Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-05-24
An Address by Grandson Of Patrick
Henry at the Baltimore Union Conven-
tion


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Mr.. Henry, of Tennessee said: Having
bestowed the compliment of a nomination
by this great Convention upon our distin-
guished fellow. citizen Of Tennessee, it be-
comes an imperative duty, as it is pleas
ure, for one of the citizens Of Tennessee TO
return 10 this Convention The profound
thanks Of that State for your lberality and
generous support.
/ have watched his political career since
have been boy. Not one word was ev-
er uttered by or fell from the lips of that
distinguished man that did not look 10 the
glory, honor and character Of the whole
country. applause. You may take
volume Of his speeches and you will fiud
that no sectional advice ever soiled the sheet
upon which his speeches were written. If
you will look a, his course in regard 10 in
ternal Improvement, you will find that he
was always ready TO advance the honor and
glory Of the country, either at the North or
The South the East or the West. His
whole life has been devoted to the common
good and welfare of America. You
have the guarantee, in his past history, that
the administration Of John Bell should he
BE- elect d, will be pure constitutional and e.
economical and patriotic. (Applause.)-
They say sometimes of John Bell that he
is slow and cautious. (Applause.) That
venerable man (pointing to the portrait Of
Washington over the Presidents chair, }
who led our armies TO victory in the dark
est hour of the Revolution, was always
cautious. (Applause.) Cautiousness is
the mother everywhere OF wisdom. He a.
lone ought not 10 be trusted who is rash
and he who is cautious has the helm Of
reason 10 guide his conduct, and will seldom
err. Sach man, gentleman, is John Bell
(Applause.) ask you if he is not q fl
Representative for the party that have as
.@sembled here? We are not Wings or Dem
ocrats, we are not Americans or Opposition
men; but we are Union msn. (Applause.
For myself, could have been brought int,
this canvass under no other banner, for, a
God is my judge, | know no distinction be
tween the people of Massachusetts or Main,
and those Of Tennessee or Louisiana. Gap
plause.) hail them as brothers every
where. My only devotion is to the unioI
Of the States. (Applause.) -
Gentlsmen, | trust may be pardoned TO
talking little about the national and rev.
olutiOnary blood that is in my veins. CA
voice-He is the grandson of Patrick Hen
ry.) (Applause.) can fight under nj
other banner upon earth than that which
looks 10 the glory and honor, and perpetui
ty of our glorious country. ought 10 b,
excused, say, for dwelling little bit upol
the union of the States. The revolutionar,
blood that beats and throbs in my vein
applause would prevent me from wield
ing or bearing alOlt any other banner
There is cry that comes 10 me from til
battle fields of The revolution. It comes!-
Ii is ringing in my ears! 1t is in The al
that is around me! 1t comes from the blood
fisld of Guilford! and charges me 10 be tru
10 the nation. Warm applause.) l in
tend 10 obey that voice, and respond 10 tha
sentiment. Why, gentlemen, should W
sit by and see this glorious Union dissolved
(Cries Of '.nsver."l While the Dis-union
lists at the South desire to tear it down, ant
the AbolitiOnists al the North TO destroy it
= in like manner. the charge is upon you ant
4 upon met is upen us ALTO stand BY th.
y Union to the death. (Applauss.)
What would be the consequences OF ,
dissolution of this Union? May | pain
them 10 you bu. for 4 single moment? The
greatest; the most glorious, and the most in.
dependent country upon the face CT the wide
earth, where man is happiest and where
be is freest, ought we not 10 defend it with
our lives and our blood? (Cries of''yes,' u
and great chseriOg.) Suppose you dissolve
it, what would follow? Why, sir, there
comes up The sound Of war from among
neighboring States, between brothers on
the one side and the other. Our young
Southern men marry girls that come from
New England, New York and Pennsylva-
MIA. Are their children 10 be brought into
deadly conflict of strife and of battle upon
the field Of eternal discord? Ono" mo-,
Think but for solitary moment of the con.
sequences! have but two brothers now
living. One Of them is here from the Stat,
Of Tennessee; the other labors in the State
of Iowa, in the town of Burlington, on the
Mississippi river. Suppose civil dscord
should reign in cur land and the tocsin o
war be bounded, the shrill fife and the
spirit-stirring drum calling hosts of people
into the war. l, 10 be true to my section
must fight and die for it; my venerable
brother in Iowa must do the same there
and the conflict wages, and the storm oil
battle, and the leaden shower of death i.
hurled around us, and may be brought in
conflict with him. may be compelled tt
dye my blood in his blood, or l would be
hung as traitor TO the South. o, how re-
voting is the idea! l mus, strike bin
down, or l must be hung and, by The
eternal God, would rather be hung first
Ummense applause.) l would mount III.
scaffold with as much joy as the bridegroom
nscends TO his bridal chamber before
would stain my hand and arm in fraterna
blood.
Ipray God Almighty to strike me blinc
q am nearly blind now before my eye.
shall ever light upon field of battle tina. il
made red with the blood Of brothers ant
may be deaf before my ears ever hear III,