Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-07-17
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Il + tFrom the Nashville Union, July srh1
Sketch Of GOV. Johnson's Spsech n fror. the
4ss--ssashsrn Rspa Si-iion ". north.
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Governor johnson being long an1 loudly
called for, appeared amid desfening and en-.
thusiastic cheering He said it had been
his fixed determination not to speak again
in Nashville without preparation He had
spoken 50 often in this place, that he feared
his remarks would grow stale. Shouts oi
'Go ON !.go onP'l He came here To- nighl
70 listen toa distinguished. ,ssntl leman, vhs
was preveutef b. sickness from attending,
and with no expectation Of speaking him.
self. But Ms no one else seemed 10 be will.
ing to speak, he would contribute his mite
to the entertainment and information, il
possible, OF the vast, orderly, and intelli.
gent audience. From the first Of the wick
ed rebellion he had made up his mind as to
his duty, and survive or perish, sink OF
swim, he was determined to fghtit through
to the end He was soldier for the war.
He had been denounced, calumniated and
traduced as traitor for his devotion to his
country, but challenged any one to point out
an act where be had violated his duty or hi.
oath Of Office. In fighting under the old
flag TOR the Government he was but con
forming to the principles he had avowed
from his earliest manhood. He had alway.
stood before the people as the advocate Of
popular Government, against the Govern.
ment of property, as a Democrat in the tru,
and prsm Try sense of that word. And to-
night he appeared to defend the great prin
ciples Of civil and religious liberty In oul
old contests political parties contended whose
policy was best adapted 10 promote the good
ana prosperity of the Government and Of
the Union, but now the great question was
shall this Government and this Union exist,
or shall they perishp There were only two
parties now one composed of the friends
aud the other Of the foes of the Union.-
And although demagogues attempted TO rais,
the cry of SLdvery and Abolition, the rea
| question TO decide pds, Shall free govern
naent Gpe on the Western COntinentf Be as
sured that that is the question which under
lies the rubbish aud rant of corrupt anG
reckless Office. hunters Negroes Slavery
Southern Rightsi Coercion What ter
rible bug bears to frigbten timid people anC
blind them to the real point at issue III,
asked the vast multitude before him wha
Southern rights any of them had lost in th,
Union. Did it ever rob or impoyerish ?
Did it ever defraud or oppress you? Then i
you have lost no rights, why all these vas
armles--why these bayonets and cannon
and fleets, and tented fields :? Why all thes
new made graves and oceans of blood 2
i why are hundreds OF you coming ro'th
i Capitol, praying for the release of your de
luded boys?. He could not toll why.
was because some corrupt and reckless po
iticians wanted place and power. The
,oere determined TO ruin the cOuntry--tf the
could not govern the ,ohols Union, they zoe,
determined to gocera part: He know thes
Southern politicians, Yancey, Toomb,
! Davis, Wigfall, Mason, Benjamin, and ott
ers, well, for he had served with them ft
years in Congress. He was familiar wit
their views and feelings, and, having watcl
ed their course closely, believed that he VI
derstood their motives clearly. lie sat sid
I by side with them when they professe
that they wanted 10 compromise with th
North. Butthe Journals Of Congress prooe
that these traitors had an opportunity to q
|. the compromise they professed to desire al,
yet they aloped IL tobe defeated tohcn the
rote toould hare obtained Il. Z hey talke
hypocriticdty. A settlement of difficult
io1s the very last thing that these rebel Sel
!, yators tcqnfed. They. sought continual
-fhow they might defeat a peaceable sefti
9 ment Of the question in dispute. Tn,
3 took their seats in the Federal Congress I,
= the purpose of breaking up the Union, al
founding one which they could CONTROL
They succeeded unhappily for the countr
= in plunging us into bloody and cruel al
Is unholy war. A war, and for what2 WI
a this fearful sacrifice of life, this blight upt
/ the happiness of once happy people |?
People of Davidson county, what have "
y lost that you should go to war?i
/ l ask,those thoughtless boys who ha
t returned from the rebel army, the quioke
II way they could, how many negroes they h
: lost by the Abolitionists? You were indu
cd, and cajoled by rich rebels, and thres
ie ened into the army to fight against 70
" country, but when you returned didn't y
ID find these aristooratic chivalry. sitting snu
!. ly at home /? The very men who were mt
= ciamorous for Southern rights were the We
5. last to go into the army to fight. for the
10 but they were busy in getting others to {
The chivalry champions Of Southern rigi
indeed Why, they have robbed and plu
et dered and devasted the South. They ha
n made East Tennessee desert because
people are loyal am Q slave owner n
~ self, not by inheritance, but by hard lab
m i and thau not onlv robhad ma of NV mac m