The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-14


has not ceased. Now, you who are pru-
dent aud gyise. men--VhO are in posi- |
ton % advise The Prehdknt OF tho Uni \
ted States, which Am MOI, and dont in-
tend to be- laughter must give him
your opinion as TO what no had better do.
have given such suggestions as | think
will threw some light upon the matter.
Gentlemen, believe that ii is just as
much our duty TO unite in vigorous
prosecution of the war under the Presi-
dent 81 the Unitsd States as il was
when the }war was first declared, not
withstaHding any thing that may have
been done. Nor am | one of those who
insist that be should put a particular
Gsneral in command of the army, or
ahY portion ofitg never suggested
that he should make a change in his Cab
met, that one member should be put out
and some other person take his place.
That belongs to him, and am not dis
posed to interfere. 1t is for him TO de-
termins hsw his responsibilities shall be
discharged, and not me. But what / do
say is. that he had better trust tie people.
TIE COURSE OF TIE DEMOCRATS.
Now, there is great anxiety felt as to
the course of the Democrats. Gentle
men, the Democrats are peculiar insti-
tuition. 1t does no good to drive the DEM
! ocrats7--to bully, or to attempt to in
timidato them--they will have their own
! way, always, as l have found. But
never shall be made 10 believe that the
men who stood by George Clinton and
| their fathers before them in the Revolu-
ton, who stood by Tompkins and jack
son in 1912, who stood by Polk aud
| Marcy in the Mexican war, will be found
wanting in this. 1t remains to be seen
whether they will or not. But my own
course will be wholly nninflueRced by
that of any one else. l have been eau
toned by great many people about at
tending the meeting to- night | was told
that il was an insidious attempt to dis
integrate the Democratic party, and
newspaper which joined US last fall,
| (Laug hteE) add many represen atives in
| Congress who never Joined US at all have
great fear that | will do something to
disintegrate the Democratic party. Now,
if the whole uarty should differ with
those to whom have adverted, we should
be no more dislntegrated than we were
before. My representative | have very
| high opinion Of lie seems to be very
willing 20 represent the VOICE Of our State
aud very considerable part Of New Jer-
sey; (aughter,) aud looking at his paper
this evening, perceived hat he has ta-
Ken charge Of the Govtrnments Of Ohio,
Indiana, and Illinois, aud several other
States. II is not often that a man is
favored with being provided with such
extensive plans OF usefulness. | read
speech that he made before the
Democratic Union Association on the
| Sd of March, as it was reported in the
| World on the 4th. Without undertaking
10 say what was proper for him to say or
for him to omit, | will say that thank
| God that he was not my representative
until noon the next day. The Demo-
cratic party, as you oil know, nine ears
out of ten, controls the Government of
the country. 1t requires, therefore, no
more patriotism on their part TO be at
taGhed to the Government and the coun-
try. 1t is, in fact, an attachment to them :
selves. Laughter. Asa general rule,
they are wise, prudent and patriotic.
Occasionally, blind guides or bad drivers
|
roads and upset them, as they did in
1873. lLaughier,l Butt they wake
up; the passengers get out aughterl /;
they inquire the right road; they get
lantern; and, eventually, they come all
right. laughter l think they will
do so now, and yet it seemed to me, as
careful man, looking at their course, just
at this moment, that il was prudent for
me to get out and walk. Great laugh
ter-"Ihree cheers."l Whether / shall
step through TO get in again or not, OF
foot ii through, depends upon circum-
stances. iRenewed laughter But, fell
low. citizens, whatever / am doing, and
whatever anybody else does, shall sus-
tain this war to the bitter end. Cheers. I
And the city Of New York will do IL |;
after sending eighty thousand men and
spending three hundred millions of dol,
lars, they will not hesitate; and the
State, in my humble judgment, will not
hesitate to 60 through. Why, was there
anything ever more preposterOus than
the idea that when we are told by
the Southern men that we must
recognize their independence before they
will treat with us that we should be
wasting time in undertaking TO negotiate
a peace? When the President of the
Confederate Republic, as be claims to be,
denounced the best men of the North,
and East and West, as pirates and hy-
enas, and, what he seems to suppose
worse thana as Yankees. Laughter. |
Is il possible to make terms with him, or
to listen with composure to any arrange
ment for an accommodation ["NO.P |
Why, who are the men that have been
sent from the State Of New York who are
thus denounced by this rebel chieftan ?
| have differed from great many of them
politically. l have differed from a great
many of them personally, but when you
find the Kearneys, the Van Rensaelers,
the llohs, the Sthuylsrs, the Dixs,
the Campbells, the Caubrellings, the Dew
ers, the Kings, the Wadsworths, the How
lands and the Vosburgs, the best blood
of the State of New York, who are thus
denounced as pirates, why, | submit that
il requires more than ordinary composore
10 N ten 10 4. Nankees They are the
Kni6ker bockers u NV York shey are
the best men of the State OF New York
and when they peril their lives, aud shed
! their blood, in defense of the COnstitu-
ton of the country, aud the Union Of The
! Sta es, be no denounced them as pirates
| aud hyenas, is as fOrgellu of the priuci-
| pies ot-,ruth ana huhOr thatIshouid gov
: eru the Language sFagentl, man, as he is
traitorous to The Gag uuder which he &C
uuIfed politiCAl fame Loud auplause I