The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-15

month, they shall be paid for their time,
md IL absent from home, shall receive
There sre mechanics here and
I have a right to speak Of mechanics, for
I have been one myself, aud I'm prOuder
OF IL than ] am Of having been your
States Senator-who have prob
ably as mechanics often do, become de-
pendant as it were on some proud aristo-
GRAFT for employment, and perhaps dread
his patronage If they were to en-
gage in this work which their consciences
approve. Shame on such Teelings--away
with them Stand up like men, and
tell these would-be masters, that you
are their equals. You can do % long
without making shoes as they can with
out wearing them You can do as long
without making coats as they can with
out wearing them. The time has come
when labor must be respected and digni-
fed, and mechanics, and men who live
by hard labor must assert and defend
their rights. In referring 20 mechanical
labor, / merely take these as one Of the
departments Of industry, for the sake Of
illustration. When you band yourselves
as manly and honest citizens you have
power. Tell the rebels that you are
determined TO have free Government
land You can have it, And If
( you have the power, and lack the courage
to use it, you deserve to be slaves 1t
is yours 70 defend yourselves, and asser'
your manhood,
wa would DO free themselves must strike the
blow"
and now is the time to strike III l thank
the men who inaugurated this meet-aG
and / trust and hops you will 60 on. Ane
though some fled in dastardly precipi-
tatiCn to the bayonets Of others for pro-
lection, flying from your Capitol, although
your professed Governor and champion
I fly in The hour of danger to your Capt.
tol, and with uplifted arm / swear tina.
this arm shall strike for freedom unit
the last drop Of life is poured out as
Ibation to liberty. In the words OF an
other, let us burn every blade of grass
and perish, If need be in the last en-
trenchment Of freedom!
At the close of the Governors speech
which was received with great enthusi
asm, Mayor SMITH took the stand AM
delivered a most fiery and thrilling ap
peal to the loyal men to rally to arms
He had just arrived in the city, and kneV
not the particular circumstances whie'
surrounded them, but he pledged himsel
to fight under that proud old flag 70
freedom. Let US march through th
streets, as many as are willing to figh'
in procession, with the old flag and ma
tional music in our van, and show seces
, sionists that if their friends come to dc
stroy our lives and burn our homes, W
will meet them face to face. He
lowed by Mr.. TRnmE, a plana
| Sumner county, who made an earnesta an
, Jealous appeal to the loyal citizens
arm and meet the foe. He was in for u
| Eight, and heartily did he thank the sol
diers who were here to defend US, I,
;heir noble patriotism. The crowd Wa
wrought to a high pitch of enthusiast
by these stirring appeals, and q proce'
3 sion of volunteers marched from the Cal
itol through the streets, shouting an
e cheering like r]esoluto men, whose sou
f were fred with holy zeal. A very lars
force will be organized from our own ci
liens, and woe to the foemen who ties
their loyalty with the musket. Rally
rally, Union men and repulso the ms,
r. lent foe if he dare approach your city
e We can repulse him with slaughter th.
i he will remember forever.