Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-06-29

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the City of New York. He claimed share in their
magnificent city. Every rill of commerce that
trickled from the far off West dropped into their
lap. He did not come TO preach to them the dis
union doctrine Of party which was in the South,
nor the doctrine Of the party in the North which
ignored the rights of fifteen States He had no
doubt they expected him to tell them something OF
the man at the head of their ticket--JoHs BELL.
| [Applause.l He had stood against the clamor Of
his own section. He had been the supporter OF
JACKSON, but he did not yield to his popularity when
he thought he had exceeded the bounds of his power
He had supported Harrison, who, he said, scared to
the sun but to die. He had opposed the repeal of
the Compromise of 1920 and had voted against the
Kansas and Nebraska bill, although by so doing he
had laid his head to the block. The South was
agitated demagogues on both sides had agitated
that thing until they must take il in hand. Ap-
plause. The question could not be settled by plat
forms-they had tried that; nor by speeches in
Congress-they had tried that; neither could it be
settled by compromises-they had tried that. They
proposed now to take the Constitution and laws of
the country and abide by them. That was like the
Yankees suspenders-long enough for a man, short
enough for boy and strong enough for buffalo.
Laughter and applause He said the South pro-
duced the raw materials, ard the North the manu-
factories, and one could not get along without the
other He would give his support to no man who
did not love the whole country But demagogues
had brought the country into straight and how
should they get out? The Democratic party advo-
Gated extreme notions on the hand, and the Re-
publican party on the other. Mr.. Lincoln had de-
clared that the Government could not exist part
free and part slave. Applause and Kisses Three
cheers then given for Lincoln, three for Bell,
and three for the speaker.
The speaker closed by saying:
Can the South sell out her share in Bunker's hoary
height ?
Or can the North give up its boasts in Yorktown's
closing fght2
Can they divide with equal hand heritage in our
graves?
Or rend in twain the starry flag that Ger them
proudly waves
Mr.. Tallmadge then introduced to the audience
Hon. Gustavus A. Henry, of Tennessee.
SPEECH OF HON. G. A. HENRY, OF TENN
Mr.. Henry commenced by saying that he had
never before been called upon to address an audi
ence like the before him; it the first time
he ever made his bow to an audience of the people
of New York. He had been travelling through the
country with his family on trip of pleasure, and
in his tour be had stopped at this great mart of the
Union to look upon its present greatness and its f-
ture prospects. He had been to Bunker Hill to see
the ground where the first great battle of the Revo-
luton was fought, and had cast his eyes towards
Lexington where the first drop of blood was split
| in that glorious cause. And he thought it would
be better for both sections of the country if the peo
| pie would minge more freely together and become
better acquainted with each others condition. We
were all bound together by common bond Of pa
triotism, and ny common memorials of a glorious
past. In recent events he saw cause of alarm. The
Democratic and Republican parties had struggled
together for weeks to elect Speaker in Congress,
and now that Speaker elected, discord still
reigned in Warsaw. Each party was striving for
power, for Office, for emoluments, and neglecting
the interests of the cOuntrY IL n contest he
tween ofice-holders and ofce-seekers for the COM
mon spos of office. Supposng Abraham Lincoln
was elected President; it would be impossible for
him to act an honest and conscientious part All
over the country scattered his supporters, the
palms of whose hands were itching for the public
moneys-were looking for power and place-who,
like the children of Israel, were waiting for the
mama to fall upon them. Supposing that Douglas
was elected; he could not conduct the Government
it ought to be conducted account of the pres
sure of offce-seekers around him. Between them
both, he put it to the audience whether the public
interest would not be neglected for the sake of party
And now, at this period of gloom when patriots
were holding their breath in suspense, comes this
Union party, of which he was proud to be member
and holds up the olive branch Of peace before these
contending parties, calling upon them to rally un-
der one common banner-the banner of the country
1t says to the seceders of the South Hold" and tc
the Republicans of the North "Stand off," do nc
Union which gives all our prosperity at home
and all our consequence abroad. 1t implores them
both to desst from their fratrcidal warfare it says
belong to no party whose banner is not the Const
tution--whose shield is not the law, and who's,
buckler is not the Union.
The choice of the Republican party was VIM. II
Seward. Mr.. Seward was man of talent grea
statesman and gentleman; he was more than tina
he was Christian. Now, why was it that such
a man did not get the nomination. A Voice
"Greely rode him on a rail" Great Laughter i
was because he was thought to be too sectional il
his views, and no man who was sectional coulC
ever be elected President of the United States
They dropped him and nominated Lincoln, think
ing that by doing so they were getting nationa
man; but they have found themselves mistaken
He has shown himself more sectional than Seward
I And what are the qualifications of this new candi
date2 Where is his record of greatness A voice
He splits rails" He has been in Congress- anC
while there he voted against granting 100 acres o
land to the soldiers who fought for their country il
| Mexico No Western man can be popular wht
I does not stand by the soldier who fights his coun
5 trys battles. But they tell me he splits rails A
rail fence, then is his coat-ofarms. Laughter anC
; applause But in the West and South rail is no
the vehicle on which man is borne to power
; [Great laughter and applause In that countr.
, they generally ride him upon a rail who has don'
something wrong. Such, then, is the candidate o
the Republican party. Now let us look at our can
! didate, Mr. Bell, He has never split any rails tina
know of yet his record of patriotism will stand
, a wall of fire around the country in the hour o
0 danger
Tho speaker dwelt at length upon the record o
Mr. Bells services in the Senate of the United State
! and elsewhere and his disnterested patriotism
D everywhere manifest particularly in his course up
T on the repeal of the Missouri Compromise, when h
G followed the path of duty and right although h
T well knew that it would be his political death.
5 He also spoke of his principles upon the subjec
Of the protection of home industry and took occa
sion TO state by way of contrast that the Republi
q can candidate for Vice Presidency was notorious
S a free trade man. He then spoke of the platform
e of the Republican party, which, he said was com
posed of rotten plank here, aud piece Of slipper
elm there, and would inevitably be stranded upo
the sands of "irrepressibe conflict as that Of tn
: Democrats had been upon the shoals of "Squatte
: sovereignty. He next spoke Of the anti-slaver
u sentiments of the Republican party, and elaine
J. that there was no live issue upon the slavery que'
ton unless il was the intention of the party as ha