Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-05-09


Ratification Meeting by the Liberal
A meeting, exclusively Of Liberal Repub-
licans, not exceeding T5, held last night on
the bill was called to order by Gov. Henry
S. Foote. G. P. Thruston, chosen to pre-
side, made speech, saying, he expected
the nominees Of the Cincinnati Convention
would be elected. He recognized in Horace
Greeley ian honest man in sympathy with
the peopler." Mr.. Foote introduced the
following:
Whereas, The Cincinnati Liberal Repub-
ican Convention have, at their recent ses-
| sion, adopted platform of principles and
nominated candidates for the Presidency
and ice-Presidency of the Union, such as
we, who are here assembled, do most heart
ily approve; therefore
Resolved, That in the pending Presiden-
tial contest we will stand by and sustain
the said principles, and yield to
our trusted and worthy nominees an
earnest, energetic and unwavering support;
and that we will vote for no electoral ticket
upon which may be inscribed the names of
individuals not absolutely pledged to the
support of Horace Greeley of New York,
and B. Gratz Brown of Missouri, in prefer
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nominated in opposition to them, by any
political organization or party whatsoever.
A. S. Oolyar in part said: This isamost
remarkable meeting. Perhaps under the
circumstances the most remarkable ever
held in Tennessee, and in my opinion, the
most interesting. I think time will prove
that the men who are taking part in this
meeting have acted prudently. / am re-
joieed to see here so many of the citizens of
Nashville ready at the outset to engage in
this canvass. The Cincinnati Convention,
held but the other day, has put forward for
the Presidency and Vice Presidency of the
United States two distinguished citizens.
Whether they will be elected to these high
Offices depends in a great measure upon the
manner in which they are taken up by the
people at once, and particularly the manner
in which they are taken up by the
people Of this section. There is great
deal in the mode and manner Of doing it;
whether it shall be done with prudence
whether it shall be done with foresight.
| (He felt confident that Gen. Grant would
| be the opposing candidate.) 1t is due to
enc solitary man that there has been this
change, who was bold enough to come out
on his own platform. he said: l am going
tc oppose Gen. Grant. He gave his reasons
| for doing it. They told powerfully upon
| the American people. He was invited to
make aspeech in Nashville, and came here.
Carl SGh4rz, it was inquired, are you
going over to the Democratic party? He
answered: No, my friends; ask me in the
Senate what am going to do; whether
am going over to the Democratic party.
He had the courage to say, propose ors
| ganizing a middle party. [Applause.l He
| told Us who would come over to him. He
named the men, In the Senate and in the
House. Subsequently Sumner, Trum-
bull and Greeley came out in favor
of the new movement. The New York
and Chicago TribtmeS, the Springfield Re
publican and Cincinnati Commercial fol-
lowed. He concluded by saying that Mr..
Greeley was one Of the best posted meu in
the country on emigration and immigration
and as the South needed both emigrants
and immigrants intelligent in its interest
here; that be was in favor of universal
amnesty, and that if the National Demo
cratic Convention did not make an indie
pendent nomination the people of this
State would vote for tia Cincinnati nomi-
nees, but if that convention even Endorsed
those nominees the false cry would be
raised in the North that the nominations
were trick of the Southerners.
Col. Thomas Claiborne followed. He
said you all know we (referring to his
family are the strictest set of the
Democracy. We have always been for the
| people and with them. We have waited
seven years for the Democratic party to do
something. Four years ago we sounded
the tocsin, called out all the drums,
mustered all our forces and voted straight.
We made a most signal failure. Can a
man not be a Democrat and say he is
for Greeley and Brown in this contest ?
Greeley knows all about the country.
From what know / regard Gratz Brown
! as most excellent second man. We are
satisfied Mr.. Greeley is an honest man. L
am very glad he is engaged in rebuilding
new house for US. The Democratic
party is full of holes. 1t holds
nothing. 1t is efete. 1t is emascu-
lated. [Applause.I Every one at
the Maxwell and Battle houses are going
TO vote for Greeley and Brown q intend to
do it aud l hope every man in Tennessee
will do it, because feel they are the right
men. l want President who will not on
every frivolous preteXt suspend the writ OF
habeas corpus. He continued: l am for
union in perpetuity, know cannot enjoy
the fruits of my labors unless there are
good laws and the Constitution is enforced.
This party proposes to free everybody.
They could have courtmartialed me the
same as they did that unfortunate wretch
Champ Ferguson.
Let the people vote as they like for mem
bers of Congress on the tariff question and
decide that matter there. l am for the
Cincinnati Convention because it frees me,
raises me out of my difficulties.
The next speaker was A. L. DeMOss. He
presented a mathematical calculation to
prove that the Cincinnati nominees were
sure to be elected. They would carry the
entire South, except South Carolina and
Florida, sure New York, and have a mar
gin of seven or eight States from which to
obtain the necessary Electoral College vote
to elect them.
The resolutions were adopted and the
meeting then adjourned.