The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-26

ment would totter and fall. So when
We put down this rebellion, as we
will do, it will convince the world of
mans capacity for self government, and
make US greater people than we ever
have been before. This country will
then appear as the Morning Star of hope
to the oppressed of every land.
remarks of Col. Edwards, OF East
Tennessee.
Colonel Edwards remarked that he
would make no attempt to deliver a
speech, but would simply offer a few
thoughts while other business was he
ing transacted, and until the other
speakers should arrive. was, as you
have been told, q member of the last
rebel Legislature of Tennessee. had
determined TO quit the country rather
than attend that body, but at the ear
nest persuasion and entreaty of many OF
my Union friends, concluded to attend,
believing that might possibly be able
to shield the loyal people. That / did
some things wrong know, and as the
speediest way of making amends for
these errors, Joined the Federal army
on the first opportunity, and have
been there for sixteen months.
You have met TO find q remedy for your
troubles and make Atonement for your
errors. If you are not sorry for what
you have done, you ought not to be here.
If you are sick of JEFF. Davis, Spratt,
Boyce, and Governor Harris, retrace
your steps, quit the cause Of rebellion,
and join the flag of the Union. Three
years ago you declared that you would
have none OF their doctrines. Say now
what you said then and declare for the
Union. But when you took up with
these new tangled notions, TO whom did
you listenp Not TO Andrew johnson,
or the other great men of your
State. The reasonable Legislature
met in Nashville; the portals of your own
capitol were closed against you, and you
were not allowed to witness the work of
your agents and servants; and there
within closed doors, q secret plot was
concocted with an interlOper, foreigner
from Alabama, and treaty was made by
which you and your fortunes were trans
ferred from the Union to the bastard
Conf derAcy of JEFF. Davis and Mr., Hill
lard Were you allowed 10 witness this
plot, or enter your own capitol? No
Harris closed the door in your faces, and
this billiard, Of Alabama, had you sold
out with your wives and daughters,
your cattle and your horses, your
land and your negroes, all your
goods, chattels and chooses in action, prop.
erty and money, white and black, bond
and free, all sold and bartered, like so
many cattle, to JEFF. Davis. These un-
der the bayOnet, through fear and ex-
citement to ratify that treaty. In East
Tennessee, I saw old soldiers of the war
of 1872, meet in the streets And weep
like children over the coming troubles
Of the country. The rebel leaders
would not allow the people to discuss
the question. Tennessee was compelled
to furnish seventy. FIVE regiments Of in
fAntry, and sixteen Of cavalry for The
rebel ConfederAcy, Mississippi and AL
ALBANIA did not furnish one third OF that
number. JEFF. Davis told his friends
that no Northern army would ever reach
the soil OF Mississippi. Where is Jack
son and Vicksburg? And how has Ten
nessee suffered? Williamson county IL
laid waste, and hundreds of her citi-
gems have been slain, and Mississippi
one of the authors Of our troubles, lends
no helping hand. While the war ragged
in Kentucky cad Tennessee, these cot
ton AristOerAts shouted, fight Onl fight
on but so soon as the war rolled down
upon their own plantations, these same
cotton lords cried out 10 the Fedora
army, 1--WE submit we submitW Thes'
cotton lords won't fight These twenty
negro men who talked 30 bOisterous.
ly, and precipitAted the revOlu.
tion of Tennessee and the Border StAtei
to fight out for their exclusive benefit
are now cursing JEFF DAVIS for allow
ing the armies to como near their cottOr
plantations. They won't participate Il
the Bght which they have precipitSted
They expected you 10 do the fighting
aud keep the war from their territory
Now l am for retributiOn. If Tennessee
will come forward and make amend
they ought to be received, but want tn
war to enter Georgia, Alabama, hississ
ippi and South CArolinA. | don't car
about taking their surrender, want then
to.feel what Tennessee has felt. pre-
dioted three years ago, that these loud
mouthod Cotton States would surrende
in double quick. After drenehing you
State in blood, Staying your sonA an
making Tennessee land Of widows AM
orphans, when they see the Federal ar
my approaching they beg TO be restore
, to the Uaion- would say to them, Sta
, ont, until you have felt the woes Of Ten
, nsssee, and until you aro so thuroghl