Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-03-08
A CINZEN OF NASHVILLE.
[REPoRTED EoR rHE wHIG
PUBLIC MEETING IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
EOR THE WAR

FOR TIE WAR.
There was large assemblago of the people of Bed
ford ut the Courthouse, Courtdsy on the 2ih last.
and at the request Of number Of officers and soldiers
tLeu present from the army, who seemed to take deep
Interest in supplying the quota of volunteers required,
w Goegin rose and addressed the assemSage subsan
italy, as follows, and saying many things that
collected also. He said that it Of the ocoa-
sons OF hi- life when called to speak, that he could
truly say for himself, and at the time have full
credit with al for perfect sincerity he hoped lie spoke
for his country and not as the representative OF party
He hoped indeed, all nov couvinced-at least all
the people Of the country all who away from the
neshborhood OF the Fdl' Of the James Rivsr, opposite
Qfncheser-i parties in time OF the las.
of all thngs needed TO conquer peace at home or TO
command reapec, abroad Tlc very term parV implied
opposition orc OF united to oppose tire purposes
and OIL cts of another. But, in time Of war party
was msnomsr-party US shown BY the scts OF legsla-
tive hoiies-by the acts Of rulers or by bodies OF
tie ople united to oppose the proper measures OF
government was faction in one sense aud anarchy IN
a,other When there was diseord among the people
,hsm, elves and opposition to tho government Ia time
OF waf that was e. ion--and, when there was 10 su-
prsme power in the State entitled to respect that Of it.
self wGs ararchy He hoped in order 70 avoid these evils
Ss al old party lines WOald be oberlted, not only ia
our own county, in our own State, but throughout the
South. If they we're no; and if had to be eontn.
u,y reminded that political equality did not amcng
themselves, If they hid TO be prcssrbad while called
upon 20 fight against the assertion OF this very prnc
ple when assumed ia particular section a. it had been
A. the North they would feel themselves degraded
here lie hoped then to-day, here and elsewhere, We
ahoui only remember tina. country aAd not our old
p,rcg required cur services till the end Of this war; and
he hopcd they would be devoted to the country in all
time hereafter.
Wv was this state OF things. He would go back TO
rehearsa the causes of the war; they were familiar 10
ALL He woul not say il had been brought about BY
tbis marty or hat-it was sufficient TO know Il upon
us now aud ii had been FOR twelve months It Lad
become war which is waged not for the occupancy OF
fort or the right to erect be, con light, but It was
now war for the subngation OF an Empire, war Tor
the pluudcr OF our people, for the power to conlrol
our property for the power TO dictate the terms upon
which we shall live in own land, aid enjoy our own
peouar institutions. IL vas Of the North upon
ii, South urpAraeei in it, atrocity by any which the
world had over known that which dcsoated lely
md tho Who'll. Roman Empire Ia the firth century, head
cd by one who in the front of his army Of Huns, boast
ed in being called the seoSs Of CD" who, often de
cared that he would yet conquer the world aud who as