The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-22

euPpoI1 anu Utuuotn& IN tn0 u6nBe nhss
all around the ctand were those who could
not Be Afforded accommodation in the tree
tops. All sorts Of people we're on hand
young, old, middls-sged, white, black,
college students and confederate con.
scripts. A sprinkling of negroes were also
present, and the best behaved men on the
grounds.
The crowd was greatly in favor OF
johnson, but the Cheatham interest was
very noisy. What they lacked in numbers
they made up in noise.
Cheatham opened. He did not con6ne
himself to his manuscript but dabbed
about here and there, bringing to the sur
face . fragment Of Johnson's record
every tine.
He dwelt At length upon the murder of
Mrs. Surratt. johnson had done Il; the
blood Of that poor woman was upon his
hands. Hero broke In number Of voices,
singing out as follows:
"Hurrah for Mrs. Surratt."
"Johnson the woman-killer he's worse
than Ben. Butler"
"He was q traitor to the South. You
stood by us, old Frank. Hurrah for Cheat
hami"
A man on cedar limb, directly over
Johnson's head, sung out, Cd d-n
Andy johnson, the traitor; hurrah for
Cheatham p Great cheering and con-
fusion. A. j. did not look up, although
cedar sprigs we're falling all over his head
from the shaking limbs above.
GenerSl Cheatham branched of on to
the military government. Old men bad
been sent TO the penitentiary for no other
cause than that they loved the South.
More interruption, and cries of "Give 1t
to the old rascal" "Hit him again y
down with the woman-murderer ~
"We'll stand by old Frank, for he stood
by usW
This sort of mixed speaking continued
for some time. The general would talk
awhile and then the crowd would put in
energetic II not elegant words Of approba-
ton. The johnson men soon got tired Of
this and began to cry for "Old Andy"
"Come up, Andy, don't be afraid
"We'll stand to you "iou've got the
crowd" and SO on.
Cheatham read from q speech made
during the war, in which he spoke of the
dead Southern soldiers as being in Gig
nominous graves"
HE can't get out of it," said the speaker,
excitedly; "he said it, Cries of That's
SOL" swell show him. "Give il to the
id old demagogue." "Stand up to him,
Frank"
Matters went on in this shape for about
half an hour, when Cheatham sat down,
having said about all he could think of.
When johnson rose there were cheers,
boots, yells, and cries of all descriptions.
He looked around upon his noisy audience
foe a vv,nynant vait; N for ha, ~, -, N ha,,et
He was told not to be afraid by some one
who thought he was hesitating through
q disinclination to proceed. afraid ?"
said he; mo, these eyes have never yet
beheld the man who inspired this heart
with fear"
When johnson was defending his course
during the war, he was met with tempest
of condemnation and appreciation. While
this was going on, an old man, pretty
drunk, rode up, shouting, "Hurra for
John Bell and the brimstone-heater p
After he had got through with John Bell
and tho "heater," he shook his fist at
johnson, shouting ooh, yes, Cd d-n
you you went over to the North and
helped them to steal our property"
Hoots, yell, laughter, applause, curses,
and blessings were all mixed w together.
But johnson kept pounding away at his
argument, turning his eyes occasionally TO
those swinging limbs over his head, to see
If there was any danger Of their tumbling
down upon him.
The whiskey and rumpus bore its legit-
innate fruit-a fight. This took place near
the stand. Men began to pound each
other over the head. The center of the
fight shifted back and forth, the com bat
ants being surrounded by great jam Of
humanity. Men who wanted "to take a
hand, as they called il, rushed in, while
those in who did not want hand rushed
out. Maynard stroked his silvery but
feeble whiskers, johnson looked on with
sour indignation, while Cheatham COM
manded that they desist, or he would come
down and whip them all.
The belligerents were finally separated
and taken to different parts Of the grove,
where they could not find one another.
Mr.. johnson continued his speech, and got
through with the rest of it withous serious
interruption.
1t is curious fact, but a true one, that
Maynard's speech was more attentively
listened to than either Cheatham's or
Johnson's. Party feeling here between
the supporters of the two Democrats is
more intense than against the Radicals
Consequently, Maynard slips along easily
When he gives johnson dig the Chesth-
amites cheer, and when he digs Cheatham
the Johnsonites applaud. This makes i,
pleasant for MIR. Maynard. He rather
seems to enjoy it. He thinks it q good
joke that he is tho second choice of both
johnson and Chatham.