Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-26


the outrageous shade of these trees for
friendly intercourse upon subjects Of great
importance.
lone of the unfortunate results Of the
war was 10 paralyze the respecta-
bic intelligence Of the country
and keep the people from the
polls. They slept along several years until
they were rudely and suddenly awakened.
The passage of the Civil Rights bill woke
everybody up, and the sentiment of every
party-even the decent negroes in the
country was to demand that the Parthian
arrow Of hate should be broken. And it is
broken and is now lying upon the speakers
table. The people will break it again, and
not only break it, but will bury it deep
beyond all hope Of political resurrection.
(Applause.)
Il hope that this custom which hitherto
has been more honored in the breach than
in the observance, nay continue to grow.
The people have not organized in vain, they
stand upon one platform. They are salts
fed with their country, provided they can
have the affairs of that country honestly
administered. The broad platform upon
which the people stand is honesty and
capacity in Office. We have good country;
we have a constitution that was delivered
TO the fathers, and the people of this
republic demand that they have
good, clean administration of
affairs. Other republics have died Of cor
ruption-of govt. Uaughte-). The re-
public which France established in '93 was
swallowed up in disorganization and civil
war through the corrupt ambition of the
first Napoleon. The republic of AS fell
through the corrupt ambition of Napoleon
the third. The French republic of to-day
stands upon volcano. This republic
which our fathers built is destined 70 be
the only representative of free government
which is worthy the name, and TO it are
gathering the people of all nations.
They are coming from the frozen
shores of Lapland; they are coming from
HindoStan; they are coming from the wilds
of Tarfa.y. This country realizes exactly
the description OF Achilles shield given by
Homer.
ave are under good Constitution; all
that we need, as said before, is honesty and
capacity in the officers Of the Government.
Tlle,engine of progress is on the track, the
engineer is aboard, the whistle is
sounding, the bell is ringing, the
cry has gone out "all aboard
and he who don't want TO be lett behind
must get aboard. Then l say il is one OF
the duties Ct our people 10 rise To the ne
cessities Of the hour. And this demOnstra-
ton cohvinces me that the people OF this
county are alive to their duties. Unless
the people throw away the sceptre, the
sceptre will not depart from them.
(Cheers.)
Afler music by the band the Chairman
of the Executive Committee introduced eN-
Gov. Neil. ). Brown, who said:
EX-GOvERNoR BSowN's SPEECH.
"Fellow-citizells: | find myself adyer-
tised among other gentlemen TO address you
on this occasion. have come with some
reluctance, not knowing exactly what line
of thought would be proper for an OCCASION
like this, and have no speech cut and
dried. However, | was unable 10 resist The
desire 20 come aud see this fine assemblage.
| ALWAYS wished 10 attend one more barbe-
cue. as have not seen one in fifteen years.
1 was brought up In an age Of barbecues-
when from hundreds of cur fine groves OF
Tennessee the smoke Of the burnt Offering
could be seen TO rise frequently.
a. come here TO abuse nobody. | come
here in no partisan spirit, but TO mingle my
views with those Of my neighbOfS, and to
offer my congratulations that now the people
Of the county seem determined TO take
their political Affairs in their own hands.
Whether they act wisely or not they are
the power that can make or unmake the
government as they please. We generally
have good officers when the people them
selves take the matter in their own hands
when the man Of foreign birth, and the
man Of native birth mingle their views to-
gether.
'sYOu are soon to elect legislators. You
NAV talk about your Governor and your
Senator's in the United States Congress,
but there is nobody in which you are in
lerested so much AS i'm your Legislators
They are the men to whom you look to re
duce your taxes, or place your tax system
upon its most available and just basis. In
vain may we quarrel about party names
and party diferences-about the Governor
and other Slale officers. These are matters
Of but little Importance compared
with the great question OF legislation and
The proper selection ID men who are capa-
bic TO perform the duties devOlyiug upon
them. would appeal to you to bring 10
ycur legislative body brains and hearts
and If YOU cdn, add experience by sending
men there with the pruning knife in their
hands toreduoe expenditures. The expendi-
tures Of this State should be reduced
$4,000 or S300O0O. We must retrench
our expenditures five would reduce taxes.
Il am for paying the public expenditures
Of the State and never want TO see the day
when the warrants Of the Comptroller will
be hawked about our streets for pur-
chaser. | am for paying interest on the
debt of the State. (APplarISe.) You ask me
which would pay iirst; answer L would
furnish bread TO my wife and children, but
would pay my debts also. | hear men say
every day, this debt IS becoming heavy, lie;
us put il of Now object TO putting il
Oil-it is the twin brother of reputation.
You put it off one year and it is in.
creased Sl,200,0OO, in two years it is in
creased S2,4OO,OC0.
Suppose most Of this debt was imprOp
erly created; it was created by your repre-
SentatveS, and the seal Of your State ba:
gone forth to the world. That debt has Il
be met, or we have to degrade ourselves.
Il think many reforms are needed in the
National Government. | think we should
have tariff for revenue, and let manufac
turerS take care Of themselves. 4 greai
many years ago they needed protection, and
now they need none. | want no special
burdens imposed upon any class. Free
trade and sailors rights are what the
American people desire.
Il have Travelled over most uf the States
| and in other countries, and | say that Mid
die Tennessee is the best country | ever
saw. Where is TIE region of country thai
will produce both cotton and tobacco will
all The fruits and grains, with coal, irOD
and water falls at every turn for manufac-
turing purposes? 1t looks as though the
God of nature, when he made Middle Ten
nessee, had expended his power in creating
| a paradise for man.
Il am sure no man wishes for your pros
| perity and happiness more than DO, / APP
peal to you to go 20 the polls and vote. Il
the ticket does not suit you exactly, sacri
flee some of your personal feeling for the
| eountry'S good.
sIn the name of both races l protest
| against the firebrand lately thrown into
the national councils and called the Civil
Rights Bill IL is injurious to the negroes
As well as to the whites, have no animOsi
/ ty against the cOlOred race. i would throw
no stone in their path, but will not vote
for this bill nor f r man who will vote fOl
/ il. (Applause.) If appeals Of reason will
not satisfy the friends Of this measure-ii
nothing will do but conflict of races, Let
it come. If you force me TO take sides up
on this question, Of course / will be for the