Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-18

Grand Demonstration Of the DemOc-
racy-speeches By Hon. A. \. COIyar,
Terry N. Canal and others.

Grand Demonstration of the DeinOc
racy-speecIles By Hon. A. n. COIyar
Terry III. Canal and Others.
The first grand Turnout of the Demo
cratic masses of the eighth ward was held
last night in front Of the Fireman's Hall
South Cherry street. The crowd was large
intelligent and enthusiastic, embracing
many ladies, and persons from other parts
of the city. Hon. A. S. Colyar, being in
trodued by NJ. G. Cotton, President of the
Eighth Ward Club, delivered a speech Of
an hour or more, which was a most search
ing analysis Of Raaiealism, in all its phases.
In the outset, disclaiming any feeling Of pas
sion, he entered into adetailed review ofthe
history of the State government, how Il
was formed and how il has been main
tanned, its usurpations, exactiOns and OPP
pressioDs-how il is, at this moment, seek
ing by the use OF the bayonet to continue
its ill-gotten power in the blood Of our
best citizens. His clear statement of the
gradual and atrocioas Acknowledgement Of
the people, including the best and most
steadfast Union men Of the State, was most
powerful. babs tssh
Passing then TO the objects of the present
Legislature, he showed that their design
was to carry the election by intimidating
the negroes 10 vote for Grant, and the
whites from voting for Seymour. What
are we TO do, be asked, il the militia is
called out? Abandon the canvass? Mol
He was for a canvass. He was for the
right of speech, and launched terrible
inveclive against those who would deny it.
In relation to the debt that now burdens
US, and its increase by the quartering on us
Of militia, he said:
have come deliberately to the conelu-
sion, and here announce il, that our ac-
cumulated burdens of pecuniary charac-
ter are more than wecan bear if this mad
ness is 10 be continued. We have sustained
the laws without inquiring about the au-
thority that made them; we have cheerful
ly advised and aided in sustaining the credit
Of the State, while the officials have been
daily legislating to degrade us.
We stand an isolated exception to every
State in the Union. All around us the
people have been freed, aud every where
else Radicals are like human beings, but as
light breaks upon other States, the maniac
curses Of men here, whose places depend
upon keeping brains below par, grow louder
and We hear the cry of Office, blood, militia,
bonds and more debt. 1 say our burdens
are more Than we can bear. Every body
knows that we are going TO get free some
way, and that before great while. This
thing can't continue, bat the chances now
are, that the end of Radicalism in Tennes-
see will find us utterly bankrupt as a State.
Within the last few days / have talked
with many of our wisest and most patriotic
and honorable citizens, and without an ex-
ception j have found them in favor of Civ
ing notice now that the debt now created,
If the militia is called out will not be paid.
The almost universal feeling is that if the
militia il put upon US, as a defensive
measure, preferable to open resistance,
we will declare for repudiating the entire
debts which these men have made in their
rawlings after power. No people have
ever paid debt created under the same
circumstances. If this debt is ever paid
it must be paid by the people who have
the property in Tennessee, and being out
lawed and degraded, robbed and plundered,
they will not be keen 10 pay the debt
created by their oppressors.
for one give notice now, that if this
militia Is put upon us l shall consider the
State hopelessly ruined financially, and
shall take ground against paying the debt
created by the men who have ruined us,
and am sure this will be the sentiment of
our people with scarcely an exception.
In these sentiments he was applauded by
every one present. lie then INDUCED au
ANIMAL xuhsaL 81, q
were calculated to arouse the bitterest feel
ings Of his auditors, concluding as follows ::
In the name of humanity may we not APP
peal TO the intelligent people of the North,
of all parties, and AJAX if we have not borne
enough? Shall we yet utter no firm word ?
Is there no end 10 this thing? May ] not
appeal TO the few intelligent men of the
party in Tennessee men "a Mr.. Wise
ner, Mr.. Bosom and Mr.. Fletcher, and ask
them If the thing shall have no end? Is Il
perpetual? Is this degradation in store for
our children? Did SAM and John Adams,
and John Hancock and their noble peers
make fools of themselves when they pledged
their lives, their fortunes and their sacred
honors that there should, in this land, be no
taxation without representation Did
Montgomery, Baron DeKalb and their
comrades in arms voluntarily surrender
life in vain, that there should be no taxa
ton without representation Is that sacred
page to be torn from the book of Washing
ton and his men crossing the Delaware
upon the ice in the darkness of cold win.
ter night that they might unfurl the flag Of
mo taxation without representation" in the
face of the enemy at daylight?
May not appeal to all men everywhere,
and especially TO the true men of Ken
lucky whose fathers stood with our fathers
in defense of the common flag at New
Orleans, for sympathy in this the day Of
our seyerest trial. If this war Of races
comes with no fault upon our part, will not
the true soldiers of the United States army
protect our women and children
Do the people of the North, of any
party, expect us to remain in this bondage
forever? Peace to us is as dear as life, and
we are prepared to endure this bondage as
long as there is a ray Of hope.
We are prepared to appeal to the courts !;
to petition the Federal government for re.
lief under the provision of the Constitu-
ton which guarantees TO us a republican
form of government; we are prepared TO
wait while there is hope, and as good citi-
zens to even in our bondage defend the flag
of the United States, fully approaching the
clemency of the Federal government in
our pardons, but, for one, am now pre-
pared TO say that the moment all hope is
gone of relief from this bondage-the mo-
ment see no other way out-I will join
the first leader can find with the spirit of
John and Sam. Adams and John Hancock,
and strike for liberty.
r. II. Cahal, Esq, followed in a speech
of great power, impressing the necessity of
laws and that their abrogations was anarchy.
Others followed, but the lateness of the
hour and the crowded state of our columns,
prevents a more extended report.
THE ANTI-GRANT CLUB.
Meeting Last Night-ImpOrtaRt ResO-