Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-04

A sRaakL ANA noe ga o. GekAy AuOi,
ence.
showing the Colored Men which way
Speeches by Hon. a. A. Freeman, Ex-
GOV. hard, and Hon. Horace May
nard. =

which was announced that there would be
a Grant and Wilson meeting on the Mar
ket SQUARE that night. The Hon. Horace
MAYNARD, expectant Republican candidate
| for Congressman for the State at large was
| in town, a fact quite generally known, as
were also ex-Gov. Bard and Hon. A. A.
| Freeman. These gentlemen bad agreed to
address meeting Ii one should be called,
| and two of them had come to town for no
other purpose. Accordingly at about seven
O'Clock last evening the people were
awakened to the realization that there was
/ actually to be a meeting, by a cOlored
| band, that came through the streets and
proceeded to the Square, stepping to that
soul-inspiring tune of yankee Doodle"
| BY vigorous expenditure of breath, the
amateur musicians succeeded in drawing
quite crowd about them, and by o'clock
the Square contained about 200 colored
people, who watched the dark corner
of the dark courthouse, for the doubtful
music that proceeded from some much
abused instruments, in the hands of some
dark musicians. Presently the speakers
arrived, and were much chagrined TO md
such poorly appointed arrangements for
speaking. There was no light, there were
no tables, there was not much of an audi
ence. Some magnanimeus men present, VINO
| appreciated the situation sailed forth, and
returned presently with dry goods box,
pound of candles, and three soda water
ho ties. The box served as table, the
candles as an illuminator, and the soda
water bottles as candle-sticks. With these
accommodations the managers Immediately
proceeded to business by introducing to the
audience the Hon. A. a. Freeman, who
| said:
The Democracy of this State, my friends,
is perpetuated by the same principles that
support the Ku-Klux and all osher institu-
tiohs in violation of public law and safety.
1t is not to the Democratic party that you
owe anything. Shortly after the war,
which laid bare the pub il institutions
in this part of the country, Mr..
Brownlow was elected Governor. When
be came into power your Lunstic
asylums were rebuilt [wild applause,] your
schools were reopened, and your resources
were developed to an extent that was never
before known. He was blessing, but
Gov. Brown is demoralizer and disor-
ganizer, man who thinks nothing of yonr
rights, which should be maintained as in
violate.
Before the war the State appropriated
100000 to build school houses, and TO
educate your children, and what did The
Democrats do? WheA the war broke out
they used it to aid the rebellion and have
never yet replaced it. Is this what you call
correct appropriation OF the money held
in public trust If it is, the ones in whose
care it is placed are universally ignorant OF
the duty.
The question is often asked, What is
this new movement of Horace Greeley's?
My friends, it is nothing more than move
ment TO disorganize the Republican party,
and turn the Government over to Demo
cratic rule; it is simply another vagary that
| is being practiced on the people by that
wearer Of the once white coat-but now OF
many colors. 1t will never do to let such
man get at The head of a Government Ike
this. 4
There is not single sailor Or soldier IN
lhe army or navy of the United States who
believes that the Democrats were their
friends during the war. But yet these
tricky disgracers of the name aud prlnci-
Piles of politics come fawning about and as
sure you ali that they have ever been your
| friends.
| If that heterogeneous class OF men 50
commonly called Greeleyites, think that
| IlCy Gall pCIptSudeS tic Va -
| Kluxism within the hills and hollows Of this
noble State, they viii find that they are
| very much mistaken. You are all too sem
sible to the results of such a state of things
to allow them to do so. My friends, vote
for whatsoever you please, but think well
before voting at all.
After considerable confusion, and many
hurrahs for Greeley, ex-Gov. Samuel Bard,
| orN rvoo fY1tr an6
There are now two candidates for
President in the field. Mr.. Greeley's
policy, and the policy of all The
Liberal Republican party, is "anytning
| to beat Grant" for he is going to carry every
State north of Mason and Dixon's line, and
nearly every State in the South, at the
coming November election. Speaking of
the policy of Mr.. Greeley and his friends
reminds me of little story about him, or
his phygiogmony that happened in Phila-
| delphia not long ago; as you all know, there
are now in the market what are known as
Greeley fans, they being a representation,
and very good one too, of the face OF that
gentleman. A gentleman went out to the
club one evening leaving his wife at home,
and as the night was quite warm, she was
trying to contract the effect of the heat
with one of those Greeley fans. Becoming
fatigued she lay down upon the bed, and short
ly fell asleep. When she did so the Greeley
fan dropped out of her hand, falling upon
the other pillow face upward. Late at night
her husband came home, pretty well filed
with the o-be-joyful," and seeing the face
of the fan upon the pillow, thought of
course it must be a man, so drew out his
pistol and shot at the supposed individual.
His wife awoke with terror, and dema ded
what he came home for in such drunken
condition, and began to shoot in her bed
chamber? He replied: "Why, darling,
thought it was a man." at the same time |
pointing at the fan and laughing at the dis
coVery.
"Wen, even if it was man, oreven Hor- |
ace Greely himself" said she Indignantly, |
Gwhat right have you to shoot at him?"
"None, my DEAR" said he, shut anything |
to beat Grant" prolonged laughter.]
This, my friends, is about the same I'M
reasonable answer that we get from all |
those to whom the question is put, "Why |
are you in favor of Greeley?"
Mr.. Greeley proposes to shake bands |
across the bloody chasm, my friends. DO |
not. There is no bloody chasm. The re-
suits of the war and the reconstruction OF |
the constitution have sealed over that blosoy |
chasm so effectually that there remains not
even the seam to show where it once exist
ed. But with Grant and Wilson at our |
head we will shake hands ouer the bloody |
chasm and unite once more in one common |
brotherhood.
! have just returned from an extensive
tour In the North, AID find that Vermont
will tomorrow show her loyalty to the
cause of freedom and union by a large |
majority. In a few days old Maine, will
respond by large majority for Grant and
Union. Pennsylvania is going to give
Grant 10000 majority and New York will |
give him at least $4,000.
By Democratic wire-pulling and subter-
fuge, it may be that Grant win not carry |
this State by very large majority, but we
must work and hope for the best.
i want to say to those VINO are support
ing Andrew johnson or Gen. Cheatham,
that have no objections to
either of those gentlemen, for the
former is a gentleman and statesman,
while the latter is gallant soldier. The