Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-20


tory; 1t IS victory, and no man can with
stand il. Men are nothing eomnared 10
principles. We hau gone through a terribIe
ordeal here, but it was dellehtf,ll IN sac
the Democracy unitet wish the COnserva-
tiyes, and pui the heel Of Condemnation an
all who were disposed TO ,5lerrifIg h. n
was only a few years ago when In This hall
a so-called convention met and shaekleI
the people, derriying them of the ballot-
They should remember that 70 vas on, ae-
count Of discussion in the Radical ranks
thai the people regsgined their rights. He
mentioned this 10 show that harmony was
essential They shOuid remember thedark
days that we've upon Us, AMI the militia
hill, and the large TAX that IS upon us, a
great part Of which was owing to Radical
rule. Seeing all this, where was the
man who would not join in the column Of
attack, rather than allow the Rad
icals 10 rules They should get
the best man that they could,
whether Thomas, or Porter, Wright, Eus-
ley, Kerr or Morgan. from the West, or
Ne herland or Key from the East, or Mars
from the middle portion OF the State-Or if
his old friend and cOuntyInan. Burns,
whom he daily met, and who ALWAYS met
him eivilly, he would delight to support
either OF thern,a on whomsoeverthen nom
inatiOn fell he would delight to advocate
him with whatever ability he could CON-
mand. He said that the gallant old Wing
party, led on to many a victory by the nod
ding plume Of Henry Clay, was dead, but
| it had been the fortune of the old Demo-
cratic party to survive the storms Of war,
though in a shattered and dismantled con-
dilion; and if the old Whigparty was dead,
as a party, you, Mr.. President,
are one Of MS noble survivors;
and if dead, the grave in which
it sleeps is an hOnOred and graceful one,
and its mound is covered with the freshest
and greenest of ivy, and when the DemOc-
racy as the survivor administered on its
relics, it was done tenderly and taken with
a warn embrace to our heart, aud now the
little vines thai covered its hOnored grave
in seeking some support, have clambered
up the old SCARED ami broken column Of
Democracy by which it has been lifted into
the sunshine Of life until now il hides
manv OF It's defects and scars, and entwines
itself as a graceful wreath around the
LAnplaI:se.l
II. invoked the Democratic and Con-
seryatiye party 20 lock shields. stand in
uubruken line and fight together He
spoke of th- danger Of division and that
past experience taught the necessity Of
harmony and quiet, amidst loud applause.
COL. JOHN F. HOUSE,
Of GAINESVILLE, finally app AIRED in response
10 persistent calls, and said:
Gentlemen Of the Convention: ] thank
you most heartily for the great compliment
you have just paid me by the cordial greet
ing you have Just given me. / draw fOm
this, gentlemen Of the convention, The TO
Fiction that spirit is abroad among you
which is an omen and an augery Of victory
that we are all brethren here to-day.
You have been told to-day of the old
Wing and the old Democratic parties. /
had the honor Of belonging 70 the OIL Wing
party, and / followed its banner as long az
the breeze of Heaven beat against Il. It
was grand glorious old party. Its
memories are enshrined in the hearts of its
friends, and there and on the pages Of his.
tory they will live.
met occasionally an Old Wing, wander
ing about Ike Marius among the ruins, not
knowing where to 90. j respect these old
men and honor each silver hair and each
f1rrOw made by toll and care. The men
composing the old Wing party and Demo
cratic parties were honest men who differ
ed upen principles. The Wing party has
gone to its grave. Let the pen. OF the i'm
partial historian write its epiiaph. ZAP
plausel. The Wing party is dead, bat we
are not Applause and cries of That's sO,l7
We owe 70 our country a duty.
What shall We dO9 Shall we wander
about outside the pale Of the
Republican party, and outside the pale Of
the Democratic party, or shall we, bike
sensible men, 60 into the folds Of the
Democratic party and make our esiosts and
energies valuable for the good of our eoun-
try in this her hour Of great peril? [Cries
OF 'Yes,7 ''Yes.'l II YOU believe the Re
publican party 20 be right, 90 in and act
with it like men. If you believe as I 30,
that the Democratic party is the true friend
to constitutional liberty, go into the ranks
and do battle for that party. That Is your
duty, fellOw-citixens. tApplause.l
Look at this Republican party. Look at
what IL has done and what il proposes to
do. We have been sleeping-We have re
tired 10 our tents. We didn't ike the Dem
cratic party and We have stood idly By until
this Republican party has passed the picket
line Of constitutional liberty, unchallenged.
and ] tell you if its onward course is 10 BE
stayed, it is TO be done by the Democratic
FeIlow-citizens, | would like to extend
these remarks, but (NSies Of $50 on, Go
On,') Gen. Bate said something TO yOu
about harmony. l would be willing 10 20
down on my knees TO this convention, If
by dong so, / could secure haIm0ny in its
action. would sacrifice al personal eonsid-.
eratiOns 10 secure this end.
Interruptions Oi-''We will be harmon
ious.'
believe you will be, and that You will
nominate a good man Tor Governor. / am
not prophet enough 20 say who he viii be,
but l am willing 20 take him, whoever he
is. y patty that cannot agree among them
selves, have no right TO aspire 70 the CON
troll of the affairs of this country.
Two wears ago, fellOw-citieens-It thought
l would not allIIde 10 that, but | will. In
1872 we tried the fruits of division. I bore
my humble part in that canvass. ! voted
for Gen. Frank Chatham, and / have No
apologies 10 make to anybody for so doing.
lApplause.1 But let me say that many
good men in this State, as truly patriotic as
myself, saw fiji TO support Mr.. Johnson, and
l ask them TO make no apologies to me.
The English Of the whole thing is, gentle
Iaan, that we got an awful beating laugh
teri, and all nave to say to YOU in that
connection is, "DOn't do so any mOre.n
Laughter.
felt great deal Of anxiety ab3nt this
platform that you are to adopt to-day, but l
see around me an indicaIiOE Of the right
spirit. You have the state by from twen-
ty-fye to thirty Thousand majority, "a voice,
ayes, $1,000 Of emf and can il be that
such men a. see before me will split up
on a platform and give the enemy chance
tO,deteat us. IC1es OF 'sNO.7 "nO,'l
Who represents the State of Tennessee
In the United States Congress- Horace
Maynard. Who's he9 Hes the man
that said ''Rebel7 had but two righfs-the
right to die, and the right to be damned,
He's the man that voted in favor of
the Civil Rights bill. He don't
represent Tennessee; but he repre-
sents Z minority Interruptions Of 'sThat's
SOL How did he get there? BY the di-
vision in our own party. Horace Maynard,
who is the advocate of the Civil Rights
bill, who is the advocate Of everything YOU
do not endorse, and who does not advocate
a single principle that you do endorse, Is
not the representative of the people Of Ten
nesSee. You can have the luxury Of an
other division, and be represented by such
man again, if you desire il, but / don't
think you do. believe that you will re-