Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-04

seemed TO manifest the greatest eagerness to
listen to the discussion Of the great and all
absorbing issue Of the day. Ex-Governor
Blows being present, large number Of bis
old friends expressed desire to hear bis
views on The state OF public affairs and the
duty Of Tennessee 10 the crisis. He com.
piled in an address Of some thrty-minutes
GoyERNoR BBowN's tPEESH
The Governor said that bis appearance on
The rostrum to-day was in truth very unex
pected to himself. lie had left Nashville this
morning to visit sick rel tive, and had
been urged and pressed by old and esteemed
friends, ndeared to him by many years OF
| fidelity and kindness, to stop and mingle
again with them on that occasion, and give
them bis views upon the state Of public af-
fairs, the aspect Of tie war, and The proper
course to be pursued By the people Of Ten
nessee in view Of all the circumstances. The
men who asked-h his counsel were faithful
friends, who Eealously supported him in the
hottest aud exciting political contests of past
years, when he was their chosen candidate
for high official donors, And now, although
his political career had closed forever, and
!, he was no aspirant for Office, be felt con-
strained by the sacred ties Of ancient friend
ship and hospitality to tender them bis sin
cere,unprejudiced and candid counsel in their
hour of gloom and trouble. He could re-.
fuse Tennesseeans nothing, for he loved the
old State as a mother, and living and dying
was hers forever. These we're indeed strange
aud troubled times. For twelve months civil
war, with all its fierce passions, fiery resent
ments and bloody broils, had ragged over our
borders, and this State once bright planet
in the galaxy of the Union, had raised the
standard of revolt and joined the Southern
Confederacy. He declared that he was not,
never had been, and never could be a seces-
.sionist. He had devoted the prime of bis
manhood TO the service of the Union, aud
could never cease TO love it. But astspring,
against my earnest counsels, and my delibe-
rate judgment, repeatedly expressed in pub.
lie, the question of disunion was raised, and
supported by influential leaders aud a pow.
erlul and active party. The people seemed
hurried off by frenzy. When, he saw the
avalanche descending upon US irresistible as
thstwhioh breaks its icy cable and glides on
its mission Of ruin from ahfAlpiue summit,
when he saw that he could mo longer strug.
gle 70 any purpose against thestremendoua
storm, he determined, come veal, come woe
he would stand by. Tennessee. His opposi
iion would have been useless any longer,
it would have ended in street broils and fatal
alterations. He felt the State was gone
for the present. Old friends, once his ardent
supporters, cursed him as a Black Republic
can, Lincolnite, an Abolidonist. His mind
was tortured. At times he felt as though be
would like to fly the country and leave q
'cene OF horror and misery for which he had
no appetite. But he felt that this would BE-
unmanly, and that be would stay and use his
influence to moderate the fury Of others, and
protect his old friends. His prayer, like thai
ofM Oregon, was that the heather on which
he trod alone might bloom over him dead
He did what be felt was his duty, but he fell
disconsolate heart broken, unhappy. He
would rather die than lead life made of such
dark and dreary and bitter years as the one
through which he had just passed. He bad
seen young men, the hope and flower of the
State, discomftted, wandering hitheI and
thither, scattered now from the prisons along
the Northern lakes to the marshes and cane
brakes in the interior of Mississippi. He
would not 90 into g, discussion of this con
troversy or its causes. Whether the NORTH
was right, or the South, OF whether boil
were wrong it was not his purpose TO argue
He wished only 10 say, that in his deliberate
and settled Judgment, taking all the facts al
they now presen I themse elves, into considera
ton, he was bound 20 declare that his reJel
lion t0as played out it ,gas al utter failure. Il,
had ties the dearest in nature TO the South
ern side His only brother was prisoner
A and bis two sons were in The Southern army
I and TO day be would give bis right arm <
/ bring them back. He never asked them i,
60 there. They went against his judgment
Vt was bis solemn duty to tell bis old friends
that the Confederate cause was ruined and
hopeessly lost. He never had been des
3 ponding man, but for months he had felt NJ
faith Ia the rebellion lie had not scrupleC
TO say SO to all bis lriends. The longer Il
lasts, the worse II viii be for the South
He. bad the satisfaction Of knowing that
hentyer asked a man TO vote the Sect sslor
ticket. All he did say was that II Tonnes
see voted herself out Of tie Union she coulC
take him with her, but she could not max,
him vote for Secession. But leaving this hl
would address The very heroest and mos
rabid Secessiouist alive--he would suppos,
what was uotso, that the crowd before bin
we're such fierce fre-eaters that they literally