Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-12
GRANT, COLFAX AND PROSSER.
Procession a Mile Long,
Hub-Bub, Noise and Confusion.
Big Guns and little Guns. Ditto
RAIDS and NigS.

Spruce, down Spruce to Church, through
Church TO Summer, down Summer to Line,
through Line to College, and up College to
the Square, where, after considerable turn.
ing and twisting, they halted in front Of the
Courthouse and held their speaking The
procession was fully 4 mile in length,
and was composed Of whites and
blacks, large and small, mixed promis-
cuously. They were all exceedingly
enthusiastic for Prosser, OF course, and
certainly revealed a stronger element in
favor Of that candidate than we imagined
existed in our midst. The procession was
headed by a body Of the Metropolitan Po-
lice on foot and the Odd Fellows Band in
a large Express wagon. There were clubs
from all ten Of the city wards beside num-
Der Of the county precincts. Each man
and boy was armed with Chinese lantern,
a torch, a hickory stick, or pistol perhaps
Trying to see who could yell the loudest
and longest appeared TO be the object and
aim. They all pretty much succeeded.
There we're perhaps half dozen wagons
in the party, and we counted 30 many az
thirty horsemen. The following are few
Of the transparencies:
We are all Prosser men.
Honor to the brave and peace to our
country.
We are all voters for Grant, CoIfax and
PrOs5er.
Grant the peoples choice.
Colored men muft aud shall be pro
tected.
Look out for Brownlow's militia.
True blue forever, the gray not wanted.
Third ward right side up.
Carpel-baggers Andrew Jackson, Hen
~ Clay, Baron Steubcn, Kosciusko, La
iayette.
Give to the hero the laureIs he won
Prosser a soldier.
Put none but true men on guard.
Grant the next President.
Young America is all right for Grant
We are Prosser men.
Seymour, the stay at home.
Boys in blue, always true to liberty and
equality.
How We love the starry banner.
May hemp End those whom honor aud
law cannot
Andrew Jackson, the clrpet-bsgger
Fourth Ward Club "done gone and done
,t' for Pros7er.
To your holes, Q Rebels
An hlue-no gray.
Ihiriy-two years Of Democratic rule re-
suited in war, debt, ruin and misery.
Free speech and opinion everywhere.
On the Square the crowd was divided
into three OF four parties, and speakers set
upon the stand and told to go in. At the
east corner Of the Courthouse the crowd
was addressed 10y Sparkling, Allen and one
Williams, and a fellow 10y the name of
Roderck Butler, from East Tennessee. The
speeches OF the three former are 80 old, SO
Oft told, 40 stale, fiat and unproGtoblr, that
We lorbcar reporting them for a brief
sketch of ''Sir Rndcrick's" He was in
troduced by Sparkling, and began 10y saying
FEILOw-CITIZENs: 1t affords me great
pleasure to meet You this evening.
came 10 your city, not To engage in the
fcud, but 20 pour oil on tile troubled waters.
Ia 1861, this Square where you now stand
was filled with thousands of Rebels. Lit
tie did they think that their slaves would
so soon be enjoying the privileges that they
were about TO lose. Where are they
now Where's Henry, Harris and Foote ?
They are seeking the franchise while their
friends, the Southern Chiyalry, the boosted
Southern Chivalry, are travelling over the
country like ielons 10y day and thieves by
night Where's their Forrest Forrest the
Fort Pillow murderer. Noicc-Asking
for franchise The Rebels are attempting to
run Seymour and Blair ticket in this State
Let us pray that it may never be. East
II I,r,11b Dnl -,
aid the loyal sons of her State. General
Grant the soldier will protect you.
Democracy oh Democracy What hast
thou done What fruits hast thou brought
forth Thou hast planted 100000 of the
gallant sons Of the South beneath their
soil. Thou hast placed the country TWEEN
ty-two millions in debt; 100000 sons Of
the North sleep beneath the enemies soil,
who died defending the stars and stripes.
They say Grant Is an ignorant man, an
illiterate man, and they even call him a
drunkard. Now if that was the case there
is not Democrat in Davidson county that
would not vote for him. The Wings Of
Davidson county know this we'll. Whisky
is, and has always been, plank in the
Democratic platform. The meaner the
whisky the stronger the plank. The
speaker then alluded to the proposed call
ing ont of the militia; said the loyal people
must and should be protected, and Rebel
lawlessness put down. The Legislature,
he said, was composed of good and true
and loyal men, and they knew what 10 do
for the people. And now colored
fellow-citizens let me warn you to
be polite, peaceable, sober, good
10,
this RcbCl army in diSgariSc, come sneak
ing around your cabins in the night
TO whip you, to kill You and TO take your
certificates, lrhy poke your guns through the
crack ~ The door and giuC 'oaI hell lm-
meuse cheers. These same fellows who
went up and down the country with their
Indian yells - staggering with their
breeches IN their boots, cussing and swearing
are attempting TO use the same bluff
game now "A they did during the war.
They remind me Of an auecdote | once
heard, Some years ago an inventive
genius from Nankeeland made an instru-
neut 20 facilitate the unloading Of railroad
cars, steamers etc. They called IT the
"nigger head" Al freshman whose bust
uesa II seriously affected, got on a bender
one day and passed by where the Niger
head was al work. lie stopped and
watched IL for a few moments, aud then ia
shout Of triumph he exclaimed, "Oh,
d-n We, yoz can raise up a barrel aud yez
can raise mp box, but God d--n yc, yez
/ can't vote Just 30 with the Rebels, my
| colorcd friends, they can cuss and they can
swear. but God d-n them they cant vote.
! Immense cheering
After ibis elegant phrase Of English
| literature, the foul-mouIhed renegade re-
/ tired. A the other stands speeches were
made 10y Peabody, Emery, Metcaltr and
/ others The whole affair did not break up
until very late hour, and long after mid
! night the voice of some one could Toe heard
/ CRYING Cor Grant, ColaX aud Pro-seT.'
For Mayor.