Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-05

On Friday last this gentleman addressed a portion
of the people Of Bradley county at this place Early
in the week Mr.. John l.. Hopkins, of Chattanooga,
had been sent for and we supposed he did not come
up to the coercive notch sufficiently to satisfy some
of our citizens and Gov johnson was sent for to
sscoercen the people of Bradley to think that Mr..
Lincoln was right in the war he had declared against
the South and the Southern people were wrong In
offering resistance to it. 1t was understood that he
would be here on the day mentioned and his bottle
crowd numerically speaking. He left off just after
dinner, in his bloody speech, upon Secession and
those who were engaged in it, and kept it up for
two long hours, during which time he did not find it
in his magnanimous soul to say one word against
the Black Republican party of the North. Although
fourteen States Of that section had violated the
Constitution of the United States he had no wrath
or bitter invectives to heap upon her-they were
reserved for his own section.
He said he knew the men engaged in the South
ern movement-he did not like them-there was no
democracy about them. Are we to infer from this
that Mr.. Lincoln is better Democrat than JEFF.
Davis, and that is the reason why he supports the
former and opposes the latter. A change seems to
have come over Andy's dream! Last fall JEDI.
Davis and himself were working side by side, pulling
like good fellows against Old Abe How changed
now? JEFF is still pulling against Old Abe and Andy
is working the ofside, under the same yoke with
the Railsplitter. Gov. johnson said some OF the
people complained about being deprived OF their
rights in the Territories-he said that men who
never had and nevtr would own slave, had OF late
become very clamorous about this right; saying in
effect to the non Shareholder that no right OF
his had been interfered with and that he
ought not to complain-let slave owners protect
their own property. That was the literal meaning
of his argument. He went farther-he said there
were only about 81, 600 Shareholders in Tennessee
out of population of s50.O0a and then told his
audience that they could see the two interests as
they were The Governor tried to practice little
of his deception upon the people in regard to his
statistical information. He said there were only
50 900 shareholders in the State-the census show
that about that number of heads of families own
slaves and it must be recolected that each member
of the family is Interested multiply 81 by I, as the
average of family, and you have 1000 OF the
population directly interested in slaves, or nearly
one-third But the Governor set out TO make a
speech to suit himself whether 1t was coTroborated
or not. and he done it.
After eliminating some several times, and mak>
AZ two or three Fourth of July speeches to Union
Gag that foated offer him, he came to wise ana
statesmanll like conclusion. He said that tennessee
ought to preserve an EARNED neutrality-De
break-water, as it WERE" to the contest The
learned Senator forgot to tell his audience that at
that very moment the State Of Tennessee was IN
rebellion to that very flag that he had paid so many
euloges TO on that occasion Why did he not tell the
people how The State could remain neutral when
she is called upon to furnish troops for the war! If
she furnishes them she is party to The war-f she
refuses to furnish them she is in state of rebellion
Pray, Governrr, tell US how Tennessee can remain
neutral?
Taking the Governors speech altogether, we
think the bitterest against the South and the best
apology for Lincoln that we have heard since the
present difficulties commenced. The tenor of his
speeches show that all his sympathies are with the
North in this var For his treachery to his own
section he has been rewarded with all the patron
age that Lincons administration has in Tennessee,
and Black Republican prints are singing hozannas
to his name in the North. When the war is pro-
claimed by Lincoln and $1,000 troops called out,
Gov. Johnaon is present in Washington; we DO not
hear of him saying to Lincon's bloody Cabinet
'stay your hands-that people are my people, and
they must not be invaded by the bayonet or sword"
On the contrary, it is stated and is uncontradicted
that he was called into the Cabinet meetings and
consulted as to the course to be pursued in regard
to the seoeded States. When ne hears that Ten
negsee refuses to furnish Lincoln with men to sub
iugate the South, he leaves Washington in hot
haste, runs the gauntlet through Virginia, at the
peril of his life to reach his o~n State, go he can
make speeches which will divide and distract the
people SO when a conflict Of arms does come, the
South will fall by her div1sions.-CtevcGnd Banner,
Man. N