The New York herald., 1869-05-25

heards-can we - Here the gentleman was quite
overcome ,s by pathetic emotionl We are acting
sense II we cannot agree, let's adjourn SINE die.
Let both OF the candidates run. loud appiause.)
We should be y bundle Oi wisdom.
A VoiCk-Thank you, thank YOU.
HARBOUR LEwIS-lt seems TO me that IL WI! still
ne possible 70 reconcile the republican party. We
nave been digging Its grave and dancing over 1t ar
In power.
Continued cries were now made for senter and
The latter mounted desk and responded-I would
prefer tnat we as the people OF Tennessee, could
70 these boisterous elements. But, as have told
you before we prefer to be the friends OF ID. w. @.
enemies who 'aH have nhvs cue $ $am o nus Pescn
Gave and by secret treachery. did not shirk the
Responsibilities or the late war; l went to the rebel
prison and lay therein for months before l would
take the Confederate oath.
a. WILLIAMs-The proposition was made TO Senter
and those Of Stokes should elect q temporary chair
man, but he refused to accede to the proposition.
ne SAID that ne was In the hands or his friends.
Barbour Lewis has made lengthy speech to you.
He only wants to make cats paw OF you
TO run himself into favorite POSITIONS. We
that gentleman. and listened with q great deal
OF uncertainty as to the proposition he makes. You
have heard OF the devil stealing the livery Of heaven
Lewis proiessed profound devotion to republican,
ism In order to carry out scheme of punder for
himsef tremendous outburst OF appause.) ID. w. q.
Sener was one OF the men that worked for 81 day.
NELsON-L0Ok here Williams
WuLIAMs-As Tor soldier, where can we get q
bolder one than william B. Stokesi This Is not the
the power, rs the expressions made would Indicate
TO take unfair means to secure hielection, why do
they desire to put the high priest U the Knoxville
wig, whose paper made the expression, as tempo
rary chalrmans
PEARNE-In what number Of the WING was tn Q
article to which you allude wrtttens
WILLIAMs-The article was written in that kind
OF style from which the people could draw their
own meaning. ueers and derisive laughIer.) II
preachers Will mix In politics it Is simply fair that
Ii you don't mean to admit the accusation why do
your friends talk 80 OF IT.
hold fast to that which was right and JUST he had
no power to withdraw from the position where he
was placed by the Convention.
wiLLIAMs-You came here backed by the railroad
ring.
Colonel BRowNLOw-who SAID sos Point out the
MANIFESTATIONS speak louder than words.
Colonel BROwNLOw-,rhe men who came here for
men who come here for Stokes are the sugar CON on
tractors for the Confederate army. loud ap-
pkuse.) You have been told by Thornburg, OF
Jefferson, that he was one or committee who
waited on Senter this morning, but he did not tell
the whole tale.
Boynt0n and ii. H. Thomas said that 1t was Thorn
burg remarked that he could prove that 1t was not
Thomas told him that he could not, when Thorn
burg said to Thomas. "You are Id lie." A cry Of
.'dght' was now raised, and the house abOred un-
der another great turmoil. Persons were looking In
every direction and istenikg for the first shot, but
In vain. No pugnaciOus demonstration was made.
At this juncture II. II. THOMAS came rushing
through the crowd, mounted desk and said that he
desired to settle question Of veracity. He re-
marked that he had just seen Senter and that that
gentlemen assured him that Thornburg and others
did not state that they came to him on the au-
thOrity Of Stokes. If there falseho0d out IL lay
between Governor Senter and the man who made
that charge.
Witnesses were now called forth to ascertrin what
actually was said at the interview OF the Stokes
committee with Senter, and the testimony seemed
about equally divided.
Ordinations and recriminati0ns were now brought
up by various delegates and thrown into each
others teeth IN the most reckless manner. or this
the whole convention seemed to have tired. Many
manifested their dsapprobation OF this course with
grimaces, nervous gesticulati0ns and impatient
stamping OF feet. The disgust Of some Of the dele
gates was manifested by low grOwls, the grtting OF
teeth, ana curses In an undertone. The exposures
having gone rather at greater length than was de-
slred delegate said, with oath to give empha-
sis that they would quit this stuff and 60 home.
This seemed to have been the determination Of both
parties, which, when it became generally known, a
burst Of applause fell from the lips OF the crowd,
and 1t began slowly TO move out Of the hall.
Thus closed the sCormest political convention Tor
double convention, rather) that ever assembled IN
Tennessee. We are glad, for decency's sake and
the reputation OF the State. to draw the curtain
upon these unsightly orgies.