Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-07-17
THE FOURTH IN NASHVILLE.


SOUTHERN REPUTATION VS.. NORTH
ERN NEeso STEALING - TREaso
MUST BE MADE oDrous, AND TRAr
TORS IMPovERtsHED.
From the Nashville Union
Governor johnson being long anG
loudly called for, appeared amid deaf
ehing and enthusiastic cheering. HI
said 1t had been his fixed determination
hot to speak again in Nashville without
preparation. He had spoken so often
in this place that be feared his remarks
would grow stale. Shouts Of "Go onl
20 onp1 He came here tonight TO
listen to distinguished gentleman. who
was prevented by sickness from attend.
ing, and with no expectation Of speak.
ing himself. But as no one else seemed
to be willing TO speak, be would con.
tribute his mite to the entertainment,
and information, il possible, OF this
vast, orderly and intelligent audience
From the first Of this wicked rebellion
he had made up his mind as to his du-
ty, and survive or perish, sink or swim,
he was determined to fight it through
to the end. He was a soldier for the
war. He bad been denounced, calum-
mated and traduced as traitor for his
devotion to his country, but challenged
any one to point to an act where he had
violated his duty or his oath of office.
In fighting under the old flag. for the
Government, he was but conforming
to the principles he had avowed from
his earliest manhood. He had always
stood before the people asthe advocate
OF popular government, against the gov
eminent Of property, as Democrat in
the true and primary sense OF that
word. And tonight he appeared to
defend the great principles of civil and
religious liberty. In our old contests,
political parties cortended whose policy
was best adapted to promote the good
and prosperity Of the Government and
of the Union, but now the great ques-
ton was, shall this Government and
this Union exist, or shall they perish?
There we're only two parties now, one
composed of the friends, the other OF
the foes OF the Union. And although
demagogues attempted to raise the cry
of Slavery and Abolition, the real
question TO be decided was, shall free
government live on the Western Conti-
nent? Be assured that this is the Ques-
ton which underlies the rubbish and
rant of corrupt and reckless Office hun
ters. Negroesl Slaveryl Southern
Rights! Coercion! What terrible bug
bears to frighten timid people and blind
them to the real point at issue. He
asked the vast multitude before him,
what Southern right any one Of them
had lost in the Union? Did it ever rob
or impoverish? Did it ever defraud
or Cypress your Then if you have lost
no right, why al these vast armies?-I
Why these bayonets, and cannon, and
fleets. and tented 6elds7 Why all these
new-made graves and oceans of blood?
Why are hundreds of you coming to
the capitol, praying for the release of
your deluded boys? He could tell why.
1t was because some corrupt and reck-
less politicians wanted place and power.
They a0ere determined to ruin he country
if they could not govern the uhole of the
UnioH--they ;0ere determined to govern a
part. He knew these Southern politi-
clans, Yancey, Toombs, Wigfall, Ma
son, Benjamin and others well, for he
had served with them for years in Con-
gress. He was familiar with their
views and feelings, and having watched
their course closely, believed that he
understood their motives clearly. He
sat side by side with them when they
professed they wanted compromise
with the North. But the journals of
Congress proved that these traitors
had an opportunity to get the Com
promise they prolessed to desire, and
yet they allowed it to be defeated when
their vote would have obtained it.
They talked hypocritically. a settle
nient Of difficulties iOos the very last thing
that these rebel Senator's iUonted. They
sought continually how they might de-
feat peaceable settlement of the ques-
tions in dispute. They took their seats
in the Federal Congress for the purpose
of breaking up the Union, and found
ing one which they could control,
They succeeded, unhappily for the
country. in plunging us into bloody
and cruel and unholy war. A war,
and for what? Why this fearful sacri-
fee Of life, this blight upon the happi-
ness of a once happy people? People
of Davidson county, what have you
lost that you should go to war? 1 ask
those thoughtless boys who have re-
turned from the rebel army, the quick
est way they could. how many negroes
they had lost by the Abolitionists?-
You were induced. and cajoled by rich
rebels, and threatened into the army to
fight against your country; but when
you returned. didn't you find these aris.
tocratic chivalry sitting snugly at home!
The very men who were most clamor-
Gus for Southern rights were the very
last to go into the army to fight for
them, but they we're busy in getting
others to 90. The ehivslry champions
of Southern rights indeedl Why they
have robbed and plundered and devas-
tated the South. They have made
East Tennessee desert because her
people are loyal. I am slave owner
iIf - L. .-Ior;fanno hnf hv hard