The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-03-29

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The Nashville papers give fragnentary sketch
es Of speech delivered in that city. Wequote
enough 10 shoy the spirit aud substance OF the
speech:
fFrom The NsshvIlis Repubsieaz.l
The public were notified yesterday that Hon..
Emerson Esheridge would address the people OF
Nashville 10 the Court House, and accordingly
before seven o'clock persons began to assemble
in the largo hall, where . band was already sta
toned, and which soon after cnlivened the room
by sweet strains Of music. By seven o'clock
there were probably four hundred persons in the
room, nearly Que half of them in military uni
form.
At halfpast seven Mr. Ethcridge appeared,
escorted by another brass band, and after being
introduced to the audience, addressed his hear.
ers for two hours in speech more amusing than
forcble. He began by saying that he addressed
them as fellow-citizens Of the United States, be.
cause he considered them, as well as himself,
citizens Of the whole Union-he said 80 because
he stood before Tennei seeans, Mississippians,
and representatives from many other States, and
would address them respectfully, as far - truth
would permit. Who could believe, twelve months
ago, that the flag of Washington would have been
trampled under foot, and that the Confederate
flag would have foated over the Capitol OF Ten
nessee? This unnatural war must stop, and
call upon Davidson county to come forth, with
all its power, to assist ia suppressing the rebel.
lion. LAY aside pride and ambition, rally
around the old flag, and return to your allegi-
ence." He said the war ought never to have
begun. Secession began in lies, and was con-
tinusd by lies He is no Southern nor Northern
yua,t a ~
North and South because others like it, "Or even
Yankee--Y.a n.kees-Yank. One year ago the
people Of Nashville were whistling Yankee Doc
die, before they were bitten by the dog accession,
and caught the hydrophoba.
.sThe United States Government" said Mr..
E. "was made for the poor man--the rich can
take care of themselves any where" and after
adverting to some Of its benefits, and condemn
ing the various political parties or partizans,
other than the Republicans, he said the Brock
inridge Democrats turned Secess!0nists just as
naturally as a tadpole turns into frog. There
was no cause for accession. The South had al.
ways obtained all she could ask from Congress;
and would have continued to triumph had not
South Carolina seeded. Northern money and
votes bought Louisiana, Florida and Texas; and
California was acquired to satisfy the South and
not the Northern States. The South never
asked anything from the United States Govern.
ment which she did not obtain, and never pro-
tested against the PASSAGE Of any act without eft.
feet Those among the secessiOnists who never
owned house talk of burning towns, and cot
ton and tobacco are to be burned by those who
own not particle of either. He alluded to the
speech he made few days ago, and said he had
now to preach to the citizens in that
room, that they might hear the truth, mot
articles written by boys and whisky
drinkers" He said one reason given for seces.
sion was that certain States had enacted Person.
al Liberty bills. mo one had ever been pun
ished by them and no negro had ever been liber.
ated by them" John Bell he was sorry to say,
was rebel, and Breckinridge was rebel, Mr..
Lincoln alone was true to the Constitution aud
his country. He then alluded to the Slavery
compromises, to the Territorial questions, to the
amendments to the Constitution, and to hoary-
headed Secessonists. The people of Tennessee
we're in favor of the Union and the Constitution
until the bombariment Of Fort Sumter, when
they turned rank secessionists, without being
able to give any reason for such action. He then
instituted comparison between Jefferson Da.
Wis and John Brown, asserting that the latter
was a traitor and was hanged, and the former
is traitor and ought to be hanged also. He
believed in "God Almighty, big guns and plenty
of powder" He said "Davis was more of an
abolitionist than John Brown, because he pos
sessed more power. The Devil had more power
than Jesus Christ, and caused the Chief Priest
and Scribes TO murder him"
Mr.. E. then advised old men and women to
call home their children; to renounce their folly
and return to their allegiance. The Banner and
Wing, he said, had denounced Toombs and
Davis year ago, and afterwards became their
advocate. He promised "land and negroes to
Union men, while secessionists will not have
place wherein to lay their heads" He alluded to
T" Armageddon Baldwin--Rev. J. S. Baldwin,
who had sold his Savior for JEFF Davis Why
should he not? Did not Judas Iscariot sell
Jesus Christ for thirty postage stamps?"
The poor man must take care Of the Govern
ment. 1t WAS instituted for him. "Rake the
bottom of hell for the worst crime God ever
damned, and you would fail to find crime so
great as secession. Secession commenced in
perjury, and is continued by perjury and decep
ton. More niggcrs have been stolen by JEFF.
Davis and his followers than was ever taken uu.
der the United States Government
Mr.. f. here desired to tell the people OF Nash
vile plain truth--you have got to live In the
Union-with your niggers il you will The
Union is worth more than all the secessionists
and niggers in the world. At tie beginning of
this rebellion, President Lincoln asked YOU to
lay down your arms. You refused. He called
for 5000 men to enforce the laws, and contrary
to the Constitution, you forced an alliance with
the traitor" In abiding to slavery he iatimatel
that he not certain Tennessee ,aiqht not desire
10 see il abolished "7He actake cigilized pora de-
aouaseed it long ago."
He then glanced over the old world, and re-.
murked that Protestant England was separated
only by narrow channel from her nciehbor
France; but she had another religion, and her
people spoke another language. Germany.
Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, Russia, etc, the
same but the people of the United States, ex-
tending from the Atlantic to the Pacific, pro.
fessed the same religion aud spoke the same lam
guage. Everything forbids division of the
country. God himself demands that we shall
be one, as we are naturally, in religion, language,
by intermarriage and social ties, by commerce,
etc. The mountains and rivers demand it." He
taereupon asked the people of Tennessee, in the
name Of God and of religion, to return to their
allegiance. The Government aeM maintain its
authority. VIII you return? | am for the war
going on for ever, until the rebellion is subdued !"
He then read the Constitutional definition of
traitor, and said, che hated treason more than
original sin, because woman had a hand in it,
The poison of secession had got into the
churches, and the mean, Infamous scoundrels,
who cannot preach in as good English as the St
Cloud nggers, and who always desire to go to
spread the best table, deserve deep damnation
bet your money on that thick headed greasers
,cho m a pmlpit talk of Dipine Inspiration, as if
anything could inspire them but Jelly fell of beef"
God commands US to respect the powers that be.
They rebel against the laws of God and Tonnes.
see. He could tell a little thing about Christ
Jesus Christ never preached to free State :;
he never rebuked slavery or monarchy Obey
the laws" " Methodist preachers aoould teach mig
gers to cut their masters Aroats, il they uere paid
for IL Secession Niger stealers could steal them
and sleep NTH them" aud thus place them upon per-
feet equality. Abiding to the vast army now in
Tennessee, Mr.. Etheridge said one of our ladies
asked a'soldier" How far back does your army
extend ?" by -, madam, it reaches to the
North pole, and whenT left, two other regiments
we're trying to get in" He said the Confederate
money was bad enough now, but it would soon
be worse You borrowed money on your cot
ton, and now you are going to burn your cotton. !"
Toombs and Breckenridge, he said, were common
drunkards, and Others he mentioned were either
fools or rogues
Speaking of the Con6scation Bill before Con-
gress, he said there time e0e yet TO preve,t lis
passage, if the South could send her representa-.
ipes, she mould then haze naajoyitu in both