Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1870-10-27
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE
Speaking at EmbrecviIIc.

different candidates who had appointed tc
meet at Embreeville. in this county, on
"Wednesday last, We proceeded to that
point in company with the several aspi-
rants for Congressional honors. There
was a respectable sized gathering Of all
shades of political opinion, as well as Of
color, and a goodly number of the fair
sex mingled with the others. to hear the
doughty champions who had come, with
plethoric portfolios and saddle bags well
stuffed with political documents, prepar-
ed to demolish each other. The time al
lowed each speaker was thirty-6ve minutes
for the opening speech and ten minutes
In which to reply to any new issues which
the discussion might dcyclope.
% Mr.. w. p. Gillenwaters made the open
ing speech and confined his remarks to a
discussion of the National debt and the
proposed modes of paying it. He took
ground in favor of paying the 6~ye-twenty
bonds in gold and held that such was the
policy of the Republican party and the
present administration. sustaining his posi-
tion by quotations from bills and resolu-
tons passed by Congress and extracts
from President Grants first annuaIm message
expressing his acquiesence in the proceed
ings of Congress regarding this matter.
He was also in favor Of continuing the
National Bank system, claiming that their
money, secured as it is by a deposit of
United States Bonds, and. redeemable on
demand, was better than Greenback which
bears upon its face no promise of redemp-
ton at any stated period of time. His
speech was logical and sensible through
out and was very well received.
Hon. n. G. Taylor followed in an elo-
9uent speech delivered in a style, all his
own, in which he took strong ground
against Conventions, and declared that he
was the candidate of no party or clique.
He denounced the Conventions that nomi-
mated Messrs White and Butler, the can
didates of the Democratic and Eepubli-
can parties respectively, as being self con-
stituted and self appointed and failing to
reflect the will Of the people. He declar-
ed the first Convention was called togeth-
er By Satan after he had been hurled from
power by Jehovah and was the first step
taken By that enterprising spirit in organ
izing a campaign against the kingdom of
God, and limited that his was the ruling
power in all Conventions that nave assem-
bled from that time down to the present.
He said he did not claim to be a Repub-
lican and should not submit to dictation
from that or any other party. When Mr..
Taylor had exhausted his time, Hon. Jas.
White of Hawkins took the stand and
commenced a wholesale announcement
of the Republican party, the administra-
tion, his opponent MIR. Butler. &c. &c.
He accused the administration of gross ex-
t~raFagance in conducting the affairs of
Government, and charged Congress with
corruption and intrigue of every descrip-
ton. His whole speech was a succession
of reckless assertions unsustained by proof
of any kind. In speaking of the Nation
al debt he only succeeded in convincing
his hearers that he was entirely unac-
quainted with the subject he was attempt
ing to discuss. Towards the close of his
speech he paid an eloquent tribute to the
present State Government of Tennessee,
and growing pathetic. thanked God that
there was no Brownlow to food the coun-
try with militia, and no shackles upon the
wrists of her free people, claiming a large
share of the honor of removing them for
himself.
Mr.. Butler then rose. He first called
the attention Of any rebels that happen
ed to be present to the concluding remarks
of Mr.. White in regard to them, and
then reviewed his conduct towards
them just at the close of the war when
they were all DISTINGUISHED and he was
seeking radical support for the Legisla-
ture. He produced and read a letter writ
ten by Mr.. White to several gentlemen
in Hawkins county, in which he rated
them soundly for their rebelious acts
and poured out his denunciations in a
manner that left Brownlow and Thaddeus
Stevens entirely in the shade. The
following is a copy of the letter:
DECATUR, ALA. March Is, 1866.
Messrs. J.. b, Pace, a. p. Cald,ceH. T. j.
Brornlolr and Elias Beai:
GENTLEMEN-Your very compliment
tary letter is just received, and after ear
nestly thanking you for the interest you
manifest in my behalf. / hasten to answer
that the Bill now pending before the Leg
~islature and on which you desire to know
my opinions, i have never examined but
respecting your right to nov fully the
opinions Of any one representing your in
terests in the present Legislature, L will
answer that / am in favor of the loyal and
only the loyal citizens of the State gov
erning and controlling its internal affairs,
moral, social religious and political. By
this / mean to exclude the participant in
the late rebellion whether citizen or
soldier, from the Elective Franchise or
management of government or admins
tratiye affairs But while 1 am thus spe-
cial to exclude the rebel l am equally I'M
willing to admit the negro to the right
of suffrage. / might go on to enumer-
ate the reasons why were they not already
E gIaringly plain. He as yet knows moth
ing of the n~ature,i character or worth of
our civil government. He is as yet~a
babe or boy in such political information
and has not passed the probationary
time in learning the political history of
the country which you and I were by
the laws Of Tennessee required to do. 1t