Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1880-09-23
! FIRST CONGRESSIONAL
DISTRICT.
CANVASS Opens q. ?AYl0as VILE
Johnson County AblaZe for Hon. A. h.
PETTIBONE.
One Thousand, Five Hundred
People Present

/ Mr.. .EDIToR:-TO-day witnessed the
grandest demonstration ever made IN
johnson County by the Republican
party. A long procession of more
than 500 persons formed in town and
marched in order under the stars and
stripes to meet Hon. A. H. Pettibone,
who was approaching, heading like
column from the lower end of the
county. From the meeting of the
two columns one continuous hurrah
for Pettibone thrilled the air, until
this vast column marched through
the streets of Taylorsville. Every
door was filled with ladies waving
their handkercheifs to their distin-
guished nominee and leader, A.
H. Pettibone. At 129 o'clock p. H.,
the discussion was opened .by Maj.
Pettibone, who made one of his ablest
and most argumentative speeches.
He arraigned before the vast audience
the democratic party and their leader
in this district, the Hon. r. J.. Tay or.
He showed that the democrats held
to the principles and traditions of
traitors and rebels For the Major
said if the democratic party must
also cling to the teachings of John
c. Calhoun. Robert Toombs, Reagan,
Stevens, Ben. Hill, Jeff. Davis and
! tl,,t Il nf ~, hot
their traditions were the graves of
100000 soldiers and debt of $6, $780,
100000, S12O to each man, woman,
child and baby in this republic He
said at the present time we are in a
debate us to whether the party Of
principles of Sumner, Morton, Thad.
Stephens. Blaine, Conkling and Gar
field shall trin~ph or whether the
party of principles of Calhoun,
Toombs, Davis, Ben Hill and w ade
Hampton shall succeed.
He said, I take up the debate where
[ left it two years ago. He said,
Robert, come to Judgment
He then took up Mr.. Taylor's rec
ord. First his promises to the people
two years ago; his promise to repeal
the resumption Gc5, to repeal the
revenue law, to pass an act to pay
off the national debt in green backs,
etc. etc.
He then showed Mr.. Taylors vote
from the Record. Taylor's first vote
was for Randall for speaker of the
House, against Gen. Garfield. His
second vote was for Gen. &. w. Field,
of Georgia. a rebel brigadier, against
Col. Melton, Of East Tennessee, a
union soldier, aid that he voted along
with Acklin, Blackburn, Gea. Joe
Johnston, Money, of Kemper county,
Stevens, the vice president of the
| Southern Confederacy, and uncle Bob
Vance, of North Carolina. He then
took up the extra session of Congress,
and showed what Democracy attemp-
ted to do through threats of starving
the nation to death. He read the law
which the democracy tried to repeal
the law relating to keeping peace at
) the polls. He attacked the extra
session in masterly manner. Here
logic, rhetoric, eloquence and truth
all combined to exhibit the evil acts
and guilty intentions of the demo-
cratic party in srepealing the law to
keep the peace at the polls" and
that the Hon. r. L. Taylor was part
and parcel uf that democracy. He
showed that Mr.. Taylor voted to seat
Hull, of Florida, instead of Bisbee,
who was shown to be honestly cleo
ted.
He then referred to the Hon. r. l..
Taylor's speech on the bill III ref
ference to removing the tax from Leaf
tobacco, and showed from the record
that said speech was never delivered
in Congress.
This is only meager sketch Of Ma
Pettibone's speech, given IN great
haste, but suffice it TO say he made
speech that did great honor TO HIM as
a debator ,andito the great Republican
party that gave him the nomina-
! ton.
Tie Hon. r. Il. Taylor next ap-
peared on the platform. He did not
deny any of the votes as alleged by
Mai. Pettibone, but claimed that he
had done other things, and for which
, the people should not forget him.
: He said Pettibone comes before you
with fraudulent nomination. Bn'
unfortunately for Mr.. TAYLOR, two O
his competitors for the nomination
r marched with him in procession to-
: day, one on each side, and the other
!. has out, a list Of appointments.
IL. Mr.. Taylor is a good speaker, but
he spoor Tray, is now found in ba'