Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-03-26


The Radical lnalig.iansa in CONGRESS are
leaving no stone uilturned to accomplish
the reconstruction of Tennessee. They
have been busily al work for some time
past in getting up ex parte statements
from all portions of the State to sustain
flleir charges of disorder and disloyalty,
They seem to have oycr-shot the mark
somewhat. Much of their proof is so
terrible in its details that it discredits it.
self. In order to influence the wayering
and to fire the Congressional heart, they
have resorted to the expedient of getting
up Radical mass meetings in the city of
Washington. Such tricks viii not only
be seen through by leading Republicans
in Washington, but by the masses of the
party throughout the country. The fol
lowing special to the Cincinnati Enquirer
from Washington, March %, tells of the
latest effort:
The Radical demonstration here last
night, in the shape of mass-meeti1g, to
help the Georgia bill, was addressed by
prominent Radicals, who made extreme
speeches. Gov. Scott, of South Carolina,
closed his as follows: 81 say to the
members of the Legislature of Georgia,
when you go home pass such laws as viii
| give your Governor the power to arm
every man in the State, to make an ap-
preparation to buy all the Winchester rifles
| that he can, and one hundred rounds of
ammunition for each man, and demand a
| fair election Let every man vote as he
pleases. Coerce no man, keep no man
away, but let him go up and vote, and
you yourself demand the same right. l
| tell you the Winchester rifle is the best
law you can have there"
Horace Maynard said: swell, my
friends, reconstruction will not be ccm-
| pleted-this Government will not have
discharged us dutles 10 us ciJtzCns, whom
it shall not be just as safe in Georgia,
Tennessee, South Carolina and Virginia,
as in any other part of the Southern coun-
try, to be Radical to-day as to have
been Rebel soldier five years ago"
| The dispatch to the New York Herald
says of the affair:
The Radicals of the district held mass
meeting at Lincoln Hail this evening, fol-
the purpose of giving encouragement and
aid to the Republicans of Tennessee,
Georgia, Mississippi and Texas, at present
in the city. The affair was chiefly IN
tended to influence the action of the Sen
ate on the Georgia bill, and the, main &C.
tors in it were the Georges delegation OF
lobbyists now here under the lead OF
Gov. Bullock. 1t was announced that 8
large number of Senators and members
would be present to address the meeting,
but at the hour announced for the proceed
ings to begin the only Congressman Oh
the platform was Maynard, of Tennessee.
The negro delegations from Georgia an(
Tennessee occupied conspicuous places or
the platform and the audience was largely
made up of blacks-men, women and boys.
Mayor Bowen, in whose interest some say
the affair was got up, presided. Col. j.
w. Forney was introduced and delivered
an address of welcome to the Southern
Radicals. He welcomed them as the true
representatives of the Republican party
of the South to the capital of the nation,
and assured them of the sympathy of the
Republican party of the North. He de
nounced the Bingham amendment ant
argued that the true interests of the Re
publican party South demanded its defeat
by the Senate. The address of welcome,
which was brief, was responded to by
Simon w. Beard, likely looking mulat-
to from Georgia, who delivered pro
traeted .grandiloquent speech in gloritica
ton of the Southern blacks. He paid nc
regard to Colonel Forney's speech of wei
come, but proceeded in the strain of 6
Methodist preacher until everybody, black
as well as white, was wearied. He wa:
followed by HORACE Maynard, Senator
Thayer and others, including Mr.. Fetch
| er, Secretary of State for Tennessee.