The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1862-03-28
Johusons speech In
Nashville.
NASHVILLE, March ~.

Inc hrst Union rpcechef made upon
Tennessee soil since lAstspring were de-
liyerod last night, by Andrew Johnson,
Emerson EthOridge and Horace Maynard
during a serenodc by one Of the army
bands. A large crowd had assembled in
front Of the hotel to listen to tho music
and tho expected speeches. Governor
johnson, in response to enthusiastic
calls for him, appeared on the balcony,
and said:
deeply aud truly appreciate this
demonstration Of respect and confidence
| sm affected by the circumstances under
which return toyou, which renders me
oil the more sensitive TO, and grateful for
this testimony from my fellow citizens.
return 10 you with no hostile purpose with
no new doctrine to Lvow, no strange
teachings 10 inculcate. For what do |
eomel | come with the olive branch in
one hand and the Constitution in the 9TH
or, to render you whatever aid may be in
my power, in rc-crccting, upon her right
ful domain Of Tennessee, the Star Span
glcd Bonncr--,hat Aug borne by him who
was first In war, first in peace, and first
in the hearts Of his countrymcn;" borne
by him also, whose sacred ashcs rcposc
almost within the sound olmy voice, and
borne also By many u thousand Of our
countrymen, When the blood spoutcd
from their heel, and no covering shelter
cd tncm hut the stormy, pitiless cloud; to
aid you in rc-ostablishiug tho suprcma-
cy Of this flag, so dear to your fathers aud
minc.
/ come 10 aid you in the upholding aud
defending Of this, the best government
that God ever spoke into existence.
hive never deserted that government
How could u The cxiled-my wife driv-
en- hithcr and thithcr, her servants sto-
len; my homo n rebel hospital--how
could desert the glorious government
under which | had been so richly and
abundantly blessed, and under which 30
many Of my fellow beings have enjoyed,
and do enjoy SO bountilully the boon Of
liberty and security.
The Governor then passed to the in
quiry for what purpose is the war, and
pressed home with great zeal aud fUrca
the answer, for the maintenance of the
|, duu hNNNIulnNHNs liz luNIl
REQUIRED to the wicked deception that
had been practiced upon tho people in
tho canvass Of 1860.
lie referred to his own speech here nt
that timo in which he contendcd in all
sincerity that the Breckinridgc party was
as much tho party Of the Union as uuy
other. Bell. Brcck'n &, and Douglss
: men were all taught the doctriue Of "tho
Union, the Constitution aud the enforce
mcnt of tho laws" Breckinrido deceiv-
ed him. lie was disunionist at the
/ time. His was disunion party. Not
!. withstanding all tho vioing with each
!, other Of these three parties for the palm
, of Unionism, every one of their several
. leaders in this State have become open
rebels against the Government in the
|, United States.
. lie then laid bare with scSthing sc.
. verify, the real cause OF the war against
i the Government, which hcdeclarcd to be
n disappointed ambition, aud not slavery
y The latter was but pretext, predicatrl
a by Jackson. Look at the hypocrite, Yam.
n ccy, telling Great Britain now that slave.
= ry was not the cause of the war These
" men pretended that they were protecting
sinv.ry bv ,vitbdrny,in,; from ,ba II,i,n
n while I, w.s cIenr 20 avery candid min,
n that the only protection to slavery wal
q in the Constitution of the United States
Tcnncssccons h,va ,.L.n n,r, !,
g vour nnIi,ies since ls2s-bnve I oycr do
: ceived vout Ia tbore a mnn within m,
J. sound or ny vo'ce or 4, man , wo,n,,, 81
n child in IA, Stntc. ~ bn cnp s,v tbnt h,
u or sho Lns beor Jcce;veJb by Andr... Jnbr
.onr WIN ali ,his norsScm,ion ,r,ins
me md mi1cl WIN am I exilcd 5riyc,
! from INV home and nv b,rd-e,rrino. 4. b
y on r,ow moi Simnly hec1pso SJLor,
II ,o NV Gover,men, md yours ry an"an'
: yonr n,o, do Coyorn,'on, a,,J a., .
s your cn,Iars ns..n.a 7 IovoJ ,ban,
ywoIi pocarsc bay;r,, hoon horn on,
> hreJ rnder thom b,Sa Jo,ornin.J /,
: Jia nndor ,bcno
D wv 81 sIoonon, ,rih,,o u.. ,hon ,id Z,
l. ,ha Irni,dJ S,.,os ca,,"-,,,, ~
b Covornwcn, oc ,ho noonto hv ,ho noe
nle
IIo ,,i,,odir ,eII,n, ,or. ,ho ,r,.
l. of dcsal.,ion that secesSion Ieft Drido
d as c,on. J,yeII;nas d.s,royed. brn,bs
e arr,voJ o,,inst hr,,L.r In Je.div ,onai.,
nmiIie, Torn ..undsr. widnss LrnL"n
i hearted. and ornL,ns crving for broad =
: All sucb scenes tbcsc are nm the trncl
a OF Inc D,mon's tread. IIo pointed IN,
: eyes of secrssionis,s present 10 tbe.,
= scenes,and asked. wore il mai oneuoh. ba,
they not suffered enouph at the b'nds o
;. this accused monsterl U,1 tbey no
y been dupcd and deceived Ly sueb as Da
y y Wis, To ,mLs and The ike Iona enonrbI-
y y Would they not see their (olly md Grim,
= and r, turn 10 their alleginncci IIe search