Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-05-18

loving people Of both sections would meet
together and harmnniz- and bury their diff
feressces- l have been in The habit of bclisr-
ing. and believe yei, that the waters OF the
the bays of Charleston. and New York. and
Boston. reflected with equal brightness the
stars and stripes as they float at the mast
head of yoar national vessels. IAppiause. ]
And although in he S0ath we have perpetual
summer. and Nature smiles ali the year
round. and in the North for long season
your rivers and Likes are covered with ice,
is there any foundation in nature for an sir
rtpressble counict' between u? lCries of
No. no
We are children of the same ancestry,
gfnryfng in the same monuments. and proud
of the same leaders and deels of antiquity.
A I'd have we become d nrrate? Have ne
been Running after false Gods! A. you were
told to-day. in the period of the Revolution
t lere was y nth, No South. The columns If
Massachusetts,, led un 10y their own gallant
Line In, d. f.nd4l the entertainments of
Charleston, swollen 10y their Marions. their
Sumpters, and others; and these same col
rs met upon our fields, North and South,
until a; last they mingled in that food-iid-
Of gallant gIiht ring upon the plains OF
Yorktown. lApplanse.1 Was there any
North or SOIth theI.7 Who cared for tue
North or the South iu those days? We hai
not yeI learned the points of the compass. L
supPOSe, aud VIII they met TO form the
Goa tijdtiOn. there was Uut little said OF the
North and South, then, and il was adopted
upon state of things as then existed, the
rights Of being ali guaranteed.
This country SWAIN along, this ship OF
Stale ated upon the of time, year alter
year, year after year, through whole gen
Grafton, before we witnessed ereu the first
buildings of this internal sirif'. Why can
we not rise to the dignity of This occasion,
and act with the same proud national spirit!
| am one OF the men who say her. in the
presence OF my brothers all from the North,
aud b, fore the world, that l would not swap
the UIiOn Of these States for all the uiggers,
and all the manufactures and all the rail-
roads la this country, AMI all the ships that
swim the ocean. [Applaus.- For you
could lose all this, vast as the amount OF
wealth would be-yes, you could ali see IL
float eff Into the gulf OF oblivion: but you
coaid look forward 10 see their places sup
pii-1i from other sources of wealth. Ii l.
your Union That has made you rich, has
made your public credit, has given you
| ,rge commercial marine, has given US our
share of property i'll the South, or at least
Protected IL.
need not 20 So far, however, as to say
that this Union is worth this or worth that:
it, ,iue cannot BE- estimated. You heard
to-,iay in eloquent and vivid language, the
description of what the spectacle would be
m the midst of dissolution. 1t could not be
fully described. There is an element in the
thought which beggars description, which
suipasses human language. We met here
yesterday aud to-day 10 inauguratc a new
mOVem- lat Tor the purpose of arrestIng those
tendencies to sectiUndil>m, North and South
Our anniversaries ON the one wing are broken
and we look forward with some expectation
To See the other great enemy break up in Il
row at Chicago. [Applause.l
And | will tell you now what ] have dis
covered in coming to this city; tina. [ have
Net seen the approach OF any convention,
even in the great days of the Wing and Dem
Ucratic parties, to which the plain honest men
oi The country locked forward with such in
tense interest. 1h are alarmed; | hav"
lad plain. honest, stern, aud fl rec Dem0cra .
to approach me before | left hume to com,
here, aud begged to do what | could to get
up d good ticket, for G. I'd ; sake, otherwise
what would b culne of the country! 1t wa
gu appeal which / have tried to meet as best
| could. l am perfectly satisfied with what
las been done hrre. If any conversions have
b-en made, we have made them equally on
both sides, we have arisen above THIS misera-
BILE sectonali-m and determined to stand
upon the Constitution. We of the ruth have
been with you and intend to be with you to
the death; ii We triumph we will shout with
fail, We viii share the disbOnOr-no, not the
di,honur, the Inconvenience Of failure. [Ap-
pIause.l II we perish in the conflict, We wish
no higher honor thau 10 be buried by your
SIDE. Rene wed applause.
But, gcnIl.mcn, | find myself celebrating
more than | Intended. You have heard
tines. questions presented 10y other, and will
hear them again, and will not ntrude upon
your patience. | rose here in benalt OF tie
Tennessee Delegation, To endorse in their be-
half the name Of Edward Everett for Vice
President. [Applause ] Having done, L ap
peal to every member OF this body, wnen he
goys home, not TO think that the great work
Is done; but To trim his lamp; put new fire
upon his altar, and let it burn as IN the
oldcn time; let it send up its Ori"us incense
and win the favor of that great Providence,
without whom we Struggle in this world In
vain. lApplause.l Kindlc your watchfires
upon tue mountains. Work in season AMI
out of season; work though you were put
ting out d lire, for the is fire o be eXtinguish-
ed.
/ must not close without invoking the aid
OF the ladi, of Baltimore who present.
addressing the ladies gallery Ladies',
h ave heard your beauty praised IN lands far
away. (ApPlausc.) | am no hItterer; bat
/ am happy TO say that the image has been
fulIy realized. (Renewed applauSt.) 1 have
heard OF your patriotism, Tor you have
share in this great work. You have parIiCi-
pated with the illustrious gentleman who has
just lie II nominated by such loud acclaim,
IN that great work of rCdeeming the grave of
Washington. (Applause.) | might envy
GU, ladies, il il were possible for g.ntle-
man to envy lady, Oh many accounts, and
especially for the distinguished part your
sex has had in this 6reat work, and | take IT
that YOU are To the last man, Everett men,"
(Applausc aud Ighter) Now. let m; al
yuu in all sOberuvss, if we have domestic
diseord aud evil war. dose it not visit the
hpu-ehoid? Dues il not overspread tue
hearthsrOnc!
All these are evils which you can Up TO
avert Then talk to your husband. you who
are married. aud beg them for Cod sake 10
come up and vote for Everett. Why, il
was a lady and had democratic husband IN
such time as this, l would get forty bells
and hang them IN tue house. and every me
he came in II he did not surrender, ! would
ring all those bells al him. Applause and
IauglIerl Aud you, ladies, wAo have not
vet found mates ia the world, talk with your
sweetheArgs, il you pleas. AID If you have
any little delicate negC tialiUIs going Oh.
Ilaughtetl Just tell them that you viii put
tncm of Gutil nsxt winter, unl-ss They viii
vote for Bell AID Everett. Laughter and
applause.l
speech OF Hon. bir. billiard.