Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1861-03-15
WATERFOWL REPUBLICAN.
Plain Talk About Traitors In Tennessee

[From the Nashville Democrat
JEFF. DAVIS AT TEyEssoN-wARLIKE
The inflated bigot made speech at Ste
venson, on Thursday night, overlooking
with blood and thunder. Tennessee is
not scared. Her sons have seen the ele-
plant.
Can JEFF, Davis scare Tennessee? He
SAYS that the border states will come into
the cottonocracy in sixty days. We will
simply say, that Tennessee has declared
for the Stars and stripes, and that vile
traitor, such as he is, had better be look
ing out for 'safe retreat in some vast
wilderness, some contigui4y of shade, " in
which to hide his head from an indignant
and outraged people,
He boasted Of bis preparations for war
This same blusterer, in a speech few
years ago, yentured to SANDER the Tennes-
see volunteers. We know what we say
when we assert that with all his buster,
Tennessee could, if so disposed, subdue
the whole Cottonocracy in short time
He calculates now on soldiers of Tennessee
to aid him in his wicked and fendiSh pur-
pose of breaking up this glorious Govern
ment.
He is as proud and as vain as Beelze-
bub. He thinks that he holds the liking
doms Of the world and the powers there
Of" ia the hollow of his hand. He is
looking for the English Government to
bow to him. He says the English Govern
mert will acknowledge the Cottonocracy.
This is all nonsense. The English Gov
eminent, as well as all Others knows how
to treat the flag Of the United States, and
so will jeff Davis. Let him attempt to
subdue the Federal Government, let him
fire at Fort Sumter, or any other fort Of
the United States, where our flag now
floats, and he is as sure to be hung as that
the sun will rise tomorrow morning, I'M
less he runs like a coward to a country be-
You'd the reach Of Tennessee. We know
hundreds of men in the seeding Cottonoc-
raey who are ready to tie the rope for the
hangman.
Jefferson Davis has been producing dis
content, and preaching treason as long
as we can stand it. He has been a vile
oonspirator against the government for
years.
There is no use in soothing our people
any longer. Traitors must suffer, unless
they stop their treason. We may be ask
ed to be patient. How, in the name Of
high Heaven, can man be patient when
a traitorous flag is Haunted in our face
When traitor comes to our very border,
He talks Of sacking cities, Vile rebel
inflated bigot Let him try the Tennes-
seeans, whom he SO basely slandered Let
him try Nashville. Our readers must in
dulge US little. We cannot forbear to
denounce treason and whenever we cease
to do SO, may our right hand forget her
cunning"
We have borne with treason as long as it
is possible to do so. Talk of tearing down
our fair fabric of government Never
Never jeff Davis is on the road to the
gallows, and his followers had better be
careful. An indignant public will not for
ever endure insult and treason plotting
We have lived prosperously, and we know
that Tennessee never will give up this free
and happy country.
Let this vile traitor and his foul minions
come. Tennessee never has forsaken the
glorious flag of free and happy America,
and by the Eternal. she never will She
has always conquered the enemies of the
country, and will again, if required to do
SO. This is our country. and all the pow
ers of the earth cannot force us to give it
up.
Rise, fellow-countrymen our country yet remains,
By that d. cad name yet the sword on high,
And swear for her to live, for her to die