New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-21


viz s.,svilss. rsrs. NAH u. 1852
/ Provisional Governor Andrew johnson arrived
here night before as and las, night, ~ ne calls OF
the crowd and the nelodies of the band delivered
speech stirring and ,isnch, on the Union, tha
Constitution, and the enforcement Of the laws
Tho occasion-you cannot parallel g on the lsees OF
our history Whatever eyentS Of tbi. extraordinarily
eyentul crisis shall hereafter sb,orb our attention,
we who witnessed Il can never forget this one. Go
Dec. month only. This city was the gay aud play
ny focus of To. Rebelionoi il, chief, and thieves,
and thronge In arms, OF I'll its "pomp and oircum-
stance Of glorious war speech from the bal
oony Of the 81. Cloud then what would have been
its cost Whs, roproseh, what indigmiy, wha' VIC
leroel And that speech from Andrew JOhne0n the
esad the snatheu.atbed apostle Of the old flag. An
ne how ne mas been hated, hoOted, bOwied after by
the arch consp!fatOrs Oily uOre al tlE standpoint
can realize, and only he can properly EEL Last
night--0h, j, was q Hsrd, 3 rorsing night Tie
moon shoue. Twas ths bDghiest aiming Of the
| could zee every eountensuce Of The groa.
thnng. But Few of them were soldiers. hosi II
them were citizens. II was an iIuprOmptu serenafe
entirely. When The Governor came forward ] was
gurprired az the applause that greeted him; twas
more and hesrtier than ! had Anticipated. Men
clapped their hsnds who expected would be silent.
Others were nigh 10 tears with Joy whom ! had
counted among the sullen Some hessted there who
know will not Lestsie next Time. Tie mgriest
got DO ansIlef.
But to he speech. can furni.h bn, synop-
sis, and that will DO tame and lame without its
Interchangeable strange occasion, the streets Of
Nashville by night, the army Of tho Republic hard
by, 1ennessee d Conquered territory. Gov. johnson
sSid:
SPEECH OF GOVERNOR JOHNSON.
-" deeply End truly appreciate this dsmons,ion Of re-
sr~,t SDd confidence sfor.ed by tie oTcustsnoes
T. ,fn1gf
return 20 you With no hostile purpose, with
Sha do come come 70 rsndsr you whatever aid may be
IA ny power 10 erecting upon Der shtu domain OF Ten
tr Star Sp.ngsd bsnntrt az borne by HIN who
frat IN war first in peace and brat Ia the hearts Of hi,
borne by him also whose sacred ashes
most within the sound Of nv yoiee ana borne also ey man,
thousand u oounrymen whsn the blood spotted from
their heel and 40 oossius sheltered them bu, The stormy
piss cloud! To 'd you in reeasbshns tn. supremacy
Of this s, dear TO Jour fathers and 10 mine TIE
AID you n tie upholdns and defending Of this tho be. 6os
enu.n TIN. God ever sposs into srisisnoe have
eesftsd thsi Goyef ment How could : The eIilod-ry
wife driven thsr and hi.hsr her stolen my
Rebel hospit-bov could desert the glorious Oovsrnmon
uDd0r which had been Ghy abd ahuud,nty blessed sud
under which nuy OF my fellow beings enjoyed and
do enjoy 5ounfuJ the boon ofhOsry and security p
The Governor then passed to the inquiry, For
what purpose is tie Prosecution OF this war sni
pressed home with great zeal and force tho snsWe~
For the maintenance Of the Constitution and the
Government.
lie then required to the wicked and atrocious de-
ceptiOn that had been pfscticed on the people In the
CANVASS Of 1870. lie referred to bis own speeches
here at that time, in which he eoneude in al sin
oeriy, that the BTecinridge party WAS "a much the
party Of the Union W any other. BEL, Breckin-
ridge, hnd DOugias men Ill were taught The doc. |
time of " The Union, the Constitution and the en-
forcement OF tho hws." Brecainridge deceived
hm: lie WA 4 Disunioris. at that time Ills was
DisubiOn party. Notwilbs andinx All the yieinp |
with each other Of these three parties for Oh. nal
Of UIionisu, every OF their several Iead,rs in
TINS state pave become open Rebels against the |