The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-02-27

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other Of the South Each Of these sedi-
tious outlaws lie pictured by man from
his own section--thst of Giddings by
Hon. s. s. Cox; tba: of JEFF Davis by
the editor OF the Nashville (repn.) Demo.
erat. The scalpipg knife was never more
applied. y ; ~ rtiss II
EXCORIATION OF JEFF. DA.
Wis, by the Nashville Democrat.
This inflated bigot made speech at steven.
son, on Thursday night, overhowing with bleed
and dthunder.-~Fennsssee Is mot soaredl Her.
sons have seen the elephant J.. s,....,,-,.,,.,r
Can JEFF Davis scare Tennesseei He says
that the border States will come into the
Cettonocracy in sixty days. We will simply
say, that Tennessee has declared for the Stars
and Stripes and that vile traitors, such As he
is had better look out for . "ssfs retreat in
some vast wildernsss-some contiguity Of
space,n in which to hide his head from an
indignant and outraged people,. 80 81 gs.=l
He boasted of his preparations for war! This
same blusterer, in . speech q few years ago,
ventured to SANDER the Tennessee volunteers.
We know what We say, when we assert that,
with all his sbluste-, Tennessee could, If SO
disposed, subdns the whole Cottonoeracy in a
short time. he calculates now on soldiers Of
Tennessee 70 aid him in his wicked and 6end-
ish purpose Of breaking up this glorious Gov.
ernment. asa u<4gok} iAnoisjrp7I sa 70 szi
He is as proud and vain a. Beelzsbub. he
thinks that he holds the "kingdoms of the
world, and the powers thereof" in the hollow
Of his hand. He is looking for the English
Government to bow to him. He says the
Rnglish Government. will acknowledge the
Cottonocracy. "a ,;it,- .....-,..1
This is all nonsense. The English Govern
ment, as well as all others, know how to treat
the flag of the United States, anu SO will jeff.
Davis. Let him attempt 10 subdue. the Fed
eral Government; let him fire at Fort Sumter,
or any other fort of the United States. where
our nag now hoats, snd he is as sure. to hang
as that the sun will rise tomorrow morning,
unless he runs, like a. coward, to a,country
beyond the reach Of Tennessee. We know
hundreds Of men in his seeding Cottonocra-
| cy, who are ready to tie the rope for the hang
man. qat fftS HSHe@5 @sa@ sF&s a2iHi
| Jeff. Davis has been producing disoontent,
and teaching treason, a. long as we can stand
| it.. He has been vile conspirator against his
government for years. * A''is' f'''sP
1 There is no uss in soothing our people any
longer. Traitors must suffer unless they stop
their treason. We may be asked to be pas
tient. How in the name of High Aeavsn,
can 4 man be patient when q traitorous nag il
Haunted in his face! when q traitor comes to
eur very border, and talks treason TO our
country opsnlyi 4e.- .sf sesa,ss,,,!i 4,
| He talks of saoking cities. vile rsbsl!, In
fated .bigotl Let him try the Tennesseeans,
whom he SO bassly slandered. Let him try
Nashville Our readers must indulge us a
| little. We cannot forbear to denounce strea-
!. son; and whenever We cease to; do so, "may
our rght hand forget her cunning"
! We have borne with treason as long asit is
possible to do so. Talk of tearing down our
| fair fabric of, Government lsNeveri. Never i
JEFF. Davis is on the road to the gallows, and
his followers Mad better be careful. An indig-
nant public will not forever endure insult and
treason plotting. We have lived prosperous
1 ~ and happily for rthree-quarters of = century
4 and we know that Tennessee never will give
| up this free and happy country.
| Let this vile traitor and his foul minions
como. Tennessee never has forsaksn the gIo
4 rious flag sfafree and happy America, and by
4 the Eternal, she never will She has always
conquered the enemies Of the country, and
will again, if required to do SO. This is oul
country, and AL the powers Of earth canno
1 FORCE Us to giTe it up a. sae53 hiHohs 'ok
Rise, fcllow-countrym men! our country yet re-
| ata8 ,mainsi 10 s9as2asgRbrI 10 neiJaz.
! By that dread name we wave the, sword or
| high, .;..-..-
And swear 70. her to live, With her to die!
7 Cox scarifles Glddings. s
the following is from speech Of s. 8. Cox
in reply to Hutchins, member from Giddings
district, in this State. In burning invectivs
4 it has rarely been equaled: 70 7SN'l '''@ '7'
i aMr. Speaker, there are various classes o
4 Republicans. The gentleman Mr.. Hutchins.
belongs to. tho worst of the abolition wing
and, we'll may he defend his predecessor, Mr
Giddings. That goddess man, after spending
public life devoted to hate, ill will, and Sc
4 dition, was retired because he did ono thing
that was right voted for the Crittendenr
! Montgomery bill. He has since been maxim,
A up for his loss Of ofios by the virulence of hi
spleen, and the outlawry Of his conduct. II.
1 has, as l have once shown here, instigatet
i servile insurrections;2 and now 1t the end o
. misspent life, which is scarcely silyered BY
4 = ray Of bsnignity, he sfnds,i as the conse
qasnos of his teaching and conduct, a disrupt
ed Union, a terrified people, and the prospec
of unending hate and bloody strife. II ther,
i was mercy for the thief upon the cross, thsr,
may be mercy for him. God grant him re
pentance before he fills his dishonored grave
But what lie ne mas uvedt
"He talked the language of love to th.
black race, only to hide his hate for the white
race who people our Southern States. He pa
rsded humanitarian phrases, and took upol
; his prefAne lips the name of God, only t,
cloak his malice and ssnctify his hate HI
has had, in specific wickedness, many rivals
but if We measure mems guilt by the objects
upon which they are bent, who, can tell thu
magnitude Of that portentous crime which
causelessfy dismembers to destroy the Amer
F lean Republicie aAsSsuch . Republic has NJ
! parallel, sossuch . criminal hsscne peer. sBu
my colleague praises him and sommends hin
to immortal honor Nero had friend, VIII
placed inmorteHes upon his tomb, ard tn
j worst fends Of the French revolution had thei
: defenders after death; but were this old maj
now dead, and thns powerless in his party q
home. even my colleague would shrink from
tho task of embaIming his bad memory. !
: will, after death, only be remembered to b
4 sxecrated.s His late letters to my :cclleagu
a Mr.. rCorwin] and his compatriot. MrssEwips
show that age, which so often reelaimsi tn
. most rebrobate soul, has not withered, nor Gus
torn hich az often firas nf lits halaful work