Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1863-03-13

Andy 5oknses's Speech rs E-Heianapoiis.
There was q Uaion meeting st Indiauspahs.
Indisna, a short time since, on which occasion
that scaly old scoundrel. Andy johnson. Of Ten
nassee, is reported 10 have spoke On tho Niger
question as follows;
There Is one thing / want understood. I sm
for the government with hsinsiu'iou Of slavery
under the Constitution as it is If &c can be
saved. i sm for this government Withoat re
groes if ]. ca0 be saved. LChseTs I am for
this government under any and Ell eiTcamstsn-
c5s. Tremendous Applause If negroes get
in The way, LEI them be crushed On the ether
hand, if they do not get IN the way, let chem re-
main whore they ara. I am for the government
ard al the means and instruments that viii 20
to h~laiHtain the government Is this govern
ment, this great bulwarlr Of human liberty, to
be compared with slavery
What is king cotton compared with It 2 It is
as dust ia the balance Some Of The aymDa-
thizeIs have got the idea thai without cotton
they cannot sell corn for qBi;e SIS much Why
the word has existed and prosDarad for SIX
thousand years witbouF the AID Of e0ston as an
article Of commerce, and without this our
government VIII % on. When we coma 10
shink Of Il, by producing 2 latls more 1aol. e
little more dar, and aIitle mare hamD-TVoiees
-hem, hemp, nemp for JET Davisl
Tho time has come and Is nov upon as 20
teach The South and North thst institutions are
not TO exit here shrt sre more powerful than the
government itself If It e backs, put Il down;
il It IS ayist0craev. put it down if It IS slavery.
put it down. But how louq has it baan siacs
there was aninstimton in he United States you
dare not sgitatsG Has Slavery the right 70 arf-
tate the government and shake is to its center,
aud then deny to tho gavernmaHt the privilege
70 agitats slaYery3 Whea Institutions get too
gTeat for the government, these Institutions must
give way thst the government may stand.
Again be sayss
You are engaged to-day IN laying the Ounda-
tons Of a government that shall endure as long
as the sun continues in its career. Isay % yeu
here I may DO over Eaaloul) if my life could
be spared seven hundfed years, I would fghs ss
long, yes, I would fight forever agaiust this
Southern arsitoeTscy.
feel sometimes when I sec the graves offhs /
brave boys who have fallen right b. Tia Hermit
age-l feel Isay, ike coming 70 you and So
to ysu, when you talk aboGb giving In
tins government, That yoa iishonor yeurssivss
aad tie graves Of your ofspriog j you let
them sleep there spcn tie confines Of a C0Bfsd- 1
arsey, established aP5a tAo remains Of this go7-
eminent
Other speakers addressed tie assembly. oil
which we can no note in this connection.
A series Of resolutions we're ad0pis1, p neased
throughout with ths spirit of ioyaly." We
give two OF tho SERIES, IS f0lloFs:
Ihat We believe in every measure which Pres
laeat Lfuc0ln has adopted fs the wsfnsensnes
the Union and tae restoTs ion Of ths NATIONAL
authority, be has been acatslsd by the highest
aud She most loyal devotion 10 the
interests Of the ps9pls, and we pledge ourselves
70 q hearty support Of the characterization IN all
its measures for the sUpgToss "A OF tie rebellion
That the Loyal psopis Of IHdiaua are deter
mined to maintaiR their allegiance 80 ths re-.
sionsl government at az hazEds; that lbsv
vii sever submit to the Withdrawal of The Sssisl
4ndisna tEom tie Uuiea nor to tie formation
Of a Northwestern GouleiegacY.