The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-03
NO 25S

the people, who were really IN heart and
soul attached 10 the old Gevernment
The grievances complained of in the res
olutions presented from time 90 time.
must be expected In the present condition
Of public affairs.
HI DIsAPPaovEs OF GovRRSoR ROnNsON's
MESSAGE.
The Governors message was a very
respectable document but Mr.. Marshall
disapproyed Of it. Yet, while il was not
his intention TO discuss II, he would state
q few facts. He wondered that the Gov
ernor had not referred TO them in his
message, but he supposed the Governor
had forgotten them. Laughter When
Go STATE acas threatened by invasion, he
strong constitutional aym Of tie Unitea States
ELerlstive i0as uroign aroHld her, 20 savs and
protect her from Southern oppression. Tho
people here are harToloed By resolutions sFiicl
are calculated % dispirit De troops sent here
for our protection, for G.s sums strong arm stu
protects as. The speaker showed that out
of the 225, 900 slaves in the State, only
tSo.fjtbs Of one pr. cent had been taken
away by Union soldiers, Notwithstanding
the fact that the troops were fresh, and
came from Ohio, Illinois, Indiana and
Michigan, with all their local preiudices
against the institution of Slavery. Even
of this proportion q large number had
been returned and the correspondence
between the intelligent citizens Of Fay
ette county and Generals Granger and
Wright showed that they were here TO
defend and sustain the laws Of Kentucky;
not TO suhvert them. The watchful
COMMANDMENT chief, although the speak
er WAS opposed TO his Unconstitutional
acts, had expended $l00,000,000 to pro.
tect Kentucky from the devouring and
insatiate nav Of the Southern Confed-
eracy, and he still kept troops in the
STATE to protect It's psOpleifrom guerrillAs.
Was this not caring for Kentuokyg Was
this allowing her to be eaten up
Tam here, pursued the speaker, 10 support
and defend my Gbpenmcni Far 6e 10 from
me then 10 assaiI her by laying 10 her chargs
crimes and evils tohioh she had neither act n0f.
part in bringing about. Nor is IL the do
sign of Kentucky to assail the Govern
ment, Tl<se cRe-sidel resolutions 40 not re-
fleet the sentiments of the pcople, and tier ioiH
bla shake their confidence, which IL should
be the duty of this body to encourage
and strengthen.
Mr.. Marshall alluded, 10 pathetic
TERMS to the desolation OF homes in KEN
lucky by the rebel army. Ho'oould point
TO blackened ontmneys and heaps of
ruins, the only evidences remaining Of
once happy aud luxuriaut homes.
Homes from which women were taken
out of sick beds, and placed against
trees, to see the torch applied TO their
habitations which had sheltered them
for years, and TO witness their husbands
and sous bntchsred before their eyes.
II is said that forty five thousand rebel
troops are now on their way TO reinforce
Bragg and crush Rosecrans Their
course will be through Kentucky. ask
you, then, where are you? Which side
are you on? Panse. Reflect, for, con-
tinued the speaker, when the rebel army
once more treads the sail OF Kentucky,
wo betide her people Their property
will be seized, their homes desolated,
their sons made conscripts, and their
sons made conscripts, and their helpless
familiee turned out houseless and home-
less to famish and dte. But my brelh-
rem Of the Senate and my dear friends
present, said the noble old patriot, IL is
from these horrors that President Lin
coin would save us ara you about 20
reject the strong arm Of protection Of
fered you, and already thrown around
you by the Executive OF the United
States answer, mol never