Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-11
MURFREESBORO.
Cheatham, johnson and sIayns

CheafhRm, johnson and Maynard.
A gentleman writing from Murfreesboro
of the speaking theie on the 9th, says:
a neighbor of Gen. Cheatham was in
town to-day. he said to me:
"Why, some people who don't know Gen.
Cheatham, seem to think he is not capable
of attending to the duties in Congress. l
tell you if Gen. Cheatham is not q talker he
is a worker, a man Of practical sense, and a
will and determination to put through
whatever he undertakes, and the good judg-
ment 20 know how to do it. j have been
in legislative bodies, and know that the
takers are not the men who accomplish
legislation. Il is the working men. NY
farm joins Gen. Chsatham's, and his neigh
bors know how well he is qualified TO at
tend 20 their business. he is one of the
people, laboring man, and he feels as they
feel, and understands their feelings and
wants. lie holds his own plow handles,
and does his own work like man, setting
noble example 10 our boys, laboring for
his family and minding his own business,
except when he is asked for advice, which
he always gives with good Judgment
and common sense. Why, put tba,
man in Congress, and he will cling
No very new points were made, except
that Gen. Cbeatham accused Mr.. johnson
OF saying that our dead heroes slept in dig
nomiaious graves" and Mr.. johnson de-
MED that he had ever said anything of the
kind, and Gen. Cheatham pressed it on
him. reading the following: "The conduct
of Rebel women is astonishing. Hold up
your hands and see if they are not red with
blood. the blood of your husbands, BROTH
ers, and sons, sent by your pernicious in
fueDce 10 untimsly and igROHainiOuS
grGres."
Mr. Joh1sol's fat denial that he had ever
said anything of the kind, coupled with
the fact that il was pro-
duced and read on him, convinced people
that he was not over scrupulous.
TO every measure dem anded by our strug
Cling people, and beseige Departments, ex-
ecutive mansion, Senators, or Congress
men, until be secures what his people want
aud are entitled TO. 1t seems to me that
we need this kind of men in Congress now,
when Tennessee wants not political battles
bat ma erial development"
l have given his exact language, as near
as | could. His name is Hon. Jno. AicGill,
representative from Coffee county in the
. last Legislature, and now candidate for
Floater from Coffee and Cannon. He says
that he las been over Coffee and Cannon
and knows that Gen. Cheaiham will carry
both counties. Cannon he says is almost
united, and Coffee largely for the General.
The speaking here to-day was listened to
by about 1000 persons.
Mr.. J0hnson's speech was in its first part
fat and tame; but he warmed up and de-
livered in its last part strong speech, and
his reply was more like real speaking than
ANYTHING vet reported in the papers. 1t
was greatly weakened, however, by Gen.
Chestham's reply given before, and by his
exposure of Johnson's attempt to create
false impression on the crowd, about his
being before the May Convention, and be-
fore the Executive Committee. Gen.
Chesthsm on that point simply told him
that he knew better, and yet attempted to
create a false impression. WAS delegate
TO that convention, and know that Gen.
Chatham was never before 1t,
nor voted down. A resolution was voted
down to make a nomination at all,
on the ground that il would be inexpedient
and premature, as the bill had not passed,
creating a new Congressman. Gen. c.,
was received by the crowd to-day with
great enthusiasm. Johnson received some
applause; but when Gen. Cheatham arose,
there was one prolonged oatburst of genu--
inc, feeling, which carried away the crowd.
1t was evident that the crowd was three
to one for Cheatham. Il must not be de-
MED either thai Maynard received his full
share OF applause and much of it from the
white vO ers. Many of the johnson men
being, ID many of them owning them
selves divided between johnson or May
mar =. beat the nominee. Many of them
TOT ,tom know to be Johuson men
ap. 8, ] Maynard.