Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-10-27
THE sonNsoN DEMONSTRATION


Torci,rights. Turpensine. Sky Rock.
cts, Horses, Wagons, Aonae Voters
and Considerable footing.
The long talked of johnson demonstra.
ton. of which no little has been said for
several weeks past, has come and gone. 1t
| is needless here to remark that the prepa-
rations have been going on for some time
past, and the supporters Of Mr.. johnson
here used every effort to make it a grand
affair. We suppose they are satisfied with
the demonstration, and the friends OF
| Cheatham, who were also out in full force
upon the sidewalks, were as enthusiastic as
men could possibly be, and did not seem to
be the least discouraged.
We will not attempt to underrate the pro-
cession, or declare it failure, as our CO
temporary did in referring to the Cheatham
demonstration two weeks sincs. The John
son men did their level best, and they
made creditable affair of it in the way of
mechanical devices and decorated vehicles.
But if the wagons and horses had been put
in one pile and the gentlemen wearing fun
Ileral capes and white cambria caps put in
lsanother, the horses and wagons would
have out voted them. However, 1t was
loud procession-the horses bowed, the
'svotes" with horns bowed and
the wagon load of boys bowed. All the
blowing, however, did not seem to disturb
the equilibrium of Cheatham's staunch sup
porters who were equally as numerous as
the opposite party, and The way they were
singing out sob! my Cheatham," satisfied
us that they also had their blowers up.
We should not here forget to mention
the fact that the procession was not alone
composed of Davidson county 'voters."
Special trains arrived on the different
roads, and the ranks were swelled by hun
dreds from Sumner, Bedford, Rutherford
and other counties. OF the number who
arrived on these special trains were
many Cheatham men who came down to
see the show, and they were chuckling
over the fact that they got here on half
fare ticket. On one of the trains they COM
menced taking the vote, and they found
so many Cheatham men that it was pre-
sumed the committee on counting "votes"
had got into the wrong box.
As the procession moved along the
streets, all kinds of remarks were made by
the lookers-on. One old gentleman said
he couldn't swallow gOhnson-not quite,
but he was glad to see that there was
only one darkey in the procession. Most
of the people along the Sidewalks seemed
to be of the impression that the Internal
footing Of ten cent horns in the hands
and mouths of very small "blowers,"
whose musical education has not been
properly attended to. rather detracted from
the success of the show.
One individual OF an inquisitive turn of
mind, was constantly propounding conun-
drums, asking, at one time, if it was not the
essence of sarcasm for a transparency to be
carried in johnson demonstration, having
inscribed upon it "Behold the advance in
science, in gas machines"
Hundreds of people lined the sidewalks;
indeed, the crowd all the way from the
interchangeable starting point Of the
procession, was so dense that it was a
difficult matter for person to pass along.
The line of march, as published, was ad-
hered to, the procession, with its many in.
teresting features, being finally brought to
halt at the courthouse, where the crowd
was entertained for half an hour or so, by
the repetition of Mr.. Johnson's speech,
wherein frequent illusions are made to the
Constitution, with which speech the read
ing public has been furnished abundant OPP
portunities to become thoroughly familiar.