The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-03-02
IFrom the Nashville Democrat Of Feb. i6
PLAIN TALK ABOUT TRAITORS IN
TENNESSEE.

JEFF DAVIS AT sTEvESsoN-wARLIKE.
This inflated bigot made speech at
Stevenson, on Thursday night, overfowing
with blood and thunder. Tennessee is not
scared! Her sons have seen the elephant
Can jeff Davis scare Tennessee He says
that the border States will come into the
Cottonocraev in sixty days. WewiIl simply
say, that Tennessee has declared for the
Stars and Stripes, and that vlc traitors,
such as he is, had better be looking out for
Il 'safe retreat in some vast wilderness
some contIguity of space" in which to hide
bis head from an indignant and outraged
people.
He boasted of his preparations for war !!
This same blustercr, III speech few years
ago, ventured to siander the Tennessee VOL
unteers. We know what we say, when VIC
assert that, with all his bluster, Tennessee
could, if SO disposed, subdus the whole
Cottonccracy in n short time. lie calcu-
lates now on soldiers of Tennessee to aid
him in his wicked and fendish purpose Of
breaking up this glorious Government.
IIeis as proud and as vain as Beelzcbub.
lie thinks that be holds the "kipgdoms of
the world. and tho power thercof.' in the
hollow Of his hand. lie is looking for the
English Government to bow to him. He
SAYS the English Government will acknowl-
edge the Coitonocracy.
This is all nonsense. The English Gov
ernment. rs we'll 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 at 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 to- morrow morning, unless be runs
like q coward, to a country beyond the
reach of Tennessee. We know hundreds of
men in bis seeding COttonocracy, who gre
ready to til the rope for the hangman.
JEFF. Davis has been producing discomfort,
and teaching treason, as long as we can
stand it. lie has been a vile conspirator
agains; his governemen; for years.
There is no use in soothing our people
any longer. Traitors must suffer, unless
they stop their treason. We may be asked
to be patient. How in the name of High
Heaven, can q man be patient when a traitor
ous flag is faunted iu our face ? when n
traitor comes to our very border aud talks
treason to our country openly?
He talks of sncking cities. Vile rebel |!
Inflated bigot Let him try the Tennessee
ans, whom he so baselv slnndered. Let
him try Nashville. Our readers must in
dulge US a little, we cannot forbear to
depounce treason: and when ever we cease
to do SO. "may our righ: 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
galIows, and his followers had better be
careful. An indignant public will not for
ever endure insult and treason plotting.
We have lived prosperously and happily for
three quarters of a century, and We know
that Tennessee never will give up this free
and happy country.
Let this vile traitor and his foul miuions
come. Tennessee never has forsaken the
glorious fag 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 conuiry and ali the powers of earth
cannot force Us to give l, up.
Rise. feIicr-oouutrymeu orr country yet re.nainiI
b. that dread name zave the sword high,
And swear for her 90 live, with her to die