Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-14
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Speech OF Hon. Washing on Harrow


speech OF Hon. Washing on Harrow
We prrseat to-day a brief and necessarily im
nerfect sketch of the speech OF Gen W Barrow
dsIiVsrSd in the Senate ON Friday last. upon th
bill for relieving the necessltles and proVloir 10
the comforts Of our soldiers. This speech Is IL
Of the earnest force and CHARACTERISTIC elOquenr
of the speaker. and deserves fuller rtpo tnal
the rough outline here given
Mr. BtrroW said that when be introduced n
CommuIee's tport, n sctIrg the bill no" Pendlnt
ne had reserved the Fight TO mase Q, JeeUon 70 70
action of his colleagues ne udr 'cI0D sIrtrg'nt
an imprt ssiOn at that time resilug upon DIS mlno
F4rther Thought and ex. m nation hsd maturec h
Brst crude notions into FIX d opinion AID prlncl
,le De was now very decidedly an advocate
the bill aud its provisions. He shou ask the IL
;u'gence OF Senators whilst he stated The reas0is
5l,ich had i,huebctd bIs own mind. az create
,apOth than he was in the habit OF consuming
Mr. Barrow then proceeded TO speak, ofl NJ G
the clreumstaucrs Whluh had lnaUg g0rstFd the Esi
FOR more than thrFe. fourths OF century We ns'
1yed with the North in common u0ioh- BY slo7
cuurse OF events that union bsd been Dr. D NJ
The stand taken BY the South bad betn hrm an
f.r.sseins We ali knew the result OF the rupiur'
must be war. and had p'sPared for II No pArsli'
could be found in history 10 the ss'i-sacil Al m
.pIri Uhitb srimzito the SentbeTn heart. Oe
,eoule had cut loose at once from every social an
crumerrIsl relation with those OF the North
h.d pIacpd come hopes upon cur cotton, but thes'
hopes had proved 10 be not 30 well tOunheo "a v
had at frat Im, gined and We we're thoroughly ca
q iron ur OLD moor IDes. sDd I'LL @ ior our "
..u,iry end the success # our mission, uPoS GOn
AID TR- RIGHT -a
lbus tlr we have been successful Oar esgle
have risen triumpnAnuy from ever> battle he,'
and the cIursge OF cur Srmiss has dras '3rtu u
,5mIraripn OF the world. ComPltt te snd stsrtlf r.
dr,iat hss been given these assertions = hich p''
iicted re overibruU Of the South bee ue Of D
numsricsl and financial IN. QuSilly Numbers
GOT copsttate 9Th. nor l. m Dty The sde cspi
cal of war The union Of convection and shrctlot
md the intrepidIty OF col sciOus right and Justlet
CINE nj the legIOns OF Our armies IN one exPzI dns
impreRnable wall We are, too, military peopl
Ehilst our eueBy is trading community. Ou
earliest notions are OF swords snd guns, Held sport
| aRd maTly prowess. These Of cur enemy. Of Do
lsrs and cents and the casting up OF accounts. L.
rrst con rolls their with its Sc fish dictate
u gain Principle governs ours I" Ith It's whisper
of honor and integrity. In a word, reared for Gu
door tmploJ N mt l-ss than the drudgeTy OF ID
flee and counting room, cur people ara sceustoD
| ID 10 arms and the use of them, whilst ihelrs ar
IN little sccusismt either TO the one or the oEheT
Hence the vide gulf Of physical ins quality Is lesPeo
Dy q single bound OF 3 superior moral nature sno
| training No wonder that such people had COL
/ Jected in 80 short time an army OF $50 OOO men
! No wonder that this army has Gene CT Vicsorlons
! from every battle field
| has clustered them under 3 loved fi'g, in nob'
/ cause the cause CT political independence am
psrsopal freedom. They have bOTIs such hard
! ships and passed through such scenes a. might :
he eLdursnce of vet,rans without murmu
Z Look At them at CumheI land Gap and IN Western
( V,rqlri4! But few pages of history present suc'
] susctaces OF intense devotion god Ike patlenc'
/ and dauntIess couraRe. TIE army Of Washington
i Al Valley Forge underwent no more rigorous SCI
| vice and displayed 10 more lntre pldlty. Hltntl
! md thither tney have marched over those deseT
| mouptaips through sun and shower, heat and co {
| by night and by day Shoeless they have charge,
! me enemy VIII re the ground was covered Will
/ hint an their feet were bleeding at every step
! -helIeIless they have ced lhe sentry round
/ rbrouVh blasts of wind and sDOW and rain. bu
never have they qusied before the storm or fo'
! aeye- have they uttered syllable OF imPsueDet
| or a CRY of suffering these brave, noble hesrte'
| sons of Tennessee and the South
/ =. This hill Mr. B4rroG said, vas intended for th'
relif OF those soldiers. De quoIed iron tRe cover
! nora message, Recommending It's provisions, sn'
| resd the army regulations to show the insuth;ie
! cv of clothing allowed Amofg other IhinR
| bnt one blanket wEs allowed. Mr.. Barrow
! = ia. for soldier during one Jear-wsz Ih'
l eno1Vb9 Could the cold Of winter be kept Ont
| mn a scsntv covering What coBditiOn Seu'
I sUch a niece present after atWelvemonghOf OF maTcf
| ,rr over brake aHd brier, through teupests, trUn
Nbose pirIess peltiugs there was frequently no pr
secuon except from forests trees and CAMP nre
And yet it is said that the genera OoVernileD !
furnishes ample clothing and il argues thence ths
| the legislature of TeBnessee should not come u
IN the relief of its gallant sOdieTy. ls 1t possibi
| that on such reason, however pruoenusI 81
senator "a willirg to Sc such rOops sc ours fire.
m dextb for the want Of proper attention and CON
fort? n,
| mon the sentinel. pacing his weary round He
IL ggard and rsEged and sie. His shoulders ar
b.red To the blast and their .sh, shIveriDg in IN
cold hleeds and smarts with the weisht Of bis nu'
Ist He is defending his country. Without pay o
Droft save the Consciousness OF having done b.
5ntv IN bis home and the dear ones there, be ha
b-sssted Ali dangers trials and suffering Wis
nnst he his rsf ctions when thoughts OF that nom
and the NJ veet of those who should be ever water
in0 blm. rise up before him in the gloom and Il
piA Fight? Surely nos thoughts Of love. or graz
,ude, or thsnkiulness ...s
Tn contrast uith this. Mr. Barrow drew geni
r;ct,Ie of the soldier who rot only is cOnsoed vii
the consciousness of duty pertsrmed but L cheers
> Uitb the care ard kindness, which come 70 III
frsm his far cf hsme. ..--.. --. --...-.
The people feel no passive Indifference TO the
soldiera. Mn women and children are cesseles
lv engaged providing and tolinR for their e"m OF
Soeirties of our patriotic U0m'n have sprung
IN very section whose Samaritan WORKS ha'
: 5ravn The homage ard respect OF the whole san
% sasu the General Assembly Of Tennessee prove u
ONLY iDs,ance OF a lsgg4rd and niggsrdly aEssn II
TIE pr, visions Of the bill, Hr. Barrow sal
-. well guarded Its exec I1"n was plseef
y 5e the -tiiate oha &c OF tue Ordinance bu ca
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