Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-22

as his legal mother, he acknowledged her
paramount right to his service, and her bugle
never sounded the note for battle that he
was not fofeftost IN the lists with his lance
well poised and bis visor d5wE. No matter
whether she babe him muster beneath tte
old fac and follow its magic stars into
the deadly breach at Monterey and into
the halls of the Montezumas = or
mora recently when she felt herself
wrunged in her own family circle--she gave
rim the cross of St. Andrew with its stars
and its bafs-<h6 pbeyed her mandate as he
ought with equal valor aid fidelity until the
last shot was lired from her broken locker
and the last lapce shivered upon the I'M
penetrable target. His shield in the long
conflict and bloody strife though often
bruised and Battered was never sullied, and
when in the last battle it was broken and
its shattered fragments Wer5
ground 10 powder by the "mills of the
gods" and scattered upon the earth by the
fingers of fate, they still glistened with
glory amid the dust of misfortune, and
when the historic muse shall recite the
iliad of our woes, she will sing of no more
gallant knight nor purer patriot on either
side this bloody tournament, than this
brave and generous son of Tennessee; Gen.
Frank Cheatham, and now will "this
| mother be false to him who was1Sever false
to her ?" Will she unfeelingly drive him
from the threshold of her temple which be La
so faithfully guarded, as did ungrateful
| Athens her Just and devoted Aristides, or
Rome her Coriolanus, which all covered
with scars from wounds received In her
battles. ~
He said Cheatham or himself would sup
port the nominee of the Convention who
ever he was.
| A PLEDGE FROM THE CANDIDATES.
/ Col. HANDY moved that the nominees
| pledge themselves to support the nominees.
Col. Savage suggested hat the persons
nominated also abide the action OF the coz"
| vention.
Capt. T. B. Darragh, of Murfreesboro,
offered in lien the following which was
| adopted unanimously.
First. If nominated by this convention
will you accept the nomination?
Second. Will you abide the action of this
convention and support It's nominee IN
good faith?
! NOMINATIONS AND WITHDRAWALS.
A delegate from Rutherford placed in
nomination the name of John Il. Drom-
goole.
Capt. Darragh, another delegate from
that county, said that he was authorized by
Mr.. Dromgoole to say that he Was no long
er candidate before the convention.
A delegate from West Tennessee nomi-
mated Ben j. Lea. lie did SO without con-
sultatiOn. Believing that West Tennessee
was entitled to the Congressman at large,
he took the responsibility OF making the
nomination.
A D. Bright here arose, and said he was
| authorized to withdraw the name of the
Hon. MIR. Lea. West Tennessee claimed
nothing for herself but her people were
willing to vote solid for the gallant Cheat
ham.
PROCEEDED TO VOTE.
The roll of counties was then called, and
those voting for Cheatham were Bedford,
! Benton, Carroll. Cheatham, Coffee, Cum
berlaud, Crockett, Davidson, Decatur,
Dickson, Dyer, Frarklin, Gibson, Giles,
Granger, Hamilton, Hamblen, Hardeman,
Haywood, Henderson, Henry, Humphreys,
| Lsuderdsle, Lincoln, Madison, McMinn,
Marion, Marshall, Maury, Montgomery,
Obion, Robertson, Rutherford, Shelby,
Smith, Stewart, Upton, Trousdale, Union,
Warren, Weakley, White, Williamson, (5)
Wilson.
The following counties voted for Hon.
John NJ. Fleming Of Knox county, to-wit:
Bl0unt, Jefferson, Kuox, Lou1on, Monroe,
Overion, Sewer and williamson 0.l
Claiborne ana Cooke counties voted for
| Andrew JOhnsonpe r Instructions.
The vote was announced to be as follows:
! Cheatham. .........''.. ''.''''''''' oi9
| Fleming. .-.....-...'''.'''' W
! Johnson. .........'' '.'''''.'''''
| COMMITTEE TO WAIT on THE NOMINEE.
When it was decided that B. F. Cheat
ham was nominated by ballot, a motion
was made to make the nomination unani-
nous. which was accordingly done. A
committee of three consisting Of t. B. Oar
ragh, Hon. j. H. Savage and a. D. Bright,
was then appointed to wait upon Mr..
Cheatham and apprlse him
| of his nomination. Loud cries
for Ex-Goy. Harris were made, and after
considerable time had been spent in reiter-
| ating his mama, he came forward and said:
REMARKS OF EX GOV. HARRIS.
I beg to say that as l am suffering with
a severe headache, you must excuse me this
time. will say, however, that the most
ardent desire of my heart is TO see the can
| didate elected who has been so wisely Sc
lected by this Convention, and hope to
see every honest, true and good man give
him cordial support.
ELECFoR FOE STATE AT LARGE.
M, D. Caldwell, of Weakley county,
moved that the Convention proceed to the
noniratiJu of Elector for the State at large.
Hon. Joseph s. Fowler was nominated
by Col. Savage. The names OF Hon. Ed
mond Cooper, of Bedford, and Hon. Thos.
]. Latham, of Shelby, were presented.
As the vote proceeded, Davidson county
voted for Gen. w. B. bate, who promptly
declined, saying that he thougnS u oeSe !. 70
select an Eiector from the Liberal RepuOI
can ranks He thought as Fleming was an
Elector from East Tennessee, and Quarles
from Middle Tennessee, it would De right
to select Mr.. Latham, of West Tennessee,
for the position.
The first ballot resulted as follows
| Fowler 189, Cooper 122, Latham 23o,
Etheridge 3, Savage 10.
Another ballot was had without choice,
when the name of Hon. Edmond Cooper
was Withdrawn.
On the third ballot the vote stood: Fow-
Ter 381, Latham 1873.
Aud then on motion the nomination OF
Mr.. Fowler was made unanimous, and
CLAY Roberts, NJ. d. Caldwell and Col.
Savage, appointed committee to apprize
| him of his nomination.
RETURN OF THE COMMITTEE.
The committee appointed to inform Gen.
Cheatham of hiJ nomination then entered
the hall. in company with the nominee,
who was loudly cheered. Mounting the
| rostrum Gen. Cheatham was introduced to
! the delegates. He then said:
SPEECH OF GEN. CHEATHAM.
Feliow-citizens:-I am very grateful for
the favor have just received at your hands.
have been a soldier, but now l am for
peace. l have hung up my sword. am
no hand to make promises; make but few,
and when make them 1 never break them.
l If am elected by you to the Congress of
the United States, will do all l can to pro-
mote your interests. 1 am willing to for
get the pas. Again say am for peace,
peace, PEACE. loud applause.]
When he had finished his remarks three
cheers we're given for him, after which
4 genera shaking of hands ensued. And
II then the convention adjourned.
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