Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-27

present, let me, in bidding you goodbye,
tender to you the best wishes Of a heart
that has never yet beat false to its kind, TO
its country or 70 its fellow.
A vOice-Hurrah! for Andrew johnson,
the next President Of the United States
Tremendous applause).
Mr. JOhnsOn-In bringing to close, my
cOuntrymen, 4 speech which has neceSsari-
" been rather disconnected in form and
miscellaneous in character, l leave with
YOU the best wishes Of my heart. Then
GOOD bye, and may God bless you. Loud
and prolonged applauSe.l
As Mr.. johnson descended from the
stand loud calls were made for Bate, Col
var and Hodges. In the midst Of the ex-
citement
WM. G. BRIEN
got I'D on the stand and said, that in the
election Of Andrew johnson to the United
States Senate, the Legislature had infinitely
honOred itself. he regarded this as the
victory Of the people. The election OF
Mr.. johnson would secure harmony and
unitv Of the Democratic elements of Ten
nessee. From this time on he would never
ssIzick over the traces He said that in
this election the people had done more
they had anticipated the election Of 1876,
and perhaps had even now determined the
election Of a President Of the United
states. TGreat applause.
Mr.. Brien referred 10 the cOngratulating
teleqrams which were constantly arriving.
He spOke, with feelings Ofregret Of the de-
feat Of his personal friend, Gen. Bate, and
fully believed that he would be elected to
fIl the vacancy OccasiOned by the expira-
tiOn Of Senator COOper's term Of office two
years hence.
REPRESENTATIVE SPEARS
arose and said Le was instructed by his
constituents 70 vote for Andrew johnson
first. last and all the time, and TO fight 1t
ont on that line A voice 'sThat's Spears
taIkin.D Laughter.
This interruption proved to much for
Mr.. Spears and ne Immediately subsided.
In response to loud and repeated calls
COL. A. s. COLYAR
made a short address. He said that among
the numerous cOngratulatOry telegrams
which had been Received during the after
noon by the distinguished man whom they
lad met tonight TO honor, was one from
the Young men Of Memphis, stating that
one thousand young men Of that city had
nominated him for our next President lap
plausel and he, in the name Of the peOpleOf
Nashville, Of Davidson county, Of Middle
Tennessee, Of the entire State, now Domi-
mated him for that high position. [Great
anDlause.1 He considered this a triumph
of princiDle-a triumph Of the pecple-and
Tennessee will DOW have man IN the
United States Senate who is big enough to
rise above party and stand Senator for the
whole peOple-fOr Democrats and Repub-
Iicans. for whites end blacks.
He thought all present would agree that
o1,r next Senator would not hesitate TO al
tack corruption in high places, no matter
whether that corruption is in bis own party
or not. It had been charged during the
baIlOting that Mr.. johnson was going back
to Washington to revive old quarreis, but
this. he claimed, was not true. Mr.. John
son was victorious in the one great quarrel
he had al Washington, and viCtOTs have no
occasion 10 revive old quarTels- He has
been IN public life for forty years. just
forty wears ago last fall, Mr.. johnson
crossed the mountains on horseback and
came here to take his place as a legislator,
but he comes now 70 occupy a more iEl-
pOrtant position than ever before, for not
onlv in Louisiana. not only IN Arkansas,
not only in Mississippi is there danger
but our entire country is endaugered-in
danger Of the military power taking posses
sion Of it.
The Speaker said that fire years ago Dir.
JobDson had written him a letter, In which
ne had made the remark that there never
was a time when the people stood IN such
rel If friends As now. The same re-
mark he thought would apply to the pres