The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-05-02
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twice the size Of the Nashville dailies,
which put on airs and wanted to beat
their country cousins out OF eight dol
lars each. 1t contains at least twice as
much matter in each issue rs the Nash
vile dailies contain, and is edited with
profound ability. But this n'empor1e'
In the New Orleans Times Of a late
date we find a report OF a Grand he
publican Meeting at Lafayette Square
We cannot help feeling considerable
interest in whatever occurs in or about
Lafayette Square. We spent about SIX
months of last year in a residence op'
posite Lafayette Square, and the trees
therein, the green fresh grass when
does not succumb to the blasts and
cold of winter, for winters in the
Crescent City are very mild the sweet
breezes that anon came across tins
Square, despite the carbon and infec-
tons of a great cty-oh! how CRATE,
rul TO our hear that pined for the glo-
rious, the free, the life. giving, the une-
oualcd atmosphere Of old Winchester,
that ~nrstles itself almost on the bosom
of ne grandly beautiful blue noun
tdn that encirclcs it! Lafayette Square
the walks we have had therein-the
drills we have seen there-tlle Mardi
Gras professions that came up Camp
on one side and down St. Charles on
the other; the Firemrn Parades-the
sermons we have heard from DR.. Pal
mer who preached by our side-all, all
are cnstamped upon our memory. We
verify did learn to love Lafayette Square.
IT'S strange, but W. do learn to love in
this world, just as we learn other sad
lessons, and the
"Saddest of all is loving"
But oh to what base purposes has
Lafayette Square been applied! Pity
It's, hut then It's true. The Times
saws so, and we will extract q little to
show how grandlNthe "best govern
ment in the world" is represented by
+ the newly enfranchised brethren-how
y profoundly their power is displayed in
behalf of peace, order, progress, en-
IS Iightenmcnt for which they were quail
N fed, it seems, by u life Of slavery in
which want was unknown and the de
, sire to be impudent was not tortured
! by demagogues into a longing of the
. soul for freedom. All, God what 4
burden of sin is resting upon these
freedom -shrickers who have manipula-
ted the ignorance and inlcriority de-
creed by Heaven into an instrument for
the furthcrancc of their own selfish and
d%cvilish designs!
The Republicans had q mass meet
ing. Two stands were prepared 70
the speakers. one upon the south sid
: and one upon the north. Resolution
for Grant all the time were read an,
adopted. All the %tomfoolery Of pre-
liminary nature was gone through
with. Speaker followed speaker. Fl
, nally Mr.. j. HARRISON, Of Alabama, was
saving his say. AT II part Of his say
he was interrupted with cries of cloud,
cr! louderw "Takc a back seat
eco back to Alabama" All negroes,
you see. Well, MIR. HARRISON was
surprised he had heard that the PEG,
pie of Louisiana were the most manly
in the country he wished there were
some present. He had but a fe more
words to say, and he was going to say
it in spite of them. Loud cries and
jecrs, and cries of "Get down and take
n drink n'
Mr.. Harrison Mr.. President, | did
notsSxpect to speak to such a disorder
ly crowd.
He then went on to say something
about the republican party sticking
together, but owing to the noise it was
impossible to catch his remarks. He
concluded by saying if he were n white
man he would be ashamed Of his race.
lie thanked them for the kind attention
they had paid him, Laughter.
Mr.. J.. r. G.. Pitkin was the next
speaker. He spoke Of Warmoth and
his recent visit to Washington. He
spoke Of being kicked out Of the Re
publican party, and of his pleadings to
be taken back into it. He applied to
the Democrats for admission, and was
refused. In reply to the cry for "Sum
ner," he said he regretted to find that
his name had been injudiciously intro
duced into the Convention. TO array
Charles Sumner against Ulysses S.
Grant was foolishness, for when the
Convention met in Cincinnati it would
be found that Charles Sumner was not
there.
He was frequently interrupted with
cries of Take those rats out Of your
mouth y "Say, take that soap out of
mouth !" Say, have you got any soap
with your" take that candle grease
out of your nose;" "Music; " aloud
err"
Mr.. r. II. Shannon then took the
stand and announced that he was from
New York, and asked if they knew