Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-10-05
SPEECH OF HON. HORACE MAYNARD

When Mr.. Crittenden concluded, loud calls were
made for MAYNARD" and Gov. N. s. BRowx in
troduced from the Switzerland of Tennessee" the
Hon. Horace MAYNARD
Mr.. Maynard advanced on the stand and said
he should be doing himself great injustice and
thepeople great wrong if he failed to return thanks
to "THE GREAT MAN ELOQUENT for the inspired
words which had SO encouraged their hearts. Fol-
lowing such man, he would put mp a petition the
prayer of the great Hebrew Prophet: ~ pray thee
let double portion of thy spirit be upon mel He
alluded to Washington and the Titans of the revo-
lution-their trials and suffering in defending the
country Kentucky and Tennessee. he said, those
twin-sster States stand to-day before the world an
illustration of the of the great enterprise
hrst launched into existence by the Revolutionary
fathers. He discussed at length the doctrine of
non-intervention-the shiboleth of the Democratic
party. 1t never seemed to him theoretical ques-
tom Territories were the common property of us
all, and should be kept open for us all in the North
as well as in the South until the people of State
should come together in convention to decide the
question for themselves. Mr.. Breckenridge had sta
ted that he belonged to party that advocated the
extension of slavery; yet on his banner borne at
the head of his cohorts, he finds strange to say the
doctrine of "Proection.p He admired his Demo-
cratic friends for one thing-they would always
lind out when they were on the wrong track they
had remarkably easy way of shifting from one
track to the other. Where have we one foot of
Territory to-day that any is so wild as TO sup
pose slavery will enter2 Would it be Nebraska
There the climate would freeze the negro out
Would it be New Mexico, WI ere there were scarcely
a dozen negroes altogether Then what Territory
have we, pray, to which slavery would be benefit?
The loud claims of the Democracy for what they
did not require looks though they were rather
anxious for difficulty than to assert their rights
You hear men assailing not only aboltionists, but
the whole Northern section. Are they trying to
prevent the election of Lincoln? Not bit of il
You never hear it from their orators and presses
The subject of their speechesis, 'what shall we do
when Lincoln is elected?" He alluded to the let
tiers of Keitt and Boyce of South Carolina on this
subject. am here to council with you to-day how
we shall defeat Lincoln, not how we should prevent
his Inauguration after he is elected follow on to
victory nor! There are men at the North fighting
for your rights and mine standing toe to toe and
fighting fanaticism under the proud names of BELL
and EVERETT. You may hear the echoes of their
meetings from Cincinnati Boston and New York to
the Canadian borders. The contest to-day is be-
tween Bell and Lincoln. Men of desperate politi-
cal fortunes are looking about for some plank of
their own scattered wreck upon which to ride into
safety. The Democratic lead r. might try in vain
to call Off men from the aid of true patriots.
Mr. Maynard passed glowing eulogy upon JOHN
BELL, the Union candidate, who in all his public life
had been conservative, national and true to his
people. lie also euogized Mr.. Everett one whom,
he said, it had been his pleasure to number among
his personal friends Like Mr.. Bell he had long
and usefully been engaged in public affairs He al
luded to the time when Mr. Everett was in this city
many years ago; it was then he had given utter
ance to sentiment he had never retracted. "When
fanatics are looking to an insurrecton among the
slaves, should that day come, unwarlike as he
was in his pursuits and humble as he was he should
march as soldier with the Southern people, in de-
fence of their fire-sides and their homes' Mr.. E.
had been Governor of Massachusetts, and ten years
her Representatives in Congress; the nation was
never more honored abroad than during the admin
istration of Mr.. E. at the naughty Court of st.
James.
Mr.. Maynard spoke over two hours.