Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-07-19
AN ADDRESS AND REPLY.
On the occasion of the presentation Of the Confed
crate States Flag to the Lovelaceville
Kentucky Rife Company.
ADDRESS OF MISS JANE A. AsHBRooK.

ADDRESS OF MISS JANE A. AsHBRooK.
Gentlemen of the LooelacepiHe Kentucky
Rife Company BY appointment, l ap.
pear before you this morning for the pur-
Ipose of presenting you this Banner-the
free-will offering Of the ladies of Lovelaee-
vile.
History informs us that it has been the
custom of Nations from time immemorial,
when going to war, to bear aloft banners,
with devices painted thereon, representing
some peculiar principle or sentiment enter
tanned by each nation.
For instance, Old England's flag has a
representation of the Lion, thereby init
mating her strength and prowess; France
that of the Cross, representing her relig-
ion; the United States of America
that of the Stars and Stripes, which was
once regarded by every native born Amer
ican as the emblem of Freedom in its most
extended sense that it waited over peo-
pie who prided themselves on heing the
freest of the free and bravest of the brave
but, alas alas it has become the emblem
of Tyranny and Aggression of the vilest
characterize sight of which, instead of
inspiring us with confidence and the assu-
RANGES of protection, is the sure forerunner
of outrage and violence. That banner
under which it was once the pride and
pleasure of every patriot in America, from
Maine to California, to march, and under
which so many brave men have marched,
fought and died, in other days--is now be-
ing followed by band of blood thirsty ia
natics, whose watch word is Beauty and
Booty" and whose conduct proves that they
are as merciless as was Mahomed and his
followers.
Gentlemen, permit me now to place in
your possession the Flag of the Confeder-
ate States of America, which you will OBJ
serve is made up only of those stripes rep
resenting the three rounds in Jacobs Lad
lder--FAITH, Hope and CHARITY. You
will also observe there are eleven stars, re-
presenting the number of sovereign States
associated together in the bonds of broth
erly love, the citizens of which are strug-
Cling to maintain the liberties guaranteed
them by their Revolutionary sires, and
which an ungenerous and unmanly enemy
is trying to wrest from them, simply be.
cause they deny their right to govern anC
control their domestic institutions. May
we not hope that old Kentucky, which ha:
heretofore sustained such an enviable char
acter both on the battlefield and in oul
Legislative councils, will ere long assum,
: her natural position in the great panoram;
that is now being enacted, and add yet an
other star to that banner? We believe sh,
will.
/ Gentlemen, is it necessary that should
charge you to protect that flag from dis
honor-that its folds shall never trail il
the dust after an exultant and conquerin,
/ enemy? To convince one that such
charge would be useless, take retrospec
of the stern countenances of those who ex
pect to march, do battle, and, if need be
die under its folds. On the contrary, gen
tlemen, the ladies of Lovelaceville expec
you tc return this flag to them, thougl
tattered and torn it may be, which will b
a guarantee to them, for all time to come
r of the bravery and faithfulness of the hand
] in which they have placed it.
= Finally, gentlemen, permit me, in tn
e name and on behalf of the ladies of Love
laceville, to bid you God speed-that the
IS will pray God to protect you, and retur
you safe to old Kentucky's soil, to gree
wives, mothers, fathers, sisters and broth
e ers, and with them to enjoy constitution;
d liberty, unalloyed, as guaranteed to us b
the heroes of the Revolution.
Brothers, neighbors and friends, 1 bi
: you an affectiOnate farewell.