Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-27

| fiction to- this glorious Federal Union
/ 1Cheers.1 As now, in all coming time, may
| sunny Tennessee respond to the toast OF gal
liant Krniucky The first born of our FEEDER
al Union, we early harmed from our own Ia
theirs the value OF liberty and independence,
/ and in our Repu blicau progress, our CONNER
| cial pursuiIs and in moral ad vancement let
us moi forget that good old practice. To-day
| we occupy proud position among the ma
/ tons of tine earth.I know speak the voice
of Tennessee when l say that planting her
banners upon the Constitution of our fathers,
whatever abide US. we will preserve it tor
| posierity. When Kentucky, in defence OF
/ h-r rights, shall raise her banner, Tennessee
will be there too. CCbeers-l This Union.
sir, we are wodded to. Ii is consecrated by
| the blood of our fathers, and we would leave
/ il as il was made by them. and when it fell
/ we would then as now proclaim equal and
exact justice TO every man and to all States
1 Our Union and Conslitution-to-day we
| pledge you our fidelity 10 their presers alton.
! [Applause-l
To the following toast
| TIE Ctr Of NashplIe-L Louisville extends to
! her the hand of a loving sister, and welcomes
/ her to this festive bnaTd-
Snator PAYNE, Of Memphis. made the fol-
! lowing response
/ Mr. Chairman and citizens of Tennessee
/ and Kentucky, Indiana aud Ohio IT can
! get silence for few moments, | shall make
( few remarks. | feel il is a good thing TO
! he here since came. and that this hall is a
| place cOusccratrd tG tine ashes and 10 the
| genius of American patriotism Kentucky
/ and Tenness see. a. ii has been truly sald. are
! bound Together and to the cOniederacy o.
/ States bv a thousand ties fraternity of feel
/ ing having existed between our fathers when
! thy cut the cane and fought the red man IN
the dark forest. We are now bound together
/ hy iron links, by great arteries OF commerce
/ and travel, and the enterprise IF the Am, III
I can people is fast Iinding in closer cOnnec-
l lion the sistrrhoOd of States by iron bands
/ that never can he dissolved. 1t is true that
I in the distant North The iron horse was iirSt
/ heard; there fbe first track WAS LAID; but the
| nImbie fingers Of the sisterhood have been en-
gagged in weaving Il closer wei that Will keep
I the States tog, thcr in spite OF themselves
! Let it go on. IL will go on, and the Anerl-
| can poop!e (while lanai cs may talk To terri
| fy and thunder their anath, mas against eth
| or section) a. a whole will be engaged IN tue
| mighty work of the age: Ia carrying forward
| the car Of progress until this great net work
/ of iron will extend from the Atlantic to the
| distant shor,s OF the Pacific; crossing the
/ plains where now alone the track of the but
falo il found: and where n'w the VIII man
/ roams will spring mp State after Stale; ana
! that same iron horse that brought Us toy, tn
| ~ today will take his course to the distant
| West until he bttheS his burning 'ldes IN the
broad waters of The great Pacific lGteat
| ChccrS.1
Sir. | never vet contemplated dissolution
! of this Union. never could look II Ill the
face. am "a Southern man with all the I'M
| pulses of my own glorious South (Cheers.)
| ] am a Souiherner born under Sonihern
ky, where | have been rear' d; there lie the
bones OF nay ancestors. and trust there Will
be The graves OF my most distant posterity
Immense applausc) But while say this. l
am il citizen OF the Unit, States Increased
oh. ering and cries of That's gOOd.') IL is
my country from he most distant corner OF
Maine t. the Rio Gruude; from the capes OF
uf the Old Dominion to the gold-covered
fields of California. iChecrs.)
4" Breathes there a with soul so dead,
Who never to himself hath said,
TuIs l. NY Cwn, my native land!"
TApplausel
Talk to me about destroying this Union of
ours! When e. sir. is the foul hand that would
weave shroud with which to enwIap Ameri-
can freedom and the : merican u ZION aBdplace
il away in the urn uI oOiINIou and torgetiul-
mes>? Where is the hand that would apply
the torch 10 this glorious temple, erected 10y
our iuretathers. cOusoc Grated by their prayers.
and in hich we their children are al per-
mitttd to live? l. there traitor soul i'll the
limit OF my voice that would thus prof CT
such a calamity as this? Will the assembled
Representatives, of TeGnesscc, aud the
Senate and House of Representatives assem-
bed from our brother Sales answer me II
there is any man in our State who would
d, sire the destruction OF the Union. ICries
of NO! NJ. No II there b. one TO be
found, may there be garland of scorpions
woven for his brow. LChc,rs May his name
BE- ALI, d iu ct, rHai in,dmy aud the curses OF
! postcriiy be heapcd upon bis head. lTremen-
dous cheering.l Shall give up! You,
Kentucky and Tenn, see. give il up? [Cries
of '.Nol NJ! No!''l tell you. stand on mid
die ground OF '.up di>union' end swear 10y
tile C that created us. 10y the God of our
fathers. that you cannot, that you will not
| give IL up. [Chc' ri
Now, -ir. Ne have been looking at one an
other through magnifying glass too much.
Some at the NOr,h funk because we hive
higsers, We make Christmas pies of them.
[L.ughtcrl We al the South often have a.
queer notions about our Nurthrrn brethren.
" hat ought wrt0 do! Why throw down our
war clubs and behave ourselves. daughter !
LIT those who are WTIn.iing T,culieCt the
example of the Father ut Il Country. When
did ever an UHNiud word cscape his lips to-
ward any cion Of this great Union! IT i
true. we have lost our political Moses. but
The les. ons lie taught Us are sill an record
iur our profit, and let Us cherish th, I'm. Let
US not fight about mere words or talk about
one auo;h,r uGkIudly. We ought TO be in
closer proximity If cling. You are bone
and lirsh OF our FISH, OF common family,
with u common country. Inheritance in com
mon. war in common. and 4 common liberty
and Constitution. [Applause-l said. sir,
when neald that We acre inv ell to Column
bus, Ia the Stale Of Ohio. There is the
place want 10 90 to-" [Chcers1 kentucky
l. our clos st neishbor; We can see her any
time; but want TO meet Orleans, the gal
Liant and nubie Buckeyes! [Cheers |
want to stand a. a SUutheruer aud talk To
them rs an American citiZ N Iapplanscli {"
sit ia council together and renew our politi-
cal faith. bowling around common altar.
letting mutual prayer 20 up TO the G''d OF
our fathers To protect fhis glorious L mon.
Ire peats u ch-er-l
Is here an indN idunl here who believse
ills Union will DC dissolved. (Cries Of New
er. Never ~ How will yen divide it? Where
will you begin Who will have the Terrific
ries that are'rupidly springing into States
the great rivers that pour through the Cont
ncni What would yon do with Virginia
would not ike to part with Pennsy lvania.
1t i the old Keystone State, it contains the
hail OF our independence IL was there
Amer lean lbgTty was born; there the Amer
isan ca gle was fist let loo,e from iis cage.
and tn rr il 10 K IL highest Il ght aud scream
eel IL bighe,t notes of CIVILIZATION. / have
properly Ia Independence Hshi (Chccrs.)
| cannot give up Massachusetts, even such
devil aA she has grow n daughter aud
chceIs) have a noble estate there that was
will, d mt by G. oige Washington, Hancock,
Lee aud Adams. am part owner OF Bun
k,r Hill. prolonged appl,usel Il contains
The blood mai a. shed by American mar
tyIs who dnd f'r The cause Of freedom l
wont surrender my title To Bunker Hill |!
lChecr-.l How can the men of the North
urTcnder their tiIl,s ia Soalhern soil Go
To the last resting ri.ce Of the sage of Ash
land, stand by the spot where lie the bones
Oi the great 4 Il American esaiaTs and darc
10 cay YOU an give up yonr interest in that