Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-20
Tue CONGRESSIONAL RACE AT
BROWNSVILLE.



- Haywood for .Cheasham.
the. Editor.os the 1zi1n and American: q
BBoWSsEskdsE, TESSsg&6 6et, lis. 1872.
There was a grand Jchns en- lfalIY1S here
wednesday night, WhicE-Ws al -,perhaps lhe
richest thing of the.s seasons About twenty
johnson men had assembled to hear two
Memphians spread themselves. They had
pumped up steam, and labored beforehand
to. work up a Big thing in this .ceuH N,kare
they had claimed 80 niiieh. zhd really had
so little. They had twenty johnson men
preseni-a} don't say there were not more
men pres pc. The leading Radicals were
there E6z sog up Johnson steam. They
were The ISasiasts of the evening. They
supplie{ e ready-made applause. They
asSAned TO run Just as: much Of it as they
could, and they did Srun it beautifully in
the ground.@Be it known that a number
of Cheatham men were there too, for the
parpQse Of being converted, ,sof course,
Ley paAdly waited for the Memphian
seloquenee lhakcTas to create johnson votes.
Their lifz5pale business there however
was, when q dszson vote was made, ''to
make note oastt,'a and, to make notes gen
erallysssE. the ..sAA6sszihian
chivalry," proceeded to orate. Everytime
johnson was mentioned down came the
stick Of an old Democrat, as true man as
lives, and down came the stick of leading
Radical, three persons removed from him
on the same seat. The old Democrat
happened 10 look around 10 see who was
aiding him 50 Justify, and his jaw fell, his
next cheer was feebler, as he still watched
the Radical, and saw ne wasn't mistaken.
He tried it again and again the Radical stick
came down in applause. The old gentle
man turned to the man next him as he laid
his cane on his knees. 81 see how this is
now and III be id if l amt done with it.
I've got into the W. ong hox."
The Memphians proceeded to preach the
funeral Of the Democratic party. They
said it was dead and it ought to be dead,
and it was horrid, and they then pictured
the G. c., by which l am understood to
mean Great Commorer, and not Grand
Cyclops, standing above its cold corpse.
When they concluded, Col. Willo Haywood
of the States, arose and ably vindicated bis
party from the charge OF being q corpse.
He said he had supported Mr.. johnson as
the champion Of Democracy, but if they
were going to run that thing as a sideshoW
W AsdU4Nol4Su4 bACJ 4AltS5u5 SOOIb lllAu Oubs
l shall not attempt to reconcile the family
quarrel. The meeting was, as it was ex-
pected to be, grand rally. 1t was grand
-granaly little. 1t was the grandest fizzle
ever held In Brownsville.
Well, turn to sOld Frank'sn side. He
came in on the train at 2 O'Clock. The
boys were still up, and they evinced their
feeling in the warm welcome given him at
that hour in the night, by so large a crowd.
He was taken to the house of Capt. Lewis
Bond, Chairman of the Democratic County
Committee. The few Johnson men left
by the rally earlier in the evening, were
down to greet him, while Mr.. Maynard had
his party.
The speaking was at the Court House
and Mr.. johnson labored heavily before a
crowd of $50 persons, one third negroes.
He created no enthusiasm among his
friends and was not applauded, as ascer-
tanned by close calculation and counting,
by more than one dozen persons, half of
whom were Radicals, who shrewdly at
tempted to create all the Johnson strength
they could. Every vote for Johnson is one
for Maynard, and hence their labor.
Maynard followed in defense of the ad-
ministration. By the time Gen. Cheatham
arose the crowd had swelled to about six
hundred, many having come in from the
fair grounds. He was greeted with ap-
plause by almost the entire crowd, all ex-
cept the Radicals and johnson men. 1t
was loud and enthusiastic. 1t means busi-
ness. Gen. Cheatham made very strong
point, called out by an appeal Of Mr.. john
son, who asked if the people were going
back on him when he has stood by them.
Gen. Cheatham, asked if the people were
going to condemn him, if they were going
to stamp the seal of disapproval upon his
his course in fighting with them for cause
they all believed right-if he was to be con-
demned because he went with his people.
1t is a strong point. Shall zoe send him
back home 10 his ,gife and cbildren Jcitk the
"diSdpprOued" stamped on the hero of a
hundred battles fought for his people loith-
out REGARD, and without reward before be-
ing asked. Shall we now, when he has
come before US in obedience to a call of
convention, to ask the people for Office, for
the first time in his life spent in their serv-
ice either on the tented field, or as priv
ate citizen in the field of hoDeSt toll and
noble sweat. Il was an Eastern city that
saw battle scared veteran wh0 had won
victories at home and abroad for his coun-
try, sitting in rags at her gates, crying
"Date obollm BelisSariO," asking aims of
strangers. Gen. Cheatham asks no aims.
A fit representative of her people, he only
asks to be honored by them. 1t will dis
grace Tennessee not to honor him. When
he asked if they intended to condemn him
the whole crowd answered with one wild
shout: -"No,'~ Hno," "Dever," s'never."
You may put it down as certain that
johnson viii not get more than 125 votes
in this county, and most of those in
Brownsville. The boys are alive and at
work at what is left. They want it unani-
nous. COTTON.