The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1874-10-29
THE BARBECUE.
A Grand deception to Gov.
Brown at EIkton on Thurs
day Last
And a Grand Speech from the
Governor.

And a Grand Speech from the
Governor.
Last Thursday was a grand day for
Governor Brown and for Elkton and vi
entity. Well might the Governors
hearL have Tiled with eXultation at the
magnificent reception rendered him by
the neighbOrs and friends of his boy
mood, and well may they feel proud of
their noble son. Standing amid his ma
tive hills, and overlooking a vast multi
tude of uptuTned faces beaming with
pride and satisfaction, who had met there
10 90 him honor, and to show their APP
probation of his great services, his heart
must have swelled with emotion. Here
were the scenes of his youth, the friends
OF MS noble sire, the associates Of his
ooyhoOd, scattering flowers at his feet
and paying a just tribute to his genius
and sterling worth as a citizen, soldier
aud statesman. Here it was in poverty
and amid hardships he began life. Here
It was that he received those early i'm
presslons, those lasting lessons, which
have eliminated so grandly. Here it
was that from infancy to manhood he
struggled between the plOw-haudles, de
prived of all the adventurous aids of
family influence or fortune, and from
which he has carved his way by the
power of his will and the force of a
great Intellect to the TrOudeSt position
IL the gift of the people of his native
State. And now ut the close of his
second term, after the eneIny's darts
have all been hurled, and the envious
shafts Of rivals have all been thrust, he
returns to his people with untarnished
honor and with stainless record to re-
-,
good and faithful servant" All honor
to No. 8! she has done herself great
honor, in thus hOnOring the poor boy
whom she sent out from home twenty
five years ago to win fame and fortune
as best he might, manacled as he was
with poverty, but endowed by God with
mind and heart aud will which have
distinguished him above his fellows, and
which mark him to-day as the friend
and favorite of the people.
Thursday morning was inaugurated
with rain, and the prospect was not en-
cOuraging, but the Governor and a num-
Der of our citizens braved the rain at an
early hour and in due time reached the
vicinity of Elkton. About two miles
this side of the grounds, the Governor
was met by large cOncourse of citizens
on horseback, who opened ranks for the
Governor to pass through. When about
mid way the procession, the Governors
carriage was halted and DR.. Jas. a.
Bowers upon the part of the people,
made the following address:
Gov. BROWN In behalf of the peo-
pie of District No. and the surround
ing country, we are here to welcome you
to your old home-yOur native heath,
Nothing, sir, could give us more pleas
ure than the honor of visit from you,
and the privilege OF extending to you
| the Inequalities of this people.
We trust, sir, that your mind often
! turns with pleasure to the scenes OF
| your bOyhood spent in this and the
neighborhOOd of "Old Bethany" Al
| though many of the old citizens, whom
! you were once pleased to visit as the
neighboTs and friends of your noble
! sire, have passed away,-yet, sir, there
| are here to-day many greI headed men
who delight to honor you.
Here are the young men of the cOun-
| try, many of whom shared with you the
privations Of camps and the dangers OF
the battlefield. They, sir, are here tC
welcome you as a friend and a soldier.
And here are those who confronted
/ you on the bloody fields of PerTyville
lChichamauga, Franklin and other
( points. They, too, are here to unite il
this reception and to indicate by theil
/ presence that they are ready to extend
the hand of friendship over the "bloody
chasm."
But, sir, this is not all. When the
| noise of war had ceased in all the land
and peace was pronounced, you, with
| thousands of others, returned to your
homes to follow the peaceful vacations
of life. Did you find peace? No
People cried "Peace! peace!" but there
was no peace. The old ship of State
was tottering and Keeling and threatened
to sink beneath the waves of tyranny
| but you came forward, took charge Of
the vessel and conducted us safely over
the political waves, and we can now say
through your exertiOns, we are within
sight of Il peaceful haTbOr.
! Again, sir, we welcome you as a citi
zen, soldier, patriot and statesman"
! Governor Brown responded in touch
ing and appropriate manner, but said he
would respond more fully directly
! The procession, which had swelled tC
immense proportions by accessiOns from
the surrounding country, now escorted
the Governor TO the grounds selected
where he was introduced by his venera-
BILE friend, VIM. L. Stevenson, Esq T
The first half hour of the Governor
speech was devoted to "reminiscences o
I
boy as old men are all gone. Those
who were the friends and associates o
his father are not to he seen. Those ole
| sturdy sons of the soil who took him by
the hand when boy and encouraged
him to 90 forward upon a life of use
fulness, are sleeping with his father
Those who greeted him to-day are thu
sons and grand-sOns of those glorious
old men, all of whom he was proud t
number as his steadfast friends. HI
paid glowing and touching tribute L
his dead comrades from that neighbor
hood, who fell in the din of war, anC
specially mentioned the gallant Barbe
and Young Bull. The Governor theI
branched of into a discussion of polite
in his usually felicitous manner, unit
dinner. After dinner, which was
. sumptuous and princely enc, he dissect
ed MAYNARD and johnson, and was deal
ing some pOnderOUs blows to each, L
the universal satisfaction of his hearers
when the rain interrupted him so tina
he was Obliged to close. He occupied
about an hour and a half in delivering
his speech, which was peculiarly happ
and magnetic throughout. His eulog
upon the old wing party was SINGULAR,
eloquent. Notwithstanding the threat
ening aspect of the weather, fully tw
thousand people were present, lncludln
not less than five hundred ladies.
The Barbecue! What shall we say c
b it? We can say nothing more an
nothing less, than this-It was worth
of the people and of the occasion. tn
various committees had discharged the
/ duties well, and the old ninth carrie
the Banner to-day.
For the CITIZEN:
To Rosa.
Along the rolling James I stray'd-
4; Along that grand historic stream,
/ Where gallant youths in gray array'd,
Awoke the toeman from his dream!
And unused on those eventtul years