The New York herald., 1862-03-29

M to speak truth end 70 invite you 70 return your
allegiance 70 the old ung; must come orciby n not
vocrtariy there . 10 alternative. Secession has had
tts dayt has "piayed out" You do nothing 10 ad-
just its fragmentary and nsgnidcant parts. Think you
secession speeches win further your ends In this out
Union we'll ssoessionists Go back and study
che rebellion from its birth. while you called
upon 10 witness tho unrgheeus dongs OF Its asgators
and their Dunes you will ind that the Unionists es
peciaiy OF Tennessee have sisA sadly short of their
duty TO their country and their God. Mr. E. here desired
70 tell the people Of Nashville plain truthyou have go.
TO live In the Union with your negroes II you
win, without them II you must The Union
this rebsion resident Lincoln asked you lay down
your arms. You refused He called for seventy i've
constitution yo foce IN alliance with the traitor In
auiing 10 slavery he said had disappeared from Eu
rope aud was Ia this country more easily defended as
permssve than an aggressive thing. Tho government
had attacked the institutions OF tho South and
those institutions must not 10 made the presxt for
throwing the government Lot the Unien survive though
slavery perish Mr.. Ethsrdge hamorousy alluded TO
the followers OF accession and those Of the devil and
sailed the political dvines in acrimonious terms Said
he pitied the poor mssd secess0nsts mass, from
his heart II he had to punish them he would put ten
in the asylum while hs imprisoned one in the pspiten
some OF tie knavish leaders. SAID he, ought 70 be
hung. He wanted 70 know where the valiant
piksmen lately 50 blatant Of their bsgercncs, were 70
be found. He produced and read the cali for spike
mesting In Nashvills said he truly hopsd the sgners
were the rebel army dtchlng He particularly jo
in speaking Of "shakey men" in these times OF war
but he heartily fcrgave them lie asked where these
sublime decaimers who have long harangued the null
o"s sont soherD Ssrs, a"s sSaous TSey
goaded the pcpulace TO swallow their sugar coat.
ed doses and unlike faithful and honorable physicians,
when the roton endapgers the lives OF their uRsuspect
ing patients they fee and leave their victims without
hope. O. hcse Of plsnty their Sins countless
o. 1 SS who ssSs sSo
the sole objects Of their affections, will haunt their
every step to the grave. There u no repsn-
ever 70 hope for mercy Those among tho sscessonss
who never owned house talk of burning towns. aud
cotton and tobaccoars be burned by those who
not particle Of either Said he rake the depths OF hell
for the concentrated essence Of everything wicked and
abominable, and the distiation will produce noacom
pound hateful and danabe ~ the enormous crime OF
secession The public meetings hold during the progress
OF the Fort Dcnelson hght and the sxutng pre-
ceding the arrival OF the federal army recurred
in illustration of the weakness OF the rebel cause
| Where are the eager pkemsns Echo. &c. He asked
e mould y n :n as ing
crowd snswered--tYou would have been hung" He
particularly sarcastic in hs parallel between the poor
soldiers and wealthy non combatans OF dying rsvo
luton. Said there not shadow OF patriotism in
il, the universal dodging Of the military
drafts" had testified. He did exotic the
poor against the rich but was confident that the honest
sons OF toll would be reserved for the nobs duty OF
savng and psrpstuatng their country Two months ago
he said he heard OF tho death Of aged and pous father
who o,ung through life 10 the union OF the States with
tsuacy only than the faith with which he adhered
TO hiB GO1. But yesterday no ne0ro from MS aged
mother now vsss!ng on three score and to his inquiries
her condition he told that the minons
had invaded her home to steal her and her horse
Such wretchss any deserve IL, should have habita
ton nowhere but tho hottest precincts Of burning hell
He spoke Of the enormous suspended mercantile debt o.
the State Of Tennessee now amounting to millions, mach
OF which was due to the cities OF Boston, New York and
| Phiiadeph:s II now amounted TO millions, and was
mainly contracted by those who purchased goods under
false presnces Yet he hadA heard Of proposition
the rart Of Northern merchants 70 dissolve the Union
wage war, bscase indiv In the South had been
guilty OF such frauds aud crfnes Why then should O..
the people ef the North DO held responsible for the
crimes o few More negroes bad been stolen under the
Ie;sn Of Jsn than wsresser AAs Cree
States since sxistoaeo Caien. He then read
portion Of the constitution Of Tennessee declaring the
free navigation Of the Mississippi river TO bs Of the
iusie rights q the people OF the State yet secession
proposed control the mouth Of that inland and
levy tribute uen Tie tea nslieAe Of people who reposcd
upcu Yts upper tributaries Those who would submit 20
nerdted the trade Of ten millions VI commercial sor.
They hal established o'gs rorts OF entry, and were
sitasoa 70 he free 20 Che goods and merchandise
| every State. Tho spssfer extract from the
1t. sss s SrsSe ssS pGacps ,ss
cderates had violated every syllable the leaders Of
Tennessee we're parties to the crime. Hs said let
the broad Atlantic and glance at the Old World
and compare Continental Europe with the Cned States
before the rebellion. Protestant England sepsraed
only by channel from her neghbor France but
shs had another religion md her people spoke another
language. Germany Switzerland italy, Turkey Russia
&C.. the sare b1t The rs,re Of the United States,
religion and speak the ssms language Every thing for
bids division Of the country God himself demands that
~ % Sn, ars a naIay nai. II h religion ss
&c. Tie mountains and rivers drraaad 1.-THE railroads
Throughout The lend deaend icur Commercial inter.
course demands IT, He imporsd the people Of Iennessce in
tho OF Cod and Of religion TO re;aIn 10 AeI ale
gsnos. You can retarn now, II you will with your re-
culiar sttution unnpaisd. now besseoh you by all
you hold sacred your loyalty aud TO assist
In Upl,odiny tho iatsSry OF the constitution. sn
STAKEHOLDER aud friend aud citizen Of tho South and
so1rt nj az hoctv karr
tons, but wod sacrifice all have uphold the union
OF these States Deludsd men let tell you again chat
the government viii maintain It's authority The great
question now Is, VIII you re'arni sm Cor the war going
forever unit! the rebellion subdued lie then read
the constitutional definition Of traitor, and said he hated
treason than SnA sin. Tie poison Of secession
had got into tie churches, and wrstohes who cannot
speak In - good Enslisnas the negro walters the
Saint Cioud-thick headed grsssers, who, in a pull
pit, talk of divine inspiration, ~ Il anything
could inspire them bat a belyfull Of beef
are aiding the rebellion. God Commands US
respect the powers that be. They rebel sgsp- "
laws Of God and Tennessee. lie pe.i notify aii such
that in preaching rebsc :aey violated the laws both
treason and when they represented Him as the cham.
pcn Of negro slavery they exhibited their ignorance
True He never preached to free State audience for in
the countries In Europe and Asia IN which free press
was now found, and particularly In those He visited
slavery from cause had disapT He told the
servants to obey their masters and in regard to mo-
nsrchca Crsar lie sad Render unto Cesar the things
that are Cesars" His adyice was to obey the laws
tho same Saviour yhc tod the scrvsnts 70 obey their
masters Instructed shes 70 revSfe6cs tie posst thai
boz such breachers had az well command slaves
masters 10 murder each other IN resisting the laws
which all Christians wcTc bound 70 obey Such preachers
would be found ready for anything when they felt IL both
safe and profitable. lie had been accused in norh.n
paper OF speaking unklndly 10 the ladies' lie bad termed
them silly, and 50 they are bat the wholly 10
blame for IL. When Confederate troops swsgger through
the streets with tho intention Of aiding Ia the destruction
of he only free country in tho world and lsdiss wave
silly. To-day am told of them, whilc The Ohio
cavalry were passing, indignantly asked, "HoN Ear do
Your lines extendf' "Ry -, madam, they reach 10
the North pole; ard when let two other regiments
were trying 70 get transportation" How sb,nt your
fnances? Your Confederate money is bad enough now
| but will soon be woree You borrowed mouey on your
| cotton, snd now you are going TO burn your COT
1 ton What do you make By such a trans
| action? Speaking Of tho Ccnascatou bill before
Congress he said there time yet TO prevent lis
passage IL the South would send her representatives,
the op oonsns OF the measure t would then have ma
osty In both houses. The government offers pardon Ia