Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-06
A GOOD SPEECH.
Hon. ID. A. EnIOe Before His Com
sfffueufS

StltuenLS.
Hon. 3. A. Enloe, who has for the past
tw o terms served as a representative from
Carroll With great satisfaction to his con-
stituents and distinction TO himself, ad-
dressed the people Of Carroll at Hunting
don few days since. We learn that, hav-
ing declined a reelection to the Legsla-
ture, he is urged to carry the Greeley and
Brown flag in his district as Congressional
elector.
After giving an account of his steward
ship as a Legislator, Mr.. Enloe proceeded:
come now TO the Presidential election.
l had the honor of representing you in the
Baltimore Convention, and must say that
never saw body of men more seriously
in earnest in my life. Delegates had as
sembled there from every State and Terri
tory in the Union, and they came with
firm resolve to make grand sacrifice IN the
interest of good government. 1t required a
sublime degree of patriotism to sacrlhce all
Che cherished traditions of the Democratic
party, and unite their banners andi their
forces with those of a different political or
ganization, under the leadership of life
long enemy of the Democracy. The emer-
gency was great, but their patriotism was
equal TO the emergency. True to Demo
ty interests and praty traditions should be
made subservient to the interests Of the
country. The condition of the country and
of the political parties of the country, i'm
peratively demanded that there should he
but one candidate IN opposition TO Mr..
Grant, and discretion pointed to Horace
Greeley as that man.
As between those two candidates no true
For
Mr.. Greeley was unanimously declared to
be the candidate of the Democratic party.
We turned away from the dead past with
its record of past differences, aud looked
forward with hope to the future. We nom
mated Mr.. Greeley upon the declaration Of
principles embodied in the Cincinnati plat
form, as epftomized in his noble letter of
acceptance.
We of Tennessee, are, to great extent,
responsible for his nomination. We heard
the powerful appeal of our more uDfOrtun-
ate sister States South, for good govern
ment, and our own bitter experience had
prepared us to fOrego the satisfaction OF
making the fight under one OF our own
chosen leaders, and to unite with the hon
est men of all parties in bold and determ-
ined effort to restore local sel-goyernmelt.
Radicals are astonished that a Southern
Democrat can support Mr.. Greeley, but 1t is
a matter of greater assOnishment that any
trae and honest Republican can refuse to
support him. His Republican record is GER
tainly irreproachable, and as to the future,
he proposes to restore purity and honesty
TO the administration of the governmental
he Al the divisions of the country and make
this one government, as we are one people;
TO secure equal rights to all, the white man
"a well as the black man, and to give 10
the individual the largest liberty consistent
with the general good. Is there anything
Objectionable in this to any patriotic Ameri-
can ciJiZ7n?
> When his party was flush with victory
and full OF revenge for the murder OF MIR.
Lincoln, he boldly demanded amnesty for
all and complete restoration of the rights
of the people of the South. The prospect
of a seat in the Senate of the United States
would not tempt him, nor could certain pc
Cuniary loss in the management OF his pa
per drive him from his principles. When
he stepped forward and saved the fallen
chief of the Confederacy from loathsome
prison. at the expense of the loss of friends,
the loss of money and the loss of high polil-
zeal preferment, he sealed his devotion to
the principles be professed. When Tennes-
see was struggling to free herself from the
most odious despOtism that ever cursed
people born to freedom, the New York
Tribune struck many a good blow for the
Liberal Republican candidate and the
cause of reform. While our own Radical
citizens were manufacturing Ku-klux out
RACES for the Committee on Southern Out
RACES" Mr.. Greeley was denounCing the
thieves and carpet-bag gers who We're en-
gagged in plundering the South.
Now let us see what Mr.. Grant has done
TO entitle him to the support Of the people.
When he said 'fet us have peace" it was as
a bow of promise to the Southern people,
aud inspired many hopes but to deceive
them His policy has been to let us have DO
peace. 1t is innocently said by his support
ers that he has done nothing wrong but &C
cept gifts and appoint his relatives TO office;
were this tIu. il is suffi olent to damn him
to eternal fame. George Washington said
that he could not accept gift without be-
coming dependent, and Grant has verified
the remark. The givers of gifts have been
appointed TO important and responsible pO-
sitions in consideration nf their generous
support. When you are asked what ap-
pOintment he has mace in consideration of
a gift, cite the case Of A. L. Stewart OF New
York, who was appointed Secretary Of the
Treasury as a reward for bis liberality in
contributing money to be used in pIrchas-
ing Mr.. Grant house. Mr.. Stewart being
an importer of foreign goods was ineligible
TO the position, and Grant sent a special
message to Congress asking the repeal of
the disabling act, which had been upon the
statute books Of the country since the early
days of the republic. Where does Mr.. Stew
art stand to-day? He has become so hearth
ly disguised with the corrupt practices Of
the Grant administration that he has made
I liberal Contributions TO assist in the election
of Mr.. Greeley. Many instances of offices
given in return for gifts might be mention
ed, but this viii suffice to show the principle,
or rather the lack Of principle on the part
of the administration. Ii you wish to see
a more familiar illustration of the corrupt
principle which unites the great gift-taker
and his fiieu Is, look al the Tennessee Re
publican, yiudictive, malignant and biased
sheet published in this town and known as
the administration organ in this section of
the SfaLe--whence do you suppose it de-
riyes is SUPPORT? Certainly not from a
legitimate newspaper business. The editor
of that paper receives the appointment of
Revenue Assessor from Mr.. Grant, and to
show his devotion to Grantism be supports
the honest (?) Administration which gives
sustenaRce to him and his paper. He
writes editorials for Grant with one band,
and holds his commission in the other
aud if the editorials should not be forth
coming his head might go off to give place
TO some more loyal newspaper man. Can
any fair-minded Republican place any con-
tidente in the statements Of a man who
holds his ofliee by a tenure so precarious?
j wOuli believe as much of what he says
upon political matters as | would Cf any
mans ssiry who is paid to tell it, and no
more. II | am correctly Informed the edi
Tor of the Il .dical organ in Middle Tennes-
see also holds revenue office. You see