The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-07-18
Glowing Patriotism.

Glowing Patriotism.
From the report Of Gov. John
sons speech made in Nashville, or
the evening Of the 4th Of July q,
published in the Nashville Union
We publish the following extracts:
He was soldier for the war;
He had been denounced, calumria
ted and traduced as traitor for biz
devotion to his country, but chal
lenged any one to point ont an &c
where ho had violated his duty o.
his oath Of Office. In fighting unde
the old flag, for the Government, he
was but conforming to the princi'
Piles he had avowed from his EARL
est manhood. He had always stood
before the people as the advocate ol
popular government, against ths
government Of property. as a demo
crat in the true and primary sense
Of that word. And tonight he sp-
peared to defend the great princi.
ples OF civil ana religious liberty
In our old contests, political parties
contended whose policy was best
adapted to promote the good and
prosperity OF the Government and
of the Union, but now the great
question was, shall this Govern
nent and this Union exist, or shall
they perish2 There wero only two
parties now, one composed Of the
friends, the other Of the foes of the
attempted to raise the cry Of Slavery
and A bolilion, the real question to
be decided wss: Shall free govern
ment live on tho Western Contin.
en,? Be assured that this is the
question which underlics the rubbish
and rant OF corrupt and reckless
Office hunters! Negroes! Slavery
Southern Rightsl Coercion! What
terrible bug-bears to irighten timid
people and blind them to the real
point at issuel He asked the vast
multitude before him what South
eru rights any Of them had lost in
the Union. hid it ever rob or i'm
poverish2 Did it ever delraud or
oppress youi Then il you have lost
no rights, why all these vast armies,
why these bayonets, and cannon
and fleets, and tented feldsp Why
all these new made graves and
oceans of bloodp Why are hun
dreds OF you coming to the Capitol,
praying for the release OF your dc.
luded boys? He could not tell why
1t was because some corrupt and
reckless politicians wanted place
and power. They we're determined
to ruin the country il they could not
govern the whole Union-they were
determined to govern a part. He
knew those Southern politicians,
Yancey, Toombs, Davis, Wigfall,
Mason, Benjamin, and others, well,
for he had served with them for
years in Congress. He wes famil'
lar with their views and feelings
and, having watched their course
closely, believed that he understood
their motives clearly. He sat side
by side with them when they pro-
fessed that they wanted a colnpro'
mise with the Ncrth. But the jour
nals OF Congress proved that these
traitors had an opportunity to ge'
the compromise they professed tC
desire, and yet they allowed it to bt
defeated when their vote would hav,
obtained it. They talked hypocrit
ically. 4 settlement Of difficulties
was the very last thing that thes,
rebel Senators wanted. They sough
continually how they might de!ea
a peacaable settlement Of the ques
ton in dispute. They took thsi
seats in the Federal Congress 10
the purpose of breaking up III
Union, and founding one which the,
could control. They succoedel, uu
happily for the country, in plungin
us into bloody and crncl and un
holy war. A war, and for whata =
Why this fearful sacrifice of life
this blight upon the happiness OF
once happy peoplel People oi Ds
vidson county, what have yon los
that you should 20 to war} as
those thoughtcss boys who have re
/ turned from The retel army, tn
quickest way they could, how man
, negroes they had lost by the Abe
litionis,sl You were induced, an
cajoled by rich rebols, and threator
Q cd into the army to fight againt
!, your country, but when you return
ed didn't you find thcse sris,ocrat
e chivalry sitting snug'y at home =
The very men who were most clau
erous for Southern rights were til