Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1840-09-28
From The Louisville Journal
COL. WILLIAM CHRlSTY'S SPEECH,
AT THE NASHVILLE CONVENTION.

nov. te;n,, sean no him fo,,;n, on tho batteries of
Fo-, NJei9s when he ns the messenger of Grn.
Greer eloy tn Gen Iorrsnn ,vos re,I,lsed Inv The
Indians Mr. Foster the President If The Con. u
yentiou inr,,iIuced 4, his nudjtorv Col. William
Cbristy of Iso,fsinnn. as the identical old soldier
who un,lcJ those luIunets IN the ramunr,s by the
order of :he commander in.chef This hnnpy in
| rident ,xcitrd much feeling in the nssemhIv AMI
Tor some minutes the, ,t,,ers npd shouts of the
Ienrers prevented ,,,espeaker from proreedinr.-
silence ~ luytb bri,f, oh,nhed several ,lc nnnd.
cd again the tame of The. soeakrr when Mr. Eos.
| ter introduced him u serond lime Col Christy
addressed the Conyen,ion as fiows:
| Friends and Eiiio,s C,rnir,,ne,, II crave your
| iudulvpucc for n few u,uvp,is assuring Won nt
the SAM. ,uue. tI,nt ehnll mn, ;nlct mon YOU n
set su,.ch nj his Inte hnrr. nhlroucl do ippeal
ms spealer nj home. in nv rt,yu humble way, on
LIaIf ur ,b, couse ,vIi, l,s bro,,,iIt psroorlhrr
on Tins ,ny | nm hnuuy ,o inform YOU tliat my
own state. Gallant Louisiana. hns redeemed her.
IT, She hn. fired the n,nrl,i,iy ,4ip ilr HE areu
,o,,,,st nov us,diuy herNrru tbe noule and
their bleeding country and il swim .nore than
ordinary measure than unttt yf. n, Tire motto
on her banner banner wIlirl i ln,,'tI,c 1unor Of
uurii,. in ,lir urorp..iou Yesterday ,I,o,Siann to
snch oiher sister S,nr. u,ectuy; Io n,:r do ll,ou
lkrwise, t(;rent npu,n,,srA
Snnir of linz ,lI,suus made ,,y the ,lthyonmt-
riot in arms who has i, st t,r,ceded ne hu,e !
brought me uupAlrctcdI, ID fore YOU in flir aiti.
Jude of AN eve witness To testify to some OF tie
Inrts which h, has slated (Chr-rnr0 IL " true, !
INV ru,,utrv,uru II,nt / had the honor of hrpy
Inv ,h,. s,Js If ,I. horn nt Ti,ueruno, dnrn,.-I
sam. ul Tho u.nst trviug uerods of his military
life and look uuou lie trcsen, moment ms one
IuC line mos, hnpny Of INV existence. iLa, lave
hc.n suut.d in r1,u,non with NV old cou,pauiors
in arms to b u.rm;,te, ia stand forth 10 ,lny MS
living witness of tt. Akin the nn,icpt fr,pnrss the
,,,,;,,;s,n mai y,,r d;s,L,,.j Nv Gen Harrison
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vpniny het,ycen those on one side mn The fort an,
an unsu ,,lo;n be,,y.e ms and The enpn,y,s cnnno,
on ihe other The General was aware that tb
u,oin force of the enemy nm the ouposite side %
the river wn, encnnpri neur Two miles below hi,
bntteries in which there were orfy euongh ia ma,
the guns Il,, therelnye SEM an ordpy TO Gen
CIov IN Iuud Dudlev,s regiment IN tae onposit
side of the river from the fort. with direction Il
Storm the eucuv's batteries 10 snike and cut dow
his cannon. retreat 10 their boats and cross tile ri
yer Immediately To the Gi,r, which,. he observed
could be- done without ,he loss Of n single ma,
and which mustbp done, "a, he had no force whic
could be spared from the fort to send To their nj
in case Of need IL was also exclaimed to the mes
serger, that sorie would he made from the fol
at tile same monent ar, the batteries of the enc
nv ON th, sJ, of the nlnin be stoned Hi
was done in the most gallant styic. Then ID wa
il,., th, Amrrrou arm. we're cotnplerclv yictori
,us and had Col DudIev obeved ii 10 whole urdp,
som IN linn az ,vos 4xnectrJ the 5,h of Mn,
Isl3 vouIL have been one of ,he most rlorion
L,vs in ,hn ,ml,r, his,orv Of ,he country din, il,
Me- l,s, wnr Hur in,c Irc,ecd o,I,.rwi.r' nj lem,
nf,r NO CnI nulI.v nnL Lis ,ullun, regimen
,ya,n cn,c.r,,,d ,r ,(i.r b,viny executsd IN
orders of his General bv st,r,ninr the bn,terie
nuJ sinking and rut,in., down ,he ,anuo,. wirho,
, The lass of man. The brave Dudley found him
sell mrannble of drawing off The in,uetuo,s Ken
m.k;nns who Ind mot We, had nm unnor,uni,v ,
l rnung;n., in boule Tie result wns. such rs va
ali kno,v tI,. ,n,i d.t.,t and cnuture of his rey