The New York herald., 1872-09-19

was agreed that each should have two
hours to beat the air. Maynard, an old
campaigner. opened the ball by promenad-
ing the radical party all over its platform;
but, save some illusions to the national debt
and Andys treatment thereof, there was little
to distinguish it from the thousand and one
clever campaign speeches of the period
Cheatham, late of the Southern army, came
next, and was brief and peculiar. He never
made speech before. and because he had
been born and raised farmer speak,
ing was not his forte. This, by the
way. was poor argument for Greelev
man and soldier. His blood, however was
rising, and he called the Great Cornmoner'
General" He had been nominated by .
Convention nominations for forty years and had
held every Office in tho world. He then ad.
mitted he was General himself and wanted
to know who made him one2 After this he
went into the grave-digging business, and
wanted the dead to bury the dead. This
brought Andy to his feet He was piled up
with Indignation. He was nominated by no
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been sometimes he had not. He was An.
drew johnson. Down with smash he came
upon the Nashville Convention. He knew all
about conventions, and they were now
stencil in his nostrils; so were mill
tary men. This was admirable reason
ing; for the Convention did moi
nominate him, but did powder
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rights, and argued that everybody had acted
under misrepresentation in that regard, par
ticularly those he was addressing Now he
plunged backward to Buchanan's time, rowing
like huge ghostly bumblebee among tho
Dead Sea fruits of that old period and declar-
ing there was honey yet among the ashes
within. But he came back again to
Cheatham, and reminded the audience that
the very man who now called him traitor
had appealed to him in person to be pardoned
for doing the very thing he was now assailed
for not doing. Bad for Cheathaml Yet he
soothingly added that he was not candidate
against Cheatham he was Andy Johnson's-
the eople's-candidate. In his subsequent
attack upon Grant he delved into Charles Sum-
and, after final bolaboring of gift-taking.
conventions and military men, made way for
the rejoinders Maynard was facetious.
charged Johnson with not supporting Greeley.
and both his opponents with being generals, .
and said Andy took presents from negro
soldiers when he was Military Governor.
Cheatham was weak and defended the con-
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packing imputation. Now arose Andy wrothily
and in his soul believed that Congressman.
one-third at least, had taken bribes Greeley
he would not defend; others there were whose
business it was; yet one Greeley he would not
give for thousand Grants. The terrible
accusation of being General he hurled
back in Maynard's teeth. He had held the
title, it was true but never wore brass buttons
or straps in his life and without the buttons
the accusation must fall to the ground-a very
sartorial argument
The prospect of fun which opened up when
the Sage Of Chappaqua was nominated could
never have been expected to ripen in quiet
Tennessee. This three-cornered fight will
wake up more ghosts of old whiggery, old
democracy and hunkerism generally than
the breaking up of parties anywhere
else will bring to light. Andy's blood
is up and as he will delve plentifully in fossil
politics the interest in Tennessees campaign
will be of the liveliest kind. There is 80
much talk of the bloody chasm everywhere
else that 1t is very refreshing to see
this old State 60 away back behind
the sanguinary void and make the
heavens howl with personalities. The
sprite that tickled Philosopher Greeley's ear
in raising Andy has truly ''raised Cain" We
cannot now speculate on the success of either
of the candidates, but the thought of seeing
Andy johnson and Ben Butler at wordy wax
on the floor of the House wakens mysterious
feeling of awe in the very vitals Of our inner
consciousness ,,A,s- --p :,