Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-05-22

roes who shed their blood and sacrifice
their lives in the canse that We profess
have at heart? What would they think {
rs we're they here to witness what ha
transpired within these walls? We CAMEO
help asking ourselves what il was that W
we're lighting and struggling for durinl
those long years of hardships and sufferin,
if this be the fruit of our labors. For fou
long years endured all the hardships
and encountered all the perils Of that IenI
campaign, and now / am called to Wiines
this unseemly sight which like an ugly
wart or fostering sore, mars The beauty
and threatens the very life of the Repnb
llean party. All, gentlemen, can We no
come TO little pause, and like men Of
sense come to some agreement and having
fail. convention. If we cannot do some.
thing Of this kind, then am ia favor Of
adj0urDing sine die
air. Barber Lewis.- Notwithstanding
what We have witnessed, gentleman, itdoes
seem 10 me possible for the Republican
party 10 be united. To continue this dis.
organizing policy wonld be the extreme OF
infainaiion, il would be like dancing over
the grave OF Republicanisnl. Shall we the n
90 on in this way? There never was a
i party however demOralized and disorgan-
| lied that might not be rallied and recover
| its efficiency, if only its leaders could be
brought to adopt wise and pacific counsels.
i do not wish 10 be The man 10 suggest the
means by which this result is TO be OBJ
tanned in the present case. think il
might be done if we were 10 set ourselves
about arranging some method of doing T..
IL We can not unite on either Of the pre-
sent candidates, then let both be dropped
and more eligible one be selected. Is there
y Republican in this State that would be
ashamed 10 have Horace Maynard elected
TO this Office? II there be let him speak.
Cries of disapprobation No, you don't
want him, you prefer war. Heshas done
more service to the Republican party than
either Senter or Stokes. la any event if
We are defeated we shall put the Rebels in
power again. There is not a Republican
present that l would not prefer to having
our party defeated. Just think of what
We are rendering ourselves liable to-Of
the perils that we are incuring
In case of our breach not being healed
we shall afford a chance to the Rebels of
bringing in and eIecting q candidate of
their own. The Ku-Klux will again be
on the rampage and carry terror into
every loyal dwelling, anda loyal man will
hold his life only by eoncealing or re-
nouncing his principles. This is what we
may reckon on if we do not unite on some
other candidate and 80 avert. the calamities
that now seem 10 be impending over U.S.
Whether it be Num-, Wisener or Gen.
Smith, am willing 10 unite on any one
Of them-spyt thing in fact that is compali-
bic with fidelity to our principles end the
Republican party, / willing TO do to
terminate the discord that now reigns
among us. /
Mr.. Williams-Why then did you object
to the proposition submitted yesterday to
vote by counties
Dave Nelson-How in the hill would
you vote by counties.
Mr.. LeNis-BecaHse our information is
that you have packed four or five deIega-
tiOns from one county.
The chairman here announced that
fifty four counties had voted for Stokes,
and declared him the nominee.
A voice-When was that vote taken?
Delegate-Senter has receive the ma
iority, and | declare him elected.
n BcnCsdl huDDuD iOliOHcu, duu every
delegate near the stand had something TO
say. watermelon rinds for Buffers
head" said one. There is TO be a new
edition of parliamentary laws published by
Cate d Co. IN the Press and Times, said
Adolph Nelson.
Somebody shouted out "Ohl Cate will |
give you h-ll, you id white-livered |
pupP .fN e.-..2
Mr.. Cate said he held in his hand dis
patch from Memphis, announcing thai |
Gov. Sprague would address the working |
men of Nashville on Monday next.
"What about that conspiracy, you id |
old villain ?" said Capt. Townsend, a dele. |
gate from East Tennessee.
Jim BrownloW says to Townsend, GO |
and get bottle of croton oil aud work /
Williams out of this convention"
David Nelson.-As Republican, which
have been contrary to the advice of those |
who are nearest and dearest to me; say to
you that would prefer, as the phrase is,
to pour oil on the troubled waters than to
DO anything TO sggravate these distractions
and perpetuate this strife. would prefer
any arrangement rather than give to those
men, who have bounded and pursued me
with bloody intent, a chance of again
that power which they once /
swayed with such relentless despotism
Personally / like Gen. Stokes, bat |
stand here to denounce the conduct OF GER
tain men, who have neither nerve, courage
nor honor, whose craven spirits could
never submit to the requirements of the
code and run the chances of fatal en-
counter at ten steps can say for myself, |
10 spite Of the malignant insinIations of |
all my traducers, that on my skirts there
hangs no smell of the rebellion. Thank |
God, | am Tennessean, and belong TO
class that are not to be manipulated by |
nor moulded aud influenced |
by passion or prejudice. We will appeal /
10 the arbitrament of the ballot-box, and
see who are TO control the destinies Of /
Tennessee
Mr.. Williams, of Smith, ask you, my
friends, if you will as matter Of courtesy
grant me a hearing. Now, gentlemen Of
the convention, l need not tell you that |
am a Republican, and that there is no
stain upon my skirts, even though be a
| was not consulted as TO |
the place Of my birth, and though it may
be my misfortune, it certainly was not my
fault, that ] was not born 10 Tennessee.
am not here TO traduce or viIlify any man
because he is a supporter of Senter in OPP
position 10 Stokes. Talk Is talk, but
when work is TO be done reason will appeal
to the sober second thought Of the Repub-
licans of Tennessee. | thiak it must be /
apparent to every candid unprecedented
mind that Mr.. Cate was entitled AZ Chair
man Of the Executive Committee Of the
State to call the convention TO order and
act as chairman till a temporary chairman
is appointed. A proposition was made TO
Gov. Senter that three persons should be
appointed by each candidate, who should
confer on some means of coming to an
adjustment upon difficulties. IL
this had been agreed to all this difficulty
might have been obviaied. But Gov. Sen
Ter excused himself from entering into any
such arrangement.
wish here TO refer TO another thing
which think unfair. Ii the friends of
Gov. Senter wish to act justly and honor
ably, why do they insist on retainiDg-or
rather why do they cOuntenance the usur-
patton of-Lhe high priest Of the Knox
willie Wing as temporary chairman of this
convention? This question will be put TO
you by the people of East Tennessee. IL
has been stated by the Knoxville Wing
that Gov. Senter has the game in his own
handg. If so we may as well nominate
one as the other for our action cannot in
any way alter The final result if this is the
game to be played.
Dslegate-What number OF the Wig
is that in? A gentleman asks me what
number Of the Wing this was in. ! an
5wer that read it in another paper given
az an extract from an editorial article in