Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-10-28
THE GRAND DTMOCRATIC RALLY
AT HAMPTOE'S STATION.


AT HAMPTON'S STATION.
A Large aud Enthusiastic CrOWd-a
Big Barbecue Excellent Speaking
.--Fine Music, and Booming Cannon.
Our senior editor, DR.. Wright, in
tended to give a full description of
this, the greatest demonstration so far,
that has taken place in the county,
but sickness prevented his completion
of his article, aud now we have to be
very brief in summing up, as we are
on the eve of putting our paper to press.
The patriotic Democrats of No. ]
should feel proud of the denonstra-
| ton last Saturday, az the fifteen hum
dred people there assembled felt proud
to know that our county contains such
citizens as those of that neighborhood.
1t is District No. in every essential
particular. The day, and the exerci-
ses will long be remembered, the SPLEEN
did music, and genial good humor that
prevailed, made it the grandest rally
of the season. The managers, Messrs.
FINS Ewing, r. Y. Johnson. John
Allen, John Wilcox and Clark john
son, with their assistants, had made
every arrangement perfect, and did all
in their power to render it an enjoya-
BILE occasion. Judge Smith made
sound, sensible speech, which was lis
tened to with marked attention. the
effects of which will tell well for him
on the day of election. We regret
lack of time to give more extended
notice of it.
Our gallant Congressman, Hon. J.
+. House came forward at the con
clusion of Judge Smiths speech, and
spoke in his usual eloquent and con-
vincing style for about twenty minutes,
when his voice failed him and he had
to desist This was as much regretted
by Mr.. House as we'll as by his admir-
ers and hearers, as no speaker occupies
more exalted position in the affec
tons of the people of this county than
Col. House We are proud of such a
man and such Congressman, aud our
people delight to honor him.
After dinner was served to the large
concourse of people, all repaired to the
stand to hear the words of wisdom to
be uttered by Hon. G. A. Henry, the
Eagle orator of Tennessee. He arose
amidst deatening shouts of applause,
aud proceeded to make, what we be-
lieve would have been the GROWING
effort of his life, but just as he had
warmed up fully in his imprisoned
eloquence, and was speaking as full
toned and elegant as in his younger
days, the rain descended, and the audi
ence were forced, reluctantly, to dis
perse.
Judge Tyler, Gen. Quarles, Colonel
Bailey and Mr.. Wenzler delivered
short but pointed speeches, the crowd
being enlivened during the intervals
by excellent and inspiring songs by the
Glee Club, music by the brass band
and the terrific peals of the brass baby
walker on the brow of the hill. With
a brief synopsis of Mr.. Wenzler's
speech We are compelled to bring this
hurried and disjointed notice to close.
In substance he said
81 am German, and cannot speak
good English, but | have few words
to say to you. | went into the Union
army at Madison, Indiana. | served
in that army, and then returned home.
| told the people of that place was
going to GAINESVILLE, Tenn, to live.
They told me if you go there you will
be butchered in less than week. |
came here, and have made more
money here than | did in Indiana
have made more and truer friends here
than | ever had before. Now, my
| colored friends, if you will be industri-
Gus, act honest, and try to help your
selves, you will find that these people
are your friends. The people to whom
you once belonged, are your best
| friends The carpet baggers that come
| from the North only wants your votes,
nothing else-he will then call you
d-n niger, as they call me d-n
Dutchman, if you ask for favors of
them Act right-educate yourselves
with the money set apart for you and
your children, the same as for the
whites-yote for Tilden and Reform,
and all will be we'll with you. Your
true friends are the Southern people.
Such plain, practical good sense and
ideas were the burden of what he said,
and it evidently met with their ap-
proval.