The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-27

have got to come down to this region to and out
what wonderful orator Is Andy II prophet he
nothing In his own country stump speaker Is
something In his own State.
SKETCH or HORACE MAYNARD.
My friend Horace Maynard also looms up
grandly as rival OF Dnmostnenes Some people
as tender follows locomotive, think that Demos
themes Is an imitator Of Maynard These are the
Jackson. Horace Is just as straight and almost as
fat as ramrod. Being Of Indian descent his com:
decayed honey soap and his long black hair falling
In glossy straghtness over his shoulders united TO
faint Charles the Second mustache and imperial
picture frame IN furniture store Maynard Maynard
80 welded to philosophy and abstemlousness
been known to solace his great spirit for day.
His dress corresponds with his character In many
respects. 1t Is not made like carpet-bag constitu-
tons to satisfy present needs but rather like the
great instrument designed by the Fathers and con-
fded to Andrew Johnson, to last for all time
and constructed Is conjecture to the present gene
ration-ls in fact, lost in the mists of antiquity.
weage are an M woud pes from OF
the face of the earth II submitted to the coarse at
tentions of my Ethiopian clothes brusher.
sion Of Horace intact to the present day,
defylng alike the stealthy and crumblng
versity. Horace IA a great favorite with the ladies.
They like the Indian looking expression OF his face
and the Day 4 Martin polish Of his hair Then his
house steaks and his strict adherence to making
one course out of three meals give him spiritual,
are much impressed by what is venerable. They
find much to venerate In Maynard's medieval
colors known at the time they were made lustrous
along the seams from endless brushing with the
world and the weather. and marvel altogether or
sartoria archaeology. The ladies' will help him in
this campaign.
The Three Candidates at tho .Jonesboro
Court House-Andy's Speech Coldly Re
ceivcd-What He Says About Grant
and WashingtOn-GiH Taking u High
Crimc-Convontions Should BE Dis
penscd With and a President Directly
Elected BY the Pcopie-Speeciacs by
Maynard and Cheatham.
JONEsBoRO, Tenn, Sept 25 1872.
AS have already told you, this Is the centre OF
the dark and bloody ground Of Tennessee, where in
days not long gone by the political passions OF men
burned at furnace heat. The town is about equally
divided between democrats of the Union -conserva
tive stripe and republicans OF the bitter unbending
rebel-proscriptlon order. There has been tanning
down since the close of the war. The muir
derous antagonlsm of former years has given
way to peaceful though at times acrl-
monious controversy. Looking down the main
street Of the town this morning in heavy shower
ofrain, was amazed to sec long cavalcade of
horscmen riding upwards toward the Court House,
where the immortal triO-JohnsOn Cheatham and
Maynard-were to speak at the hour of eleven.
great number Of them wore suits of blue jeans,
which, l am told, Is an infaible indication that
they served in the federal army.
THOUGH sLOUOHY AND COARSE
in expression, it easy to that, under rude
exterior, their feelings were earnestly and actively
engaged in the pending discussion and the issues
involved. Around the Court House, in a very brief
time, whole regiment OF horses was packed, and
at all the corners of the streets groups Of men,
standing In the rain, discussed the prospects OF the
candidates.
The candidates arrived In the night from Bristol
and stopped at a hotel owned by a Mr.. Sewer, the
grandson OF the first Governor of Tennessee.
Horace Maynard concluded to part company with
the other two and acApt the hospitality Of Mr..
Grisham, the genial editor Of the bltterest radical
journal in all Tennessee. Johnson, though meet
ing with many friends, and only twenty-five
miles away from his home, found himself in the
the midst Of a strong. uncOngenial element-rad-
Called wings OF former days.
81 tell you what it Is" overheard one man say
to another on a street corner, "this fight is be-
tween Cheatham and Maynard, 80 they think here
pretty generally"
OLD UNION SPIRIT
flames out when the rebels raise their heads. TO.
day Andrew Johnson in his speech, which was de.
livered with force and emphasis that would have
carried away an adverse audience almost any
where else. asked, in the sweeping torrent OF his
address, "You know that l have forgiven much,
can you not forgive me little too ?"
Yet not q trace responsive of emotion could
be detected among his audience half rebel,
half radical, and both detcsting Johnson And
when in his most pathetic tones he exclaimed,
1nnk In mr. nm hn unnc VSpint
and hopeless erring-it washes away In the flood
gates OF its mercy the sons Of frai and feeble hui
Shall we not cry, Brothers, let us be reconcled let
forgive and forget, and let amnesty for ali, recon
Citation for all, be our policy forevermore ~
NOT A SOLITARY ECHO
of the sentiment could be heard in that audience OF
stolid and unrelenting Unionsts and equally stole
eleven O'Clock the signal for the meeting to as
semple. Then there was rush of embrowned and
rugged men up the steps of the Court House, and
fraternity OF the law T was lammed The speakers
tn this Is az n Ie Sese
tunity, and Johnson is poison to the radi.
Gals Gals, and md. equally poison to the ultra
at Bristol prevailed here, except that Johnson led
of. Few. men OF sensitive nature would have
plause broke the long two hours stretch of his
defamation, and he looked into the faces OF men,
were favorable. 1t is not to be presumed that few
public speakers are original every time they adj
dress an audience. In the nature OF things they
must repeat themselves. Mr.. Johnson cannot DO
supposed to have a fresh speech for every one of
the thousand and ten audiences he must address
before this campaign Is ended. Consequently
cannot give you much new material from his elo
quent lips In his speech to-day, which ended with
but a feeble effort at applause. He covered much
OF the old ground. What he principally said was
that he was
NOT THE NOMINEE OF A CONVENTION;
he was the candidate OF the people. They had
nothing to do with that Convention, ana such was
the dissatisfaction of the people with 1t that they
seemed to move away from 1t by instinct. After
this Convention adjourned there was spontaneous
gathering OF the people at Nashville, $4,000 in num-
Der, at which was prepared preamble and