The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-04-13
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In hiA npeech In tho Unltsa H..
Senate. Andy johnson Of Tsnn.e... !, !.
the audacisy TO charge trcaso.
Gen. Lane Of Oregon. and o.hsr, :,
applaudcd the action Of the ,ee.s,
States. To which that gallant ..,s.
responded
Sir, ! cannot express my conie,.. i.
the man who would no insinuste
in thought. A drop II trca.on ~.
ran in my veins. A. an hour. s..;'
when working in corniicld for ,hs ~
port Of my family. when l heard "
Indiana had been called on ,,r 49,.
! offered my services and IA
look upon my family from ten m;.'.s
after had received the notice sn,;s ,
had gone through bloody battle. Ia
had carried home with me cvidcnc. y
my devotion to tho Union. Doe, ~
Senator dare t. charge treason uuo. -,
| think not for no gentleman vc-,,
have the temerty TO do it. ! mipA, -
on and say that entered that seryic. :: =
a private. with my knapsack on my -.
and came home aut 81 the servscr ~,
the rank # Major General in the Az
| earned il on the battle field. IN 4
battle field lost almost the las. lr,. =
10Y blood without Il mnrmnr, in the y.
wee o. my country. Who, then. /. /.
that, would dare have the brazcn 49,
terry to charge me with treason Ia :.
couutry--a country which have h,.i
from my infancy. which my father fos,l
for. aud which h ave never failed !.
eight tor myself 7 Eever will f.n 4
meet the foe vt my country, or to bh.l
IN her cause, while ] am able Tpsr
my arm is me-, as strong ~ il once W
though my limbs may not be now sun
pie OF elastic as IN youth, | am vet adj
when my country shall need my services
To ullrr them and ! shall be the first h
do II on any just occasion but pcvs
against one Of the States Of this Unrs
who has left it because justice has b.a
denied to her No, sir never
Then. sir, whom could the Senator irrs
Tennessee refer TO- Could he allude h
my friend DavisY Sir. saw him ea il
battle field ! was looking RICH, in Ii
face when he was wounded saw
shudder pass over him IA the bnle
struck him, precisely at the sidc-end a
his spur and passed through the un,r
of his heel There was pcrccplible as
ply shuddrr hnt not murmur id |
shadlrr for the instant, when sirsd
by the bullet hut never, for momra,
did be- lose sight ut the enemy % u.
flag, but struggled on through the BATH
to- the end, following the glorious sta,
and stripes. that emblem Of the Unos
that emblem of the Constitution ,bs
emblem Of protection 10 every State n
the Conicderacy under the Constitutes
as galanily as ever did mortal man
and yet upon this floor there are sous
base enough To aludc ia him as trait
or Mr President. have not words N
express my contempt iur any man tbs
can apply such term TO such man NJ
jefferson Davis. Jefferson navis 3 tras
or Treason applied 10 him Ilr M
pure-t aud biavcst &c patriots I'd
fought iuf Its Gag aud country when Id
towards and pollrpuns that now dsn
WHY Inn were supiar al home IN
Will live glorious IA history when ,hsy
are earth aid forgotten SIR. this iFe,I
san vt our seeding brethren does N
| tAll within the definition ,,s,s ~ llw
bras tn that clime Ior the Suuih ,as.
isles and prospers The people VII
have seeded lrrm the Union, aud hr
formed a government of their own. a.
charged with treason ! will tell g~
ihmrn they Will have more than otdt,
~ diNically to contend with when tk
invade the rights Of that government