The Goodhue volunteer., 1862-07-23

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GOVERNOR JOnNsON's SPEECH.
Governor Andy johnson made an i'm
promptu speech from the porch Of the capt..
tol at Nashville, on tho evening Of the 4th.
1t contains many good things. We make a
few extracts
Ours is the peoples government they re-.
ce''ed it as legacy from Heaven, and they
must defend and preserve it, lift is to be pre-
served at all. am for this government
above all earthly possessions. and ifit perish
do not wish 70 survive it. I am for it
though slavery should be struck from exis-
tence and Africa be swept from the balance
Of the world. X
l claim this world as my home. and every
honest man as my brother. l love my
country, her constitution, her laws, and he,
free institutions. love her history and the
memory Of her glorious dead. love the
precepts and teachings Of her il:ustrous foun
ders. l love my State, and pray for he'
happiness and prosperity, which must be
found in the laws and under the flag Of the
Union. Looking around me2to. night, sa,
to the gallant and patriotic soldiers who
bear this flag, Welcome. welcome thrice
welcome, defenders ofthe Union :" On witt
your glorious work, and in the face of all op
position, even at the point of the sword anG
bayonet, and amid the roar and crash of bat
tie let the government Of Washington be de
Tended. We have heard these tre ops called
northern invaders and Hessians, but we have
seen and compared the rebel and patriot ar
mics. The first spread horror and desolatior
among us, the latter have been law abiding
and orderly. and have been protection It
the people.
We are told that the devil was conquered
and chained in the Internal pit, but that he
was to be let loose for season. Ifever the
devil was let loose in the world. 1 believe
that now is the tine, and that he is actuatine
this southern rebellion. X
The strong arm Of the Government must be
barred and justice must do her work. W.
may as we'll understand the fact first as last
and go to work nationally. Without force
and power to coerce we have no government
How have matters gone on heretofore
Why when the Union army came here the
first to run to it for protection and privileges
were secessionists, who got promises Of pro
lection, il they would remain neutral. Or
the other hand, the poor Union men were
terrified with threats Of vengeance II the
rebel army should return. The seccssionists
were protected by the Union army, and was
equally confident of protection should the
rebel army rcturn,so he felt perfectly easy
The Union men dreaded utter ruin should q
reverse occur, and was filled with pcrpct ual
alarm. So, under this strange policy the
rebel had two guarantees, aud the Union
man but one. 1t is time this was stopned
The time has arrived when treason must be
made odious and traitors impoverished -
These men have used their property to des
troy tho government, and fill the land with
bankruptcy and distress; they have given
their wealth freely to aid rebellion and tlea
son, and drench the land in fraternal blood
and crush out the last vcstise Of liberty, aat
their property should be taken from them t.
defray the expenses CT the war. They are
tho guilty ones. They are the real GRIMM
ais.
And what has the motive many Of thes'
men in Nashville for bringing on and aidin,
the rebellion Why many Of these elegan
gentleman rebelled to get rid Of paying thci
northern debts Ifa miserable, crippled ne
gro, worth $500, was stolen, the govern
ment must be overthrown il the negr
could not be recovered, but your polite fas
tidious and chivalrous merchant can e
among what he calls ''blue- be;lied Yankees
buy their goods on credit, and then, whe'
pay day comes tell his creditors in the nortl
"Oh, have seeded y 1t is an out!ageou
crime to steal negro, but It is gentleman
financiering to defraud Northern credito
Of 5O,OUO or $4,000. Hundred, Of in
stances could be related showing how ia
the rebellion was impelled and advanced b
this swindling spirit. Yet these very me'
who had disgraced themselves by thes
frauds would talk gravely about the sin q
slave stealing. Now take the value Of all tn
negroes that have stolen from the South an.
then take the sum Of all the Northern debt
that have been repudiated by southern mel
and the latter will surpass the former a
least ten to one. Who own many Of you
public buildings. railroad stocks, bank stock
aud other property? Northern men. Ye
you who c'amor about your southern right
can coolly deiraud your northern friends Q
millions Of dollars. The rebels OF Tennes
see must be coerced. They coerced Ten
nessee or tried to coerce her, out Of th
Union, aud they must be coerced int
the performance of their duty. You tai
|of Withholding your cotton and starvin
Iout the North. Just make the cal