The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-04-23
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tue rebellion. In Congress for vears
there was a certain number from the
North whenever any imputation was cast
the Northern people, they would rise and
say, "Yes il is true" The Southern man
would put that in his speech and take h
down South aud declare that YOU were
all Aoolitionists. That did contribute 10
get up the excitement that brought about
the rebellion. But these men finalIv
found the power had departed from them.
ana they got up Government for them-
selves. '1S'A
Then, what is our only course? Put
down the rebellion by arms. We fought
them one year and did not get the worst
OF 1t. We fought them another wear ana
got possession OF a considerable portion
OF their territory. Missouri, Kentucky
ana Maryland are loyal. And now
when destruction pours over the enemies
OF the Republic like food n ia re-
markabe that there are men IN our
MIDST seeking TO protect them. We had
hot maae all the progress that we had
hoped, out the Government is now taking
strong ground, and il the American peo.
pie possess the elements Of endurance
which belong to great people, the battle
Is ours. Why, we have but commenced
the contest. Remember Rome. who
fought sixteen years withoat victory.
Ihe word peace never fell from Roman
llps, except under the banner of victory.
They never laid down the sword mill
10. 1ne enemy's sword was first laid down.
Ihese are the terms on which he would
make peace, and no other [Cheers.l
Ihe sympathizers may put as much
stress on the subjugation OF the South
as they please. If they mean to destroy
the Government and organize a Govern
ment Tor themselves, at whatever coat.
then he was in for u6jugation. He was
Tor doing the work thoroughly. We are
now laying the foundations of the Repub-
lie, and let them be deep. Let no apot
rest on that which is cemented 5v the
blood OF our fathers and Of ourselves.
Ihe speaker next alluded 60 the croak- 4.
ing about negro equality. Who arc thev
going TO be equal to? Anybody that is
AFRAID OF 1t Is about equal to them now. He
was born in Slave State where there
were two hundred thousand neqroea.
one-halt OF them free, and they did not
think themselves equal 10 him now. The
question Of emancipating the slaves is
now being discussed. They were
amused in Maryland at the a5xietv Of
the Yankees about the effects of emanei-
patton. They don't know the negro.
There is only one thing that will make
him run, and that is, the consciousness
that his master is behind him. Laugh
teri In Pennsylvania they had laws
against the emigration of blacks. but
when did the good people of that State
hear Of free negro Of Maryland going
thither2 IL is only the slave that flies
irom the South. Do away with Slavery.
and the negro will keep on the sunny
side of the Union; abolish Slavery in
the South, and you abolish the possibili-
" OF the negro coming North.
BY the act of the South, the Fugitive
Slave Law is a dead letter. Who will
now dare to cross the frontier 10 catche a
fugitive? If Slavery continues. YOU can
no more keep the negroes out of the Free
States than Pharaoh could keep the frogs
out OF the kneading lroughs la Egypt.
Laughterl They wiA lie on every
street But protect them in the South bv
law OF Congress, make what the Presi-
dent has proclaimed legal fact, that the
Government must use them and will use
them, and having proclaimed pardon
throughout the land, will not alowit 10 be
violated, and the terror Of your sensitive
fellow-citizens will melt away. You
will have rocriminaiiOns as long "A the
institution exists. IL might be asked
why this had not been said at the South
IL had been, forty years ago. Mr.. CLAW
was borne down as il were, by the cur-
rent Of the Mississippi. Northern men
were sworn on the negro as on the Bible.
There was coalition between the slave.
holders OF the South and the politicians
OF the North; bat the principles Of Mr..
Clay have not died out II is a question
OF methods, aud not whether emancipa-
tion is right IL was question whether
slavery had not 80 diseased the BODY
polite as 20 endanger the Government In
its removal. But the rebellion haa
changed the relation Of the peo.
pie to Slavery, and we ought 10 be
thankful that the rebellion has placed
as in such a position that we have
now the opportunity Of placing the In
stitution Of this land upon the basis Of
permanent freedom. [Applause. This
is not the crazy theory OF AbOlitionists.
To abolish Slavery now is the natural
course Of thiBgs--the current is that way
lit is harder not 20 abolish Slavery than
to abolish IL. The policy Of tho Presi-
dents proclamation is not a policy 10 be
carped At and criticized but 10 be execu-
ted. And the man who says he Is for
/ the Union, but cannot support the Prosi-
dent because Of the proclamation, is not
| III 20 represent any district Of the Unit
ed States in Congress Applause The
speakers quarrel with the President was
this; Not that he has done too much, but
that he has done TO little. He ought now
| 10 have 100000 armed negro soldiers In
| the middle Of South Carolina. and that
class of persons who refuse 20 flght bv
tho side Of negroes, because afraid Of
being equal with them, do not deserve
the name Of free men, Tor they refuse 20
10 fight by the side OF uch men AZ Wash-
ington led. AZ the Jattle of Bladens-
burg, he was assured by an eye witness
now living, that halt Of the troops that
came 70 the relief of our forces, which
had been disgraoefully repulsed, were
! negroes and they gallanuy sustained
! themselves In the thickost Of the fight.
Then addressing few more words by
way Of appeal 10 those present, the
speaker retired amid long and continued
applause.
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