Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-04-11
Emerson Etheridge's Speech
in Nashville. It's Recep-

/ House oil Representatives, having return-
cd to his home in Tennessee in company
with Gov. johnson, addressed the citi-
zcns of Nashville on the evening of March
18th His speech was ultra Union, yet
was received with the heartest approba-
ton. A correspondent Of the y. Y.
World, writing from Nashville the next
day, gives the following account Of the
speech and of its reception;
The hall was crowlel-the enthusi-
asm beyond all our antieipations. Two
bands altcrnated in patriotic music. Mr.
Etheridge was introduced by Hon. Vim.
IL. Polk, Of Columbia, brother OF the de-
ceased President Polk, and one of the
staunch and steadfast Union leaders Of the
state. He said :-"Geutcmen, have
tao plcasure-ycry peculiar under the
circumstances-of introducing to you a
distinguished Tcnncsscan who will tell
you, as he ought to tell you in the lam
guage of glorious old Hickory, this Tn
ion must and shall be prescryed-llon.
Emerson Ethcridgc.'
Mr. Ethcridge was greeted with raptu-
rous pla4dits, His sarcastic, witty and
vigorous speech deserves a careful and or
derby report | incose one "but the
crowded conditions Of our columns" may
forbid. Certain points however just now
Of great popular interest and anxiety |
will remember for you.
If there can be such thing this was
an ultra Union spceeh-a fact worth no.
teing. For to say the truth II the scn-
timent1 OF this speech are diGestiole-are
palatable IN this quarter VIC may well
have hope OF Tennessee.
Mf, Ethcrldse caliei SPADE SPaus.
lie male hts rebellion against ms gov
ernment look about as odIoaS, disgusting
anl detcstlble as loyal lips can describe
it lie pat on the canvas tennessee be-
fore the Rebellion aud tennessee since
lie taraei tae cye' oil thi a'tsh'iie u''h
thls picture, and then upon that
IL proved what scents TO need proof
even IN tennessee, that tn S2utn hAd
never asked OF the North an act OF beg,
JSiatlon that sne dhd BOT get, AMI haa
never protested against one taat was not
ieiefte :. IL eXr.o,ei the SHY 'jt''e pre-
text Of Aorthtra interference VITA south
era Institutions.
Bat the nue. thing ot tac speech was
ita daeiAf4tI5n' IA ta.' P'oai slave cap
ttl, Ia t Whenever the question arcs :,
'.the Constitution or slavery a.'feLt
must g dowa-that every negro would
n liberated. IL declared eh2hAtit4.'y
that slavery woa'I never b. 4l'o&ei II
en5I-ras, tn United states Government
or to frotraet the Var.
Taase sentiments were ann1anaeI eX-
.p.ieltlf aal emahatie1iif' and were re-
caiYc4 with A. mach enthusiasm a. taey
cJul htgc bsen IN bos'oa, tH'ae u
i gentleman 6y my side w.th tae Old re,
marx, the world moves. Ahi II does
Nj. Ethestd g >ati ai,o tl.t ta's war
had made more AboiitIoni,t, than all the
thirty years antI-siaTrry agitation, ani
that slavery could meyer have tAn srcari-
u It once had III tAis country. "Ith the
whole ciyili1tI world aIlnet It, the s9E-
crameat o. the n'teI States had a'1-!'
tered aud protected II.
lle sal! slavery was muea more easily
defended as per1itsstee tAan as an az
gre>sive tAins. You have got to i've IN
the Uuion with your slaves II You VIII,
without them ii yoa must.
He specified tae nations Of the earth
that had abo.i-hel II. IL proved II an