Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-27
Speeches b. Hon. Geo. w. Jones, Col.
A. S. Colyar and Mr.. W. G. Brien.

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the Convention yesterday, ex-Presi
dent johnson, now Tennesseeb Sen
ator-eiecl, Has waited upon It th
Maxwell House by an iminenss croW'
Of his friends and adherents, VII
Congratulated him upon his success and in
sisted upon q speech. To this Ar. John
s1n responded that he could not then com
ply with t.ieit request, but would b
pleased to address them a. tight. Ar
rangemeuts were, therefore, made durinl
the afternoon for speaking upon the PHb
lie SQUARE. A large stand was erected i'm
mediafeiv IN iiont Of Derry & DemOville'
drug store, and hand bills annC.rsing tla
evenings programme were distributed Rl
over the CITY, setting the hour Of 7:30 fO
the speaking. half an hour before thai
time the stand, handsomely decorated will
the stars and stripes and gas jets with globe.
Of red, white aiit Bite; vas surrounded
bT an enthusiastic crowd. = martial
band was present discussing music more
noticeable for vigor than melody, and II
the intervals when the musicians stopped
TO recover baeih. thOse present indulgeo
themselves In an sorts of ekpressi5us, sucl
as tAndy's my manw "Whatn old Ben
Butler think when he sees our Andy a
comm in?' nAndyll settle that bond
business for 'ein, won't hc?' ''Hurrah
for Batei1 etc. Then, 10 while away the
time, a very enthusiastic double quartette
took position nezr the band, announced
that they were going to darcc johnson
Ouadrilie," and called for music. The
music was furnished them, and a remark
ably lively dance engaged in by the enthu-
siastic double quartette afoPesaid.
ROCKETS.
At this a number Of rockets were fired
from the corner Of the courthouse enclO-
sure, which served to throw the assemblage
into fresh fervOr Of wild enthusiasm and
tile yeils and cries became almost deafen-
ing, in the midst Of which shout Of ''Here
he comes" was heard, and then a carriage
containing Mr.. johnson, Col. Colyar, Hon.
Geo. w. Jones, Of Lincoln county, and
Senator Hodges.
A rush was made for the stand, and the
crowd was so compact that the occupants
Of the carriages found it almost impossible
to reach the stand, and when they did
finally reach it, il was In very much de-
mOralized condition, being seized upon by
the crowd and lifted bodily upon the stand.
The appearance Of Mr.. johnson upon the
stand was followed By 4 tremen-
dous Outburst Of applause. The
stand was instantly occupied by the
crowd, the reporters thrust back from the
very small table which had been provided
for their accommodation. Every inch Of
standing room vas seized upon, the police
officers who had been sent 10 preserve
order being OverpOwered to such an extent
to find themselves helpless, 80 far as pre-
ser7ing space on the stand was concerned.
At half past seven Mr.. johnson was in
trOduced by the Hon. Geo. W. Jones, who
said:
REMARKS OF HON. GEO. ". JOSES
1 believe that the result of the election
to-day will be the best for the people, not
only Of Tennessee but Of the South and Of
the whole nation. never found any
guile in Andrew johnson. l have found
him on all questions 20 be true and faith
full TO the Democratic patty and to the in
terest Of the many. have known him for
forty years, and in all that time 1 have
known him as a gentleman, true, and hon
est, and faithful, and upon this occasion
the pleasan, duty has been assigned me TO
introduce him 20 you. l now introduce to
YOU Andrew johnson, the Senator elect Of
the State Of Tennessee. Applause.
3II. Joh1ssn thea spOlse-as follows;
Mr. JouSsOS's ADDRESS.
Fellow citizens: In appearing before You
tonight, It is not for the purpose Of making
an address, but simply to participate il the
feeling and sentiments that have been pro
duced on this occasion. l am not here for
the purpose Of discussing any Of the ques-
tiOns which have divided and now agitat-
ing the public mind. MypurpOse is simply
TO appear before you tonight at this de-
monstratiOn, for the purpose Of returning
my thanks 10 you and to the Legislature
for what has been done on this day-and
in referring 10 It, it will not be my purpose
to be invidiOUs or to say anythi. 6 derOga-
tory, or calculated to wound the tender SEN
sibility Of any one who may have been
with it. When we look al the
condition Of the country we know we have
been divided into parties; we know that
these parties have had their bitterness; we
know it from the history Of our country.
These party differences and these party
animosities should be set aside, and the
tine has come when we should ali come
forward and stand around the altar Of our
common country and there offer up all
these party differences as a sacrifice upon
Il. The time has come when il seems to
ma that the country should rise above
these party DEGREES and our past differences.
The time has come when the country
should rule instead Of the country being
ruled by mere partisans and party hacks,
and i'm addressing you here tonight want
to say that / am no partisan, although l
have belonged TO one Of the old parties Of
the country from my advent into public life
to the present time, but while have been
that have always had that earnestness, in
accordance with my judgment, to pursue
the principles which believe were calcu-
lated to promote the common welfare and
WELD the common good Of my country.
In making an apology here tonight for
not speaking, wish to say this: that while
we are exuberant, while we may be con-
sidered in a state Of exultatiOn as it were,
let us remember our true position.
Although it may be said that we have sue
eeeded, that We have triumphed, let us
look at it In a right point Of view. In this
contest with my opponents or adversa-ies,
as YOU may term it, it has not been my
purpose or nv habit to indulge in epithets
or in the use Of any unkind e pTessiOns in
reference to them, but on the contrary, to
the extent that have been before the
country, directly or indirectly, il has been
upon my own merits, upon my own claims,
and not upon the dement's Of any one else.
As to the cause Of this rejoicing, let me
say one or two words. Although 1 have
been the instrument, the indi-
vidual as it were, selected through
which the popular heart Of the
State might be reflected, it is not my tri-
umph; it is not my victory; it is the victory
of the popular heart Of the State and Of the
nation. [Applause.J The public mind
has been for some time impressed with the
condition Of the country, both State and
Federal. In the last canvass throughout
the state, the attention Of the country was
called to the condition of our State affairs,
and in discussion Of these great principles
they bave made a lOdgment in the popular
heart. The great wills Of the people were
they discovered that something
WIS wrong, and that a remedy was needed,
and this has made its way into the hearts
Of the people. They went in quest Of
some instrument, in the the shape Of some
individual or person, in whom that popular
heart cOuldbe reflected. This is no tri-
umph Of mine.
IT is YOUR TRIUMPH,
and that Of no one else. [Applause.l What
| may say here tonight will not be uttered
in aspirit Of exultation over any gentleman
who has been disappointed at not being
In the canyasses I have had heretofore