Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-18

went before the country on this issue, ard were
ton now i which, Of he two parties were rIebtg
Was the Democratic party right when 1t said
these persons should not be freed? Was the Re-
publican party right when It said they should
have the right Of franchise? Tine alone viii
tell this, although at present the latter Is greatly
proven 70 be right.
The Democratic party rs an organization have
been uniform in their opposition TO all Mr.. Gree
ley's doctrines. desire to know what there Is
In the Cincinnati platform in keeping With the
Democratic party for the last . years.
From nv earliest recollection there has been
one uufairing reOrt of the party who are not In
power, to charge the party In power with ext-av-
agance and corruption, and the outs have always
been able to show that the ms are more extraTa-
CANT than any have been hitherto.
sis IL not true" says Alexander ID. stephens,
"that Gen. Grants administration mas reduced
the public debt s50o0o0, 600, and lessened the
his administration with corruption for 1t Is In
1t is well known that the party to which Gov.
Brown belongs relgns in New York city with
more corruption than does Grants dministra-
ton in Washington, for In two years the Demo
Gratis incurred the en- ormous debt OF over S65
per capita This fair comparison; think OF ~
Gov. Brown deplores the fact, that while the
parry TO which he belongs have been trying to
educate thu children the State, but that the
Republicans have squsndered the school fund.
If Rutter has had any conspiracy IN misappro-
priatine this fund, will do all IN my power 70
expel him from the Legislature. 1t Is unneces-
saiy for me to inform you that this fund. which
formed Sart Of the assets Of the Bank OF Ten
nsssee. amounted 70 nearly $4,000, 900. When
G IN. Grants soldiers came near Nashville, the
Democrats rau1osed, taking with them the school
fund, and after1srd made an Appropriation OF
$500, OO0, 90 for the support Of the wives ana
children of the Confederate soldiers, which DC
not much blame them for doing. so much then
the school pol cy In Tennessee.
want to know why IL is that the Republicans
support Grant. In regard TO his statesmanship,
Mr. Greeley, who Is an honest and talented
m an, has said that there could be no question.
Here Mr.. Freeman read various extracts from
the Tribune wherein Mr.. Greeley favored and
coTnpnmented Gen. Grants early adrninistra-
ton after which he proceeded:
The Governor cannot say that Grsnt's adt1in-
istration is not Of honesty, because the lead
er of his party asserts that Ii Is. have already
shown you that Grant Is superior to Greeley IN
point of financial ability. know that you sup
port Greeley because he was in favor Of the sup
preston of the rebellion, thst he Is magDani-
nous and kind-hearted, Ia voice, HE II" and
that at the close of the war he extended eympa-
thy TO you. deny this, for ne has TOO often ao-
vocated the recOnstructiOu act and Ku-Klux act.
support Grant because / think he stands
firmly upon the Philadelphia platform
Speech Of Col. A. 3. Colyer.
<Fellow CT izens-I too, appear before you to-
day under peculiar circumstances, am the
nominee of no convention, am not unmindful
OF tue criticism TO which am exposed, had
m lde up my mind when thought 70 be a ca n
di late, to devote myself almost exclusively TO
acrimOniOusly assal Gov. Brown, Tor IN nay
heart believe him to be an honest man. ! SUB
Initted myself to ridiculs two years ago because
[ nut myseIf before the people as q candidate
wanted TO discuss the Questions Of the sale Of the
d-linduent railroads, and believe made the
first speech against the sale of these railroads,
wherein gave my reasons Tor l., 0elisylIng snsn,
State that IL should be done, as
then lsrger amount would have
bseD obtained for them have been amazed 70
aud asst IN yEh
TO do with the 500 abie-bodied men in our Peni-
Tertiary, so as 20 make them sef-Fupporting. a
company with which Ihave had something 70 do,
contracted for 20J of the conTicts, and after
visiting Pennsylvsnia to see how their coal
mines we're made seif-supp0rtfngs came back,
and to-day have the proud satisfaction Of see
ing that with these 200 men 1 have been the
means OF saving to the State S32, 600 yearly. SO
say the question is demonstrated.
intended &c give some ideas on em1grat1on'
as L have always been In IaYor OF people
Coming here and settling the staIe, thus giving
the iusolVent railroads an opportunity TO get on
their feet. 1 cannet discuss these questions OF
State policy at length, as my time Is limited
am deeply Interested in the election OF MI Gree
| lev, and want to see II we cannot have COM
| mon understanding. ! believe the Governor
| would join with me in advocating his election.
| l believe he will be the means of disseminating
! peace and union. propose to show 70 my friend
| Mr.. Freeman that Grant is Odious- propose TO
| talk 10 him and make him convert 20 Mr..
Greeley, "a voice you'll do it, for Ifeel thar
the masses or our people have made noble
sJncessioCs, as they have put forth Tor
President, the shining light, the father, soul and
| glory of the Republican party, and II Mr.. Free
man cannot be converted into voting for
| Mr.. Greeley, why, he Is the most unreasonable
| man ever saw, and appeal TO him as man
OF soul Now, hope, in the name OF GOO, that
| he will not 60 back upon the noble sozl who has
been his father In politics. loud applause The
Liberal Republican party embraces nearly II
| the Democrats, but It was not expected by the
Radicals that 50 many Of their number would
| Join the movement which they styled "smsll."
However the Radicals came in by large num-
bers. So large, In fact, that it reminds me OF
story which must tell by way Of illustrating the
| principle
a certain married man had little pony which
| he wished to break and tame 50 that his wife
mi ght ride it. So after he had worked until the
pony was comparatively docile, he thought that
| all that now remained was to get il 50 that il
| would not be afraid of objects in the road. Ac-
cordingly he told boy to get in the bushes and
| when he rode by on ths pony, to jump out and
| say, boo! which the boy promised he would do.
| Well, the man came gallOping by and as he got
opposite the bushes the boy jumped out and said
threw the man, who said, "don't you know better
than thst?" The boy replied "why you told me
| to say bOol" yes" said The men half-scared TO
death, 90 1 know did; but that was entirely too
| big bOo for so small pony" [Lsughter.l
This is the way il Is with the Radicals; they
wanted SONS Of thsir number 20 60 over to the
Liberal cause, but entirely too many went over
for so "smsl' movement Prolonged laugh
All agree that Mr. Greeley Is an honest man,
and viii tell you what he possesses that is even
| greater than this. He is a man who dared to
think for himself 1t is four years ago since sat
| down in my Office with Gov. Neil Brown and
wrote to Mr.. Greeley, thanking him for his noble
| conduct toward the South. Let US heartily sup
| port him and make party concession for personal
consider .tion. Unless he is ected, see strife
and darkness ahead, and the destruction Of the
| flag and although 1 have been q rebel against
| those stars and stripes, thank God that hereaf
| ter shall stand up for the government.
When the Cincinnati Convention was thought
| Of, there was not single prominent newspaper,
| OF q single Congress man from the State, who did
MT eride IL. But the Democrats came mp 20
| the Convention without dissent. and will say
| went for the movement the Congressman did
| also. All the intellect of the Republican party
have gone over to Mr.. Greeley, snd. left the bag
| gage
/ day that the speech of Mr.. Huntington, made in
Columbia, Is hurting US, and II IL the only capi-
| IA, that they have on which TO base their hopes
OF Grant election All the greatest talent OF the
| land might talk from now until do0msday before
| they could say anything that would hurt Mr..
Greeley's prospects as much As this speech Of Mr..
| Dunninyton's. Such documents are destroying
/ u.s. and 4 II Is kept up it will keep Grants dy-
| nasty in power thousand years. i want to call
YOUR attention 70 a lew passages from Mr.. Dun
| nington's speech, but it is unpleasant. I never
| read any document with as much pain since the
| war as / did this speech. Iii indiscreet, and II
| we are not careful the dreaded evils attending
i the war of 1861 Will return. Inc moment you
! 20 70 the North and say that the allies Of Mr..
| Lincoln are making trouble now, you have DOOM
| ed US forever. The only wise course Is to bury
| the past; and unless we DO, we are ruined. The
| speech puts me, and all who supported the con-
| federation during the war, on trial.
Andrew johnson told US that
the moment we succeeded we would have
a divided South and reunited North. would
not criticise this speech OF Mr.. Huntington IL
did not think that IL was filed with heresy, and
meant to co vey the idea that the majority OF
the people of the south still think that the seces-
sion Of 1861 was q right one. You will find the
speech printed In full in the Nashville UNION
AND AMERICAN, paper Of enormous circula-
tiOa and most ably edited. IL ID because IL was
first printed and sanctioned by such an infiuen-
tial sheet as this, that IL has such influence.
II Mr.. Greeley Is 10 be defe ated, 1t is By Alexan
Ger Stephens book, and JEFF. Davis and Mr..
DunningtOn's speeches, for all Of these things
are undermining his success. would Ike TO
say more about this, and will hereafter.
The RejOlnders.
REPLY OF GOV. BROWN.
You have now heard both of my opponents,
and discovered what the leading issues are in
this canvass, We agree upon questions OF State
policy. Nr. COyar has tried 10 make you believe
that am an advocate OF the heresy Of secession,
for being the nominee of the party who endorses
my nomination. Ihurl back the charge; 1t is not
truet. have not read Mr.. Dunnington's speech
not have much weight. But, Col. C0lysr, don't
the heresy Of secession, for II you
wish TO charge ms with this, say that /, GOV.
Brown, am hereto and an advocate Of seces-
sion Il hat am not will not attempt to DENY