Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-11-03
THE CANVASS WOUND UP.
Democratic and Radical Rallies Last
Night.
Speeches by Col Anderson, 3. A. Dn.
wilson, Capt DOdd, Capt. DOneIson
and Judge Harrison.

Night.
Speeches by Col. Anderson. 3. A. I'm.
wilson, Capt Dodd, Capt DoneIson
and Judge Harrison.
The canvass was wound up by a lively
Democratic speaking at the courthouse.
last night. There was wide-awake crowd
out, made up principally Of merchants and
mechanics and genui ne political enthusi-
asIn was manifested.
Col. Jno. f. House was expected to be
present, but failed to make his appearance.
a telegram was received stating that his
absence was due to misconnection of trains
between ClarkSville and Nashville.
The speaking was commenced at half
past seven by Col. John II. Anderson, one
of the regular nominees for the lower
House. Col. Anderson said he was not a
politician-he had only accepted post to
which he had been assigned by the people
Of Davidson through their convention.
Most of his remarks were. directed to the
public debt. The finances, be thought.
were not so bad as commonly represented.
The bonded debt, now unprovlded for.
amounted to S2I $4,000, the assets of the
State in real and personal property amount
ed to S45l, 900 by safe estimate, and the
products OF the State were annually worth
S150,000O00. Six per cent. of the real and
and personsl property would pay the debt,
or fifteen per cent of the annual income.
But it was not necessary TO take six per cent.
of the one, or fifteen per cent. Of the otherto
pay off the debt, as there were innumer-
able extrayagances which might be Topped
of, and an immense amount or funds
saved thereby.
The speaker then pointed out several
modes of retrenchment, which seemed to
meet the hearty approval of his hearers,
and pledged himself to go to the capitol
with a pruning knife, with which he would
cut of every unnecessary branch and every
sucker from the top Of the tree to the root.
5 A. Davidson came forward, by invita-
ton, and made practical, telling speech.
He said he was mechanic, the ticket suit
ed him and he was going to vote it solid.
He had been candidate before the conyen-
ton which nominated the legislative
ticket, and had been defeated but was
none the less warm supporter of the ac-
ton of the convention. he believed the
nominees would stand by the mechanical
interest. With q tribute to the avOcatiOn
of the mechanics, an eloquent tribute to
the old Wings and Democrats, and fierce
alta upon RadicalIsm, he closed amid
yQciferous applause.
capt. Thomas L. Dodd, Chairman of the
County Democratic Executive Committee,
then took the stand, to talk, as he said, as
one neighbOr TO another, and made an eff
fective argument. He exposed the real
character of the Radical game to rob De
mOcracy of its Johnson men by pledging the
Radical candidates to vote for Mr.. johnson
for the Senate-taking the position that the
coalition would, by its contamination, harm
Mr.. JohnsOn's chances for the Senate, Just
as lie coalition would injure Gen. Bates
chances,
The speaker took occasion to reply to
Judge Harrison's circulars attacking Col.
House. To the charge that Col. House
was a Know-Nothing, he answered that
Judge Harrison himself had been a ring
leader in the American party, and if there
was a mote in the formers eye, there was
tremendous beam in that of Judge Har-
rison, which should have prevented him
from finding fault.
To the charge made against Col. House
that he had recommended the payment of
exOrbitans fees to the attorneys connected
with the sale Of railroads, he answered:
s'HaTison, as attorney, has received for
his services from the State in the last few
years hot less than SG,S7l.S3. During
these same few years he has been District
Attorney for the United States, Chancellor
of this District, Judge of the Supreme
Court of the State, and a member of Con-
gress. What he has received in these
official capacities Is not taken into the &C
count.
'sl-eb. p, 1866, be received S1,510 for
legal services in cases in which the Bank of
Tennessee was interested. Nov. If, 1866,
he received two hundred dollars as I'M
eel for the State. April Is, 1867, he re-
April T., 1867, he received $500 on account
Of services as attorney in the celebrated
Franchise case, before the Supreme Court
of the State. This was the case in which
Maynard, Harrison aud the whole Radical
gang labOred to prevent the white men of
the State from voting. while the negroes,
carpet-baggers and scalswags were allowed
to exercise that right ~ithOut restraint.
April q, 1869, he received S1,500 for al
tending to this same Franchise case before (.
the Supreme Court of the United States.
At the same time he received $500 for at
tending to the Bank of Tennessee case.
In addition to this $4,000, lie charged for,
and received, S4l1.75 for his expenses
while attending to those cases, as follows:
r. r. fare and expenses to Wash
ington and back. 5 "A 90
Board bill at Washington, As days,
81 per day. .................. 1872 60
Stationery, postage, etc. ......... 3 %
Printing briefs aud arguments in
Bank OF Tennessee and Fran.
chlSe cases. .........,........ AZ %
s4l1 70 |
This was in addition to the $1,000 he |
received for attending to those cases.
"July ~, 1869, he received 500 in the |
cases of Williams & Anderson vs.. the Leg |
islature. Aug. 81, 1869, he received $50 in |
The mandamus case of Chancellor Barry.
"fhis MAKE a total OF S6,S7l.S3 he has |
received from the State for fees as attorney |
in these various cases. We cannot pretend /
10 say how much he has received from the |
Federal and State Governments for his va
-inus services as an appointed or elected
official of those governments"
This was the man that now sought to
prejudice the people against Col. House be-
cause he gave his honest opinion as to the
7alue of legal services in probably the
argest case ever entrusted to lawyers in
Tennessee.
Capt. Sam DOnelson, in response to an
invitation, made a thrilling speech for the
)arty and the nominees, after which the
Meeting broke up.
At Liberty Hall.
The Radical candidate for Congress from
his district addressed quite crowd of the
'Olored sovereigns and about dozen white
'oters, at Liberty Hall, last night. He
vas introduced by Sam Robertson, col
red, who said they expected him to be
heir next Congressman.
Judge Harrison at once launched off into
discussion Of the Nashville Custom
louse appropriation, and claimed that it
gas through his untiring efforts alone that
he appropriation was secured. The
NASHVILLE UNION AND AMERICAN had
ought 20 deprive him of what credit he de-
efVpd IN having Sapurad tbs. r,aC 800 l..rr