The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-09
secretary sewa,dand tho rroops.

Secretary Seward and tho Troops.
On Friday last, the Nineteenth New
York State Volunteers were mustered out
of service at Auburn. They were ad-
dressed by Mr.. Seward, who was making
brief visit to his home. We quote q
portion of his speech:
Civil war divides the community, even
in those places where the Government
retains its accustomed strength and au-
thority, into two classes One that has
courage adequate to the crisis, the other
that has not Those that have the cour-
age, in other words the virtue, adequate
to the crisis, rush TO the field.
ain this large assemblage which has
come out to greet you, or to witness this
solemn ceremony of your discharge from
the public service, both of these classes
are found. We cannot distinguish, nor
is it worth our while TO attempt TO dis
tinguish, the one from the other. By
their &C o.ions hereafter they 9 al be
known. Those who are wise and virtu-
Gus will be found urging you TO return to
the field and persevere until the battle is
won, and will spare no pains, going them
selves, If possible, to recruit the ranks
which death, honorably met, has deci-
mated. Those who are otherwise will
be found still caviling about the causes
of the war, about the responsibilities of
its unavoidable defeats, about the dis
tribution of honOrs for the victories glo-
riously won; they will be found accu.
mulating treasure with one hand and
storing il away from the tax -gatherer
with the other, that they may enjoy il
after the pat iotism and heroism OF bet
ter men than themselves have secured the
triumph which will enable them to enjoy
il in safety.
ITO the young men, who | see around
me, have 10 say IL is for you to choose
TO which OF these two classes Of the
community you will attach yourselves.
If you are prepared to join the former
the greeting you give TO these cur brave
neighbors returned from the field, are as
honorable TO you as gratifying TO them
II, on the other hand, you think
more of your lives, more of your
fortunes, IN re Of your personal ex-
pectations than you think Of your ooun-
try, your sAlutalions are a mockeTy, and
the sight Of these war-wOrn veterans
ought to strike you with confusion and
shame"
Mr.. Seward closed these pungent re-
marks by saying that if he was within the
age and the conditions Of service be
would not have appeared on that "occa-
sion unless il was 30 take up the iiTelock
that one Of these our honored Reighbors
has now come TO lay down. love the
man that will not suffer his name 10 be
written upon the register OF the Provost
| Marshal. Ii is bad enough 10 be ballot
ed for as a candidate for civil Office,
An honest and loyal man, however must
submit TO that sometimes. On the con-
trary, my neighbors and countrymen
should never have a chance 90 cast lots
over me as a coDscript, 80 long as they
should leave me At liberty 10 volunteer"
He added
"In my childhood l followed with
love and veneratiOn the steps Of the he
| roes Of the revolution. / saw that love
and that veneration become the universal
sentiment Of the American people, 30 far
| that he who differed from them or oppo-
sed them or denied the homage OF his