The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-03-22
- Hon. John. . crtttenden.

p-g The distinguished pacifcator and patri
OF was serenaded before leaving Washing
ton---nnd addressed the crowd who hat
assembled. We make the following ex
tract from his speech: ~
'"Our country is is in great distress and
You. know, feel particular interest, as
1T Is natural for you to do. Congress In.
'fniled to save II, and il is now in the hand.
tofthe people. I am one Of those who be.
Iieve In the intelligence and virtue of the
people. believe when they take thi,
business in hand that they will do it,
Their hands are strong enough for the
work, and their hearts are patriotic and
hvirtuotis enough for the work. have
seen, Throughput the long struggle that we
!, have had in Congress from every part oil
this country, thousands and thousands oil
plain citizens turning aside from their own
affairs to consider the Union. and to sign
and send petitions to Congress of earnest
prayer that they would take care of the
country, and settle its difficulties, and re.
store our peace and our Union. Let them
take it in hand let their great and NIGH
~ voice be heard in the Capitol, and all
WILDE safe. Oar people do not want to
separate. 1t is the little petty politicians
that run about from crossroads to cross.
roads that lead and misguide the people
and it is they that try to make us believe
that we hate one another. IL is false =
Yes, it must be- We do not hate one
another. For petty little schemes, fol
party purposes and party politics. IL i,
found convenient and profitable to these
little politicians to force that impression
upon the minds of the people, have been
in the North, 1 have been in the West,
have been with YOU and from one part oil
the country to the other | see no such
feeling exhibited, and | do not believe il
exists. | have seen nothing and received
nothing but kindness wherever | have
been. The people are rightly disposed
1t is only the leaders that are dissatisfied
Leave the people to themselves, and we
should live in union, in fraternity, in free
dom and IN greatness all the days of our
life and our cliildren's lives. Vocifcrous
cheering. -.','si A
30 | hope it is yet in reserve for us to un.
derstand one another from section to sec.
ton; that as day speaks unto day, night
unto night, section will speak unto sec
ton, and that we shall come to under.
stand from one end to the other that there
will be no question as to the perpetuity oil
the Union. There is not mortal man,
,hn.o = ,,ot , oo,,n,,, l., all ,bo Irn;to,i
States ,bot cor Jer;vs in NV ;ud,nant
~, honaS, f.or, san,ro,;nr az .,;s,,,,;a,,'
T n.,and to,o,bar IL 90 st,ann,han o.'.
seIvss";s he, o,,r mi, eJ ,,;abt % ,vorL az,
each others greatest possible good. The
vision of disunion is anarchy, disorder,
and ultimate war. Then comes despotism,
and Instead of congresses and free repre-
sentation we shall have some monarchy,
o,ar ,i'o aI,Ja To, me If we can rob a
care Of tbe IInion and the IJnion will take
go e., In vol donot ho dooa;yaI.
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st,nca ria IL ,bs whole .mo1nt Of IL
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fIn;on rn. si,nu,J Love Ills iIn;ou for
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and vour reaI fortunes treasured m Sey.
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