Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-24


in Tennessee, or anywhere else. l would
not take little respectable world for my
faith. Laughter. l am helping TO Eight
battle now in which the good lies all on
one side. / think we have the numbers.
The skies are bright. You haYe never
voted a better ticket than that Of Sey-
mour and Blair. l have the pleasure Of
personal acquaintance with Govern
or Seymour He is man Of the high
est order of ability as a scholar. The
gentleman who occupies the other end of
the ticket know but little about But he
fought nobly in the late war. When the
war was over he said Il t0ds oueT. 1t mat
tiers but little to US what his faults were so
he is true now. lou never had better
platform than the one they have adopted.
1t asserts strongly and positively for en-
franchisement of the populstion, and 1t
asserts strongly against this legislation
which keeps ten States of us in bondage.
In word, one currency for the people, for
the laboring man and the mechanic. We
have q franchise act we have heavy
taxation imposed on us. Those vast fields
which were formerly SO productive, are'
many of them, now waste places. We are
going to fight this fight like brave men. Do
you think we can win Tennessee, unless W e
are enfranchised? I think the signs are
right, and that God Almighty is on our
side. Loud and enthusiastic Outburst.
If we fight we may win. Ny relig-
ion teaches me TO believe in work.
God Almighty will help those who. help
themselves. The election Of Seymour and
Blair may be set down as a moral certainty.
1t will cost us nothing to be peaceful and
quiet. Keep cool, let the oppression come
from the other side, and if it does come,
then Lex US talk about it. Let as wait for
the opportunity, il will come come inst az
sure as there reigns a God above us.
Patience and perseverance,, these are the
virtues which / would inculCate. Now
word to you, colored men. You seem to be
inclined TO fight against your friends,
| among whom many of you were born. You
have been led away and persuaded to join
these leagues, by these low, miserable
white men. These fellows have told you
that they loved yOu if they did, why did
they not free you long ago; You know
that some of them promised you forty
acres Of land and two mules. Have you
got them A voice, "No stree, not yet"
When you want to build your school house
| and when you get old and decrepid, to
whom do you go for help? Don't You go
to the people with whom you were raised =?
l appeal TO you in behalf of your interests,
but if you believe all the stories that these
bummers (Iaughter) tell you, in less than
five years you will regret it. / hold my
property, mere trash compared to a vote in
this lard. / do not hate anybody, for l
have outlived that, but do hate Radical
policy as I do the Devil himself I'M
mense applause, and have no comproms
Use to make with it here or anywhere else,
| intend to fight it till die or it dies. If
/ we're an autocrat l would not take away
the right or liberty from anybody that
enjoys it. l call upon you, one and all, to
come to the help of one of the most i'm
portant struggles in which you have ever
been engaged in. Immense cheering pro-
longed.
The soul-stirring air Dixie was struck
| up by the Nashville Odd Fellows Silver
| Cornet Band, and as its strains foated above
the immense audience, the widest bursts
of enthusiasm went up to Heaven. Quietude
once more restored, Col. A. s. Colyar was
introduced to the assembly, and said:
COL. CoLYAR's SPEECH.
/ have come here to-day to address my
self to your reasons, to your common sense
and to your better Judgment in relation to
the questions which have brought you here
| to-day. You have come here to ratify the
nomination of Seymour and Blair. There
| is but little division among the old men OF
Tennessee. There is but little division Ia
the contest that is now being waged in the
United States. They are all on one side.
| No party ever put forward candidates on
platform with so many elements Of char
| aeter as those put forward in New
York. I predict gentlemen, that
when these questions are put forward and
| ably discussed before the whole people,
such an Oulpouripg of the people "a has
never been seen since 1910. When this
currency question comes to be discussed be-
fore the people Of the North, as well as the
people of Tennessee, there will be but little
division. The meu who have their capital
in bonds must pay taxes and help to sup
port the government as well as the men
who have property must help support the
government. The Democratic party pro
poses to make all alike--foT every man to
bear his portion of the taxes. As certain
as you are here, the white men and the
black men are interested in this question.
The Democratic party says all men shall be
treated alike, if one gets gold the other
should get gold. Are you not for that, no
matter what your color ig? No party ever
started out with platform composed of
more elements of strength than the Demo-
cratic platform. ] am delighted with their
success since the war. ] believe that when
November comes, relief will follow. Who
are we fighting in this great contest in Ten
| nessee? This government is a check and
balance government. What is the govern
ment they have adopted in Tennessee? Ii
is simply that these bummers and scala
wags who come in here, shall hold the
offices, and the negro shall cast the votes
and the white men pay taxes. Cheers.
The decent men of Tennessee who started
with them have all left them one by one
Cheers, and a cry Of correct" The seal
awags of Nashville hold meetings at the
Markethouse, Courthouse, Gun Factory
and every where else, when they get vi
and tell how much each one stole before
they came down 10 Nashville. The poor
home Radical is left outside of the contest
They won't hardly notice Harrison, who
has not got a COrpOraPs guard. The con
/ test lies between IEObSeI anu htECeIj wiz
: call each other lies and bummers. Th'
best way to get rid of such men as those il
= by sending them to Congress. They viii
get sick of it. Laughter The Governo
, has convened the Legislature, and the gen
eral understanding is to call ont the militia
And the purpose Of calling that militia on
! | is TO control the ballot-bOx in the cominl
2 election. Now, what is the thing going 4
e | come to- / tremble when / think of it
a | consequences. OF course they expect the
: black men to make up this militia. |
n they want to array the black men agains
| the white men why don't they lead in thu
| | struggle? A more damnable or wieke,
e movement was never put on foot Ifther'
e lie Radical here to-day, l want to say
l word TO him. What do you expect TO &C
e complish in your present course2 Doyot
e think these men are growing more quie
e under their gyves9 You must know wha
3 this will come to. If this slavery is per
/ petusl, if there is no hope in a short time
e then am one Of the men who dread th
e consequences. / intend TO stand by tn
}, government Of the United States. Will
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