Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-04-12
Gen. Lane on Andy Johnson, of Ten
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In the course of his disgraceful submis-
sion speech in the United States Senate,
some weeks since, Andy johnson, Of Ten
nessee, alluded to Gen. Lane, the gallant
old Senator from Oregon, in way that
brought out that old war horse in this
wise:
The Senator, on that occasion, looked
at me, pointed in my direction, and made
remarks that have been too often made on
this floor, and that no gentleman would
make He said he had struck treason
blow. The mighty Senator from Tennes-
see struck treason blow. To whom did
he allude? He said he saw the commo-
ton on this side of the House he saw the
books brought in he saw that was TO re-
ply to him. Sir, if the word 'treason"
was to be applied by him, or any other
man, to me, [ would say, yon are cow
ard who cannot maintain it. Si:, cannot
express my contempt Of the man who
would SO insnuate even in thought.
drop Of treason never ran III my veins.-
At an hours notice when working III
corn field tor the support of my family,
when ! heard that Indiana had been call
ed OH for troops, / offered my services, land
| did not look upon my family from ten
minutes after had received the notice,
| until had gone through bloody battles
until | had carried home with me the evil
dences of my devotion to the Union.-
Does the Senator dare to charge treason
upon me? / think not, for no gentleman
would have the temerity to do it. | might
90 on and say that | entered that service
as private, with my knapsack on my
back and was mustered into the service as
private, and came home out Of the
service with the rank Of Major General in
the army [ earned it On the battle field.
| lost almost the last drop of my blood,
without murmur, in the service of my
county. Who, tEen, is he that would dare
have the effrontery.to charge me with trea-
son to my country-a country which L
have loved from infancy, which my father
! fought for, and which l have never failed
to fight for myself? | never will fail 10
meet tile foe Of my country, or to bleed IN
! her cause, while | am able. Though my
arm is not as strong as it once was, though
my limbs may not be now supple or elias
| tic, AS in youth, am yet able, when my
country shall need my services, to offer
/ them and | shall be the first TO do It on
any Just occasion, but never against one
OF the States of this Union, who has left it
! because justice has been denied to her.
! No, sir, never!
Then, s:r, whom could the Senator from
Tennessee refer to2 Could he allude to
nv friend Davis? Sir, [ saw Aaue on the
] battle field | was looking right in his
! face when he was wounded. saw shud-
der pass over him as the bullet struck him,
| precisely at the side end OF his spur and
| passed through the centre of his heel
| There was perceptible simply shadder,
but not murmur, just shudder for the
instant, when struck by the bullet; but
never for a moment did he lose sight Of
the enemy or the flag, but strne gled on
| through the battle to the end following
the gloricns stars and stripes-that en-
blen of the Union-that emblem OF pro-
lection to every State OF the Confederacy,
under the CONSTITUENCIES gallantly as
ever did mortal man and yet upon this
floor there ore some base enough to allnce
to him as a traitor. Mr.. President, have
not words 10 express my contempt tor any
man that can apply such term to snch a
man as jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis
a traitor! Treason applied to him He,
the pnrest and bravest Of patriots! He
fought for his flag and country when the
towards and poltroons that now dare Will.
fy him were supinely at home. He vii.
live gIoriously in history when they are
under the earth and forgotten. Sir, this
treason" of our seeding brethren does
not fall within the definition given by HUI
dibras to that crime, for the South flourish
es and prospers. The people who have
seeded from the Union, and have formed
Government OF their own, are charged
with treason. / will tell the gentlemen
they will have more than ordinary diff
Guilty to contend with when they invade
| the rights of that Government.
AN ERROR ExpLoDED.-Some men say