, 1872-10-19

johnson, Gf,catla:.,n, and Maynard at
I4e,as11ns
CHICAGO, Oct. is, 1s7;

Lebanon {oct. 10y GoTTespon'enec Of TIC eneinzdt'
Cc.,7ueIciG1.
Tie speaking tool! rlace in : cedar grove near
town. i }a:s: crowd gathered in from the coun-
try, and marched out to the grove like an army
going to war. Tho cedars were rather thick,
and the stand was rather high, reaching up
among tho branches. A great many men climbed
up into the surrounding frees. 1t VAS 9 curious
sight. The limbs Immediately over the stage
he'd all the men they could support. And stand
ing in the denEe mass all around tho stand Wero
in the tree tops. All sorts Of people were on
hand =; young, old, middle-aged, white: black,
college students, and Confederate conscSlpts. 4
sprink1lng of negroes were also present, and the
best behaved men on the grounds.
The crowd was greatly in favor Of johnson,
but the Cheatham interest was very noisy.
What they lacked in numbers they made up in
noise.
Cbeatbam opened. He did not con6ne himself
to his manuscript, but dabbed about mere and
there, bringing to the surface fragment OF
Johnson's record every time.
He dHelt at length upon the murder OF Mrs.
surratt. johnson had done it; the blood of that
poor woman was upon his hands. Here err broke IN
s number of voices, singing out as folloWs:
s'Hurrah for Mrs. Surratt."
"Johnsor the woman-killer; he's worse than
Ben. Butler"
.He was traitor to the South. You stood by
u.s. old Frank. Hurrah for Cheatham"
4 man on cedar limb, directly over Johnsons
head, enng out, "G-d d-n Andy Johnson, tho
traitor; hurrah for Cheatham!" Great cheering
and confusion. 4. J. did not look up, although
cedar sprigs were falling all over his head from
the shaking limbs above
Geueral Cheatham branched off on to the Mil
itary Goyernorship. Old men had been sent to
the, Penitentiary for no other cause than that
they loved the South. More interruption, and
cries Of "Give it to the old rascal!" "Hit him n
again!" "Down with the womar-murderer!
tsWe'll stand by old Frank, for he stood BY us!''
This sort Of mixed speaking continued for
some time Tho General would talk awhie and
then the crowd would put in energetic if not
elegant words Of appreciation. The johnson
0OId ANDY" ss Come up, Andy, don't be afraid"
"Wen stand to you" "You'ye got the crowd"
and 80 on.
Cheatham read from speech made during
the war, in which he spoke Of the dead Southern
ced1v esa gsi gsaid l it. Cries $40 Of SThst 50
sswe'll show him. "Give it to the d--d old
demagogue." ststand up to him, Frank"
Matters went on in this shape for about half
an hour. when Cheatham Sat down, having said
about all he could think Of.
When johnson arose there were cheers,
| hoots yells, and cries of all descriptions. He
| looked around upon his noisy audience Tor .
| moment, waiting for them to exhaust He WAS
| told not to bo afraid by some one who thought
| he was hesitating through q disnclinaton to
proceed. 'fAfraid2" said he; "no, these eyes
have never yet beheld tne mau WHO 1uspieo tota
heart with fear" .:...--
When johnson vas defending his course dur
ing the var, be WAS met with q tempest Of con-
| demnation and appreciation. While this was
going On, an old man, pretty drunk, rode up,
| shouting, st Hurra for John Bell and the brn-
stone-heater !" After he had got through With
| John Bell md the g heater" be shook bis list at
Johnson shouting: '.0h, yes, Cd d-n yon ;
you vent over to the North end helped them to
steal our property" ...,
Hoota, yells, laughter, applause, curses, and
| blessings we're all mixed up together. But
Johnson kept pounding away at hls argument,
limbs over his head, to See ii there was any
danger Of their tumbling down upon him:
| The whiskoy and 1umpus lore its legitimate
fruit-a fight. This took place near the stand.
! Men began to pound each other over the head
the contestants beng surrounded BY great jam
Of humanity. Men who wanted "to. take
! hand" as they called it, rushed In. Hhlle those
in who did not want hand rushed out. May
na1d stroked his eilrerT but feeble "h1skers,
Johnson looked on with sour indignation, while
Che.tbam commanded that they desist, or be
would come down and whip them all.
The belligerents were finally separated aue
taken to different parts Of the grove, where they
could not find one another. Mr. johnson con
tnued his speech, and got through Win 1ne fe7
Of it without serious interruption.
It isa curious fact but a true one, that May
nard's speech, was more attentiyely listened II
i than either Cheatham's or Johnson's. Part1
! feeling here between the supporters Of the tWf
Democrats is more intense than, against tht
easily. When he gives johnson dig the Cheat
: hamites cheer, and when he digs Cheatham th'
Johnsonites applaul. This makes it pleasan
for Mr. Maynard. He rather seems to enjoy it
BE thinks It a good joke that he is the secont
choice Of both johnson and cheatham-