Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-10-15
JOHNSON AND SAVAGE.
Ex-Presidrnt Johnson and Col,
JShf III. Savage Address the
Citizens Of Wilson, at Lcb-
neutrality-suspicious.
for These who lock-
ed for u Lively
Time,


Time. -....
From the Nashville Union and american
The anxiously anticipated tilt be-
tween ex-President Johnson and Col
Jno. Ii. Savage came off yesterday at
Lebanon. 1fr johnson arrived from
Nashville on the evening train, and on
the same train was Col. Savage Both
stopped at the same hotel. During
the morning Col. Savage proposed a
division of time, but the ex.President
declined the proposition. lie said he
had not come to Lebanon to debate
with any one He had made his ap.
pointment without reference to a divi.
sion of time, and would consent to a
division with no one. He proposed to
address tho people of Lebanon When
he was through, as q matter of course.
Col Savage or any other man could
speak, if he wanted to. TO this ar.
rangement Col. Savage assented, with
the understanding that Mr.. johnson
was to begin at noon, and that before
he began, Col. Savage was to make an
explanation. This agreement was on.
tered into at the suggestion of friends
of the respective parties.
At noon Col. Savage and Mr.. John.
son were standing in front of an i'm.
mense audience in Masonic Hall, In
a moment or so Col. Savage arose.
made his explanation, and announced
himself a candidate for the Senate. de.
claring at the same time, that he would
speak when \r. johnson had concud.
ed. Col. Savage then took seat on
the platform, and MIR. James f. Stokes
introduced Mr. johnson to the audi.
ence.
The ex.President began his speech
by telling why he was there, and init
mated that he would speak as long as
he desired and the people were willing
to listen. Cries of Go ahead" oh
my Andy" and applause He soon
branched out into the arguments of his
Shelbyvllle and Murfreesboro' speech.
es. His attack on Gov. Browns ad.
and his criticisms of Gov.
Browns speech at Pulaski were trife
tlghte than hitherto. He said he had
detected that Gov. Brown had. in his
Pulaski speech, advised the people not
to ask their candidates for the Lecis.
lature whom they favored for the Uni
ted States Senate not to ask them to
pledge themselves for Bate or johnson.
And Mr.. johnson became terribly
sarcastic and went for Gov. Brown in
tie severest terms. The speakers
friends were numerous and applauded
him vociferously. His argument IN re.
gard to the finances, State and nation
al. was in the main as heretofore made
at Shelbyville or Murfreesboro.
As Usual, he paid his respects to his
Edmund and his Henry" and after
saying good deal a"out the agricul.
tural interests of the country wound
upon the Civil Rights bill, to which he
is opposed, though deprecatlng all pas.
sion in it, discussion. He seemed to
think that the labor question, in con.
nection with agriculture, was thing
to be thought of before we went pei
nell into driving negroes out of the
country.
Mr. johnson said othing about the
Union aud american, but insisted that
he had never been anything but Con-
stitutional Democrat.
The audience was large and compos.
ed Of representa- i've men. Mr.. johnson
retired the moment he had concluded,
and took the train for Nashville.
Col. Savage then arose and began to
address the crowd, but the Union and
Ameriou' repor er was compelled 30
catch the train, and left just as The Col.
onel opened. 1t may he imagined,
however that he was particularly rough |
on the gentleman who had preceded him