Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1861-05-01
TennesSee Sentiment.

The Nashville papers OF w edneSday, brings us
abstracts of the speech of Hon. JOIN BELL, Hon.
EDWIN H. EWING, and Others, in public meeting.
1t will be seen they come out boldly for united
South The editor of the Nashville Republican
Banner, too, who fought to the last, repudiates
the old Union, From the Banner and Patriot
Qate Union) we make extracts:
Hon. John Bell spoke for about three quarters
of hour, stating in effect that far present
duties and responsibilities are concerned the past
is a sealed book The time for action and unity
of action in the South had arrived, and he was for
standing by the South and defending the South
all the South, against the unnecessary, aggres-
sive, cruel, unjust and wantOn wal which is being
forced upon us. He recOunted at some length
the efforts which he had made in the past and es-
pecially with the present administration, to avert
this war, and the hopes he had cherished for the
preservation of peace; but those hopes had now
vanished and our duty to defend ourselves
and to make common cause with all our sister
slave holding States of the South against a COM
mon invading foe. He advocated strong and
effective military league or union among all the
saveholding States for the successful prosecution
of the war. He declared that Tennessee had in
effect dissolved her relations with the Federal
Union, and though he had hoped and labOred to
the last to preserve the Union first, and second,
IA WIS 10 make IL peace
able, he now abandoned all such hope and his
voice was clear and loud to every Tennesseean-
to armsi to armsl He counselled the most effec-
tive and energetic public and private measures to
secure the best organization possible of the mill
tary strength of the State
Mr.. Bell was followed by Hon. Edwin Fl
Ewing, who declared that in his opinion the Union
between the North and the South was at an end
forever, and he had no hope of its restoration.
He raOarlad fhis n NOR Of c,,l,;p he
would never consent to such a domination as was
| attempted TO be established over us. He was for
a most vigorous prosecution Of the war. He de-
MED that the Federal Administration is the United
States of America, or that Washington was their
rightful seat of Government. The District OF
Columbia was carved out of Southern territory.
and they ought not to be permitted to hold an
| island in our own country. He was therefore for
taking it. He was for unity of action among all
the States of the South under any military leader
who was best qualified to lead them. He said
that thCagh Mr. Jefferson Davis had not been a
favorite with him as politician, he believed him
to be as able and competent military commander
as there is in the South. and he was for marching
under him or any other man against the invaders
of Southern soil. His cry was " to arms to
arms !" not only to resist the invasion of our
own soil, but that of any of the Southern States
He had no thought of accepting the poor priv
lege OF being swallowed up at last.
Hon. Andrew Ewing followed, declaring in the
| strongest and most emphatic terms for resistance
to the attempted subjugatiOn of the South. He
was for the whole South standing as unit
To show the feeling controlling the people
we quote following from the Nashville Union Of
Wednesday-from the same people who but a
few weeks ago voted by large majority against
secession:
Mn. ETHRIDGE NOT ALLOWED TO SPEAK N
| PARIs.-HOn Emerson Ethridge had an appoint
melt to speak in Paris on Monday, but we learn
that on that day committee of citizens of Pari:
of all parties met him about a mile from tow
and informed him that he was regarded there Al
a traitor to the South, and would not be allowed
to speak, and that if he attempted it the citizen:
would hang him. The committee advised hin
TO return home, which advice he acted upon
promptly
RETURN OF Gov. JoHNsOS-HIs RECEPTION
ALONG THE RoUTE.-We learn from gentleman
of this city, who has just arrived from New York
that Gov. johnson reached his home in Green
vile on Monday last While at Lynchburg Va
Gov. Johnson's identity was discovered Just be
fore the departure of the cars, and he treated
with the greatest indignity by the excited pOpu
lace. He was received with demonstrations o
ndignity at every point along the route in Vir
gnia where il was known he was on the train
When he arrived at Greenville he as receive,
with much GOODNESS by many who had previousl,
been his warmest supporters, and at every poiR
the flag of the Confederate States met his gaze
FAYETTEVILLE, April 22.-Such time as th
present was never known in the old county o
!, Lincoln. The people are in perfect blaze o
excitement all over the county. -Four companie
are already organized, and four more will be tn
moment our Governor calls for them, An i'm
mense meeting was held here to-day. Hundred
of our . dear women" were present, and thei
enthusiasm and patriotism equalled that of tn
: men Hon. George W. Jones addressed tn
; meeting, and spoke nobly and eloquently for tn
: South and her cause urging that all politica
differences OF the past should be buried, am
stand as one man to repe the black cohorts q
Lincoln He pronounced Tennessee RO,c out o
the old Union, and owing no sort of allegiance t
the Lincoln government. He endorsed the repl
2 of Gov. Harris to Cameron, and urged the pee
, pie to stand by and up to it, and pledged hi
: life, fortune and sacred honor" to the cause G
the South.