Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-27
union Meeting al murfroesboro.


rain in the early part of the day, large
audience, composed chiefly Of the bone
and sinew" Of Rutherford county, as
sembled in Convention at Murfreesboro,
to take into consideration their relations
to the Federal Government, VIM. Spence,
Esq, man deeply devoted to the inter-
ests Of the Union, was called to the chair.
DR.. e. d. Wheeler moved the adoption of
the resolutions of the Union Convention
at Nashville. Hon. Edmund Cooper, of
FShelbyyille, advocated the resolutions in
a speech Of about an hours length, char
acterized by marked ability and true
teloquence, pervaded by lofty and noble
patriotism. He pointed them to the best
government on earth---a government
which had been their pride and boast-a
/ government which had secured unparal-
leled prosperity at home and commanded
the respect Of all nations abroad--a
| government which had grown with a
rapidity never before known, because
founded in the choice and the affections
the people--the only government which
had attained complete civil and ecclesi-
astical liberty--a government whose only
object was the happiness Of the people.
Yet, this government so pure in its aims,
so benefoent in its action, showering its
blessings as freely as the rains of heaven,
productive of nothing but happiness, had
been sought to be overthrown by persons
who owed their all to its goodness and
justice and wisdom What was the of
fence committed? Treason. What is
the penalty attached to this offence by
every nation of the earth? Death. But
here again the benevolense of the Gov
eminent interposed and said, no, let not
a drop of blood flow from one of her
people who would renew his loyalty. In
unity there is strength. The spiders
attenuated web could be blown asunder
by every breeze but you could multiply
these threads, until their mighty strength
could suspend the anchor of the proudest
vessel that rides the waves of the ocean.
We regret the lack of time and space
to report MIR. Cooper fully and accurate
| ly. His speech did honor to himself and
justice to the occasion, and was listened
to with undivided attention, and its
effect was evident and happy.
Gov. Andrew johnson followed Mr..
Cooper. Never have we seen him in bet
ter plight. Here he had been heard, in
days gone by, advocating the policy Of
the Government; now he was battlin5 for
its existence. Long, in time past, had
the ear of the State been turned to him
for counsel and advice; now was the
deepest anxiety manifested again to hear
his voice. His presence was inspiring,
his whole countenance was lit up with
animation, and his eyes glowed and
sparkled with the intensity of feeling.
There, was rush of the anxious to the
stand, to catch the first word he uttered.
He began by reminding them Of former
times, when political differences obtained,
which it was now pleasant to refer to,
because those discussions were all con-
Quoted beneath the stars and stripes
which this day foated over them, and
underneath which they now proposed to
pledge and renew their allegiance. His
great familiarity with the political his
tory Of the country enabled him to show
conclsely and accurately the rise and
progress of secession from its incipiency
until it's attainment of such gigantic pro-
portion as emboldened it to lay its un-
hallowed and ruthless hands upon the
bonds of the Union and attempt to break
them asunder - while his resistless,
searching logic ferretted out the sophisms
of the specious catchword of "southern
rights" and exposed their faIlacies in all
their glazing Inconsistency. His burn
ing, thrilling elDquence, rising with the
occasion, embraced tho subject in all its
bearings and dependencies, portrayed in
colors of glowing light the beauty, the
grandeur and the happiness of our Gov
eminent, emanating in the labors and
sacrifices, the blood and treasure Of our
ancestors, secured and established by
their wisdom and justice and transmitted
to us with their blessings He showed
the patience and long suffering of the
Governmental deep leye for the peo-
ple--it spoke more in sorrow than in an
/ oor-even now inviting them 10 the on