Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-12

Tennessee, took the oath to support the Constitu.
ton Of the Confederate States, when he entered
upon bis duties as legislator. If the following re-
port of speech, recently made by him at home is
reliable and we have no reason to doubt it, he had
many mental when he went through the
moekery Of his oath. We copy the report from the
Knoxville Register, contained in private letter
shown to the editor of that paper for the enlight
eminent of the people of Middle Tennessee, who
supposed that DR.. HoDsDES was an honorable man;
"But must give you something about DIR. Holds.
denis speech last Monday. 1t being County Court.
great many were out, and DR.. H. made them a
speech. He told them about them about what the Leg
islsture was doing-that they were trying to pass
all sorts OF laws TO prevent the payment of debts,
and were trying to make large appropriations for
the Southern CoDfederacy. He told them he and
his party did not go to Nashville to do anything but
all they went for was to prevent mischief from be-
ing done, and to do a they could for the release of
their Union friends who were in prison--particu-
larly the noble Tho7nbEg, who had been confined in
damp Jail al Nashville for some time. .
He told the people that he only took the oath to
support the Provisional Constitution, and not the
Permanent Constitution of the s., and the Provis
iOnal one ceased to have any existence in February
1862 In taking the eath he said he had not chang.
ed his former opinions, but was a stronger UniSn
man to-day than ever, having seen so much since
he had been st Nashville. He also told them he
was loyal to the Federal Government so long as it
lasted; and intimated that the Southern Confeder-
aey would be Of very short continuance
''He wound up his speech by calling their atten-
ton to the latest news, which he told over to the
in g very exciting way, exhibiting by his counte-
nance and his manner of address, that his feelings
and his sympathies were with the Government of
Lincoln. In the first place he SAID the Federal
troops would be shortly in Nashville and that all
the inhabitants were greatly alarmed, that he was
really sorry for poor 'old John Bell y he being so
greatly alarmed at the near approach of the Fede-
raj army. He also said that the Southern army
had entirely left the State of Missouri jeff Thomp
son, the author of that bloody proclamation as he
called it. had left bis command to take care of itself
and was now in Memphis for his own sa ETY..
Price, poor fellow had escaped with his little army
into Arkansas, with Fremont in close pursuit of
him. and that the Federal army would no doubt
shortly be in Nashville. ZOllieofer was forced to
fall back seine sixty miles to the Gap, and was
forced to do so by one Ohio regiment alone. All
this he told them demonstrating by his manner that
he was glad of it, and giving great announcement
to the Lincolnites Oh, how they pricked up their
ears when he told them this.
In his canvass, last summer he advised the
Union men to hsve Minnie balls made, and had
man, he said, in his employ to make them, and told
the people over and over that he would suffer his
right arm torn from his body before he would take
the oath. Yet he went to Nashville and swore TO
to support the Southern Confederacy; comes home
to support'and speaks of taking the oath as mat
ter of very little importance. Will the people
never see where their leaders sre taking them?
am told that at Nashville he is a good Southern
man. They ought to know how he acts when at
home"