Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-09-12
TERMS OF ADvERTIsING.


State or nation other than the. IIo;ss3
States. Yet our State, before apy Secess;cs
entered into league with the Southern Con.
federacy. Applause Again, they denied
US the freedom ofspecch. Now, ms friend
MIR. Johnson) known that west ofthe Gum.
beriand mountains in Middle and West Ten
nessee, for some time previous to the cleo
tlon; no mere man dared to open his Iips up-
on the stump. They tried the same game
~ East tennessee. want to tell these peo-
pie how we had free speech How did we
happen to have free discussion? Shortly
after Mr. johnson returned from Congress-
he and Mr. Nelson tried to speak at Aliens.
burgh. They interfered with them so, that
Their speeches amounted to nothing. Al
the town Of Brownsville, they would not
let us speak at all. They had armed volun-
tiers there to prevent us from speakinQ.
Now wantto tell you here, how East Ten
nessee got free speech. She got when we
commenced going to public gatherings, with
our mics upon our shoulders. Applause
she got 1t when we dared them to disturb
US II We had not kept the peace by always
being prepared for war, East Tennessee TO-
day would not be for the Union, in my opin-
ION, Applause. But again. They de-
MED Us the free exercise Of the right of suf-
ffrage. The election in Tennessee, except In
East Tennessee, was perfect farce. Let
me give you some facts. In the city of
Nashville the full vote is 6 ZOO. Notwitb-
standing 2, 300 voters had left previous To
the election, and 100 Union men did not
vote at all, reducing the number of voters
to 1000 the day Of election she cast her full
vote-6,UO. ] expect there is gentleman
IN this audience To night who will tell you
that boys only fourteen years of age were al
lowed to vote. That is what they mean by
this majority Of sixty thousand for Seces-
SON How was the voting carried on in
East Tennessee. Thongh we had maiori-
" IN my precinct no disuniOnist was inter
fe ed with in casting his vote sccording tp
his own sentiments
All these means having failed to change
the devotion of the people of my country TO
their Government, they have began to arrest
and imprison some of the leading men,
There are some men in East Tennessee who
like Thos. \. r. Nelson. has been imprison-
ed, but thinks be to God. they are standing like
the everlasting hills, and they don't pur-
chase their peace BY recanting. There are
humble captains Of companies that are stand
ing for their country. ] glory in such men,
Not only have they gone to impressing them,
but they threaten them with death. Myself
and my friend here are threatend with the
gallows. / went within twenty-eight miles
of home a few days ago, just to get glimpse
OF how things were going on. / did not care
about going any nearer-afraid | might be
arrested.
i Mr.. Johnson-I hope we will go back be-
fore long under circumstances when we can
arrest them. Cheers.
That great king, jeff Davis-I don't call
him Your Exceilency," like MIR. Nelson
does, laughter, and | don t..call him Pres
| ident Dayis--what does he do?
His Congress passed a law giving US poor
dogs forty days to leave our country-forty
days to leave or submit. Who can sub
init to such an accursed despotism? But
that is not the worst of it. Mr. Carter
went on to enumerate the acts of despOtism
practiced by the Southern Confederacy on
the loyal people of Tennessee. What think.
you of these things, freemen Of Cincinnati 2:
But, Notwithstanding all our sufferings and
all our rtrials--notwithstanding ali our power
ty, am thankful to night that am ma
tive Of East Tennessee-glorious Easa Ten
nessee AIN elad-I thank God for it
that my fate for veal or woe has been cast
with such people. Now, what is the posi-
ton of East Tennessee? l know that she
has admiration of our country, and Justly 20.
There she is, sitting with a population Of
300, 900, bound in upon the east by that
traitorous State of Virginia, upon the south
by North Carolina-and | am glad to say
that in North Carolina there are many noble
hearts who long to see the good old flag, and
to rally under its folds. There also is Geor-
gia upon her south. There, upon the west
is Middle Tennessee, and upon the north
Al g ii Il - an
tucky-our only source of salvation in our
present trouble. But we are invaded every
day by hartarous soldery, from Chattanoo-
ga to the Virginia line. They insult U.S. They
fire upon our women and children. Even
that is not AL There we stand, without
money witho 1t organization, without arms
in our hands, boldly defying all the Confed-
crate States. loud apnlause.f Shall such
people be left to perish? (Cries Of 'Nos
no.") Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana can
save us--wil you do it. (Cries of YES,
yes.' But this is not all about East Ten
nessee. Save these people; PUT arms in
their hands and thev will then help you to
save your country. With Sumter Anderson
to lead them, Tennes eeans will go with you
to plant the banner Of their country upon the
battle-f field of New Orleans where our fathers
covered Themselves and their country with
glorv. (Applausc.) East Tennesseeans do
not ,long to class of Union mon who de-
sire neutral position, but they pray for
some of the honor and some of the glory of
saving our great Government. The ask not
simply to be saved themselves. but they have
been praying for this Government for three
long months to put it into their power 70
save you of Ohio "a well as well as them
selves Applause Now | knew the
sentiment of the people of East Tennessee.
tell you what it is-they know that blood
must be Offered mp on the altar Of onr coun..
try. Their feeling is that the sacrifice. VIII
bP:imperfect and incomplete unless the blood
of East Tennesseeans is mingled Mt the foot
of the altar with the blood Of Ohioaus, Zap
planse.
There are some paragraphs published in
the papers, stating that the URioh rnsn of
East Tennessee do not wish this Government
to send an army. there. tell you it is
false. Applause. Do not believe i. know
the truth ofthis remark am going TO make
you-i know it and feel it. know that day
and night, for the last six weeks. our fathers
and our mothers, our daughters and our sons,
our wives and our brothers. have turned
their ewes toward the Cumberland Noun
tains wi h beating and tn obhing hearts, G; :
narfinu every dav Tn see the star snauplel