Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1869-06-25

Stokes ami lSenter at BIountriUe
THE BALD EAGLE" PLUCKED OF
HIS PLUMAGE.
Great RevoIntiOn Among the People.
BEGINNING of the End.

beginning of the End.
The alliterative couple who are wrcst
ling over the field Of Tennessee for the
lofliest honors Of the State. met at Blount.
vile on Tues lay. TIC day was obscured
by clouds, and its suitablenes5 impaired by
mournful dlizz!e, typical Of the gloomies
era in the history Of the State. The PEG
pie were not out in large numbers, owing
to mingled motives of prudence aud econo
my. When the honr of one had arIiv, d
the disputan,s, attended by "my son John"
Dave Nelson and the ciub.nos d bench.
man." A. NJ Cato Of Hamilton, moved
into the new courthouse, and an audience
Of about 800 person packed the insulliciel t
accommo iations in the way OF seats. OF
the colored men there was less than score
in number, but in that number was Jber
Dulauey, who is a member of the Louisiana
State Senate. He was sitting by his father,
whom he had come to visit after an absent @
Of 1C years. He was born a slavo Of ESQ.
John SLAYER, ct Elen's Ridgs, and havir G
been sold ty him to b.. Delaney, passt
into other hands, aud flGlly met emlncipa-
ton behind the lower levees Of the Mssis =
irpi in the Pelican ate. He is a larg,
man, of 81 g'r C Ike complex on, and.o e
countenauce. We could read nJthiDg in
his physi gnomy which was unpleasant OF
C,rb.diinx, aud lis dcmeansr WAS modest
and Inviting.
At seven mir u'cs AFTER one colo k tn,
"Bl,d L gle Of the Mouutain," walked
upon the stand, without Introduction, ex
plauatiou or apology, opened upon on auto
b or plical sketch, 20 which be had been
4 igen by the unmeTciful ligelition of bis
lversary at L zabetht1n o. the day pre-
yiOus.
THE swuors ASD SCREAMS OF THE BALD
EAGLE.
Il was with no spirit of c,ot'sm, but 10
Oh. deuce To stern d, cess,y, Inst he would
1--WE sket n Of bis life. lie was blrn in
North C,rollnl, ard VIII n three years o.
age rrmov, d 0 Trnnos see, and was now
aged thirty uiue. When twenty one years
Old had crme TO Uunlville with sOmt
st, c, amopg Which was 4 uoted race -hors'
: Ariel, very white, ami era qu,r'er stretci
/ he could outIun any horse which he baG
/ met but be wanted Ariel 10 pass fo7 sor
RI. and havitg g heard that Dr.. Wm. Dulauey
was skili nj 10 colors, be engage d him I,
uaiat Ariel n chestnut sOrrel, for which
mix ure OF Spanish brown and utsakeC
lime was used. After the application baS
remained FOR day or two, he attempted t.
rem we the col RI g m1tter, whep, horr' RS
| the lime boi'e over Ariels devoted hid
and removed every hair, excepting man
aud tail, leaving him marked aud hideou
in the world. The hair Il from beneatl
his strokes like hogs hair from boilin
wa'cr. lie employed a tailor to max
clothes for him, and left him With Georg
Rutledge tn temperate, he and Rutledg
being for the future halvers ia the owner
ship. Leaving in May, he returned in Sep
TENDER aud found Ariel recovered, but wit
name and tail red. IIs had become n
U Apelousas," but was well trlint d, and h
travelled with him ald was successful /
every race.
IL had not come bore to 'n ult or woun
the feelh e Of uy one, (llnding 70 tn
rebels, we suppose.) lie " Odd not 40 sue
thing. h had entered politics in lS4'
served two teIms in the Rouse and one
the Senate; in 80 went to Congress, an
went out in 81 on the accession OF NJ
Lincoln; en- the 18th of May, '6l, took tn
s,ump for the Union and stumped till 8.
June; was qniet TN after the Fishing Cree
battle, when John Morgan visited him an
not fed him that be was locked MOI
disloy4l to the Coulederacy, aud must a.
cept oue Of three alternatives, viz: TAI
The oath Of allegiance, or leave the Ounted'
racy, or swing. Ills condition was awin
a Q iona
vas able 10 choose between them and az ee
10 20 North. lie feared couh'cation--thi
idea was intolerahle 10 the CAT Killer, an
he DELAYED and finally bid in the bush, q
Fort ID nelson fell, when he went ms de Il
Federal liue'. In April, 'G2, he raised
company, aud in July was made colonel
a negro regiment, which he commanded
The close OF the war. Was elected TO q
, AOth Congress; was kept ont till the clio
Of the session, and alterward TO the as
and now asks to be made Governor. w
> proud Of his record. Never wanted u
s office. Had written ever 600 letters
/ avoid Il. He went tediously oy, Il Q &C
=, vention proceed ugs OF the goth OF Nj
, and claim el 10 be its nominee. 6l cou ~
aud S27 delegates had voted for HIM al
he declared The Scatter men had split u
convention. Olly eighty odd votes We
4 Cor Sentai, not counting Bradley Will
e was sC..5 for the Z gle. lie claimed ia
n the seeding States had severed their CO
nection With the Federal Government a
. tho people had disfranehised themselv
e ami as sherman and Grant had destroy,
It The ConfederAey, he claimed that loyal
a should rule what loyalty had won. lie q
=. posed universal suttrsgs except 10y a leg
iatiye vote OF two thirds. lie charged tt
l. tho four years Of Blownlow's adm nistl
q ton was the most corrupt ever known, a
that Grants, at the other end Of the i
where he had been, WAS all right. I
J. chains and hand cuffs on Ouc erring bret
II rem we're forged by Santcr, but he endors
the restrictions, ana he boosted Of hav
presented petitions Of rcbe's for removal
u disabilities. lie accused Senter Of hav
IL done nothing Cor enfranchisoment, OF to
II call the militia. Aud spoke OF his stoke
IN "diseranchised II ends''i claimed that
rebels owe more TO him than any liz
- man. lie got s, inter- relieved. When q
he asked &C il would do 10 trust him, be
swered yes he'l'stiek he'l do - he'd
wrote" tho Duncal letter ! .00) times
oil troops we're for State purposes. Said 5
&c tar staid out Of both armies, and Was lis
4. eowardly soldier who was found toD-hOc
in the rear and who said he wished he
." A baby, aud gal baby st that. Rsass
I'd ing that $1,000 negroes would vote AMI e
Of him, He IVES asked about that negr'
a. sold, and was forced 10 acknowledge
no tried 10 sell him aud no one would
10 f,r him, because tho institution was 6
no rp, Said no had as uoh right u 81
- a boraa Tha state Hgbf h Al 4