Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1872-10-26
CHEATHAm, JOHNSON AND
MAYNARn.
TEr Speaking on SaIurday-He-
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A"' NPraAtnS on saturday nc
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Gu Friday night the 18th, ut y o'clock
General CheathIm ami Mr.. Johnson arrived
in thI- city. Mr.. Maynard did not 'rri'"
tin saturday morning. Johnson ""> mel
II the depot by Z. few niend,- AMI >t"rped
IL the Cayne~S Housr.
CHEATHAN's KECEFTION.
\ delegation of citizens, with musir and
carriages, met General Cheatham, and, al
though the hour was late, drove him
through some OF the principal streets, and
then 10 the Lancaster House, whose guest
he had been invited to become. The eRthu-
siasm at the depot, on the arrival OF the
train, beggars description. Gen. Chatham
was literally borne upon the shoulders OF
his enthusiastic friends from the train to
his carriage, while the band played his ia
YOrite tune, and the crowd gave cheer after
cheer. In passing along Main, Market and
| Lafayette street, his carriage was frequent
| ly stopped by crowds who wanted 10 see
and shake hands with cold Frank" A
ball was going on in TOmlIn's Hail, and, as
the procession passed the ladies and gentle
I ulNH III oA=N1 tAG bAAtSA-G anu " AhNA
! handkerchiefs and cheered the old hero
! Considering the Iateness OF the hosr, mere
I encouraging demonstration Of welcome WAS
never accorded any one by any people.
! THE PROCESSION on SATURDAY MORNING.
| At eleven o'clock Saturday morning the
| General was escorted from his hotel TO the
| WING AND TRIBUNE office, by large pro-
cession Of citizens in carriages, headed by
The Silver COrnet Band. The band:rOde in
| All elegant chariot, drawn by four beauti-
| tul gray horses, rendered for the occasion
/ by Long & Mason. General Cheaiham fol-
lowed IN a superb open carriage, drawn by
| four magnificent chestnut sorrels splendid
| ly cRpaTisOned, rendered TO him during his
! stay in the city by Mr.. sam Norwood, OF
! the firm OF TOmlinson, Howard x Co. Then
came citizens in carriages, forming in ali
one OF the most Imposing receptions ever
witnessed in this city. Immense and en-
thusisstIc crowds thrOnged the streets, and
| windows and balconies were filed with Ia
! dies, whose beautiful faces were wreathed
| in smiles OF welcome. When the process
/ sion halted in front OF the WIG
/ AND TRIBUNE office, Market street, from
| Main 10 Lafayette, was perfect sea Of hu-
manity, and cheer after cheer went up from
/ q thousand Threats that made the welkin
ring. For nearly two hours the large room
Of the WHIG AND TRIBUNE office was filed
| with people, all snxiOus TO clasp the hon.
| eat hand Of sold Frank"-the soldier IN
war, the citizen in peace, and the man who
never betrayed confidence, or deserted
his people In the hour Of peril. Alter par
taking Of an elegant lunch, prepared by
DIr. John DadO, the General was escorted
10 the Court-IlOuSe, which hsd been pre-
| pared for the speaking.
THE SPEAKING.
General Cheaiham opened the discussion
in - short but pointed and fOrcible speech.
He Vndicated the Convention by which he
was nominated, showed that Mr.. johnson
WAS scheming for its endorsement, and
that the perpetuity OF Conservative and De-
mOcratie principles, depended entirely up
on the preservation OF party organization.
| He referred 10 the TACT that Mr.. johnson
owed all his Offices 10 Conventions, and that
he (JohnsOn) had never, in q public and
official life Of forty years, discovered that
/ nv WIZ N1AAAPts hhNiA NANy AaAASa ~ NC
his plant tools: that MIR. johnson WAS the
! violent advocate Of the Convention system,
until this one got in the way OF his inOrdi-
| nate, inSatiate ambition, and that he would
| he to-day had the late one selected him 20
bear its standard. His speech, though
short, was long enough 20 convince reason
Ing minds that Mr.. JOhnson's love of the
people, and the poor old Constitution he
used to kick and spit upon, was still bOun-
died. by the narrow limits OF self-a horizon
beyond which he never suffered himself to
wander. When the General asked " if the
people Of Tennessee were going back on
him because lac went with and fought for
his people, "NOP' in prolonged thunder
tones was answered back. The conclusion
of General Cheatham's speech was follow
ed by several minutes Of deafeninS cheers,
and the vast crowd, waving hats, swayed
To and fro like ocean waves, pushed up
around the sold hero" many OF them EN-
.bracing him.
MAYNARD's ADDRESS.
Mr.. Maynard followed Gen. Cheathanl, lie
lyering II signally able speech. and making
certainly the best defence of Gen. Grant
and his administration we have heard. He
was eXquisitely mild on Gen. Andy john
son, but devoted considerable time TO Gen.
Chealham and his party. 1t was evident
to all, not too deeply prejudiced TO see, that
Maynard was fearful of making votes
against johnson, and that Cheatham was
really his oppOneRt. Throughout his en-
tire speech he sought TO allaY all fears OF
| his (Aaynard's) election, and indirectly en-
couraged the johnson men to persevere in
their mad and dangerous career Of disOr-
ganiZatiOn. This fact cannot tail TO have
! impressed itself ON all calnl-mintled men
who heard the discussion, and in IL is = sol
emn warning to us to stand by our orgsm-
cation If we would defeat RadiealIsm.
GEN. JOIINsoN's SPEECH.
Brigadier Gen. Andrew johnson closed
the discussion in speech Of almost inter-
minable length. lie spoke until shutdown,
and the crowd had dwindled away to 4
hundred. Ills apology for his past ingrati-
tude to the people of Tennessee amounted
! to simply this: a deny nothing charged
against me in the pamphlet OF Montgomery;
| l take nothing back, nor have any excuses to
make, but Neill ). Brown and = COnven-
tiOn at Nashville, some four years ago, pro-
nOunced me great statesman and patriot.
| and therefore enclosed me and all | ever
did" He ignored the fact that his cordial
welcome hack TO Tennessee, after the expi-
ration of his Presidential term, was based
on his efforts 10 r,tard reconstruction after
he fell out with his own party, and on HIS
Oit-repeated declaration that the "measure
Of his ambition was flIll; that he wanted
no Office, nor would he have one, and that
he only asked little dirt for charity The
people Of Tennessee We're simply willing to
let MIR. JOhnSOh's past alone if lie would
permit them TO 10 40, by seeking and pre-
serving that dignihed retirement which
would have been 20 becoming in one of his
years, and one who had filled every Office
from Alderman TO President. But with
the declarations of retirement warm upen
his llps-sentiments that lulled the suspi-
cisns Of the people A. 10 his honesty, we
iind him intriguing for the United States |
Senalorship Defeated Ia thistle goes over |
the State again, declaring that s'he neither /
wanted nor would he have dRg Office" and |
yet we lind him at that very tiAle intriguing |
Toe Congressman for the State at Large, !
and after being defeated before Il Conyen.
lion which he and his friends did more to
get up than any one else, suffering AN idle /
mob in the city OF Nashville to prevail on
hun TO run as Al independent, Mir. John
son, As usual, has betrayed the confidence
of the people, and, taking advantage of q
supposed prejudice in the minds of the
people sgainst Conventions is wickedly and
reasonably attempting to break up aud de-
stroy the unity Of the Conservative Demo.