Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-08
PRFsENTATION

r.b,v bsrstorrs mentioned The fact that the Dsmoc.
yof yellow Creek TAD presented to n q. ALUEN, Esq
Montgomery handsome cane ss tribute Of their
meet y his services in The late Presidential canvass
A or,rLrs. E,q. Of GAINESVILLE. presented HI care
bsba,C n he donors accompanied with few n?pro-
o,.r.uarks Mr. ALLEN responded as follows:
rto,,,H F,IUxDs:. / accept your handsome present
a, bsarfsgrati,uds, but must be permitted to say,
r,ip noagh tn receive It. as q reward fer services
-, 7me,have rendered acsordiug to my hnnbe abl
the sst CO Ct but rather q token Of your gen
,ors kiudIss.
1,r W released 20 speak in terms OF high compliment
M, ,rvices have rendered yourparty regret
,,tors to,ffsr. Ikn1w it wHsnot my skill in the
,,L,tvs triumph and sucorsv but It was the bright
.-o ed sword n truth furni he'd BY The princ'
q marty with which fought that carried dis.
9,to ranks Of your ensmissand won for you and
CoufOn victory.
,humbly baitled in the Wing ranks; the prize
~ rod was given TO its cause; and hoped 10
Sr.rssd faithful To the party until death. Not thet
.,,Ivik which originally divided The two old rariies
"a 81 hit because loved the msn Of the vhig rRr.
nd hem for forty years and love them yet
rf-y grieved when this new party was riginnted:
Tt7ou secrecy was volative Of the genius Of cur in
stfutt uld not 90 with them. ! saw sc7rss # nv
old frCuiDg f daily. They were needless # the
chainh had for forty years, bound Us together and
they and rashly broke them Asthe last, sad Ie.
sort ia m n, determined to preserve my personal
fieuii possible, hut TO declare war Of extsrmiua
lion the primo pies Of the dsspCilers Of the glorious
OlipaT'y.
% ccclsions have INDUCED, perhaps in some
bitBgajnst ibis usw Of q lion; but Ibis is not
g. ~. -. = -. & e. .
svS lime sui ed, l have no longer such feelings 10
10 LOOK on M brethren Of ibs old Wing part, oil
" new order is chief composed, as berg as hon.
syself ] believe them delude6. ] know they have
s,error f their way aud sincerely hope they will
r.u to their Father's house, aud if they do, for
owIiOR to kill he iatsned calf and receive them
sn arms.
iscription on the cane you have Just presented
fcredit f5T defending the Constitution II such is
I have but disohar.el my duty as q patriot go
Is iuuo1 should be The va, ,bword Of your party;
bOlti. in every political battle and whisper it in
& comes me more accaptab'y now than Z it
en- given il tie heat f Il e COZ or tie glow {
r ELsl il might " been the mere evidence #
5fsln-; but nov il c 5saBs r u G rom the he'd
lie vllnabs = the a. pr,v,l { your IdgmenJ--
'1iW as Al evidence q our 'nerUus magna0tmi'y.
US that Ebea retro,P ing The field on which you
So q TousIy 'r uuPhed yOu not oniy sec your Gen
aud your Nurshals but you also ste and m mt er
iuEbest p1yste
l'ae Democracy f Yellow Creek let me return my
bal lh.pSs % VAS ia a cabin on Yellow Creek used
be Hon. P. W Humphrey, as e Law Cfiss, IcOmusn.
my humble Caroer N lsI6 Iva thea p GRAND friend
On my obtaining license came among you askiDk
patronage aud you generously bestowed it. How
deserved that confidence il is not for me to say -
nov NY teal course for forty years. hlvssoars
type sod les,iv-d Al your hauds and you know had
s 10 give as well as receive. We are finds now;
we ever remain such. Time may e6,oe m ny rem
if ON my falling POwers hut this oouOn5traIion Of
oor fdeDcl aud esteemI shall cherish ever. ] shall
OF the altar ,f my heart with my household Gods,
the same time the grave sha receive these treasures
ID ny body.