Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-30
JONESBORO.
Opening of the Gubernatorial
Canvass.
First Tilt Between Porter and
Maynard.
Boarding the Lion I'm His Iben-May.
nard Routed at All POiBts-Ex-Pres-
ident johnson Graees the Occasion.

Boarding the Lion I'm His Ipen-May.
nard Routed at All POiBfs-Ex-Pres-
ident johnson Graees she Occasion.
Special to the Union and American.
JoNEsBoRo, TENN, Sept. 29.-The Gu
bernatorial canvass opened to-day at this
point. The speaking began at 1890, in the
Courthouse. President johnson was in
side the railing. The house was densely
crowded, and all gave the utmost attention.
Mr. Porter spoke the frs hour and half
1t was a mastery effort in denunciation of
the Republican administration of affairs,
Aaynard's action in Congress, the Civil
Rights bill, and his evident intention to
dodge it since the Chattanooga Convention.
At the close he was loudly applauded.
[Mr. Porters speech will be found on our
second page.-ED. u. and A.
Maynard.
Mr.. Maynard spoke at length of the PEN
itentiarv lease, the Assessment law, the
Funding bill, the Gibson county matter,
and the sale of railroads. he denied sup
porting the mixed schools clause of the
Civil Rights bill. and denounced Gov.
Browns administration in severe terms.
POrter's Reply.
In his (POrter's) reply, he first referred to
the structures on Gov. Brown, and read the
close of his Pulaski speech, in which the
Governor says any man who says he has
been 'tguilty of trading securities Of the
State in connection with rings or frauds of
any kind, is liar and slanderer." He said
himself and be (Maynard) had an appoint
ment at Pulaski, the home Of Brown, when
be wanted Maynard to eat the words just
uttered against Gov. Browns administra-
tian, or stand up to the consequences like a
man. He was not Gov. Browns cham
pion, but always stood up for an absent man
if abused.
He referred to the words Of the temper |
ary chairman of the Chattanooga Conven- |
ton, to the effect that if the Democrats |
came into power, they would remand the |
colored people to slavery. Of the peniten-
tiary lease, he said the matter had been
fully discussed over the entire State two |
years ago. The Funding bill had the en-
dorsement of Republican Legislatures. 1t
was fully supported by Freeman on the
stump in 1872, and alsOby him as lobby !
member of that Legislature.
He said the Chattanooga conven' ion
stirred up bad blood and was responsible |
in a great degree for the outrages of the |
last month, and denied that the Demacrat-
ic party was responsible for these outrages |
which were committed by lawless men of |
all parties.
As to the Ku-Klux laws he said Maynard |
addressed Butler, the Chairman of the Re |
construction Committee, and secured the |
passage of that law on the strength of a |
message Of Gov. Senter, though he was |
not called upon to take any step in the
matter in the Legislature and State without |
being able to regulate State offices. The |
Ku-Klux law had not resulted in the con-
viction of a single masked man.
He referred to Brownlow's recent letter
20 Gov. Brown about Gibson county as
proof that the latter had done his duty. |
He said he would prefer Bro8nlow TO May
nard as Governor, though he could not en-
dorse Brownlow's peculiar sentiments.
As to Greeley's nomination the Demo-
Gratis chose him as the least of the two evils.
1t was to drive Grant from power if posi-
bic, that the Democrats consented to his
-...:,o.;o,, Doo1 NTaxnards= daSc-iDfiou
of the Republican party made in Congress
on Feb. 9, 1861, as follows:
81 will not recount the occurrences of |
the last twenty-five or thirty years to show |
the rapid increase of the spirit of anti
slavery, abOlitiOnism, freesOilism, or what
ever term this popular delUsiOR has from |
time to time assumed. / will not follow |
up its history; it is quite unnecessary. Suf- |
fee it that this movement of hostility to /
slavery, this anti-SOuthern crusade, cul- /
minated on the 9Th of November, in the |
election of gentlemen from the free States
to the first Offices in the Government by
the vote of the entire free States, excepting
a portion of New Jersey, through the or
ganization of party that holds no other
doctrine IN common than the one principle
of dRtGgOnisn TO the South and to the in
stitution Of slavery. For, disguise it as we
will, that is the only common ground upon
which all the members of the dominant
party can consistently stand. That is the
logic of your position as a sectional party.
AT least it is generally so regarded by the
people of the South.
eMr. Speaker, do not design TO be un-
kind. shall try TO be serious, and mean
to be respectful. beseech you, gentle
men, to look at your own party, if you have
never done so, and see of what heterogene-
Gus elements it is composed. Old Wings
and old Democrats; followers of Thomas
Jefferson; admirers of Alexander Hamilton;
friends of Jackson; friends of Clay; Masons,
anti-Masons; 'barn-burneIs,' 'hunkers;'
RENTERS 'anti-renters;;' 'wooly-heads,' sill
yer grays;' Now-Nothings, Americans, for
eigners. Catholics; protective tariff men,
free trade men; bank men, bullion men;
Radicals, Conservatives; men Of strict con-
struction, and men of no construction; men
of unquestionable political honesty, and
men whose honesty | will not venture to
call in question; men of all grades of pO-
litical sentiment, all shades of political
OpAion, all Jedded together, heads and
heels, covered iCith single blanket, and
that ICOoen of african 1COOi. Such is the
ddpple hue of the party that has inaugu-
rated itself to the head of public affairs and
is about to take the Government into con-