Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-02-13

that. daughter and cheers.) We have come
among the noble and generous people of
Ohio-tgreat appiaose). Thus far have we
penetrated into the bowels of the land, Zap
plausel, and as we approach your beautiful
Capital (applause), we feel within our hearts
an irrepressible love for our common Uni
Fearful applause). Fellow-citizens, in the
Language of the poet:
ssWhen Freedom from her mountain height
UBfured her standard to the air,
She tore the azure robe of night,
Aud set the stars Of glory tberer'
unprecedented applause). l behold, fell
low-citizcns, mingling with the dark cOnvol-
wing breath Of yonder Iron-H Horse, the sacred
folds of the bar stangled spauner great APP
plause); and to that streaming standardized,
(applause) | exclaim in the language of the
same poet. or another just like him:
'Flag Of the free hearts only home,
BY angel hands TO valor given,
Thy stars have lit the wekm dome,
And all thy hues were born in heaven ~
(whirwinds of applause). / am a denizen,
fellow-ciiizens, of the Sunny South. Zap
plause.) 1t is a great country. and, not to
seem invidious, so is this. prolonged APP
psuse). We came here, gentlemen, expect
ing to find you all a parcel of Black Repub-
licans but for my part, 1 don't see that you
are 80 id black after all. Much laugh
ter aud appause)
Yours, fellow-citizens, is great country.
(Cheers.) But in one respect We have the
advantage of you've raise more cotton and
make better whisky. Qmmeusc buists of
laughter). Yes, fellOw-citizens. we have the
advantage of you in one respective make
more cotton and better whisky. prolonged
laugbter). Yours is certainly great coHn-
try, but, as / remarked. we have the advan-
tage OF you In one respective make better
cotton and raise more whisky. Continued
SCREENS of laughter) But, fellOw-citizens,
will not detain you. Loud cries of go on
go onD Am / to understand you. gentle
men, as commanding me to go on with my
speech, or on to Columbus! Great laughter
and cries of the speech the speech y i will
obey you, fellow -citizens bat We must not
forget that here are ten or fifteen carloads
of excursioniss who are all anxious 10 make
speeches to you. Applause and much
laughter.l
In. conclusion, gentlemen, or nearly so
ours is land of broad, blue lakes and
mighty rivers, (applause); OF mountain pin
nacles. lightning SCARED ana thuDder-riven;
of catarac,s clothed in rainbows and foam,
and of bright-eyed maidens, beautiful as the
beings peopling The poets land of dreams!
Tremendous applausc.) Ours is a land OF
storms and tempests, and in the words of
TELL, oft upon some beetling cliff I've laid
me fat along, and as the winds have threat
ened to sweep me DER the horrid brink, cloud
applansc,) I've thought of other lands where
storms are summer flaws compared to mine
and for a moment | have almost wished me
there. (Great appIause.) But then the
thought that mine Is free has checked that
wish, and have cried in thraldom to the
winds, blow on! blow onl this is a land OF
libertyi (Deafening applause.)
Fellow-citizens, WILLIAM TELL, the first in
glorious Switzerland to
a. Disclose through peril and alarm
The might that SAUNDERS IN peasants arm"
no doubt has many descendants among the
many courteous and gentlemanly vine grow
ers who doubtless compose part of this vast
assembly, (applause.l and I know that If ever
our glorious country (mucb applause)-the
hand of my nativity and your adoption
should be overshadowed by the baud of tyr
amy. should find you, and my accommo-
dating Scotch friends see around me. ready
to emulate the noble deeds of the heroes of
your own bright lands Of Alpine heights and
laughing lakesi loud and long applause.)
FelIow-citizens, & Piurib1s U,auns, aad also
DuLoe s decorum est pro patria sOri! Our Fed
erai Uuion-it must aud shall be preserved
Asst. Lieut-Gov. G.. WASHINGTON Bricks
here catered ihe car. much to the regret OF
the vast assembly. and the train moved on
amid fearfui cataraets of applause, which, as
We learned by telegraphic dispatch when We
reached Cincinnati. was kept up till a late
hour The following day.