Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-12-11
PLAIN TALK TO TRAITORS.
ION. HORACE rArsArDis SPEECH AT NASHVILLE

HON. HORACE MAYEARD's SPEECH AT NASHVILLE
On the 21st Of November, Parsou
Brownlow and Hon. Horace Maynard
delivered addresses at McKendree
Chapel, Nashville. We have already
published Brownlow's remarks, and our
readers will find the following portion
Of Maynard's no less bold and uncom-
promising:
You Democrats who profess to fear
that Gov. johnson "will injure the
Union cause" recollect well that your
party, in this State, instructed its dele
CATION to vote for johnson, in the Ma
tional Convention, and they did so again
and again. You approved his course
then. Who has changed since that
time? If you are q candid rebel, tell
me il the President could have made a
better selection. l fear no charge OF
inconsistency for being found by his
side. after life Of party opposition. and
laboring with him in the work of pre-
serving the Union. The charge of In
consistency has already been fully met
by Mr.. Brownlow. What was Cover
nor Johnson's first act? He issued an
earnest und affectionate address to the
people of Tennessee. in which he offered
amnesty to all who had wandered from
the path of duty. and let by-gones be
by cones, IL they would return 10 their
loyalty. Has not the Governor faith
fully kept his promise? II any man
thinks he has broken it, let him come
forward and show it. You rebels know
that your wives and children were
protected You and your families
travelled back and forth unmolested by
Federal power. You came to the city
and traded freely, and transacted your
business unmolested. In the meantime,
what we're you doing? Were you also
laboring to restore peace and prosperity
to the States? No; on the contrary
you were assembling secretly, in back
rooms, aud plotting to destroy the very
power which was protecting you; sen.
ding letters out by negroes, conveying
information to the leaders of guerilla
parties, and telling them where to in
tercept wagon trains, railroad trains,
how and when to surprise and capture
ungusrded parties Of convalescent sol
diers, trains Of anbulances, and the
like. By your instigation the que
rillas destroyed great numbers of rail-
road bridges, burned cars, and ruined
other property belonging to the State.
You aided these outlaws in capturing
mails, and invited the rebel army to
come in and retske the city. You
rebels who feared "Johnson's appoint
ment would injure the Union cause, u
and who will stand on the street cor.
ners tomorrow and bewail the wicked
ness OF Brownlow-a few days ago you
were trying to make fair weather with
the guerrillas-were uncertain whether
to prepare breakfast or supper fol
Bragg's army, and passed by youl
Union neighbors without recognition
hoping that in few hours the rebe
army would enter the city, and tn,
loyalists be forced to fy-you whS
have talked and acted with such treach.
cry, know in your hearts that you have
acted rascality in the meanest and viles
sort. Once you would have struck tht
man in the mouth who dared to say yor
were capable Of such deceit and base
ness. How are you regarded by al
honest men? What does an impartia
world think Of your conduct? 1t is I
familiar principle of law, that wher
several men combine for an unlawful
object, they all become responsible fol
every act resulting from that combina
ton, which may be committed by any
one of their number, whether they be
participators in that act or not, or ever
il it met their disapproval. Now ap
ply this principle to the case Of thes'
rebels in Nashville. You merchant
who have given thousands to destroy
the Government. You women wit
have made flags for rebel regiments