New-York daily tribune., 1861-09-04

until falsebood becomes truth, and truth iaissdood
Compromise between right and wrong to-day, sud yes
must coGpfomse again to-msuow, and again the psyt
day. and sa on until right Is gene and wrong supplies
ts place. The time for ccnproodse is gone by now "a
Tue tme 70 pus down crime and punish vicethe time
70 stand on these great principles Of truth which un
ueIle lhe Oonshtu'ion. Now Is the time "a act.
saw the Other day very good iilure ty which 4
NOME son OF hentucky, tho Hon. JcsCph liDlt, had
Wen Illustrated the preseut difficulty by che story Of
5ne chlia which WA brought to solomon bug claimed
Oy TWO women When the Judge offered 10 divide tho
child the pretended mother said Nyes al, oon,.nt
to take halt, but the true mother raid "no rather
than burt the child, give tito her," So with u.s. let us
not submit TO have Union divided though Tie fsIse
mother may be willing to take the half, but instead Of
giving it to them we will take it all. Long and Load
applause
i intend to fight in defense of this Government OK
long as life snail last IL Is wrong to destroy the
best Government ever devised for tue use of man.
would rather see this continent swept back into
bowling wilderness than to zee monarchy planted
the ruins of this Republic. would rather sea this
swept out of being than that the sun should set
forever in darkness upon mans hope for sefgoyern-
ment. The lall OF this Government would be 70 the
world argument that mans capablity Of self'Roy-
eTnment was at an end which lies at the foundation
Of our noble structure. Now is the time TO establish
the truth of what VIC hold TO be true. What II oar
flag has been traied in the dust and ued let II bs
placed in stalwaIt hands, bapize it in the SIMS hre
and bathing it in nation seblood, esaoeh ITS refa-
tatiOn On irmer basis than ever before Never sur
render When Paul Jones, the naval officer, was IA
engagement in which bis ship was riddled aad
likely to be sunk to the bottom Of the ocean bis heu
tenant becoming scared, struck Lis colors Inc es-
emy, seeing the coors struck and being haEq of,
called out through trunpet, " Do you surrender
Without replying, but seeing that the colors were
down, Paul Jones pulled out bis pistol and 1lled the
leStenauti then, again hosting hs flag, answeIed,
" No, am just getting ready 10 fight" Let that be
the feeling in the NOrthwe just getting ready to
fight.
do not wish 70 refer to my State in any feeling Of
egosm. But where can look, TO that CnyiroUed
spot, Eastern Tennessee II is my home. II was
there selected her who the mother Of my children.
Ii there that their infant minds were taught by
their loving grand parents TO love virtue, to be good
and true. The people there are brave people-i
love them They took me by the hand and ebcour-
aged me step by step until gained my present posi-
tion. What though / am driven from the STATE and
my family cannot follow me What though thousands
leaving the State in obedience TO the proclamation
of Davis What have I done What has nay son
dorel What have these ny friends done What IL
the head and front Of my offending, but love for our
country Ny intention is to perish n the effort or re-
store TO Tennessee her former rguts unimpaired.
/ will stand by these loyal people. They never
deceived, they never betrayed me. They never were
false to their pledges, and never will be false to
mine.
How long has Il been since we praised in strains Of
poetry and eoquence the gloIies Of WarsawY Now,
tell me- is not the tyranny Of Davis worse than any
tyranny exerted By Russia over Poland EN- not
given to Dragging, but my former acts must be sure
indication OF my lutult COulse' lutchu W Do WV.
thar people and stand by them through the rain sid
the heat with toll and with the sword until, If needs
be- have poured the last drop of my blood wilt
ing Gbation upon the altar OF my country's liberty
Having again expressed his thanks, Mr.. johnson
retired amid prolonged cheering. =
Mr. Carter also an exile from Tennessee was called
ont, and made come eloquent remarks. He viii ad-
dress our citizens at length this evening" al Smith Il
NXon's Hall.
Tie Rev. Granville Moody being vohemently called
unon oave "a few .ledpa hammer arguments AGAINST
the rebels. Mr.. Moody deals hard blows, and gives
the rebels no quarter.
After few patriotic air. from the band the aesem-
blage dispersed.