Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-08
Plain Ealk about Traitors in Tonnos
Prom the Nashville Democrat, of Feb. 1871
Jrvr. n.v1s At sTEPHrSsoy-wARJIkE.

JEFF. DAVIS AT TEPHESsoE-wARIIKE
This inflated bigot made a speech at Ste
phenson, on Thursday night, overlooking with
blood and thunder. Tennessee is not scared
Her sons have seen the elephant! ~
Can JEFF Davis scare Tennessee? He says
j that the border States will come into the
Cottonocracy in less than sixty days. We
will simply say that Tennessee has declared
for the Stars and Stripes, and that vile trait
ors, such as he is, had better be looking out
| for q 'safe retreat in some vast wilderness
some coRtiguiiy of space" in which to hide his
head from an indignant and outraged people.
He boasted of his preparation for war :
| The same blusterer, in a speech few years
ago, yentured to slander the Tennessee voIun-
| teers. We know what we say, when we as
sert that, with all his buster. Tennessee could
if so disposed subdue the whole Cotton
ocracy in q short time. He calculates now
on soldiers of Tennessee to aid him in bis
wicked aud fendish purpose OF breaking up
this glorious Government.
He is as proud and as vain as Beelzebub
/ He thinks that he holds the kingdoms OF the
world, and that the powers thereof" are in the
hollow of his hand He is looking for the
| English Government to bow to him. He says
| the English Government will acknowledge the
| Cottonocracy.
This is all nonsense. The English Govern
ment, as well as all others, know how to treat
the flag OF the United States, aud so viii JEFF
Davis. Let him attempt to subdue the Fed
er;lI Government, let him FIRE at Fort Sumter,
or at any other fort of the United States.
where our flag now floats, and he is as sure to
/ be hung as that sun viii rise tomorrow morn
1 ing, unless he runs, like Il coward, to d country
beyond the reach of Tennessee. We know
/ hundreds of men in his seeding Cuttonocracy,
who are ready to tie the rope for the. hang
man.
JEFF Davis has been producing discomfort,
and teaching treason, as long as we can stand
it. He has been vile conspirator agailst his
government for years.
There is no use in soothing our people any
longer. Traitors must sufE.r, unless they stop
their treason. We may be asked to be pa
| tient. How in the name of High Heaven,
can man be patient when traitorouS flag
| is Aaunled in our face when traitor comes
to our very border, and talks treason to our
country openly?
He talks of sacking cities. Vile rebel =
Inflated bigot Let him try the rennesseeans
whom he so basely sandered. Let him Try
Nashville. Our readers must indulg us little
We cannot forbear to denounce treason; and
if we cease to do so, may our right hand for
get 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 take care. An indig-
nant public will not forever bear insult and
treason-plotting. We have lived happily and
prosperously for tLrae quarters of century
and we know that Tenncssee viii never give
up this free and happy country.
Let this vile traitor and his foul milliOns
come Tennessee has never fors,lken the
glorious flag of free and happy America, and
by the Eternal, she never will! She has a
ways conquered the enemies Of the country
and will again. if required to do SO. This is
our country, and ali the powers of earth can
not force US to give it up.
Rise fellow country ymer our country yet remains!
By that Tread the sword on high,
Aud swOar for her to live, with her to die!