The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-01
Governor Johnson's Great Speech
at INDIANAPOLIS.

The Cincinnati Commercial Of Friday
contains a telegraphic abstract Of Gov
JonNsoS's speech at the Mammoth
Union Meeting at indianapolis, on the
2Glh ult. We regret that the lateness of
the hour at which we received il, pre-
vents US from giving more than few de-
tached sentences from the speech at pres
ent. Gov. JOHNSON said:
When President Lincoln was called TO
act, determined 10 sustain him az am
determined now. Was il despotism 10
call out the militia TO defend the imper-
lied CapitalP There have been many
things TO complain Of in the Adminis-
tration, but If / have any complaint TO
make II lie not that il has done so much
but because it has not done more. Some
are distressed because they say Lincoln
has violated the Constitution and tram
pied the laws under foot. Some have
failed 20 see that Davis and his crew have
drawn the Constitution from its archives
and trampled on it. They are keen 10
see any irregularities on the part Of the
Administration, but fail TO say any thing
Of those who have set aside the Consti.
tuition and all law. He predicted that
the attempt to erect party on such
base was laying its foundation in sand.
and when the rains descended il would
be swept away.
But we are told We can not subjugate
a State. Can there be any society or
civilization without enforcement of the
law? The organization of a party, on
old party prejudices, under the cry of
1.-THE Union as il was, and the Consti-
tutisn as il is" is TO give aid and com
fort to the deadly enemies Of both.
While they like you to talk with them
about peace and an armistice and the
North west coalescing with the South,
they are laughing at you, and tell you
they want no compromises that do NOT
recognize their independence. While the
bowels Of your sympathizers are yearn
ing for them, have you forgotten the
Union men down there? do not come
as beggar TO you; ! come with the
Constitution of the United States, and
demand that traitors and rebels shall be-
| put down.
Treason must be made odious, anC
traitors punished and impoverished. You
have got it to do, and must do IL in time. /
you compromise, rebellion must succeed
and in less than elk months a new rebel.
lion will break out. You will compro.
mise with that, and in the end find you
Government compromised away. /
enough life has not been sacrificed
enough blood shedzTif enough patriots d,
not sleep in their Efayes-theD say I,
Him who is on high, name the price ant
il shall be paid; and if need be, let tina
flag, borne upon every battlefield, be hap
tized in fire from the sun and bathed in tn
blood of the nation The time has com
TO teach both the North and South tina
institutions can not exist when oppose
TO the Government If banks are in th
way, put them down-if aristocracy o
wealth, put it down--if unlawful comb
nations, put them down. How long is
since we had in the United States an in
stitution we dare not question Ha
slavery the right TO agitate the Govern
ment and the Government no privilege
agitate slavery? When institutions gro,
too great for government, they must Civ
| way anu thc OoNeTnment btanu. IL
for the nation TO determine the nature an
character of its institutions.
He appealed to Indianians to stand b
their sons and brothers in the army
Will you turn your backs upon the bray
lads who sleep in Tennessee? Let eac
one sleep, aud feel that he has fallen in
glorious cause, and, if necessary, che
your last drop of blood and expend yor
last dollar TO maintain the cause in whiC
he fell When he thought of the gallAl
men who rest by the side Of Andre
Jackson, rather than they should sic,
in the limits Of the Coniederacy, he fe
like turning, like Peter the Hermit, an
begging the people to take UP the marc
as though going to redeem the holy sci
ulchre from the hands Of the infidels.
The speech, which was three hours
I, length, and was listened TO with pr
found attention, will be published
length in our columns.