The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-25

ask ourself who is ansWerable Tor this
unnatural deed this untimely slaughter
Of the flower Of the State. Conscience
cries Eyes, ! loved my negroes better
than did my own son. ihe offspring OF
my own loins, the fruit OF my own body"
You thrust your child to death that you
might hold on TO your miferab.e slaves
and look at the sad Tecompeusc.
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Let me ask these mothers, whom | have
seen in Nashville robed ia mourning,
what have you been doing And what
have these young ladies been doing who
in thoughtless excitement sent sway
their lovers TO the battle field that they
might return Napoleons! Alas poor
f,llows, they now moulder in unmarked
graves, in ell the stages Of loathsome de-
composition. | ask all who have en-
gagged In this fearful work to help rs re-
store the Government Will you do it 2
Will you have a Government Of our
own, or the bayonet? for one Of these
two you must have Just as the people
indicate the wish we vii, have tree
government there is no intention to
withhold it, know nothing about
reconstruction" as come call it; all
that is necessary is to restore your gov
eminent. Let me say TO the ladiee, in
no unkiDd spirit, the female sex have
done much to get up this rebellion. We
know how very much you can do now
to restore prosperity and happiness.
Help to chase away this malignant
planet Of fire and blood which is now in
the ascendant. There is a power be-
hind the throne. Set about to work
for your country, as patriot women did
in olden time You have lorious govern
ment, andif your sons fall in its defence,
they fail in glorious cause. Which
do you prefer, that they perish in it's
defence, or in the vain attempt to destroy
il? Remember the stOry of Cornelia,
the mother of Caius and Tiberius
Grachii. When some of the Roman ma &.
tons were sitting around her exhibiting
their rich and costly jewels, Cornelia
called her sous to her side, aud clasping
them 10 her bosom "a they leaned upon
her, all flushed and buoyant with the
yigor Of youth, she exclaiml d, "These
are my jewelsp YJuc sons are your
most precious jewels; consecrate them
TO your country.
Let us all join in the work of restora-
ton, and when this shall be accom-
plishod, would be willing 10 be led to
an altar and pour out my blood as last
libation to freedom. love peace. /
have no affinity in my nature for war ;
it is not my natural element would
rather wear upon my garments the dust
of the workshop than bear upon my
person all the glitteriDg insignia Of war.
Still this war Is necessary, and must be
waged until the overthrow Of the rebel
lion. / welcome these soldiers who are
present to-day, as fellow.citzens of the
same country, aud as protectors and de-
tenders. You are engaged, my friends,
in a just, a righteous, and an honorable
cause. Accept, ladies and gentlemen,
soldiers and oitizenP, one and all, my
thanks for your very patient attention.
rive have notes Of the speeches of
Judge Brien and Col Edwards, which
we are compelled TO defer till to-mor-
row.
Col L. c. Houk made the closing
speech. He said:
The day is 30 far spent shall not at
tempt to make speech. | came here ex-
pecting to address you, it Is true, but you
have been so ably and eloquently enter
tanned, that ! feel for me TO proceed TO
make q speech would only serve 70
mar the beauty and impair the force of
what has been so well and truthfully
said by the gentlemen who have preceded
me on this occasion. There is, however,
one subject, one feature of discussion,
which has been omitted, either inten
tionally or otherwise by those who have
addressed you to-day. /, therefore, pro
pose to say a very few words touching
the policy of The government in regard
to the eternal niger question! Now,
slavery is gone. The first gun fired upon
Fort Sumter, was tho most effective
Emancipation Proclamation that could
possibly have been issued. Secession
lists were duly and truly warned Of all
the consequences Of their insate action
now upon them. And, as they behold
the tide of war sweeping over the land,
carrying before il the institution of
slavery, they may address themselves as
the young lady did her sutton, when he
propounded the important question of
matrimony, and being 80 excited he fell
from his chair, and his love sWeetly ad-
dressed him: "John If you are dead you
killed yourself" Immense laughter |
SO with the institution Of slavery. Ii
has received its death blow, and the SO
cessionists did 10 themselves. But, SAYS
one, do you endorse Mr.. Linooln's proc
lamation, freeing the negroes? answer,
swallow proclamation and all aud en-
dorse all Mr.. Lincoln has done, or intends
to do, in order to crush out and forever
destroy this ungod y and wicked rebel
lion And, fellow citizens, OF William
son county, we had as well understand
this question now, as to wait until we
are not as well prepared 70 meet il as we
are at present There is not power
enough outside of Heaven TO preserye