Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-03-22
AanRAw JOHNSON Al NASHVILLE
An Eloquent Speech to the c'tl-
nv zu.ns of that City,
wuArTItE war IS PROsECU'ED
FOR.

FOHs
NASHVILLE, March IL.
Tho first Union speeches mace uPou
ronne..ee soil since last spring were de-
i;v.red last night, by Andrew 1onnson'
Emerson e .heIidge and Horace May
lard during a seIenade BY one Of the
Inv hands. A large crowd had ass en-
h ed in front Of the hotel to listen 70 the
,nu.ic and the expected speeches. Gov
e,nor Johnson, in response TO enthus,as-
tic calls for him, appeared on the basco'
II deeply and truly appreciate this
Jemou.tratior of respect aud comb
dence. | am affected by the c'rcum-
stances under which | return 70 YOU
which renders me all the more senslt'Ve
to, and grateful for, this testimony lIom
NV fellow citizens. Ireturn to you win
no hostile purpose, with no new ooc,
,r,ne 70 ayow, no strange teachings 10
,nonlc,tc For what do ! come !
come with the olive-branch IN one manu-
ond The Constitution in the other 10
1ander Won whatever aid may be IN my
nouer in re-erec,ing, upon her nght'u,
domain Of Tennessee, the Star Spang'ed
nanner-that flag borne by him VINO
was first in war, first in peace ana h's'
in ,he hearts of his countrymen !; Do'he
w. him also whose sacred ashes repose
almost within the sound OF my voice
and borne also by many thousand O
our countrymen, wien the blood spout
"a from their heel, and no covering
sheltered them but the stormy, Pithess
cIoud to aid you in re-establshlng tho
, supremacy Of this flag, SO dear to you
t,,hers and mine. come to aid y"l
n the UNFOLDING and defending Ct TN
> ,ho hest Government that God eve
e snoke into existence have never dc
5 serted that Government. low cou''
c Ia Though exiled-my wife driver
n,,bor and ,hither; her servants stolen
NV home rebel hospltal-how could
desert the glorious Government "nde
d which had been SO rlco'y ana aounu
i an,lv blessed, and under which SO man
j Of nv fellow beings have erJoyed' an
!, do cnioy, so beautifully the boon
|
\ liberty and security. =,
d "Thc Governor then passed to III
r. inquiry for what purpose Is the the wa
4 and pressed home with great zeal al
4? force the answer tor the malntcnant
s, Of the Constitution and the Government
4. He then REQUIRED to the wicked dccel
ID ton that had been pract'ced upon u
rs neople in the canvass Of 1860. lie r
u terred TO his town speech here al w
G. time. in which he contended IN all 81
IN cerity that the Breckenridge party W
4 as much the party Of the Union as al
other. Bell, Breckenridge and Dougl
N men were all taught the doctrine OF t
j Union, the Constitution, and me
60 torcemcnt Of the laws Brecklnrld!
o. deceived hun. He was disunlonlst
en- he tune. His was a disunlon part
we Notwithstanding all the vying with ca
~ other Of these three parties Tor the pa
:" # ITn,onlsm, every one Of their seve
'"' leaders 10 this State have become OF
on. rebels against the Government OF
, United States.
rse Gle then laid bare with scathng
.e-.v the real cause OF the war agai
irst dlcted by Jackson. Look at 1fiee'fffHt
ed, cite Yancey telling Great Britain
ned that slavery was not the cause Of
war. These men pretended that t
were protecting slavery by withdr
ng from the Union, while it was CT
~ to every candid mind that the only 7
al lection to slavery was in the Constl
gh' ton Of the United States.
ere "Tcnnes>eans, | have taken par,
81 Your politics since 1e3S-have I e
= deceived you? Is there man vii
the sound Of my voice, or a man, Won
op or child in the STATE, who can say II
res he or she has been deceived by Andr,
les Johnson? Why all this persecuti
80 against me and mine? Why am |
led, driven from my home, and my hs
o. earnings taken from me! Simply
OF cause | adhere to my Government a
I'D yours, my flag and your flag, the G,
~ ernment and the flag Of your lathe
!, Because | loved them too well. |
~ cause, having been born under them,
No have determined to die under them.
pie "An eloquent tribute was then pa
OF to the United States Government as
eel Government OF the people by the pt
~ pc
"lle painted in telling terms t
ue track Of desc alton that secession le
Bridges, crops, and dwellings, destroys
brother arrayed against brother in dea
ne ~ conflict; families torn assunde
nj widows broken-hearted, and orpha
We crying for bread. All such scenes
Is these are on the track Of the demo,
tread. He pointed the eyes of the
o'' cessionists present 10 this scene, a
M asked, was it not enough had tn
'nf not suffered enough at the hands OF Il
accursed monster? Had they not be
"a duped and deceived by such as Dav
wv Toombs and the like long enoug
dc Would they not see their folly a
-, crime and return to their alegianc
'' He searched them with the ouestie
GU was there man there who had los,
ur single right or been deprived Of sing
es. privilege under the Constitution tn
were entreated to ponder and refls
upon their suicidal course; to rememt
~ that the soul of liberty was the love
law : that there was no hope for us b
~ in reverence for the Constitution al
IS laws Of the country.
y THE Governor closed by me
as affecting alIusion to East Tcnness.
y, where his desoate home was, and
er sick, sad wife. His voice rang out lk,