The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-02-02
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A very Iaf9c cFOWd Nsc suId VII 70
theaMaxwell House last v ednesday
night, as it was understood that the
Senator elect would respond in a
speech to the serenade that would
be rendered him. Fhe rotunda and
balconies were crowded with ladies
and gentlemen. After a few apprO-
pirate airs from the band Senator
jackson approached the railing OF.
the balcony and was introduced by
Col. Savage as a man Of whom Ten
nesseans would not be ashamed,
whether they be Republicans, high
tax or low tax Democrats When
the cheering that greeted his5intro-
duction and appearance had subsid-
ed, Senator Jackson said .1t
Ladies and Gentlemen: / am not
so vain as to take the compliment of
this large and enthusiastic demon
stration as personal to myself !
know that it is intended as. an eX-
preston of that qualification and re
ioicing shared in by the conserva-
tive sentiment of the entire country
that a Democrat has been selected
to represent Tennessee in the Sem
ate Of the United States. Reflect
ing men of all parties who have the
peace and prosperity of the country
more at heart than party triumph
or party success, will not only cheer
fully acquiesce but rejoice with us
in the fact that one branch Of the
national legislature will continue
Democratic, and that the country
will be thereby preserved from eX-
IRENE partisan and sectional legisla-
ton, which would be so destructive,
not only to the peace and welfare Of
tthe South, but-of our common coun-
try. Overwhelming power and cen
tralization, on the part of either OF
the great parties, Democratic and
! Republican, is a source of danger at
all times. Our greatest protection,
our surest prosperity and our best
interests are promoted when the
country is nearly equally divided
into two great Intelligent political
parties, each operating as a check
upon the other, each anxiously seek
ing by the purity and rectitude OF
its principles and the wisdom of its
policy to commend itself to the ap-
| probation and support Of the people.
Manly party contests hOnOrably
conducted on this high plan are a
blessing to the country. We have
great questions effecting the mate
rial and social interests not only of
| the State but Of the nation demand
ing our attention, and to these pe-
| litical parties should address them
selves rather than to bitter partisan
warfare. When parties are thus
| formed and thus divided they exert
a healthy, enlightening and con
Eservative influence upon the cOm-
| try. While / am a Democrat, de
voted to the principles Of that party,
it is not in my nature, temperament
or training to be mere partisan.
/ am not a mere partisan, and while
heartily supporting Democratic
measures of public interest and poh-
cy in the Senate of the United
States, [ shall make no factiOus OPP
position to the Republican admins
tration and its measures simply be-
cause they are Republican. On the
contrary, ! shall yield a hearty sup
port to all such measures of the ad-
ministration as in my Judgment will
will be promotive Of the public veal.
70 build up the material interests
not only Of this great Common
wealth but Of the whole country, to
break down sectional animosities
and restore harmony and kindly
feeling between the sections, to pro
mote purity, economy and reform in
the administration Of the Govern
ment, to relieve as far as possible
the burden now resting on the peO-
pie in the shape Of an unequal reve-
nue. system, are some Of the objects
worthy the attention of every statGs-
man andpatriet To these and all
great subjects Of national concern, /
shall address myself as your repre-
sentative. ..,s ....-...
It will hardly be proper for me at
this time'tO indulge in any extended
speech, but before closing, allow me
to express the earnest hope THAT the
late unfortunate division in our.
Democratic household here may by.
to-day's action be healed, and the
Democratic party Of Tennessee be
restored to its unity and power. 20
each and all of my democratic,
friends without distinction, / return
my thanks for their solid vote, and
to my Republican friends who gave
me-their support when they ascer-
tanned they could not elect one OF
their own party,I return my CRATE
full acknowledgements. Party po-
itics would be robbed of much of its
bitterness and partisan feeling if
this frank and manly course were
pursued on both sides. l
again thank you for the compliment
Of your presence
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4 CLBRGYMAN LOSES HIS EDU- 4
CHTYON.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.l
One of the strangest cases known
in medical histOry-in fact, there are
but about one-half dozen such eases
in worId-has Just been
presented by the Rev. Marcus Or
mond of Pennsylvania, who is among
friends in Rushville. He was, a few |
months ago, among the most elo-
ltient and profound expounders of |
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