The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-07
Brave Words from Loyal Tennessean.

County, Eas, Tennessee, made the principal
speech, which was continually and rapturously
applauded. Mr.. Carter thus spoke OF himself,
and Of the portion of Tennessee from which ne
came;
address you as my telow-citizens, not as a
mere matter of form, but because claim. not
withdrawing the reasonable action of my
State, to be one of you STILL (Applause.) |
claim to have no part or lot in this rebellion.
(Applause) Though have lived in the Wild
est OF it, though have seen it grow day after
day, week after week, month after month,
though have seen the flag Of my country torn
down, though have been forced to gaze upon
the flag OF treason, YET while have been travel
ing have uniformly tasted, rather than dine,
or breakf fast or sup beneath its accused folds
tremendous aIplause.) And may tell you
also that it $ my good fortune 10 come from
East Tennessee, " here last iloated the fog of
our country. Though Tennessee pretended to
secede from this Union on the 9Th day Of June
1861, the old hlg hoated in my town until No
'vember 1861. (Applause.) And when they
took that flag down. it required whole regi-
ment of soldiers 10 do It. And when they
put up the flag OF Rebellion i. remained only Il
few hours. That night the flag of treason dis
appeared and has never been seen there to this
day Great applause | live in Il county,
fellow citizens, that is more loyal tonight than
the City OF New York. Tremendous applause
am proud that county bears my Name.
HIS VIEWS OF SLAVERY AND EMANCIPATION.
We hear in these days much about what lies at
the cause of this abomnable Rebellion. do not
believe that it is slavery. Mark you | am ii
slave holder, aud it Is nobody business. Ap-
plause.) | believe in what Andrew Jackson
wrote To the Rev. Mr. Crowiord IN his celebrated
letter, that Slavery would be made the pretex5
for the overthrow uf the government. - Down
she goes - Kisses and applause. " Slavery
not the Government u Yet never had any
hesitation 10 saying, at home ae well az here,
that regard the Uuion OF these States as of ln-
tintely more value than all the neg roes IN Amer.
ica. ,.nd Africa and Earope Cloud applause, J
Therefore have uniformly said, that If in
the progress Of this war it should become abSo-
lutely necessary understand meg IN order TO
save tins Government, that Slavery should die,
IN the name of my lnsulted and injured coun
Try, let it perish. Great applause. L" The
time has come Renewed applause. | say,
like a law-aolding citizen, leeve that to the
authorities of this Government. f. Good. J
Better, tar better, that that institution and ali
our commerce. and all these vast cities, perish
in Que common rum, than that the flag Ut our
country cease to float III triumph from the lakes
to the Gulf, and from the Atlantic to the Pa
chc Ocean. (Great applause.) Better far bet
ter, that every house III the land be filled with
mourning than that this Government of our
fathers should die IN our day (Reaewed APP
plause.) But though | say ain stakeholder
did you suppose in iolking at me-did you do
he the great in Justice to believe loved woody
head more than fathers hands? Did you
suppose VIXEN yonder mother gave her son sac
rihce to her country. that could not sacrifice
the works OF my negroes to save my country
(Applause.) Why had rather give them all
away than to have lost for fifteen months the
blessings of wie's smiles and child 5 caresses.
(Renewed applause.) And yet not only have
| suffered this for fifteen long months, not only
have stood month alter month upon Cumberland
Mountains, looking toward my native hills IN
the distance, but AIN willing to abide my ex-
lie for five long years. for lite itself, rather than
bow to treason. (Cheers)
liz GIVES THE REBELS J." CHARACTER.
The first thing that ever alarmed M abou,
this revolution was the character of the men a,
the bottom of it-thieves, blacklegs, burglars
gamblers, and druhkards. Applause. DC
not know that no good could ever come from
anything guided by such men? - Give it &c
them. The second thing that alarmed mt
about this rebellion was-e1cuse the word, the
only one in the Eogllsh language that expresses
| my idea of sectssiui--the devIIish spirit thai
animated it. | knew no good could come to my
country where men, and women too, We're pos
ses.ed of legions .: devils. DO not know tina
some OF my own kindred-rctned and intell
gent females as are to be found in your city
Unlisted for my blood, SIMPLY because wa
loyal to my country? [Cheers And these
extreme men had Tor thirty long years, or nearl,
all that time, at least, controlled the policy vi
this Government. 1t is true you had SOM
Northern Presidents but, as general thing
they were merely servants to do the bidding u
the radicals at the South. - gbtaces ,"
Allow Inc TO remark, by way ol parenthesis tina
| have TOO often times thought that any man
that could 1--we Tor four long years under tn
corrupt administration of that arch traitor
James Buchanan, was already ripening to Il
traitor. I" Great applause Look at these
men who controlled this Governmen,-such mel
as Mason, of Virginia, u drunksrd such mel
as Benjamin, u thief and u gambler such incl
as WIgiali, d murderer, who never dared t.
show his face in bis native State until this re
belIon occurred. r. Floyd, Yancey''] 70,
all know hem, gentlemen. There are som
men SO vile that dislike to name them. Cheers
| say these men had long control of the polio
of this Government. They had long been OF
cupying all the highest seats Of the synagogue
They were proud men, for slavery does max
men proud slavery does make men tyrannica
know that. Was not born among it ? Hay
| nos felt its effects upon my own heart? Who