The Shasta courier., 1862-05-03
Emerson Etheriage's speech in Nashville.

guirc's Opera House.
Emerson Etheridge's speech in Nashville.
rne Nashville Republican gives some ex-
tracts from recent speech made in that ci-
ty by Emerson Ethspidge;
He began by saying that he addressed
them as fellow citizens of the United States,
because he considered them. as well as him.
self, citizens of the whole Union-he said so
because he stood before Tenncsseeans, Mis-
sissippians, and representatives from many
other States, and would address them re-
spectfully, as far as the truth would permit
Who could believe, twelve months ago, that
the flag of Washington would have been
trampled under foot, and that the Confeder-
ate banner would have foated over the Capt.
tol of Tennessee? This unnatural war must
stop, and call upon Davidson county to
come forth, with all its power, to assist in
suppressing the rebellion. % Lay aside pride
and ambition, rally around the old flag. and
return to your allegiance" He said the
war ought never to have begun. Secession
began in lies, and was continued by lies He
is no Southern nor Northern man. no Wes-
ftern or Eastern man. He will use North and
South because others like it, 90 or even Yam
/ key -a-n-k.o One year ago the people of
Nashville was whistling Yankee Doodle,
before they were bitten by the dog seces
! sion, and caught the hydrophopia.
sThe United States Government, Il said E.,
was made for the poor mantle rich can
ltake care of themselves anywhere" and
1 after adyerting to some of its benefits, and
! eondemning the various POLITICAL parties or
i partisans, other than the Republicans, he
said the Breckenridge Democrats turned Sc
seessionist jHst as naturally as tadpole turns
iltQa q frog There was nc cause for secos-
sion: The South has always obtained all
she could ask from Congress; aud would
have continued to triumph had not South
| carolina seceeded. Northern morey and
votes bought Louisiana, Florida, and Texas
and California was acquired to satisfy the
South and not the Northern States. The
south never asked anything from the United
States Government which she did not obtain,
ind never protested against the passage of
any Act without effect Those among the
sccessionists who never owned house talk
Of burning towns. and cotton and tobacco
zns to be burned hy those who own nota par
/ sf eirffc-- : Soh1f Eci, re was ssrry 10
say was rebel, and Breckenridge was
rebel. Lincoln alone was true to the Con-
stitution and his country. He then alluded
to the slavery compromises. to the TerritQri.
al questions, to the amendments to the Con.
stitution, and to hoary headed secessianists
The people of Tennessee were in favor Of the
Union and the Constitution until the bonn.
bardment of Fort Sumter, yhaH they turned
rank secessiQnists, without being able to
give any reason tor such action. He theu
Instituted comparison between Jefferson
Davis and John Brown, asserting that the
latter was q traitor, and wqs hanged, and
the former is n traitor, and ought to be
hanged also. lie believed in" God Almigh-
ty, big guns, and plenty of powder" He
said Davis was more of an Abolitionst than
John Brown, because he possessed more
! power. The Devil had more power than Je-
sns Christ, and caused the Chief Priest aud
bScribes to murder him." htheridge advised
Hold men and women to call home their chill
dren; to renounce their folly, and return
to their allegiance. The poor man must
take care of the Government. 1t was insti-
tuted for him. Rake the bottom of hell
| fer the worst crime God ever damned, and
you would fail to find crime great as Sc
cession Secession commenced in perjury,
and is continued by perjury and deception.
More niggers have been stoleH by JEFF Da-
Wis and his followers than vas ever taken
under the United States Government.
Il.
Vile plain truth-you have got to live in
the pnion--- with your niggers if you will
without them if you will The Union is
worth more than all the secessqpists and
niggers in the world. 1T the beginning Of
| this rebellion, President Lincoln asked you
| TO lay down your arms. You refused He
called for IS, 600 men to enforce tha laws,
| and contrary to the Constitution, You foru, ed
an alliance with the traitor" In alluding to
| slayerv. he intimated that he was not Ger,
tain Tennessee might not desire to Sc it 4bol
ished :! The whole civilized world de-
nounced it long ago" . Everything for
bids a division of the country. God himself
demands that we shall be one, as we are act
ually in religion, language, and social ties,
bv commerce, etc. The mountains and riv-
ers demand it," He thereupon asked the peo-
pie of Tennessee in the name of God and of re-
ligion. o return to their allegian s. The
Government lciU maintain its authority =
Will YOU return? | am for the war going on
for ever, until the rebellion is lsubdued.'
He then read the constitutional definition of
traitor. and said. 80 he hated treason more
than original sin, because woman had hand
in it, The poison of secession had got into
/ the churches, and the mean infamous scoun-
drels. who cannot preach in as good English
as the St. Cloud niggers, and who always de-
sire to go to the Con- fare anee, and stop at
the sisters who spreads the best table, de-
serve deep damnation-bet your money on
that thick headed greasers, who, in the pull
pit, talk of Divine inspiration, as If fanything
could inspire them but belly full of beef.
Abiding to the vast army now in Tennes-
see, Etheridge said one of our ladies asked
a soldier - How far back does your army
extend 20 :. By, madam it reaches to
the North pole, and when | left two other
regiments were trying to get in.h He said
the Confederate money was bad enough now,
but it would soon be worse. :: You b9o9r:
rowed money on your cotton, and now you
are going to burn your cotton. roombs and
Breckenridge, be said, were common drunk
ards, and others be rHeRtion1eedi we're either
fools or rogues.
Etheridge then spoke ofthe tomhs of Jack
son. of Washington. of Polk, and of Clay,
and beautifully eulogized the sage of Ash
land as Senator and patriot. . repeat