The Nevada journal., 1861-09-06
SPEECH JOHN ]. CRITTENDEN.


SPEECH BY JOHN ]. CRITTENDEN.
The arci7al yesterday of the venerable
aud distinguished John J. Crittenden hav-
ing been announced, a large concourse of
citizen waiting or him at his hotel, and at
their urgent request ne kindly consented to
address them in the evening. Accordingly,
directly after sunset large assemblaGe
convened at the State House and Mr.. Crit
teudsn was introduced. lie was looking
care-worn and atigued by travel and at
first his remarks were hot very a1dible.-
He spoke Of the great contest before Us
the suddenness win which il was pcecipi-
tated upon us, But few shoIt months
ago, said Mr.. Crittendon, such calamity
as is now shrowdng our country IN gleom
was unthought of amorg tho peopic BJ'
now we are involved in it We must meet l.
like men, 1t is not q war that IS ,o te
prosecuted s>r tho sake ofWa& and otgh,
to be conducted with none o tie eoudaen
haruariti,s Of "'as, 1t must nevertheless,
be prosecuted by no half way measures,
My friend We mus ga;rer 'ne u'mos,
streagth Of the souGry, AVID al~a a9 the
energies of our minds to ts's powcrtuors
contest. hdd let Z, he pros,eo.et NY cor
the purpose thct it euga & - cauied OF,
rud concluded COR try .ss,o-a.rr OF od
Goterrmeat aul the Cl;eh, In ~ vent
it is var that ea9rct less '2,V. a. VIII
prove It's IF too opp"ess" upon I'll ,'e1ees
of cur people to pcarhIt is '"in2 lcag
'conth.ued.
1t becomes. ,Aera.or- e, l.rJ TO ns.a-
tain tits great Ccveraneut are is ree-
niGcont land from the terag;e ,.ianl,. os
Iii lnior rh.s ycu.d SIN 3 ~ .ie
! ow RS oe my life to rre;crt 'ol-e = 5
thc, hav- irss ccne fcu, 1oticg .D.iiicrs
. money a2d hundreds of JaoGcsnas cf
~en and ir order tnqt ,hc ;ssla may 6e
decided moe speedily, oAG or srring
h-ethern be urlt,G te Is ores r,cre Tor,
1,.!.-s-citiz-n5. believe We eraIt be re-
u.it.I AIG nav, coahtclco IL tu- oeicf
+hat Instead q cestroyng o. e-e2 weak
eG;ag US, this Var VII max. o.. Union
75-2nge- than e,at before o. thing is
>cr.eir, ,aat u.ie Via Wiz ,ra}s he reo-
.l- bette .cqIain.e5 Ni.a tech otocr. And
,a,L section viii be ca.r.".cl bat It
woatd 6y grea, Gea, on-ter 80 have each
.thcr to, friends tAaH enemies 5,r ,hcy
liu fine .ha whiic th.y caa 30 be best
oiricnas 20 each cher, ..ey G,u.G IT, case
,rsepcrat'on, )c 'l.5 wor-tpossiS'o enemies
Tney viii mrtJaIy see .aAt n"ithc, 3 dt3-
i.uts If cDp", le-,hLt AZ are Epll, brave
men, rs our eorluyuer have etv4ts been.
rA"9i.e-'' NL'ct IS tign. Z Causing
IL mCuert, llit,erden Continued, as ii i'm
r,pl, -A1 rc IL scme qirgs 10 oRHc.
The SoIth mrs, lue'Iev,, .nos' necdles.,y
forced ,tis Ser rp-I ur; ncadlessly, be-
carso al tie wrongs Of wdict they COM
blair coui1 Better hLvc telu rcmedied in
th, Uuior atd LnIei he Constitution than
b. any ne of var. and set others arc not
without b'ar1, Ter, oul" year ago last
lIl VI ~ N1hlN a. = a hbIbeA AhN'NulNH
ofnlaca When vor, rendered or resolu-
rious the n-wes of securing peace was
.nel N tacir Guls. 2rt their party pride
pre- eL ,eu bon ircn. .cccrtirg the plan
p,opo .el. CLo i-sis,eG upon tL S and the
otrcl uron ,hai, al. 5etyeep the this aud
'hG, o, pmtie the pre5eut rahappy quarrel
has Seen forcl. upon -. At is wise for US
GIl tc puffy ori owr hearts, and sec
Ehcre:r sc, tco have been in the wrong.
TNu ceLnot expect 20 carry ourselves along
by NIu1,mg either our courage or our Gauss.
The burden of the conte5 is too serious for
tina, and it will rest with the people them
5e,ve to emu At il manner satisfactory to
tnemselvej | nave the strongest conf
dence lr the general intelligence and vir-
tue Of cur people but ,hink the world
has never scch such degradation OF poll
'tcal Intelligence as prevailed among the
present Leaders wheh the war began. To
such 1eglel has this ,ome 70 pass that
our secession frieaas had concluded that
ther4 .gas 40 pogei IN the Government:
AID ,hat theY nad cply 10 put forth tleil
hald, ard, At d sirgle sgove, orerrurr She
whole s'Tuctdra Artthe payerameut thus
Assaiiet, thoogn eower.esl inlSeftuued 20
ihe reorle and beL2iG l. wa .oaud 30 oe
fho suoagc2t GoynaHoa' 81 earth Even
the great Sq?clocn, "a ,hf Mlnoel ot ais
rover, could 10, AaFe ,V,sfG 'foE ~ .tt
lcg,oaj ofru,rce cLee 1c h'wg u4 h Ln
coin Aal l6isel Ia 'hg ltou ,ro'e % on
ninety day, Toe nc itlqaes % II. Govern
naAc Tp0t CeYagare, aes 80. 7eon end
cannot Ne 5ve'tar,5 Nf HntG. ny
ia,liag seie. NNHa 4af 20 pa hr,e. Sal
le, me ada tnet ,ta Ter,j ra Spectators o.
oetbs 'hespsttd e.r'it Apt we mpsl
eohsiGIr tr4t W. dgg pow Leldl1g t oar
hands so, orlf tre Meusal nhes,s ~ The
present. tut tis9 ,9n pehti,nl ttres,s ot
n,turty n ;his ign leol ppon he
r~eseat contest ~ tho Ne5. momoutleps
that history has lecoldct .or 'loaaala
y,a.s past Letus thcu % slle and b,
w~tehfLl N guarding suca migrt, uhc5l5
After gratefully hhnkGg ais attentive
audience, Mr. Criteadar retiIeJ amid p'o-
iorged applause