The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1868-07-10

Ath--Bahd Of Music.
5,a-Twslye Companies o. white Infantry,
and about the same number Of colored In
fantry, each Company hesring its ensign.
6th-several Companies Of Cavalry, with
Union banners flying a. the head Of each.
Assistant Marshals Capt, John Ellie, Lieut.,
Joseph A, FEBRUARY, Lieut., Joseph aahOney,
Lieut.. G. Slower, DR.. VIM. Hale and OTHERS,
deserve great credit for the manner in which
they conducted the procession.
The uniforms Of ,he Marshals consisted
Of blue military dress coats, white pants
and %cficer's sash, and presented a neat and
imposing appearance.
The cOiOTed brigade was headed by band
Of music Of their OWD-consistiDg of drums,
ffes and stringed instruments-their Mar
shals being tastefNlly decorated with red re-
gala trimmed with silver lace. Indeed,
they looked exceedingly well, aud marched
in the most perfect order and with the most
exact decorum.
The whole procession moved at command
and halted as orderly as soldiers of the line
and what is most commendable in tAe pro-
c~eedings Of the eLtire cay, no disturbance
of any kind whatever arose to modest the
magnificent pageantry. Shout after shOat
very hills yeverberated with the glad echoes.
The procession marched up Main Street to
the intersection of the BlizabethtOn road,
thence along that road to the intersection Of
Mill Spring Street down Mill Spring Street
to Main, up Main to the Presbyterian Church.
1t was at this point that the most beautiful
occurrence Of the day presented itself. From
the Presby terrain Church emerged thirty
eight beautiful young ladies, dressed in white,
neatly trimmed with red and blue-and bear
ing miniature flags, on which were inscribed
the names of the various States Of our glo-
riOus Union. II was a sight that made the
heart Of the loyal beholder throb with Il new
pulsatiOn Of joy and delight. They were
headed BY our young townsmen, Messrs.
Stephen A. Bowel and +. Newton Griffith,
members of the Jonesboro' bar, assisted by
Mr.. VIM. S. Feouary and others, who de-
serve the thanks Of the loyal people for the
manner in which they conducted their part
Of the programme.
The procession moved on in splendid or
der 10 the beautiful Grove Of the Female
College. This Grove contains about two
acres Of ground-well shaded with magnifi-
cent locust trees, The Speakers stand,
erected on he lower side of the Grove, was
gorgeously decorated with eyergreens, flow
ers and Union flags, in a manner that at
tracted the attention of the thousands who
filled the Grove SO denseIy that it was I'M
comfortable to the vast crowd. Seats for the
young ladies and Band were arranged in
font of the stand.
PROCEEDINGS AT THE STAND.
lst-Prayer--By Rev. James A. Ruble.
2ud-ReddinS Of The Declaration Of hide
psndenes, by Hon. Newton Hacker, Represent
alive from Washington County in the Ten
nessee Legislature.
3rd-MUsrc-"Rally Round The Flag" by
the young ladies, assisted by the audience.
4th-Address-By Hon. VIM. b. Stokes,
Representative in the Congress of the United
from the Third Congressional District
OF Tennessee.
Gen. Stokes was introduced to the vast as
by His Honor, Judge S. ]. ".
Chancellor Of the First Judicial Dis
trict of Tennessee, in a few appropriate re-
We regret our inability to give even a syn
Opsis Of the great speech here delivered by
General Stokes, but have the promise Of a
copy, which will be presented to our readers
in due season. He laid open to the people
the positions occupied by the two great po-
parties Of the day-and proved, con-
cluSiyely, that there was, in reality, but tro
Dartss-tbe Copperhead-Rebe party and the
Union Republican party, He showed the
utter fallacy and corruption of the 6rst, and
the consistency and uudying fidelity to the
and Republican institutions Of the
lie showed up Rebel Democracy in
such CHASTITY colors that we really felt sorry
for the poor, misguided and deluded wretch
Is. He tore from their donkey carcasses the
-otten lions hide which Andy Johnson has
been endeavoring so iudustriOusIy for the
past two years to pull over their nakedness,
and left them standing in all their bideous,
putrid, sinking deiormity. He lacerated
hem with thongs Of their own manufacture,
ind laid bare the hearts Of the wicked dema-
yogues who have eutailed so much suffering
md distress upon the people by their false
and bloody assassinations. He
them that il they forced another trar
ipon the country what they might expect
md what would be the rpsult-that their
would be avenged upon them and their
bodies become food for the vultureS of
he air.
Gen. STOKES was followed in a thrilling
Ipeseh by Hon. r. r. Butler-be lifted the
mall fry out Of their boots for endssToriug
n n-eiudica fha neonia a0afnat h;m-and