The weekly Butte record., 1862-06-21
Union Convention in Nashville.

The feature Of the times Just DOW is the re
cent great Union Convention held at Nashville
Tenn, al which William B. Campbell, former
ly Governor Of the State, presided. and strong
resolutions for the Union we're passed, seces
sion denounced. and the people of the State
urged to return to the bosom of bene6cieni
Government. The leading men of the State
were present and participated, making power
fal speeches against the rebellion, and in sup
port of strong measures to put it down. VIM.
Il. Polk, at the same meeting, said
He cbanced to be in Nashville when the
State stampeded out of the Union. He heard
+ the song of inebriates in the street. He saw
the stars and stripes trampled and dragged in
the dust He saw an old man weep as the
last flag was dragged through the streets. He
then swore he would never cease his efforts
until the old flag was restored, it had been re-
stored. 1t flies over US, and he swore now, and
he appealed to the large audience to join him
in the oath, never to see it hauled down again.
Tremendous applause. He now said to the
ireemen Of Tennessee, TO their wives and chill
dren, 10 stand by the altars baptized by the
blood of our forefathers. We know what the
past has been. What shall the future be p
That is the question which addresses itself TO
the people Of Tennessee. He referred in
scorchlng terms, to the bands of scoundrely
marauders and thieves who were plundering
aud destroying the property of Innocent per
sons in the country; and said he saw many
manly faces among the assemblage before him
He exhorted them to grid on their armor and
drive away the plunderers. If the heart of
the people of Tennessee responds to it, said
Colonel P, will go as a private in the ranks
and aid my oppressed countrymen in driving
the marauders from the confines of our State.
Renewed applause.
Andrew johnson repeated bis former opn-
ions as follows:
The Government will certainly quell the
rebellion. The flag of our Union will wave
from every village in Tennessee. Take cou-
rage, then, and come manfully TO this great
and noble work. Nail your flag to the outer
wall although it be rent by the widest winds
of heaven. There let it hang forever Let
Us give long pull and q strong pull and
pull altogether, and Tennessee, in the language
of Curran, shall stand forth redeemed re-
generated and disenthralled.' My heart beats
warmly for the South but it beats also for the /
North, the East, and for the West | will /
recognize no petty sectional line in so grand a
contest as this, but while my heart beats |
will sacrifice all for the flag of my country
We are fighting for a free Government of
white men, No institution or system shall |
domineer over this great people, for this is a
Government for man. And slavery, like all /
other property must be subject to the laws,
and not seek to make laws, and become
dominant power"
\ BIT OF REPUBLICAN HIsToRY.-During |
the discussion Of some political resolutions in
the Ohio Legislature. recently, Mr.. Converse, /
in abiding to the Oberlin rescue case, said
When an appeal was made to the Supreme /
Court of his State. and in anticipation of the /
decision of that Court being adverse to the +
national law, Gov. Chase caused ball cartridges /
to be made, and it was only by the decision of
a wise and upright Judge-J. r. Swun-that |
it happened that rebellion did not commence |
in Ohio instead of South Carolina"
This is no new thing. but it now comes sub /
stantiatod. Gov. Chase is now Secretary of /
the Treasury and engaged in attempting to
pat down just such a rebellion as be but |
short time before was ready to inaugurate |
How much less of traitor he and all the Abo /
ltioniSrs who were ready to help him are than /
those who inangurated rebellion in the South, |
might be nice point to determine.
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