The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-07-13
SPEECH OF r. X. ZOLLTCOFFER,
Delivered at Nashville, June l6, 1856.

FELLOW C1TizENs: Wnen, rev montns
Sgot the socn'ied "hnow Notning movement
suddenly !oomed mp IN the ed,1tance;nnds seemed
70 oe passing from CITY toctv, ana rom otate
70 State throughout the Union, the nrst I'M
Pfession made upon my m'nu was, 'nat u was
no'h'he more than one OF tne n'os' rehsrha-
o'e no'e,ueS oI 'ne aye. IL u o"' ''anN 10
CONFESS wa, my altent'oh hau oeeh hnsoroes
'n o''er pun'i: q"est'"hs; WI" "n'y he'ru'
easu'',y' .'' " P'oPoSv" o'"'r '"'' ,w W. oPPP.o,
e'',on W ,"'''sne's a"o '"'h"''cs' i"'H ''I
io' inuch P'ep2SsrsS n'e !" us ''o'' 90
hue" ,""t " ""o ou' ieM lo'c'%.o''" v, '"'i
n'cs III 'ehneSSee' Hnu as "'h"uE MS /
khe" some very e'i'ihao'e men Inu ora "''S"-
oors "nu P'rS.." ule"u9' Duv w. ~"
question 'o'cr" i'7e,' upon IVY n',no, "5'''
s'n '.''e s,'en ''He " "', t''a
"a" '"ere os nv r.uSvS '"I s' A.'I".u'''..s
n".un'ehu - It ouy,ese.s' asa,l't' 10 AZ, Al.
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."ei p'"PoHc p'o",p. 'n.'e e'"',ni III III
pwe'lu'' t'cchty ue'e'.Peu' 'nu ''P'u!
"uS,ientne 'olces' wm." 10 n"" ,se" Ms
a'"h'"g 'ne I.''uS y, ', 'ne On.'" " .., .n.;.
'rfy 'ou"uauons. lucy "".u n"u we"
,,as,a - E..s'', -.oro.n,nonts anJ non.
nenls o, european governments . .nu p'p
u,".'Sns 'ow"'es ."'s Ivu"%y' .;,, .1".sn"s '.'
speeuy suoVerson' anu W tne sun .n,e ,n On
.r"o'1.n"ry a"u 1Pen ,ho'entnn :,''. VI M .'e n Do
n"" Sa.no,c .. ii'e,"ehy' ,eus .nI ~ "
man r9nun .wen.y-use Mu.eIa" t I;. mtI9,s p.;,',
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""ou' w NM s 10, :e ~. S. -" c a.
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'",T III s"set"ne"'. s '.,o., 80 s.,,.,;,r ,oo
,., so '"u"' WV Wv o;,., w,', ,,.;,l ga ANY.
.,;aus na.us e'es ~; W.; s,u ~ s;a,i a. a'.;.an stn.
49,, -, W., :" 49,. ,n,. ,',.j, nm ,L,, ao"rs
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"e ,.,;'saI ,taI !. .ha Tn"ac, T;,a.S and nt,,
"I Puo,'"eu W '"e ~ o, ;';.,;'' 80 SOW" ~ IT,,
nr'l'a" "'Sma' ,,;'. !" ."s 81 E.an"s. ~ ,,,o
nperon "'u p"I ~ piOJ ,;nb, hv San,t,r tnss
nas na s,hass J,' ~ a,,r ,wr tnna,sss nnd bv onr
" .';,,;s.'a T ., E.am,, E,,,Iond ana Sn,;ny.ond
~ ,,'a ,,non nyo,y,ls nfths le,dinp Roman
%..h.,,I ho " p".,o,as .nd n,hI;, ;onrnals in The
S HIn;.oa.S,,,os Thssa things I will now en-.
Snnno J -. III, oi,,or " vn,, from, tho anthem.
- .;..l ,,,n''',,;nnod '" fo:ts I will Inv balora
". "u osi, naod o;,;y.us of foreion birth
.uu' " ." IoeL n, ,hess f,ets and saw If
"h.o"s "s !" 80 ,,,ah ;nr,,iv.d in th.n, No I
.m.' "'' NV "' '''
A',, ,,,, ..; f eo,o;,,,ors IN tha Jr,;
.od St.,ns ,sh;ch nr;nr IN 1870 was only from
. .eu o., -. g., "u,om ..om"nd ,,aorWond from isoo
,e,o NE " - anoo ," ,a"r and from Is,otoIsoo
non of0", ,'ovo ~ from Ieao IN Iaao ooo
ooo year-and sao ,s ~ '1s $40 81 Soc S"or
ye"re ,osn,o Iaso ,S5 coo , wear
hoo cinaa 1870 Iiqan tn the pnOrmOua num-
,as' % sson aon mn to soo o0o n veo- and
w, ';u ,u 1" .non ~" donht r.nrh n million venr
W." S;.,". IT, 'o" ,ho oonr,ry l;ko ,bo locuSts of
sPreaa',s ovtr VI" ',;,b ] .hay m0 ",I tho % villa and
Ieyp', oa,fs s,;"s of Enrone,n noI;t;,s 10
aa"se'o"SI .n;,",s tha county a. yh,r.ver ibev
,..a ,'".s' "T Ths Hrsot huIk nf his foreion non.
'o'..e. '.: % s,Ss,,.d In ,ha North.rn St,,ss.
b n'o'o" '..,s So.u ,ha IIrnn fro,n A noo ooo
nc ~" =, ,I'a-nsosant roto of ;ncreoso
o,oou;oooNu ,.;. g.. .ha.s ~ of Cnnnrss. onnnoJ,,,
10 "uu"s ro. srst,, ,j,,r;n,, ,,oJ;,,coj ,,o,rcy
I" fne M HHeuay ,s, w. ,Is Sa,th IL Kim b Is
% me Nor1a asa'msa a;,as 'ne n'' ,n,; sia"a5,' s
win " ""9"sY ri;,,,.,'.;,L ,i,' s.'as,;,
Ieellns9' anu .uses io"p "'' ;;,tt ~ ,'
element, furnishing su"i.'.n' "un,'un" hTp ,,p
nlalion iof new ,ree o.ats e.s' orn Sya'. t,m ~
census SHOWS ''a' .ne'e we'e y. A., 10Y , wv "
OOo,ooo wh''e PeoP'e ~ III. Nv I 'nI ouu" w'1H'
Sdates n'a,e anu ,e'1ae NUN oon 200 s1", T.; th.
mere AZ eae s'''e % s'ie .1,ooo'ooH III . ."v
N0rthcrn STATES. ihe io,;,sns's %on.' 80. "ow
old enough 70 Vote' aie oeme'eu w W ".'o"I'
a. numerous as "re 'ne ~n''e .nen ou .no"S"
to vote IN ali tne oou.ne.n - o.'.es pas mge.m n.
o.. my mieau u" ,hu me-. a;,;'s "nd uI j.,
c'llzehs IN severn, o, .he '"rgeI o,nIs, ,'"u w
one or more OF .he o'".eS " 'ne iso'u. a"
many OF these States wnere lney We ye. ~
the minority, they hever'he,ess he,' en.J'u,s 'I
noa .me Ga'ahoe os pUT Ner,Sern Stat.S % w"r. @
ues-a'u ~ ''I ',,.a"',a ~, A,o,;,;o,
they nave NANNY cpneen.rase', NV 1e HSumr" h.au u;
saha'aa'eS lpr 'ne e'noy osay 1a1" nu." ~, ~
iS4o an" iiaie !" iooII 'eceNe' "e" ~"