The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-09-28

platform, with carpet'sack in hanc
looking as pleasant as a ''basket o
chips when you want to start a fire il
winter time. The esquire" is a little
short, pleasant-looking fellow, witt
n sharp admixture OF "white blood" il
his veins, which gives to his epidermi'
a cuprcous or copper color by NJ
means unpleasant to the eye. His SID
whiskers on his round face are in
clincd to be silky, owing no doubt tc
tonsorial manipulations and q gene
rous use Of unctuous preparations
But his kinky, c'ose.shaven head show
a plcponderance Of African blood.
Gov. Porter said he was glad to sec
him, and treated him with that polite
ness so characteristic of our handsome
Governor. We were pleased to sec
Gov, Porter accord q division of time
to Yardley, The Radicals up North,
whose whole stock and hope lie IN the
raising OF the "bloody SHIRT" would
have blowed loud and long if Gov.
Porter had gone against the declare.
ton OF the Democratic platform which
says that equal political rights should
be accorded tho colored people, And
surely if Gov. p. could afford 20 di-
vide time with Gen. Nancy, he could
do the same by Squire Yardley, And
Squire Yardley is no fool. Those
who expected TO hear an incongruous
tumble Of words from him were mis-
taken. He made a sensible, logical
speech, and was courteous in his man
ner. Excepting n mistake now and
then in the use Of a few words, which
only hypercritical persons could OBJ.
ject to, Squire Yardley mado n good
speech, even above the average. He
was inconsistent in saying tina. he
thought Hayes and Wheeler ought to
be elected, because he is too sensible a
man to not know that their election
wo aid only be a continuation of Grant,
ism, which has brought 80 much dis
and encouraged and given high
position to so many Belknaps, Bah
Schencks, ct ID omne genus. 1t
would indeed be like putting a fresh
hen on added eggs, for Hayes cannot
90 against the corrupt men who Sc
cured his nomination I'VE Bristow, the
only honest reformer that opposed
him at Cincinnati.
Squire Yardley was hard on Thorn
rs and Nancy, and gave the Republican
party o few handsome ticks for rcfu-
sing to nominate a candidate for Gov
,rnor, and said there were certain gen.
holding Federal offices who
'aid that he was trying to divide the
by running against Gen. Nancy,
ust as Thomas was trying to divide
he Democratic party by running
'gainst the regular nominee-Gov.
But he was a Republican.
The colored people had no more res
,ect for a colored man who would sell
,ut to the Democratic party than for a
legro who would steal a horse. The
:olored people considered such action
IS rank treason. But certain gentle.
men at Nashville thought that they car.
led the Republican party in their
pockets, and wanted to sell out to
They had no offices to give
0 colored men. But he was running
o get the office, and not to break up
he party, nor in the interests of the
party.
Squire YardIey hit the nail on the
lesd when lie told the colored people
hat they did wrong when they voted
o disfranchise the whites after the
var. If they had never voted to dis
ranchise ex C%onfederate,. there would
ave been no trouble. But during the
the negroes had been loyal to their
Id masters, and we're glad to see them
Nevertheless, the war had
reed the colored people, and freedom
q blessing to him and his race.
,ardley closed by thanking the people
or their attention, and said he had
,een listened to with respect wherever
e had spoken, and this was \ refuts-
ion of the charge that colored Re
publican would not be allowed to
peak in competition with Democrats.
After Yardloy concluded Capt. 1
Gregory introduced Fred. Starkey,
,ur colored barber of Winchester.
red. had a few words to say, and
reated quite q laugh when he told
hat he had lost over $500 in the
'reedmen's Savings Bank. gotten up
" the party to which Mr.. Yardley be-
onged. But the speech Of Starkey
las more like the comedy which fol
1ws the heavy acting.
We have not said much about Gov.
speech, because we have here
ofore Civ n our views in regard to
,oy. P. We are one of those who
,ok upon him as a graceful. logical
nd pleasant speaker. And q pnrcr
olitician does not live. He was lis. !
,ned to with profound attention, as
indicated bis course as Governor
lis arraisnment of Thomas was severe
ut legitimate and convincing, and as ,
, Gen. Nancy, he said he would not i
i've the toss OF q copper between him 5
nd Yardley, and We said amen. lie
by paying a beautiful tribute to !
le ladies', many OF whom were pres !
ut anil looked admiringly from the |
courthouse windows upon the Cover !
or's honest, handsome face. :
The day passed off without trouble. !
he speaking was done out doors, 10
,e Courthouse yard, the long, sweet
rass making a pleasant carpet for the
,,,;o,oo and the grateful shahe-treps