Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-08-19
COL. coLyAK AT wINcnEsrEn.

COL. COLYAR AT WINCHESrER.
A correspondent wiring to US from
Vino hester, under date of Aug. IL, says
Col. Colyar addressed a large crowd there
on thst day. Ism on .ff5srr-lyr~ e..I. q.
In the conclusion of bis speech he
made an appeal to theOld Wings of Frank
lin county. l,9 srs;rrsf af, - &.
He said that his public duties as well as
the existence of war had separated him
frcm them during the conflict Of arms,
and since that, the crippled condition of
bis private affairs, together with the
herculean task which he undertook of re-
building and saving great coal enterprise
and which he had undertaken to do with
out money, had totally separated him from
his friends; and he had seen but little of
the old Wings of Franklin county for
several years. sfitsT sff No.,
l see them here to-day, and am
cheered by their warm greeting and cor
dial Gods speed, which I SO often hear.
To, the few old Wings of Franklin l
have a few words to say about party and
party hnes-oi 1 do this because l haye
found IN some localities 8 growing feeling
of distrust of their new party associations,
and especially some threatened discus
siOns about the name. ,r, ~,
would not talk to other Wings with so
much freedom and confidence, for I feel
that in estimating my advice you will re-
member our past relations, how i grew
up with you, when your little band had
nothing to offer me but friendship. When
entering your door was closing the gate
way to the slightest promotion.
a By common consent you made me your
leader, and for twenty years l fought
your battles without fee or reward! For
twenty years we stood together and re-
Tjoiced when victory came, and cheered
each other up in defeat; and though
death has long since separated us from
the great idols of our party, yet with un-
abated affection we remember theirnames.
While have always been man of
affection and sympathy, have tried also
to be practical, and I want to confer with
the old Whigsof Franklin as men Of sense
about the present. " Nh e., ~.
Where do we now stand and where
must we stand Things have changed,
and the issues are entirely new. l want
to lay down two or three propositions,
and see If they do not lead to certain re-
suits. vs.lf s-ai4+--- n -.....- = =. -
j. l. The Old Wings and Democrats of
this State are acting together, and are
united upon the questions which they are
making. These questions have no more
similarity TO the old party questions than
the laws of the Apostles do to the laws
of pirates. g--.t-..--.---, -..
The questions then grow out of diff
ferences Of opinion about banks, the
tariff, and public lands Es5l.J cas- j
Now the only question made by US of
a political nature is resistance TO en-
eroachments upon the constitution, and
the defense of our property from 'funcon-
scionablen and sfswindling" bondhOlders-
L quote these two hard words from But
Ter and Stevens. - -......-
If we are acting together and think
alike upon these questions, need we haze
trouble among ourselvesl
The truth is that our cd party in the
Northern States, where It was strongest,
long since divided. One wing joined the
Republican party, and the other wing
joined the Democratic party; and now,
throughout the entire North, there are
only the two parties. The Democratic
party of the North, made up in part at
least of old Wings, like Fillmore, Brooks
and many others, is making noble fight
for constitutional liberty. This party is
strong; it carried over l, 700, 900 votes for
Mcclellan before the war closed; it has
fought over much ground since the war.
State after State has been rescued, and
still they wage the fight beroically.
| What is there in the conduct, course or
policy of Mr.. VOORHEES,, Mr.. Eldridge,
Mr.. Hendricks, Mr.. Thurman, that any
Wing in Tennessee can't approve with
bis whole heart; and what is there in their
party creeds that you object tof
| If their party creeds are all right for
| these times, If they are liberal toward old
| Wings who stand with them, If their fight
/ is against Radicalism, and there is no other
party fighting it, what objection to join
| ing in the fight under the same banner9
I think il is best, and propose that the
candidates for Governor put an end to all
controversy by simply calling ourselves
Democrats.
If 8proscriptive Democrats, as some
seem to think, undertake to prescribe Us,
they will find the public sentiment of the
party, made up as it viii be, of the en-
| liEhtened men of both the old parties,
quickly eondemning them
have come to this conclusion upon
much reflection, and shall maintain it
i throughout the canvass for the sake OF
4 avOidinp a eDlit about q name