Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-20
mr. Exers,cs BOSTON speech.

The Hartford Times, a democratic paper,
in its impression of the 10th inst, speaks of
Mr.. EvEKErT's speech at the Boston meeting
on the 9Th, republished in these columns last
Saturday, in the following terms. 1t is not
often that democratic journals are so just 10
political opponent:
The speech of Edward Everett before the
Great Union Demonstration at Boston, on
Thursday, as an Grafton merely, far sui passes
all previous efforts of this greatest OF living
orstors-and the noble and patriotic seuti-
Inents which he uttered on that occasion
commend themselves 10 the heart OF every
American citizen.-no matter what may be
his party or political creed. While certain
class Of individuals ridicule the idea that the
Union is in danger" and close their eyes TO
the perils that threaten the very existence Of
our country, such men as Everett-with an
experience of more that half century of
Statesmansbip, soemnly declare that in all
the trials and dangers which have heretofore
threatened the safety of this Republic, there
never was time when the horizon was so
black with threatening clouds as now. Moth
ing but the conviction that there was an i'm
perative necessity for immediate action to
avert, is possible, the train of evils that must
follow disruption of the Union, could have
induced Everett-a man retired from public
liie-to address his fellow citizens in a pub
lie meeting ofthis kind. His speech sound.
conservative, invincibie in its facts, and elo-
quently appealing to the patriotic feelings
of American citizens, was not addressed
merely to the assembled throng al Fancuil
Hall, but 10 the whole country-and every
man and woman in the United States who
can read, should read it.
The number of the Times, from which the
above is copied contains call OF public
meeting of all "who desire to maintain the
constitution and the laws, to vindicate the
honor of the State, and to rebuke that
fanatcal spirit which sympathizes with insur-
recton, murder, and treason signed 10y a
large number of the citizens of Hartford. at
the head of whom is the venerable Bishop
BRowNwFIL, who, the Times says, is Senior
Bishop of the American Episcopal Church,
a gentleman who has resided at the South,
as we'll as at the North-of patriotic views,
but conservative man, who is not associated
with any party organization-but whose love
of country and devotion to the cause OF re-
ligion, of order, and of justice, rises above
mere party measures" The meeting was
called for the l4th inst.
1t gives us much qualification to PVT on
record movements of the conservatives of the
North to rescue their section from the pos
session of ianaticism. But we hope they will
not confine their efforts to public meetings,
which, however good in themselves as indi-
cations of the existence of sound sentiments.
cannot expange the fact that the ballot box
which should be the true exponent of public
feeling, has of late years spoken in favor of
sectionalism. The conservatives must vindi-
cate their States through the ballot box. We
believe they are in a majority In most OF the
non-slaveholding States, and that by union
and concentration of effort, they can gain
once more the control of public affairs. Let
the m do this. and soon the voice Ofdissension |
will be banished from the land.