, 1862-05-21
THEGREAT UNION MASS CON-
VENTIoM AT NASHVILLE.
Enthusiasm OF the Loyal Ten
neSSeeans.
Speeches of Gov. Johnson, Polk,
Stokes and others.
HALL or THE HOUSE o.


and interesting one
At halEpas1 eleven o'clock the hail was
crowded to excess, and the sound ofmuslcby
an instrumental band outside gave an en]iyen- |
johnson, with General VIM B. Campbell, and
numerous other distinguished citizens Of Ten
lessee, entered the hall, and their appearance
was hailed with cheers.
After the applause subsided, Russell Hous-
ton, Esq. called the ass cn1b1age to order, and
proposed that Gen. Vim. B. Campbell be Sc
ltcted as President Of the Convention, which
was adopted, aud General Campbell took the
chair amid great applause Tie organization
complete was as follows:
E Ia1sidcnt-W. B. Campbell, Of Wilson.
Vice- Presidents II. Wisencr, of Bed
ford; n ]. Farrington, Of Shelby; " ".
Carter, Of Wilson; Jo Clark, Of DeKalb Dr.
Brown OF Bfac1sy; Robert S. Rawl5ton, of
Marion; Ben. HARLEM, of Maury; DR.. Wheel
CT, Of Rutherford; S. Il Gordon, Of Smith;
Mn= B: Lewis, Of Davidson; Jos. G. Meaaom,
W. F. Bradford, Of Obion-
&c,sta::ss-s: c: Mercer, OF Davidson;
Joseph H. Hood, Ct Hamilton
GENERAL CAalpnEL1:s S ADDRESS.
The cheering having subsided, Gen. Camp
bell arose and addressed the auditory as fol-
lows:
CITIZENS OF TESSEssEE-Wc Lave passed
through gloomy year, but light begins to
dawn from The East. can see it dawning.
Who can believe that people enjoying tue
blessings Of government they bave enjoyed
under the Constitution OF the United Stares,
could have been precipitated into a reyolu-
tion against that goEtrnment-the best ever
conceived By the mind Ut man. [Applause.l
Those who oppose the governments do SO upon
the ground OF the election Of q man, not on
the ground Of opposition to the government.
This was the cause that created mania which
arose like O miasmn over the South, and BY the
H1EfrnJrr YTpu a..
cjpltated the country into civil war unpre-
cedeDted in the history OF nations This was
the little cause; this Wa5 the little reason,
urged By The authors Of this great rebellion.
General c. likened the case to tha, Of the
French revolution, when the French citizens
becnne n1addened, and committed the widest
cxcesEcs. The Union men, he said, never
despaired fur a moment that Tennessee wonld
be restored to the Federal Government, and
the old fag wave over and protect the people
We have it over Us nov {pointing to the Stars
and Stripes above his head aud it will remain
delay in supervising the rebellion, on the
ground that the government had made no pre-
pa1a!ions bcfure it hurst fUfth. But they are
now prepared, md they can aud will put down
| the rcbellion-[checrsl- land the constitution
under which they have SO long lived, be again
| lftcr patriotic air hy the band, there we're
loud cries of 4tStokes,' ~ ttStokee'' ss William
B. Stukes," and Mr. " 3. Stokes appeared
before the audience and said:
s1EECu OF MR. STOKES.
! FELLOW CITIzENs-I am gratiied once
| Dore to address you. am truly gra.iied to
| be permitted once more to address my fcllo~
citizens under the Stars aud Stripes. EAround
| of applause. Mr.. S. remarked that he was
the only e1-1lemner Of Congress who stood
fri. when the representatives. from Southern
| Sla1cs retired from tue House Of Representa-.
tiyts- He said he knew who concJcted the
| plan to dcs1rty this government. He knew
who did it and knew what they did it for. H.
would state facts, that the large audience
he vas addressing would know upon whou
| 10 charge tie responsibility Of the pre-
sent war. After lie 1Wo months struggle fol
the election OF Speaker Of the Thirty -Sixst
Congress, the Presidential election occurred
There we're four candidates. Mr.. Lincoln va:
elected, and that W:s seized upon by th'
Southern tirc-caters Us reason tor setting VI
4 Government by themselves. When the
met in Washington In December, they met Il
lessisiate not for tic Government OF the Uni
ted States, but fol- the purpose Of breaking i
up. They sid, publicly and privately, #
piece Of blank paper we're laid down by til
Republicans to be filled up us they wished
! they would not accept the proposition I
was then declared that the South could M
get their rights, and they would set up 70
themselves. b1r. g. said he labored to defca
Mr.. Lincoln, but that he had detr1
mined, if be <:erc elected, TO 6ubMi
to him, as he l.1d to others who did no: agrc
With lin iu politics. The war, said Mr. s.,
1eithcut any Just cause. There is not the shae
-ow ol pr.teAt iur bringing it on. They sayi
is the slavery question. Hc denied it. Slayeg
was never Letter protected than on the d.
Mr. Lircoln was inauguruted. The questio
Of the territorial rights of the South WAS il
troductd. People went about declaring tn
the South had no rights i'll the Territorie
That Was false = most rigid law protectiu
slavery was passed in New Mexico. Vance
and Ills cohorts declared they would s'precip
tate the cotton States into a revolution" IN
that would bring On war Uith the Cover
pent. The Republican party came forwa.
aud established the priucipf.: Of non-lnte
vcEtitn in the Territo oTies of Dakota Neyat
| aud Colorado. It WAS established by Law tth
\ Congress should not Interfere, And furthe
acts were passed prohibiting the taxing
slave property higher than other property,
order to exclude slavery or prevent its comi1
in. Yancey's mcn represented that It WAS Il
intention 10 cqualize the white and negro po
ulatlons That their mission WAS to tlkt t
u lapds Of Southcrners. This was ill told
deceive those vino knew no better. Th
asked the North to give them an amend
:. constitution, which would prohibit forey
- the Interference BY Congress with slavery
by q Two thirds vote, What more, in Coz
Z name, could be askeds TApplause.l Il,
not tie Federal army been here two month
: Haye they burE.d your houses: Have tt
[, dtstno,ed your property: [Crlcs Of '*No
= "Eo']
He was asked what was to be done by IL
convention. He replied, to adopt resoauti;,
and an address, SO that their brothers 4
friends in the Cc1lf, derate army would knt
the fact that il they return 10 loyalty th
will he in1ereeded for and everything doue
res1ore them to their former position in
\, confidence of the community Let the
said Mr. s., in the, name of God. col
htmc and retnrn 10 their aliegian
Some say it won't do TO desert; it w,
y, be t1ishonoIuhle But he maintained Il
it WIS not dishunorable tor an honest man
tlr-ert and attend to The wants OF his suffer-
wife and children, rather than to stay in
Southern arsny and let JEFF. Davis coerce th
inso Two years longer service. [Apllsus
Can the South succeed? [Cries of"No, no
. Every man who is honest and knows what
army is an army Of forced couscripts. I;
y. tlH: Federal army now. They are moving
Ore regiment leaves and another arrives.
fifty thousand m.n are not enough one hi
drtd thousand will come. The South can1
succeed, and ! am free to say she ought
being no prospect OF success, he therefore
hc1ted all who had deserted the old flag to
e. turn to their allegiance. The high ones
/ hyenas iaushter]-may be detA so.ta accord
| 10 tdE nut HE NQu1Q appeal 10 Tue I0Fe
mcn1 10 deal 1ncr.:jfallJ with the rank and t
III [Loud nlpluuse, in the usidst Of which
= Stokes retired, ard the baud played the app
- PIRATE and touching air Of i" Home Again .
Mr. Cooper then read the following pre-
- bic and resolutions:
d. EEPbRT or TIE CoMETTEE on RESOLUTIONS
WHEREAS, It 1e manifest to the most unrcfi
iae ing that while The State Of Tennessee Was a.
tegral part OF the government Of the United ST.
i it, citizens were ln the enjoyment OF the full
1ec1ion Il life, liberty and property, under
= constitution Of the United sta'es and the !
T. 1heir material aud political Interests y
thu patchfolly and carefully guarded by !
ion fp1Iptnccd by Southern men fep1ese
eos tions OF our selectinns-identitedt thoroughly
g | all The init resis af onr people-which laws =
~ ~ decided to be constitutional By the Supr
. tribunal to decide all such questions; and whes
bccause Of the election co1st1tutionalIy of
u ident OF the of tho Unite States who recsiyea
- support In the State Of Tennessee. and the e
he Of that President to maintain the integrity Of
Co ! Tuion, and enforce the laws against armed II
tanee, our people in Common with the peop
other States. were precipitated into revofut
reforting to The arhitrament OF arms for the
G. ii. mcnt 0f our political differences instead OF
pcaceahle remedies provided by the coustitu1
ard whereas, it is evident that the authotit
- The Federal Government Ia now exeried over
Co 1,art Of Terneepee, and will be In short
szrH iul|y cxtEdeG over the entire State and it ie
Ae duty Of every citizen SO to act to free OURS
"a | from the consequences Of tntcrnecine war 81
return to the government which Ia willing
J. able to project us;
in Therefore. BIZ it resolred by portion Of the
| ME OF Tennessee In convention assembled,
lcr | ]. That the eoct1l, political and mttesfaf i
yl,aA | CE1s OF the people Of Tennessee, and the g