Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-05-17
Daily 9tirainian.
From the Baltimore t2ipperl
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
OF THE
NATIONAL CONSTITUTIONAL
L n ION co Y V T. y ITO y
CONCLUDED.
SPEECH OF GOV. BROWN OF TENNESSEE.
CONCLUDED.

Tenn. came forward on tie stand and addressed
TIE Convention as follows
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: have risen. Mt
the instance Of the delegation with which | am
connected upon this aoor to participate in the
Joyous epidemic. if may call it so.- Applause
Tennessee was determined, If shc was amunt the
last not to be tho least ardent in the expression
OF her share in the feelings OF this occasion There
was disposition among the delegation on
account If the antecedcnts of this Union, to leave
80 far rs it could be done to our northern breth
cren, the selection of him who was to be second
upon the ticke and assure You that the hninina-
ton which has been made by acramation has Civ
en- more JOY aud satisfaction 10 10 delegation than
to the one from Tenn. Applause.
The name of Edward Everett is as familiar as
household word to every man who has read the
history ct his country for the last twenty five or
thirty years, and il | were ambitious know ii no
position worthy of ambition ms that filled or
attempted to lie filled by the unsolicited acclaim
OF such an assembly this. Thcrh has
been no solicitation, no sAirmshing, no arrange
mcnt 1t tsecms to have been the instinct Of this
mighty resi- ectahle and intelligent body applau~s
and with such II name as this upon our ticket how
i, it possible that the people OF the United States
can Turn their backs nlun this ardent and patri-
otc appeal? | need not stand here and attempt
to depict who Edwar Everett l.. 90 search the
volumes OF your hist 3ry--ro back and read tho
hundreds Of lectures that he has delivered from
time to time over the United STATE. and will go
farther and say that in my jn nl.,cment there is no
man living TO whom tie Ame aicaa people owe dec
per dclt Of gratitude than to Eawald Everett Re.
newed applause
1t wa. said by some gentlemaa VIII, proceeded
me that ~ far as human nstrnmentaiIty has
complishrd anything towards the organization Of
this new movement Edward Everett ssaaes pre-
eminent by his steady an ,,tns appeal. to
the character "f Washington aal ii, " Farewell
Address" aud to his whole lie, lie ims rrodu-
ced an impression upon th' minia # the people Of
the United States in the midst ol dscurd that is
aEeNp ~ their hearts.
St8e names Of Bell and Everett. did not
stand here to laud John Bell. although know
him we'll. Laughter and applause | .elieye
came near committing p"e,ry then. although
unlike my friend, am 10 poet. But we will
bring poetry out of this Vet There is music IN
our Bell it is good and solid; its claprer
never struck that it did not ring. and ring loud
and gloriouSly. Applause What has been his
career? lie has always stood on Mason's and Dix
on's line; he has always stood npon the centre OF
tic Union Of these States, aud if any man ever
proved his devotion to his county. it was he. In
the midst of that dreiul struggle. to which we all
rccur the origin of nll our troubles, he stood
firm while others rcceded. AS he stood with one
hand upon either side of the altar, with the stars
and stripes in front; meaning that he would stand
there and maintain the honor and peace OF his
country Or perish in the conflict. Great APP
plausc
He has been proven,he has been tried tried in the
fire. and | say to you that more fit ticket could
not have been selected to representa- will not
say our platform, for l. too. have fallen out with
platforms-no ticket could have been selected,
perhaps that would SO fully represent the digni-
ty of that expression of opinion which 1t has plea
sei this assembly to make-the Constitution, the
Union, and the Enforcement of the Laws.
What does this imply? That the Constitution
and the Union and the enforcement Of the laws
have been violated heretofore. Yes, they have
bcen--their spirit has teen set at nausht. The
country has had the spectacle of two great, almost
equally dominant parties in the North and in the
South, struggling for the ascendancy. One party
in the South containing in its bosom the element
of disunion; and the other party in the North.
an expression of feeling upon certain namcless
question. For promised when came here, never
to call the name of that thing Applause.
| am reoiced and thank God that have in
my travels found one Convention where that qnes
t6n has not been discussed Applause. For
heretofore, and for five long years-O! how long
they have been to me-a Union man all my life,
dcspising sectonalism. and stamping upon local
ideas of government, have been to no Convention,
at no stump speaking, in no primary meeting for
the last five years, until this good day, but what
| have heard that question raised in some shape
or form for il we did not talk about it the Demo-
Gratis would. 1t was always-"nigger,' "nigger,
Niger there YOU have got it. Laughter and
applause.
The truth is that thing reminds me of story.
which will tell you, though am not much OF a
story teller But this chances to illustrate an idea,
aud will tell it, 1t is the story OF an old Datch-
man, plain country farmer, whD was oxcceiing
ly fond of milk. lie every day complaining
To his wife that there was something black upon
the SUI face of the milk. and she always said to
him." vou old fool, it is nothing but II mote. -
Time past on until harvest, when he invited II
rcighbor of his to help him. Now his neiehhor
loved something slronger than milk, ard came
with his bottle of liquor. The old Duchman had
his can of milk, and his negnbor his bottle. which
they put in spring to keep cool. When midday
came they repaired to the spring, the one to take
his LIQUOR and tie other to take his milk. The
,ll Dutchman drank his milk-when 10. and be-
hold at the bottom lay great bullfrog lie was
very mad about it Of course {; turning to the la
dies gallery rude men always blame their wives
for such things Applause
lie Immediately went TO his cid woman ana
made terrible complaint, says he DO you call
that mote? ! found that in the milk too. -
.Yes." saws the old woman, You are always
complaininr about something" The old Dutch
man roared cut--'a mote; can mote SIT down
upon his hind legs and look You ri ght in the eye?'
(;rcat laughter. have had tins question be-
tore me ior hve years, ana iihNe ai""'
ns impudent and as ubiquitous us the old Dutch.
mans mote.
But we have got rid Of that for the present and
am reioiced that the people Of the North here
rcnreeen,ed, and the people Of the South here re-
presented. have had the courage and the nanii-
ncs to stand finn and look around the glorious al
tar of the Union. Applause. had but one
fear in coming here.
Il mattered not u great deal who was chosen as
orr standard bearer among the long list OF those
s nresented here to-day--all patriotic and able and
A. men for the Office e-sharing no local prejudices
but the preudiccs of friendship and acquaintance.
I have exercised nv trust with nodesty and with