New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-10-06
THE LOYAL SOUTH.
WAR MEETING AT TIE COOPER INSTITUTE.
Speeches by Col. z. &. Shannon and the
Rev. Er. Carter Of East Tennessee.

sippi, and Tennessee, ana etie'''
neighborhood of COrnth, Tenn, Mneie deh' DUE
well is row raising brigade OF Union men, was
held on Saturday evening In the large hail OF Tie
Cooner Institute. TIE hall was nearly hiied.
Rricadier-Gea. ". X STRONG csAed the meeting
n order and nominated Il. n. Havens, eco, as pre-
aiding officer The nomination was unanimously
scoedsd to.
MIR. uAvTNs, en- taking tie chair, eaid that Col.
r. IL. Shannon, who represented Gen. Bowells
brigade, would present Tie condition Of things 10
those portions Of Mississippi, Alabama, and Tcnnes-
see which lie bad recently visited aud the Rev. Sir.
Garter, who Lad recently come from tho neighbour
hood of Cuniterla Gap, would give some account
of the condition Of Union i'll Eastern Tennessee.
Col SHANNON proceeded 10 detail whas he nad
learned or bis rseens vis. 20 Cornth and vicinity.
tie said that the vote Oh Secession in That regWn
was four 20 ole against it. Their interests were
against Slavery, and, had tLey not been disarmed,
thev would have foazht 10 this day against tiOa
men who had trod0en them Gown n the dust. The
northern parts Of Ala. au.a and Misslslpll We're
loyal to this day. lie lad been with tb.e tlen;
they Lad endured iasd-arls wAieh would have de-
Trved weal.r men Of he. Gen. BO.we had been
Q resident Of Corilth ior twenty.tfree years pre-
vious TO the tine when he WIS driven ous. lie
was q weil-k.Owu men-well acquainted even
with the >" area traitor Jeit. DAVIS bimse
Through I'll he Was true 10 the Inio1.
He was arrested, but escaped and made his way
North, taking note OF tEings ne came alon. down
the Tennessee River. lie Was again arrested ana
confined IN PRISON in Memphis. Escaping - gam, lie
was again arrested at Passport, and ROBBED OF his
horse and money. From there he Mad. Us way
down TO Fort Henry, where ne eceedeJ IA getting
diagram OF the fort, with the situation OF ali The
guns whca was OF tho greatest service IN the attack
On thai lot alter. GeB. Boswell EaG succeeded
In get ing from the Persistent authority 10 rslss
brigade, and he (Col. StGGnou), having accepted
Gen. bOswells invitation 10 20 WITH Inn 20 the
South, had 10 give an aeeoan! OF wiat had ben
done. Tie majority o. the natives Of these States,
whom lie had seeu Were in favor OF the JhioI.
Many of them had lcs their families behind, t0at
they might RETURN with arms IN their nands, 10 put
down the Rebellion which lad peTseeatcd them.
There were 400 Of them now IN COrlntA awaiting
the action Of the Government 81 Washington. The
generals desired them 10 go into regiments from
Northern States, while they desired 10 form orgaI-
Nations under the distinctive names OF their native
States. They desired 10 retSrn to their own homes
and take care Of their perecutors. lie was con-
WINGED from what he had seen Of them tina, they
cared nothing for Slavery, 80 long as the Union was
saved. lCheersl There were more than 900 Dleu
In Northern Alabama who would enlist IL the service
OF the United States. Col. Shannon concluded by
calling for aud for the Union AID their families.
Some time wOald elapss before these men could oe
mustered IN. Gen. Boswell supplying
Corntl. Should he be allowed 70 do il alone
The Chairman then introduced the Rev. Mr.. Carter
Of East Tennessee, from the negLborho0d Of the
Cumberland Gap-a region which, q said, was ole
Of the most beautiful In the country.
Mr.. CARTER, q men Of striking presence, with
uothing Of tie "clotA" in his appearance spoks as
follows:
Felow-ctizeus Of Nev-York, / may cay, in COM
ylment to iay native East Tennessee, thai since my
friend tie last speaker oeheld H. ii has rendered
sthousandtOId mere beautiful by lts loyalty TO cur
common country. Loud cheers. l address you a.
my fellow-eitizens, mere matter OF form, but
because claim, not Niths,auCiBg tie reasonable &C.
tion Of my State, TO be Que Of you stli lAppiause
I Claim 10 have no p&rs nor lot X this hoOcillon
Applause. Though have lived il the wiGess Of
il, though have seen IL grow day after day, week
Rfte- week, month after month, though lave seeu
the flag o. my country torn down though have
been forced to gaze upon the lag Of tfessoD, ye.
while have been travelling baye uniformly lated,
rather than dine OF breakfast or sup Ieheat is ac-
cursed folds. Tremendous applause. AND ! may
also tell you that !. is my good fortune to come IRON
B humble village Of last Tennessee, where last
foated tie fig OF our country. Though Ten
ressee Pretended 10 secede from tais Union Oh
the 9Th day Of JuDe 1861, tie Old Ag fOated III ny
town until November, 1861. lApplause. AND
when they took that fsy down 1t fequred whole
regiment Of soldiers TO do IT, AND they put up
the flag Of Rebellion, il only rCu aiEed there lew
X
and has lever been seen there u THIS day. q rea
applause. | live III d county, io lov-cltzens, that
10 more loyal tonight than the City oi New-N Ork.
iTremenoOus app!aose.l ! am proud tina. county
bears my name. l confess ain q. -oss almost
what to say to this assen. bsge. l 90 not wish 10
ofen1 any one, AID yet l do not doubt there are
questions upon which we oter, yet am | not il u
free country? tCfes Of - Ies. l know son.e Of
your prees DAILY lsborng ~ conyiu0e the people
Of Newly OIk that this is 10 longer free LAID.
Iatlo f1vaYs 4r.a III
es L dO-yOu cannot esteem IL Us 1 d., be-
cause YOU have always enjoyed it. l mean
by free speech, the liberty OF sreaking what
Is right, aud you ought not 10 have the liberty 10
speak that which is wrong. Though did ROT vote
for Abraham Lincoln, vet l must declare that an
ashamed thst voted for john Bell. Great laughter.
And have often SAID, IN Ivy uailye State, that
would to-day, If TIE alternative were presented TO
ne Of voting Tor john Bell Or Abraham Lincoln, vote
for Abraham Lincoln. lApplGuse. Why Because
Abraham Lincoln loyal 20 his country, and John
Bel was uaitor. lAiplalse.l say l do not
know what 10 say 10 you, aud ~ always make ],
rule to pelss my eeIf, shall 10 10 tonight. Aud if
you don't IKE what 1 say, you my hiss me II you
wish 70; for a who haS bearded the devil In his
den Is not afraid 10 meet him here in New York.
,GreGt laughter and applause nay cay that
have never been ard am no. politician, and SIN
cerely hope that never shall be-. For, With due
respect 70 mat large class, 90 think that il Is about
The iast DCssaees That should wish 10 follow
Aud II the SwedenbOrgian doctrine Is true-.hat
men shall follow tie future tue business they have
been engaged in during life--these gentlemen have
terrible eternity before them. GTea. laughter,
But 10 return 10 more serious thiHgs. We tear III
these days iauch about what lea at the caase OF
this abomlne6le Rebellion. DO not believe that il
H. Slavery. Mark you, arr a STAKEHOLDER, and it is
nobody's busiuess. lApIlause.l believe
IN what Andrew jackson wrote 70 the Rev
Mr.. Crawford in bis celebrated letter
tha: Slavery would be Iusd, the psetext fo
the overthrow OF the Government. f. DO%n she
goes!" Hisses and applause. " slavery, not