The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-31
Great Union Meeting id Indianapolis
Speech of Caleb D. Smith.


The indianapolis correspondent
of the Cincinnati C0mmcrcidl says
The resolutions passed by the Indiana
officers in Rosecrans' army have had
most gratifying effect upon, the Copper
heads here, and have caused a remarka-
bic depression in Butternuts.
An immense and most enthusi-
astic straight-out Union and war
meeting was held in indianapolis
some two weeks ago, and another
was held on the goth. The cor.
respondent Of the Cincinnati Ga
sette says:
Another great Union meeting at Ma
sonic Hall was held tonight. It is
wonderful how the people roll up and
crowd together TO the support of the
Government.
Colonel Hudson took the Chair, and
said that we meant to meet the traitors
North and South with powder and ball,
that we would fight them till the flag
| iloated over the whole country. We
would resist those who would have a
| Northwestern Confederacv to the death.
| He deled all traitors at home or any
| where, and introduced Hoo. Caleb b.
Smith, who was glad TO see the people
! meet together in such large numbers to
testify their regard for the Union, and
the whole country. He would present a
plea for his country. We all knew that
all the country was threatened with per-
ills but we did not believe it at first
We believe it now. The flag under
which our fathers fought and bled, the
flag which has been our tower of glory,
that flag has b,cn threatened with pari-
cidal hands, and it is our duty to save il
and our country from destruction. We
have been two years at war-a war of
colossal proportions. We naturally ask
when will this war cease? We look in
vain for the rainbow of peace 10 span the
summer sky.
Ii there had been one State that had
been loyol to the Union, it was Indiana.
Have the rights Of the South been violat-
ed by the people of the North Let us
ask ourselves and see.
We are charged with violating the flu
gitive slave law. Go to the records OF our
State and they will give the lie to this
charge. 70 t0as said by Aler. II. S'evens
that the South had no reason 10 complain Of
the failure of Che North to enforce that laig.
Why even in Massachusetts, Burns was
given up, and although Massachusetts
loved liberty, she obeyed the law. II re-
mans with the Northern stock to plout the
10y al people of the North with a viola
ton of this law,
Suppose you contrast this with the
lynching Of the people of the North, with
the mob violence, with the contempt Of
: all law of the South. How would The
contrast hold ? There is great how
made abont precipitating the war by
sending re-en lorcements 10 Fort Sumter
Why it's palpsbly false No re-enforco.
ments were sent-noihing but provisions
Yet the cOwardly rebels surrounded the
fort with batteries and opened on it wher
they got ready, crushing the gallant banc
with a storm of fire, and for the frs
time in the life of our nation bringing
our flag down in disgrace. This was
done by rebels. How can any sane mar
? charge the loyal North with bringing OF
this war? Yet we are called on to hum.
BILE ourselves in the mud, TO fall on oul
? knees, 10 crawl on our bellies in the dusI
before these Southern traitors.
Indiana contributed to build that fort
+ She paid ten dollars TO one Of South Car.
DINA. Mr.. Lincoln sent food TO tina
starving garrison, and yet we were
: charged with bringing on the war W.
5 must recognize this treason or we mus
conquer by force, When treason wa.
rampant throughout the land, that mise
/ rable dotard, James Buchanan, said h,
had no power to crush it but his cpl,
taph is written--on every bush, and ire,
4 aud rock it flames forth with living fir,
o. and a serpenPs hiss Orator Traitor =
-, Little children will lisp it, and old mer
i will tell the story Of his trasOn over again
:. Traitors among us tell MS we eau
whip them. 1t made him blush TO hea
' such talk at home. But he could tel
. them it would be crushed, and the Star
! and Stripes would wave in every Southern
= State. 1t is not now only question o
: patriotism but one Of sell -preserUatiOn. d.
you think the rebellion can triumph AM
peace be restored to the country? Tall
t about an armistice What guarantee hav
c ne that traitors wU agree to anything
What evidence hare ne that they igU hold I
s. anything they agree ioi The hand tia
s ,oouH si,iEe at orr liberty can neva be tyuste
,Uih an a,mis,ice. lie read from Tn
v Richmond Examiner the feeling abou
Y natural masters, and with il was the onl
armistice we could get aud wanted I
know if we could fad slaves among u
G to take such terms. There was but on
n way TO obtain peace, and that was
fight for it; 70 crush out the rebellion
u for so sure as there is a God in HEAVIER
o il will be crushed. What should ma
;, ton Of hCcaty millions humble Hs.y in h
dust before a mireR population Of black an
It lcltc, II sgWe nine niH0nsf Rather tina
~ uake peace on such terms he woul
prosecute the war till not man in III
7, North was left 10 tell the tale.
i Let rebellion be crushed on our sol
and such spectacle would be presente
10 to the old world, that thrones and king
l. doms would crumbe to ashes. That
why we hear Of Intervention, 1t is b'
cause the despots in Europe read the
q, own downfall in the success Of OF
,r Republic.
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