The Hickman courier., 1869-04-10
saANDy JoHNsoN."
ssuS RECEPTION BY THE: PEO-
pLE OF TENNESSEE.
Your Attention if youPlease e. >
Great OutPouriag Oc the People
and an Enthusiastic welcome.
AT KNOXVILLE.

inc counties sent full delegations. They
came spontaneously. If@ny one doubt
ed that the popularity of Andrew John
son had declined in East Tennessee, the
scene to day would have dispelled il.
The special train with the ex Presi-
dent arrived from Greenville at II a. m,
aud as the distinguished visitor made his |
appearance, he was hailed with vocifer
Gus cheers, and the cry, That's him.
Hes the same old Andy yet y pro-
cession was formed, and he was escorted |
to the Lamar House, where a crowd of
five thousand or more had assembled.
The Hon. Il. A Il. Nelson introduced
Mr.. johnson 10 the audience. His al
lusions to the ex- President visiting again
the capital city of East Tennessee, and
proposing TO speak to his fellow citizens
on the great themes of the day, were
tlrdppy snd eIoquent IN the highest de-
gree The ex-President addressed the
people in a speech over two hours in
length, during which he was Interrupted
with frequent and hearty cheers, and
often with laughter at the sharp and tell
ing points which he made.
AT CHATTANOOGA.
APRIL 6.-The journey from Knox
Vile to Chattanooga was continued
ovation. A Sweetwater the young ladies
school turned out and presented beau
| tiful boquet. At Athens a large crowd
with bands of music At Cleveland
large crowd greeted him. The ex-Presi-
dent made brief speech at each place,
returning thanks, etc. The party arrived
at Chattanooga. was met b. delegation
of citizens aud escorted to the Burns
House. \ large crowd gathered in front
Of the hotel, and on loud calls the ex-
President came out, and spoke half an
hour. He said he was glad to retire fron
the cares of office. He could truly say
with the old poet: " Far more jog Mar
cellus feels, than Caesar with despotic
aud tyranical Congress at his heels He
had not used the presidency as though
holding it to pick out the biggest plum
for the man making the biggest gift. He
intilnated that he might soon fight for
: the liberties of the people.
AT MURFREEsBoRo.
At this point very large crowd was
assembled, embracing we are happy to
say, people of all parties and many ladies
Nearly every man from the town and
may from the surrounding country were
7 pre3nt. y meeting had been held the
5 day previous, and committee appointed
to meet the distinguished passenger. On
: the arrival of the down train, Mr. Avent
: on the part of the committee, introduced
e Mr.. johnson to the assembled multitude
2 referring to his career as President il
7 terms of high commentator, which va:
: responded 10 by the crowd in bursts o
: enthusiastic applause. In response, Mr
o making speech, thanked the people o
! Murfreesboro IN warm terms for Ai
: manifestation of their respect. He re
: ferred briefly to his career and showed
the difference between the party issue
OF the past aud the present, etc
BEYOND MURFREEsBoRo.
: At every station from the Chattanoo
: ga he people manifested great anxiety t,
scg.,1r. johnson. At Decherd. the banC
z from Winchester and large crowd greet
him, and forced him to make few re
, marks. At Tuilahoma, there was also .
. large crowd, and at Normandy, where til,
Murtreesboro committee met him, til,
e eagerness was undated The same was
the case at Wartrace and Christiana. Hi.
progress from Chattanooga was 4 contin.
ued ovation, of which any man might be
q uuaffectedly proud.
FROM MURFREEsBoRO TO NASHVILLE
At Murfreesboro the regular train de-
> livered the ex-President into the hand.
Of the Nashville committee and passed
, on. The special train remained for hall
or three quarters of an hour. In the
meantime the people were afforded an op-
portunity of seeing and shaking hands
with Mr.. johnson, and expressing their
personal regards. The larg q assemblage
was also regaled with music by the post
band from this city, which accompanied
the committee to Murfreesboro, by the
} prompt consent of Col. w oodward, the
post commandant, and to which the com
; mittee unite in rendering sincere thanks
for its contribution to the pleasures of
the day, both going and returning.
On leaving Murireesboro, Mr.. ohnson
held interviews with the variours mem
bers OF the reception committee, passing
from car to car for the purpose. That
} part composed of Germans, headed by
Gen. Trauernicht bore a splendid United
States flag, and received him with great
cordiality which he heartily reciprocated.
He also passed to the car containing the
negro delegation. Upon entering this
car Elias Polk rose and greeted Mr..
johnson with great Difference He said
that he and his colored friends had
watched the course of the ex- President
with much interest, and had been CRATE
ful to him for his devotion to the Union
and the constitution. They gave him n
hearty welcome to his home and would
honor and sustain him as far as Law in
their power. Mr.. johnson replied by
saying that he was glad to have the ap-
proyal Of their people, etc.
IN NASHVILLE.
At O'Clock the Odd Fellows Band
| sounded the key note on the public
square, and the signal was responded to
by the citizens generally, who commence
ed flocking towards the DEPOT For up
wards of an hour, Church street aud
other thorouehfares leading in that di-
rection swarlncd with the moving mass.
Some were on foot, others in buggies,
many on horseback, and occasionally,
furniture cars andexpress wagons packed
with people, we're seen moving towards
/ the scene of attraction.
| 1t would be useless for usto attempt to
give description of the ovation which
greeted the ex President upon the arri-
val of the train at tho depot Acres Of
ground were covered with people, and
the tops of the depot buildings aud other
houses in the neignborhood contained :;