Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1862-12-12
The words OF an UneonaItIonaI UnIor

NemmeaAeenms
The Hon. Mr.. Maynard OF Tennessee. made
speech few days since at Nashville, and from
the Union oftlat city Of the 26th inst, We make
an extract or two:
You Merchants who have given thousands to
destroy the Government. You women who
have made flags for rebel regiments, and helpcd
to equip their armes-who have conspired and
acted with traitors over the South. with dcsper-
ate villains, with savages, educated Il may be-
but still with bsrbarous instincts and purposes
tell me, what did these fellow traitors Of yours
do in East Tennesseef While was counseliup
moderation, in Nashville, my wife and children
were at home in Knoxvills. | was charged with
nothing save loyalty; and as for my wife and
children nothing was alleged against them, ex-
cept that she was my wife, and ] was their IA
therf But your rebel authorizes issued an edict
for them to leave in thirty-six hours. Scarcely
was time allowed for them TO gather up their
little household gods. Ny wife had two favor
ite house servants She took them with her to
the cars. and paid their fare, when the military
authorities ordered them 70 be dragged away
Men who complain Of LineOln's proclamation,
viii be very angry Of this, and say that a Lin
colBite has no business to own negroes. You
viii judge that owe the rebels little thanks
Not one week ago ] saw the children Of nv
friend, Mr.. Brownlow. longing and weeping to
return home. Hundreds Of like barbsritea have
been perpetTated in East Tennessee by these
rebel miscreants. Men have been shot in many
instances in their own houses. have been tied
up to trees and inhumanly whipped while their
wives and daughters were outraged in their
presence.
hear it said that some Federal
soldiers have committed exeesses in fOrRginr.-
Well remember that you invited war-you IN
voked it. you defied il-you laughed it to scOrn
when he came with infznt tread. last March
You were not satisfied with that, and wanted
more. and to bring it on yourselves again, you
stirred up mischief There is verse which
says;
'The mills of the Gods grind slowly,
But they grind exceeding small"
Aud you re5e1s tciI' BE- the griss Unless this
| war be stopped, and these armies be impOrtuned
| to leave. you NAV as well depart the country.
and leave it as unoecupied land. to be re-peo-
| Piled by other inhabitants. You have acted the
part not only Of knaves but of fools for YOU ara
the dupes of men more cunning than yourselves.
Why did you not keep this war away from your
soil? Why did you not force 1t 10 be confined
to the place where it 0riginafed-in the Cotton
States? Oh no, you wanted 10 crush out Union
men in Tennessee and 50 you started an avail
anehe which viii grind you to powder
These are awful times II is as though the
wrath Of God was let loose upon our nation
You madly uubolted the eavsrns Of his thunder
and be not astonished that YOU are the first vic
unis OF lts power Intend that you shall look
the consequences full in the face. You shall not
be weeping over a plundered corn-field, or la
menting a slaughtered deer, while the State
/ groans with your own villsiuies. There IL no
/ hope for yOu-yOur fate Is sealed-hide your
selves-hy from the country. You who have
brought these curses upon the country. have no
hope for pardon Your deluded followers, i'm
pulsive youths and giddy girls. will be forgiven
and received back into society, but for you,
conSpirators in the rebellion take vour fiiDbs-
make it long-and make it pTecipitstely. There
Is no use in mineing words at an hour like the
present One side or the other has to 20 under
the Nation must survive or perish