Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1872-10-23
REPUBIICAN SPEAKING.
Speech of Ex.Governor Bard at the Court
House.

In accordance with notice given, ex.Gov.
Bard addressed the citizens of Knoxville Mon
day night at the court house, on the political is
sues of the day.
David Richards, Esq, chairman pro TEN, of
the Grant and Wilson Club, called the meeting
to order, in few lively remarks, in which he
expressed the hope that this would be a regular
revival meeting, and that Col. John Williams
would be among the converts. He then intro
duced the speaker of the occasion,
EX-GOVERNOR SAM BARD.
He appeared before the people of Knoxville
in compliance with an invitation from Judge
Houk, and though suffering from frequent
speaking, would endoavor to entertain them
briefly He would begin by speaking of the
dead and terminate with the living. Abiding
to Mr.. Greeley, whose prospects were fair at
Cincinnati, he passed on to President Grant,
saying he would initiate his great leader, the
President, and talk common sense, for this was
pre-eminenty-cn the Republican side-a cam
paign of reason. Mr.. Greeleys prospects were
waning, and while two or three months ago he
might have been able to carry several of the
Eastern and Middle States yet now he could
not carry single State moth of Mason and
DiXon's line.
He showed the wire-puling at Cincinnati by
the disafected of all parties where, to use
were born and received the Democratic Apos-
tolc benediction at Baltimore. Greeley had
swallowed the Democracy and vice versa and
each had made the other SICK as was evinced in
the October election and by the 9th of Novem-
Der the old party would be dead beyond the
power of resurr ection.
He was Democrat from his youth and served
four years in the confederate army and a. the
close of the war was the first Journalist to raise
the name of Gen. Grant for the Presidency
He alluded en- pdssant TO his course before and
since the war and paid tribute to the old flag,
which was not suffered to float from the State
house of Georgia by the Governor elected to fill
out the uneXpired term of Bullock, one of tho
greatest thieves that ever disgraced his high
position.
He was opposed to Greeley, for he hadn't lost
his manhood yet-he was Republican from
principle and could not see how a Southern man
could support him. The speaker made an allu-
sion to his individual experience and gave his
views as to the reason why President Grant
should be reelected.
He urged liberal policy on the part of his
hesrers-the blacks should not be Radical,
neither should the whites. The population Of
Southern cities should be far in excess of what
they now are, citing the condition of Memphis,
which virtually shut the door of prosperity
hand of welcome to the immigrant who comes
with his industry and means to develop our re-
sources.
Gov. Bard read dispatch from Gen. Hart
thanks to the audience for the respectful atten-
ton, giving three cheers for Grant and Wilson,
which were joined in heartily by the crowd
During his remarks the speaker was frequently
applauded.
David Richards ESQ., took the stand and
made some very earnest appeals to former
Union men to return to the. Republican
elected President by the Republi-
cans, but he hated to hear big man tell lie as
much little one (here Col. Williams at
tempted to explain that he was mistaken in his
views as to what Mr.. johnson did say) Mr.. r.
repeated his assertion, and with n pleasing al
fusion to Chattanooga, gave way to
COL. GAsKILL,
lifelong Democrat, who supported Grant
from principle. He gave review of Mr..
Greeley's past career, his crotchets and his in
constituencies, but he was not well balanced and
he could not support him for the Presidency
Also on the other hand his preference for Gen.
latter, as much for his civil administrative abil-
ity as for his proves in war;
He had formerly been States rights rebel,
in accordance with old Democratic ideas, bnt
had cotton over that now. The party lash didn't
hurt now like it did before the war
His views were expressed with great force and
vigor and ELECTED frequent applause. With a
eulogy on the colored race of the South, he pass
ed on to the practice of the rival candidates for
the Presidency Col Gaskill concluded, hav-
ing made most happy effort
Col. Gaskilps remarks occupied about two
hours in delivery, and he was frequently inter-
rupted by loud cheers from the audience. His
speech was an able effort and we can assure
him good crowd if he should ever address the
citizens of Knoxville again.