson
RIOT AT KINGSTON.
Our kilograms this morning state that
tha Radicals of Kfu0sfcr praata1 a distur-