Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-26

They Charge Mr. Bell with being an aboli-
ZIONIST. ] SO die ct the charge, because
inow that Il use who make il do not, believe
II. / pass IT. BY. i would not dignity it by
$ 'refutatioTz. / wonld not crafty those who
q Ike IL 'oy an argument about it They
: netim IS say that I am an abolitionist-
7 iey hove made that charge against me. ]
8 it by as the idle wind When Mr.. Bell
il convicted on that charge most of yop y;ill
b % 10 feel for your own safet~ on the
-..sne charge. There is Mr.. Bsl... YOU know
hiia. And there II hr. Everett associated
= I'm him, and you kpSw him. They are too
IN for aommon-r'. ace fattery, and if they
wcre not. aO too high tn bestow it. There
=. ey siaId Nth their iIlustfious record. run
ntif ~ g. fhir'v veaFs IN the public SER
vice. without spot or biemish.
"a Ggitl ssaess a. a iaDs rated the great
idesi If seli-goyernment. aud traced its de
/ -iopTnent in the = p r ton of the Colonies
finm Great Brit tain. ia The formation of the
Confederation and the Fsdeial constitution.
add The prosperity. p4wer. freedom and hap
pine=s which attend d the course of the gov
crBment. and concluded this review by say
g that Il it were not half 30 good as 1t is.
h. would fet ! more like approaching its sa-
cred temples aud affairs on Blended knee,
ti.an with impious hands to endeavor to
drag it down. ms.
He next drew picture of the coasequen-
ces Of disIinion, and the effects OF the ineyi-
table war which would ensuc, and contrast
ed it with one OF peace and continued
Union. when in coming years the Mississippi
Valley shall contain a population OF fiji =
millions Of people, and the Union one hun
dreo and fifty millions, all living together
under one constitution. one government and
one system of laws. He referred briefly to
tie territorial question, and concluded by a
most thrilling appeal 10 all patriots of all
parties to rally % the standard Of The Union.
In this brief sketch we have not attempted
to give the language of the eloquent orator
we have only endea Yored To- indicate the
line OF his great argument. lie was fire.
quently Interrupted by most enthusiastic ap'
plansc. The speech left a most profound i'm
| preston upon all who heard Il. II was in
all respects equal 10 the occasion. TO the
theme. aud to the high uape OF The speaker.
At the conclusion of Mr.. CRITrESDEN' g
very able speech. the cry or"MAYNARD. MAY
SARD.' rose from the vast multitude that sur
rounded the stand, when the Hon. NELL 5.
| RRowN care forward and said: "Fellow citi-
zens, we have heard to-day the voice of Ken
ored son, and uttering words of wisdom and
| patriotism which cannot fail to kindle in our
| hearts purer and deeper devotion to the
| Union. Il is meet that Tennessee should
respond to the glorious sentiments 10 which
we have just listened. Permit me therefore
to present as her distinguished representative
| on this occasion the Hon. HORACE MAYNARD,
froln East Tennessee. the Switzerland Of our
country
There was unir ersai deFiTe 10 hear MIR.
MAYNARD, whose reputation as Al orator
is as extended as'the Union itself. Having
mind stored with all that is rich and beau
titui in classic literature, all that. is useful
in the political history of all ages, and all
that is Sublime in the philosophy Of the pres
ent and the past lnd possessing fund of
words which enables him 70 give utterance
to his thronging thoughts in language the
most graceful and winning, he long since
won his way 10 a-position among the most
popular orators of the land. At the open
ing OF his speech yesterday, he paid a just
and beautiful tribute 10 the elcquencC, the
CRIrTENDEN 4 tribute of earnest and ingenu-
Gus praise which found an echo in every one
Of the thousands OF hearts around him.
We shall not attempt to follow Mr.. MAY
NAEp in bis reInIrhs. He spoke for about
two hours, discussing The leading questions
Of the day in most mastery manner, and
making lasting impression upon the minds
of all who heard him. He was followed by
Mr.. JONAS, member of the State Central
Union Committee OF Louisiana. Ed. L. Col
LTDAT. f q. OF Wilson. AID S. STANTON
.4sq OF smith. Mr.. JONAS gave glowing
,ccoul; OF The Union cause in Louisiana,
,icdg.d the State to do her duty TO the Con-
>titntiou and the Uuion nobly in November,
,,:d the city of New Orleans 10 give five
bouslud MI lrily for JoHS BEEL and EVER