Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1862-04-03
Speech of Hon. Horace Maynard, at
Nashville.


Nashville.
tFrom the Nashville Patriot 2ia ultl
The Court House was well filed last night,
to hear the speech Of Hon. Horace May
nard. We submit to our readers the fol-
lowing sketch Of his remarks, embodying
enough to arrive at the tone OF the address
as whole:
FELLOW CITIZENS on NASHVILLE: l
come tonight TO address you in helalf Of an
imperiled country. Hear me, l pray you,
for my cause.
1t is iaore than q year since I met you in
the free enjoyment ofa united Government.
During this lapse of time, an organized
band Of traitors have conspired to destroy
your liberties. I.s
!, / call yoar sstsntiea Z yAhe. sddpssuss of
these men, threatening the destruction of
the Government should Lincoln be elected
to the Presidency.
South Carolina commenced a series of ag-
gressions, basing them upon the imagined
wrongs she would suffer in the event of
Republican success. These preliminary
encroachments need not be rehearsed.
The threatening condition Of public affairs
called for some measures of pacifcation.
Botelsr, Of Harrer's Ferry, moved the ap-
pontment Of the Committee of Thirty
three. The members from South Carolina
refused to act upon the Committee, and the
members from Florida followed. They de-
sired no compromise. In the lenient course
pursued by the Government at this Matching
period Of the rebellion is felt the truth of
Jackson's declaration that he had left nulli-
fication half put down he should have hung
John Z. Calhoun and his Confederates. -
As surely as JEFF. Davis and his subalterans
have rebelled, this unnatural war against
the Government will be put down.
The favorable moment. as they thought.
had arrived for these rebellious pen to strike
their blow. They spurn6d al attempts at
concilation; they would accept no compro-
mise.
They telegraphed home to seize the forts
and other public property along the South
ern coast, in which they were obeyed.-
Refusing repeated offers of adjustment,
these bad men 60 before their people and
tell them there was no chance for terms OF
satisfaction. <
Six refused to vote, in order that the
Crittenden proposition might not pass.
Buchsnan's administration died out, and
he died with it. He had told his friends
that Mr.. Bell would carry Tennessee.
Friends told him that a plot existed in Wash
ington to break up the Government, and
should Lincoln be elected, South Carolina
would secede, all the cotton States would
initiate the example, and draw the Border
States with them. Buchanan was in the
plot from the first, Breckinridge after a
while. Douglas would coerce, the seeded
States, Breckenridge said nothing on the
ssf,SSsi Tise5ln was inausafsfsa s1ss seasSSS
alternated as usual. No remarkable phe-
nomenon exhibited itself. The demented
politicians Of the South kept up the turmoil.
They had gone too far; their disgrace must
be made complete.
Federal officers were filled by Secession
lists, who disguised themselves as Union
men. Thsth thought would further their
objects of treason. They succeeded in seiz-
ing everything in the Cotton States before
their hypocrisy was detected.
lincoln, in his inaugural, wished no strife
did nothing to add fuel to the fame of
Secession. He found the country in tho
hands of enemies, and would deal gently
with them.
The Mobile Register inAamed the minds
of the people with pictures ofa Southern
Confederacy, and said the forts must be
possessed.
Virginia could only be carried out by {.
fight taking place. Roger A. Pryor said
so. Strike a blow at Sumter, said he, and
Virginia is in the Southern Confederacy.
FRIDAY, the 10Th Of April -ominously
hangman's day-fire opened on For. Sum
ter. The assailants kept up the attack un-
til the small garrison, who bravely defend
cd the fort, were out of provisions, and on
the point Of starvation, and the flag was
lowered. This hostile episode had the de-
sired effect. Secessionists all over the
country were cheerful. They must secede
now.
No ;s,t.r man IN tho wor,d than Major
Andersen W;s love Of country knows no
maasure When tbe Sas nfh;s alteration
cave wav he EXPRESSED ii, anguish in tears,
as ass ch;ld
Mr. MAYNARD here read and smoke at
length Of Mr.. Lineoln's proclamation. -
Said that he had given no occasion therein
for the outburst of alarm which swept
through the South. Said that Mr.. Sumner
took The same ground with Secessionists. =
Said nine tenths Of the people were with
Lincoln. for they desired not to aggravate an
intarnecine war. So
HI then read the message of Gov Har-
ria to the Tennessee Lepisle ture. :, In calling
them together Gov. Harris had accused
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