The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1862-05-30

years; but that was upon the old issue OF
Whig and Democrat. We fight now with
and for one another. We have merged all
other parties and predictions In the great
marty Of the Union. When we In Tennessee
are Union men, we are unconditional Unicn
men. And the miserable wretch who will
attempt to rcsurrect old exploded party is-
sues, and try to make capital out OF this
war deserves the gallows. Cheering.) The
speaker told Of the hardships perpctrated
against Andy Johnson's wife, and remarked
Andy Johnson has got devil In bis bosom
on that account as big us this pitcher. Ey-
cry outraged Union man in East Tennessee
has devil in his bosom as big as my hat
The rebels have had their turn Of hanging
and shooting, and ours will come next. 1
pray It will not be long. My greatest earth
iy ambition is TO rcsurrcct the Knoxville
Wing. Then, Us the negroes say, "I will
spress my opinion Of some Of them" Twill
pronounce some hgh.wrought eulogies on
the leaders-lor II have talent in tho
world 1t is to pile up cpithets one upon an.
other. (Great Laughter.) The speaker told
OF two poor Union men who were hung to-
gether over tho railroad track.
The man who superntcnded the deed was
q deserter from the United States army, q
native of Maine. The Union men OF Ten.
Dcsscc arc pledged 10 secure him before any
other man, and hang hun on the same trco
where hung the two Union men. Tho speak
er gave their names. They were ordered TO
hang four days, and the engineers were told
to run the trains slow. and men stood on tho
platforms and kicked and struck with ratans
l.. A Ill.
waved their handkerchiels from tho cars ut
the sight Of the two dead bodies swinging
there. In the Jail where | was they wero
accustomed to drive up witha cart and an
ugly coffin upon It.
You can imagine how your humble servant
felt. II any man deserved hanging under
their laws il was me. They made one poor
old man sit by and see the rope put around
his sons neck. and then they proppcd him
up, sinking and flltering Us he was, and
swung them both up at the samo time
They hung a young man named j. O. Haum,
n Young man of fine address. with wife at
home and four or five helpless children. My
wife passed their farm the other day. and
saw the poor widow drivinga plow, trying
to support herself and children. Haum asked
for Methodist minister to pray with him.
They refused, and told him that God didn't
hear any prayers in behalf OF the d--d
Union.sfrickcrs. Under the gallows they
had u drunken chaplain. and he undertook
to make an apology for Haum, saying that
he repcnted being Union man, and had been
misled Haum arose, anfin u clear. stem
torian voice. said, "Fcllow.citizens. there Is
not word of truth in that statement. l
have authorized nobody to make that state
mentl" lie died like Uniun man, rs an
East Tennessecan shonld die. (Cheers.) l
would sooner be Haum now than any OF the
scoundrels concerned In his murder. (Cheer)
The speaker told the story OF an old man
who was told beforehand Of the sentence Ia
hang him and whose daughter. Elizabeth
| Self, came to see him-a modest, tall, hand
somely attired girl. She begged leave to en-
ter the Jail, and this was granted. They had
him in an iron cage. They embraced, and
sobbed and cried. When she came out she
whispered in bis (the speaker 's)ear, and ho
I penned despatch to JEFF. Davis, putting
| Hon. before the name for the sake OF form,
not because he believed 1t. The despatch
read:
"My father is under sentence to be hung.
am living at home alone. My mother Is
dead. My'iather is my earthly oil upon
whom my hopes are centered. pray you
to pardon him. 'ELIzABrTn SELF"
Jefferson Davis was better than some Of the
rest. and sent back pardoning him and as.
signing him to work out term In prison.
They shot our men down In their fields =
They whipped them. They whipped females.
They robbed their houses. The jails are full
of them now. We have thought hard that
the government did not come To our aid. A
more loyal set of people never lived on God
Almighty's earth than the loyal people Of
East Tennessee. (Great appause.) / hope
you will use your influence with the author
| tiles to sec to this. The rebellion will soon
play out. Mcclellan will capture Richmond,
and hope Fremont may rush into East Ten
ncssec, and IL Ilallcck, Buell. & Co., will only
capture the region round Corinth and take
Memphis. the play il out and the dog is
dead. Then let us drive the leaders down
into the Gulf of Mexico, as the hogs wero
driven into the sea Of Galilcc. William l..
Yancy came up one time to speak 20 tho pco-
ple of Knox,ille-thc man that was pardon
ed out Of State prison by tho governor oil \.
Carolina for numbering hisuncle. When hc
was on the stand he said, "ls Parson Brown
low hcrc?'
And the dsunionists said "Ycs."
lie said, 81 hope the parson will come up
here on tho platform, and let me catechisc
him"
"No," said tho disuniopists--thc Breck-
inridgc felows-"hc dare dare not, ho has
not the nerve"
marched up the steps saying will show
you whether have the nerve"
lie said. care you parson BrownlowF
said 81 am the only man on earth VINO
fills the him." UAnghter.)
'.You arc badly employed" ho s.id' ~
preachcr--a man Of your cloth to DO DAD
bling in politics" r
"Well, SIR" said I, ga distinguished mem
ber of the party that you are going with once
took Jesus Christ up on q mountain (great
lauyb,.r,-and said 10 the Saviour, Look at
m, KINGDOMS Of the world all these | will
Give yon II you wilt fall down and worship
mo. His reply to the devil Is my reply 10
you--.Gct thee behind me Satan.'"
I expected to be knocked down. but stood
mt his right and had cooked Dcrripger in
my pocket, and intended that II went
down he should go down thc'other side.
And said -
"You should know the company you arc
running with before you talk about preach
ers dabbling in politics. This man Thomas.
the President Of this nesting. was turned
out Of the Methodist Church for whipping
his vile. Are you aware that this man
Ilaines, on the Breckinridgc ELECTORAL ucse'
by your side. was expelled from the Memo
Al Ci,,,..l, C,r cl,..fip his ueighbOn IN