Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-11-13
RATIFYING THE VICTORY.
GRAND QUALIFICATION
An Immense Demonstration ON Market
square.
Speeches by Hon, Horace Maynard, Col
ThOrnburah and Judge NOuk.

with largo ana eager crowd to celebrate the
glorious victory achieved on Tuesday las.,
whereby the preservor and defender of the
country, Gen. Grant, is chosen to preside over
its destinies for four years longer and complete
the work so gloriousy begun.
The German Band furnished the music on
the occasion. The first piece played was " Hail
Columbia, and as the notes of this patriotic
anthem rose and fell on the air the enthusiasm
of the vast concourse found vent in loud and re-
peated cheers that made the welkin ring.
An immense bonfire was built in the center
of the Square while the speaker stand and the
CHRONICLE Office was brilliantly illuminated.
An immense tri-colorcd balloon was inhated
and scared grandly upward, and took its west
ward flight, after those who took the advice of
the sage of Chappaqua, and went toward the
Occident.
Amidst the widest enthusiasm and calls for
HON. HORACE MAYNARD,
That gentleman took the stand and made one of
the most conciliatory speeches we ever listened
to. He showed wherein the conservative ele-
ment had been led by the ultra leaders of the
Bourbon Democracy, and where the people had
risen in the penitude of their might and re-
buked the imposition and monstrous wrongs at
tempted to be foisted upon the people Of this
State by them.
He said that in tho late contest, nationality,
equality and the general prosperity had been
the pTCNalllUg IDEAS AS against SectlOnallSn,
the privileges of caste and class and fruitless alb
stractions. That the campaign demonstrated as
n lesson tho policy of honesty in politics as in
every thing elso and the wisdom of never des-
pairing when principle is involved. He showed
by examples from our own recent history and
from Mexican history, the difference between
parties based upon principle, and the partisans
of distinguished leaders, and pointed out the
tendency Of the American people to stand upon
principle, rather than to folew leaders. He
concluded by thanking the audience for their
recent support at the polls.
COL. j. NJ. THoRNBURGH.
Followed Mr.. Maynard in a brief speech. He
congratulated his hearers on the glorious vic
tory just achieved, which was rebuke to the
designs of ambitious and unprincipled leaders,
who attempted to barter away the rights of the
people for their own selfish ends. Speaking of
the Conservative Union men, he said that they
ought to and naturally, did belong to the Re-
publican party. The history ofthe past, sealed
with the best blood of the country placed them
there, and their sympathies could be no where
else He had been chosen to represent this, the
Gathering Ram District, in the National Legs-
lature, which had been laid off for the purpose
of DISTINGUISHING East Tcnnesseeans, and was
grateful to those who had given him their sup
port in the race The workingmen of both par
ties had rallied around his standard and he
would represent to the utmost of his power, the
interest of those who sent him there. His speech
was we'll received and with thanks for the con-
fdence manifested on previous occasions in his
behalf, he retired.
At the conclusion of Col. Thornburgs re-
marks, which were loudly applauded, n
LETTER FROM SENATOR BRowNLow
to the New York Times was read by Capt.
VIM. Rule, (Which will be found in full in an
other column the reading of which was receiv-
ed with tumultuous cheering, showing the strong
hold this tried and veteran leader has on the af-
fections of his party.
JUDGE L. c. HoUK
was the next speaker. His remarks were char
acteristic and replete with anecdote and witt
csm. He felt too full of the joy of the hour to
harbor luminosity and forebore any harsh allu-
sions to his old foe, the Democratic party, He
thought with the present overwhelming defeat
staring them in the face the best thing for the
Conservative Union Andy johnson men to do
would be to come over to the Republican party,
where they rightfully belonged, He demon
strated the onward march of Republicanism
and congratulated the country on the over
whelming ana decisive victory obtained over
tremendous odds. He kept the crowd in excel
lent humor and was listened to with the closest
attention until its close, when the crowd dis
persed.