Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-26

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racy and state ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Attempt 20 Explain His Vote on the
Civil Rights BIII-SOft Salder for
Old Line wings.
At the ''maSs-meeting of Union men, TO
endorse President Grants course on Louis
lana Attain" held in Knoxville Wednes-
day night, Hon. Horace Maynard was
called out and made a speech, the first part
of which was devoted to Louisiana effairs.
His remarks on other questions are thus
reported by the Kno1riHe Chronicle:
The same leaders who in 1860 and 1861
brought on this rebellion would to-day, if
they thought they could do it successfully.
unfurl their old reasonable flag and we
know there are many who would rally
around it. You need, my countrymen,
vigilant wise men on guard who will pro-
tect your interests. The Democratic party
contains some good men, but they are de-
luded. II has been the policy of this party
to denOunce and brand with cdium every
Republican in the South. Ii has been the
policy of this party to stigmatize Republic
cans so Us TO intimidate them or drive
them by ostracism from their principles.
MIR. Maynard then read Gov. Browns
speech at Pulaski, saying that every Re-
publican attending the Chattanooga Con-
yentiOn ought to be in the penitentiary,
and be would not pardon them if they were
in there.
He then recited some OF the more noted
cases of murder on account of color or pol
itics, He read from the address of the
State Executive Committee. in which they
say that the discussion of the Civil Rights
bill caused all this. The answer implies
that assassination, murder and violence are
the weapons of the Democratic party TO de-
feat legislation that does not suit them.
They do not like the Civil Rights bill, so
they have some of their emisarieS 90 and
shoot poop cOlored girl teaching a school
OF her Owp race. The Democrats don't
like the CiEil Rights bin, 80 they take six
teen cOlOred prisoners from the Jail of one
Of Our counties, and without a trial kill
them. This is the argument the Demo
Gratis put forward. The pistol. the dagger,
the bullet are their weapons. This is a
land Of reason, of argument, where the peO-
pie reason together on legislation. Why
not appeal to the reason Of the people, and
not TO their pTejudices?
THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
But what about this bill2 What does it
mean? ] have no hesitation TO say here as
l have said elsewhere that no not approve
Of it as it stands. If could have my way,
| would strike Oft from the bill that part
relating to schools, so there could be no
question about it. have been at pains toe
look up the debate on this bill, and | find
that it was well understood by the Senator
who prepared this bill. and those who
voted for it. l think we ought to leave
the people to settle this matter To suit
themselves. If they want separate schools
o. mixed schools, let them regulate that to
suit themselves. believe IN letting every
man select his own associates, and this
thing ought to regulate itself.
Our homes are open only to hose invi-
ted implicitly or direct. We all control
our own associates and so it will be always.
My colOred friends favor this too and am
Informed would often like their homes, a
little more exempt from unsolicited visits
than they have been. (Great laughter and ap-
plause.) Now, while | would not favor
mixed schools or enforce Intercourse Of
any kind where men of sense prefer their
own inclinatiOns should control. / would
like to know by what right our Democratic
Why, but two years ago, they were going
about among our cOlOred friends claiming
their votes. because they were better friends
to them than the "Radicals1 They said
TO them. ''Come along bows and if you
want mixed schools, why here is our man
Greeley, he is in favor of them" "If YOU
want an intermarriage of races, why, come
with MS. here is our man Greeley. he is for
A. ln fy-sl
Rights bill in our faces? have knOwnthe
people Of East Tennessee for many wears.
know them as men ever ready to listen to
reason and argument. and as men who do
not take violence and lawleSSneSS as an
answer to legislation which many good
men honestly propose. Point ont the oh
iectiOnable features Of the bill, as they
appear to you, and reason with them, and
they will be right.
The Civil Rights bill, as it passed the
Senate, was not Summers bill. Ii was
framed by Senator Frelinghuysen. an able
and good man, and he says the bill does
not mean mixed schools. lie was distinct
ly asked, during the debate on the bill, if
it was intended to compel the education of
the races in the same school, and he stated
distinctly, mo ! did not examine the
lIllA NlDSGlNs lll L WIS AlOl Ndlltu uIlhll 10
vote directly upon it. voted to take it
from the Speakers table aid refer it TO a
committee who would amend il aud i'm
prove it. This is the only manner in which
| was called ID vote for the bill. Ny time
was taken up in considering other subjects
for legislation assigned to me, finance, etc.
DEMOCRATIC TACTICS.
But Democracy is at his old tactics, try
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that they are so anxious to get into power
that they are willing to spend thousands of
dollars to elect a Congressman. We hear
ii that they would, in order to divide the
party and secure independent candidates,
raise thousands of dollars, and all this to
get to Congress to sit by a black man. The
tactics of the party is by violent speeches,
and, by saying harsh things, drive men into
their ranks. This was their policy in
lS60-SS, and il has been recently, as |
have shown yOu from the violent speech of
your Governor, calling Republicans felonS
and assigning them to the penitentiary.
THE CURRENCY AND TARIFF.
Mr.. Maynard then went into a lengthy
defense OF the financial legislation of the
Republican party, AMI its policy of protect
ing home industry by wise tariff, illustra-
ting Che benefits following Republican
Legislation by the growth of manufactures
here and at Chattanooga. He recOunied
Clays great doctrines Of a national cur
rency, tariff and internal Improvements,
and showed how they were now being
carried out by the Republican party. Do
you wonder, then, my fellow-Democrats,
said he, why these old Wings cling so
closely to the Republican party?
The elpSfu0r rafara.,oaz -
Henry Clay, his life, and the legacy he left |
the country, were SO eloquent and beauti- |
ful that we cannot attempt TO reproduce
them.
At the close Of the speech, resolutions en- !
dOrsing Grants, course in sustaining the |
Kellogg and cOndemning the recent !
acts of mob violence in Tennessee were |
adopted.
Ii may be all right, but it's not calculated |
10 capture an audience, TO notice on the |