The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-05-17

Senate against the Republican Administra-
ton. IL would have been pow1-Iess for evil.
Mr. Lincoln could not have drawn one dol.
lar from the Treasury. without the consent
OF the South The true cause Of this rebel.
lion was wish 10 change our government
to monarchy aristocrscs- Cries Of
That's SOL
Secession Is indeed unknown 10 the Con-
siitutlon. Tennessee i today as much in
the Union a. ever. The vote on Separation
Was a vile fraud. In Cookville he Was dis
cuss'ng the matter. AaA was stopped Ia his
speech By a man who read dispatch stating
that the Federal soldiers had killed COO NO.
men and children in Baltimore, and we're
burning villages in their march. lie had
seen the game played a. Warrington
Southern Senators lodged out Of the cham.
Der 10 keep from voting down Clark's amend
ment. and voting for Crittenden's resolutions,
and then he heard Iverson exultingly say 10
Wigfall that that trick would fix il, and they
could telegraph home the defeat Of the Crit
tenden Compromise, brought about by them
selves! The minds Of the people we're thus
poisoned
Talk Of Cosrcioni Why. be had seen
poor laborer. with wife and seven children.
forced under the lash int the rsbei ranks.
nEEE q COeFEloLl-ls
vas for the enforcement Of The laps. Can the
South succeedg No honest, intelligent man
dare say so. Ii had not n shadow Of hors
The Government was marching steadily on
/ III the present force was not enough, il could
be doubled. The South Was in tho wrong.
aud ought not 10 succeed. II was the duty Of
her people. betrayed al they had been. TO re-
turn 10 their allegiance and 10 leave those
hyenas. their leaders. 70 the penalties OF lus
tice. But let love and tendency be shown 10
/ the masses.
The remarks OF the speaker elected the
hearty applause Of the audience. The band
then played the tou-hing air OF Home
Again"
sPEEcH % EpxrSD coorEA. ESQ. OF SHELBY
VIII
Nj COoPEk. reported the resolutions ic0L
tanned in the Official report ane said
cali through the night Of the rebellion
his heart had beat ia concert with the music
of the Union he rejoiced to see the people
in motion. la old Bedford the camp fire OF
patriotism had never gone out From East
Tennessee. the home of johnson, Maynard
aud Nelson overpow cred and crushed down
fugitives join their voices with us TO day
From Middle Tennessee, plundered by guer-
rillas delegates came up 10 counsel. Ours
was n government worthy of this devotion.
In speaking against disunion, his life had
been threatened In order 10 hush him 10 81
lence That was rebel liberty Of speech
Why destroy the magnificent nation whose
borders extended from the Nsrth TO the va
J tiers Of the Cuff There was no cause Tor
the rebellion, for We had peaceful remedies
for every wrong. He warned the disloyal.
that the tottering power OF the Ievolted
States would soon be swept away by the
Federal Government like chat before the
winters storm, for those States were strk-
ing al the capacity of man for self-govern-
ment There was one theory-that the few
should rule the maryland another that the
many should rule the few. He adopted no,
the yalor of the South, but how could she
} sustain herself when the iron grasp of =
blockade was crushing out her life2 There
!, was not one 80 poor now as t. reverence
; King Cotton. Would England bow 10 OF
who could not stand alonef But rebels
, tell us that although Beaufort, Macon, Pu-
I laski, Number Ten, Yorktown and New
, Orleans have fallen. yet Morgan will fix sy.
5 cry thing soon. by taking Nashville They
!. actually delude themselves With the belief
that while the army is driven is driven out
of Williamsburg at the point of the bayonet
troop of freebooters can whip out the
/ | Union These raids harrassed country
l but had no more influence on the Govern
5 ment than hy had perched on the ear of al
+, elephant.
5 He saw the light OF returning peace flash
/ ing in the distance. IL was coming in beau
: ty. and gathered new brightness in its com
: ing. telling, like the angel-trod and bright
n hued arch which spanned the retiring storm
: OF returning calm aud an unclouded heaven
G | nnr - epxr~xr
Col. W. II. Polk. of Columbia. said
: A year go he did not know whether i
0 would be one or ten years before he wonl,
: be allowed TO speak again in Tennessee. ii
D CHANGED to be in Nashville when the Stat
e stampeded out Of the Union He heard tn
9 cong Of inebristes in the street. He saw
4 the Stars and Stripes tsamplsd and draggel
e in the dust lie saw an old man weep as ID
! last flag was dragged through the streets
T He then sw0re he would never cease his ef
r forts until the old flag was restored. 1t ha
q been restored. IL dies over us, and h.
!. appealed to the large audience 10 join him il
) the oath. never 10 see il hauled down again
e Tremendous applause He now said 1
the frcemen Of Tennessee. 10 their wive
e aud children. 20 stand by the affairs baptse
by the blood OF their forefsthers. We know
what the past has been. What shall the fu
ture BEL That is the question which addres
= ses itself % the people OF Tennessee. II
referred in scorching terms TO the bands g
maranders and thieves who were plunderin
= and destroying tie property Of innocent per
. sous in the country; he saw msnv mar
~ ly faces among the assemblage before him
e He exhorted them 10 grid on their arrnor an
e drive away the plunderers. II the heart q
: the people Of Tennessee responds to IL, sal
y Col. r. l will 90 as a private in the rank
: aud aid my oppressed countrymen in drivin
the marauders from the confines Of on
2 State. Renewed applause
: There was a fearful hazard GA the resal
TO-DAY vas hazsrded the safety of many
p Tennesseeans wife and babes, and be i
y coward Who will not ly to defend them
- Immense cheering Tho time has com
q when one or the other must 20 down. TheI
= Is no half way about tho matter Their hes
must be on our necks. or our heels upo
their necks. and We must keep them ther
: until lhev ask the forgiveness Of the isfhs
. Who has given them all they possess
Governor AvpE IoHSsoy made : leasft
!, speech We Do not reproduce i a. his yes
are familisr 10 Oat reader ~ quote
single sentence
= What parties have ~ nov. feiio~ 81.
feus Let me reply NJ Chairman
= turning 10 you aud saying that this IS a
= pcoadest moment OF life. for the old dfi
e ions Which once separated " are obliterate'
y and meet you 10 day on the noble Platter
= effss aion Let mo take YOU by the har
aud eifh yoa pledge sneR fealty and dev,