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

unite a few minutes together and tell
what We think will be the end OF this
war-unile cofdlally 10 such measures -
may be necessary 70 put down rebellion
that has no shadow, Of justificaiation,-
| Applause Under such circumstances
/ have been called uponby a committee
ofhighly respectable gentlemen to redeem
the pledges made in the campaign, in the
very place where, now stand. And II j
was in1futh, as then declared / was, IN
favor of a vigorous prosecution OF the |
war. and il did truly believe that the |
interest oTahs country far transcended |
in importance any political or party or
panizaiion that was in existence, now TO |
oume forward and say so in common with
those Who belonged 10 4 different pOliti-
cal psrty. (Appl ause Such being the
fact, / have no hesitation Ii saying that
cordially agree 70 the resolutions Tn at
have been adopted. Applause | am
for the vigorous prosecution Of the war
[Applausel am, for the prosecution Of
the war until this rebellion is wholly
overthrown. [Applause.l z am for des-
troying the usurpCd Government that has
been set up over the Southern States, and
this thing that calls itself a Confederate
Government, and until that is done, L
hold that all propositions for peace are
entirely preposierous and absurd. APP
plause' Now, being for the war, l am
necessarily with every body that is for
the war, and being opposed to peace, !
am necessarily opposed 70 every body
that is for peace. Applause "a voice
How about the wSyward sisters p
Great laughter)
Mr.. Van Buren, will tell you about
that by -and-by.
Speaking Of IU
THE COMMENCEMENT OF TIE WAR,
Mr.. Van Buren, said he had voted
against M Lincoln.
Mr.. Lincoln's Message QnauguraD de-
elared in the fullest manner his nnwill-
ingness 10 interfere with slavery IN the
Stales. II recognized, in the fullest ex-
tent, the right OF the different States To-
have slavery ifthey, chose, and his en-
tire indispOsiiion 10 interfere with 1t
Notwithstanding that, several States se-
ceded from the UtiOn, as they said
They held d convention and resolved
ihemselves ont Their representa- ives
Abandoned their seats in Congress, al
though they had control Of the Srna'e
and House of representatives, and the
Supreme Court OF the United States |;
they retired from the Congress Of the
United States. They went further, ana
set up Government of their own, o,
sal tihey did. Now, you all remember
the debates between Webster and Hay
ne, on that subj ct, OF The right 10 secede
from The Union. Webster told Haynr
wha' has since proven true--that thai
was mere rebellion, and that, when they
put ~ III operation, they would see thai,
In srdrr to carry out what they assuln
cd 10 be the right of peaceful secession
and notification, thy must u,e force,
aud be met by force, and the law of bayo-
meta must decide the controversy. APP
plause.l This occurred. They assumed
20 get up Government, under the right
which they claimed, to destroy the I'm
ipr.s They formed aCongress and elect
cd n President, But they were not con-
tsntlwilh this. They seized the prop
srty Of the United States--they seized
ils forts, its ships, its treasure. They
hrsd upon the flag of the United States
At Fort Sumpter, and claimed the right TO
exercise the power Of sovereign Govern
ment. Now you will bear in mind
every. fair-minded man in the United
States will bear in mind--that up to this
moment not one hair of their heads had
fqeen Injured. No rightof any Southern
man had been invaded. History will re
cord that the world never witnessed a
rebellion against governmental author
ity before, where the rebels could not lay
their finger upon thing to show that
either their property, their liberty, or
their rights had been, in the slightest
particul ar, invaded. fGreat applause. !
This being tile fact, the city of New
York sent forth $4,000 men to quell this
rebellion. Her capitalists advanced $500
900 600 70 quell this rebellion. The
Gtats Of New York sent 100000 men, and
I am 20 argue, in the face Of those facts
aud the past history OF this contest, that
the rebellion is atrOciously unjust, and
thst the war in which we have engaged
Z with the South is rightfully prosecuted
Z. ~, ms in vindiction Of the Constitution
Aad the Union. [Applause.l
49, WHAT THE CON TEST NOW IS.
sao II Is now contest forced upon the
nom slaveholding and loyal slaveholding
States, by those who are ehdeavoring to
build up republic based on slavery.
10 PROSTATE rebsliioa that has that object in
pisD, l ana i0iiling 10 devote any means, any
tinse, any srert ons ioitliin my pot1sr, during
hs res, Of my lite. [Applause and three
ckeers.1 Now let us see whether there is
any thing worth considering in what is
suggested by those who dissent from us
ahd are unwilling to prosecute this war !:
THE POWER GIVEN The PREsrDENT.
u,ll The measures that have been recently
adopted by Congress are 30 lately adopt
ed, that 10 becomes any man who Is care.
Jul what no says. to DO guarded in speak
4 ing Of them. The President issued two
Proslsmations Of them, as have
" frequently stated, | disapproved. He
issued both before | spoke ON the 18th OF
October, aud before Governor Seymour
spoke, Neither OF us saw any thing in
them which prevented US from fav ring
vigorous prosecution of the war; Ii
there was nothing then, II is crrlrin that
there is nothing now (Apphuse The
bill, which has excited the sensiOihty Of
several gentlemen who have spoken in
New Jrrsey, aud at a certain hail la thi,
city, hiss,s,l was a bill which eiv,stx
travra,niry powers over the purse aud
the sword TO the President OF the United
States They are bulls which seek to
prOleut by indemnity the P,esid'nt ana
those connected with hiar from arrest,
1 They are opposed to smother Lill as
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