Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-27
GOVERNOR BROWN
He Makes a Notable Speech at
Franklin Yesterday.
Maynard as a MiscegenatiOnist
and Funder.
EX-President johnson as an Adj
VOcate of the Funding Bill.

Gov. Brown spoke at Franklin to large
! audience. He was listened to with marked
attention and was frequently applauded.
He spoke at length upon the Civil Rights
bill and administered to the Republican
party, and especially to Mr.. Maynard, a ter
rible castigatiOn. He charged Maynard
with having written a letter to Judge HOuk
| during the tendency of the Funding bill
before the Legislature, advising him to vote
for the dill, and stated that, for fear the let
ter would not reach HOuk in time, he tele-
graphed him to the same effect. The Gov
ernOr said that Maynard'S friends denied
this, but that on Saturday last he
had charged il on Maynard at
Knoxville, in the presence of HOuk, and
that it could not be doubted. He also re-
ferred to Maynard's negro equality speech,
at Athens, in 1866. This, also, is denied
by Maynard's friends, but the Governor
read the following from the KROIuiHe
Commercial of Sept. l, 1866, in support of
his statement:
"SiX months ago we made the remark
that we believed the Hon. Horace May
nard was an abOlitiOnist and that his whole
party were in the direct Interest Of the alb
clifton negro-e equality party. A by-stander
boldly denied the assertion. We now call
| upon every citizen of East Tennessee for
a moment TO look at the boldly announced
principles Of one of your Congressman. 1t
is altogether too disgusting TO admit of
comment; we ask, can such things be:
Il am an abolitiOnist, and have always been
one. i was accused Of being one when first
immigrated TO the State. The charge was Just:
/ was fun and running over with abOlitioniSm,
but denied IL for policy'S sake. am proud to-
lar= hat a1a fNr.ar
cuted set, and deem il the highest compliment
to be denounced as such. And tell YOU, gen
tlemeH, that in a short time all this complaint
about negro equality will be done away with.
Some months since, and il was said that the ne
gro would not be suffered to testify in your
cOurts-that his oath would not be granted him.
But how stand matters to-day? He is not only
permitted TO testify in yOur courts with finn
punity, but there is every evidence that he will
| be on "A social equality with the white man in
your State. Yes, gentlemen, short time he mil
marry and iRtcT.RdTTy IN your families. IL II a
| little Objectionable to-day, but you will soon
get over this, and the prosecuted negro will be
welcome TO your paTlOIS. This will be the re-
| sHlt of the political and social changes Of the
next few months"
The Governor also charged that during
| the tendency of the funding bill eX-Presi-
| dent johnson was in Nashville. and that
his friends in the Senate and House voted
for The bill without protest from Mr.. john
son, and that by his advice Speaker
McGaughey, from his own town, so voted,
as well as John Blevins and Others of his
intimate friends; also that Mr.. johnson
took the benefit of the law and funded his
own bonds, and never raised his voice in
opposition until the Radical party had
opened the war and rendered the act (as the
ex. President supposedly unpopular. The
speech seems TO have created a marked i'm
preston on Gov. Browns hearers.