The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-02
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from the Richmond Dispaich. Jolly gIil
ice-President Stephens, who is on
his way to the South, stopped at Char
lotte, N. G., on Friday night, and was
serenaded by a large ooncourse Of citi-
zens. In reply he made them a speech
about an hour in length. He commenced
by alluding TO the invasion of Mary
land and Pennsylvania by Gen. Lees
army said that ID had whipped the en-
envy on their own soil, and obtained
vast supplies for orr W men men, and
was now ready to sgain meet the enc
nay on a new field. Whatever might be
the movements and objects Of Gen, Lee, !
be had entire confidence Ia his ability
TO accomplish what he undertook, for in
ability and intellect he was a head and
shoulders above any man in the Yankee
army. He commended Gen. Lee for
keeping his own secrets, and told the
people not 20 be discouraged because
they did not hear from Lee over his W
signature. lie would come out all right
in the end.
Mr.. Stephens then spoke of the sur
render of Yicksburg, and said that il
wasnot en- occurrence to cause discourage
ment or gloom that the loss of Vicks-
burg was not as severe a blow as the
loss of Fort Pillow, Island No. 10, or
New Orleans, The Confederacy had sur
vived the loss of these points, and would
survive the loss Of VioksbuTg, Port Hud-
son, and other places. Suppose, said he.
we were to loose Mobile, Charleston, ana
Richmond, it would not effect the heart
of the Confederacy. We could and
would survive such losses, and finally
secure eur independence He was not
at all discouraged at the prosDect he
never had The blues" himself, and had
no respect or sympathy for "croakers."
The Enemy has already appropriated
twenty seven hundred millions of dollars
and one million of men for our subiuga-
ton, and after a two years war had ute =
ly failed, and if the war continued two
years longer, they would fail to aocomp.
lish u subjugatiOn. So far they had not
broken the shell of the Confederacv.
In the Revolutionary war, the British
at one time had possession of North
Carolina, South Carolina, and other
States; they took Philadelphia, and dis
persed Congress, and for a long time
help almost complete sway in the colo
nies-yetthey did not conquer our for
fathers. In the war OF 1912 the British
captured the capitol of the nation,
Washington city, and burnt il, vet they
did not conquer US; aud if we are true
to ourselves now, true to our birth
rights, the Yankee nation will utterly
fail to s~ubjugate US. Subjugation would
be utter ruin and eternal death 20 South
{ ern people and all that they hold most
dear. He exhorted the people to give the
Government y cordial support, to froWn
: down ell crOakers and grumblers, and
TO remain united, and fight TO the bitter
0 end for liberty and independence.
AS for reconstruction, said MIR. Ste
phens, such n thing was impossible
such an idea must Mt be tolerated'for an
instant. Reconstruction would not end
the war, bnt would produce a more hor-
i rible war than that in which we are now
: engaged. The only terms on which we
2 can obtain permanent peace is final and
t complete separation from the North.
Rather than submit to any thing short Of
e that, let us all resolve to die like men
= worthy of free dom.
In regard TO foreign Intervention, Mr..
" Stephens advised his hearers to build
IT no hopes on that yet awhile. He did
not believe that the leading foreipr
Powers ever intended that the North anC
South should be again united, they pre-.
e ferred that the separation should b,
permanent; but they considered botI
sides too strong now, and did not deem
it good policy on their part to interfere
and put a stop to the war. Foreign
10 nations see that the result Of the wa
y will be to establish a despotism at th,
IN North, and are therefore willing to ALLOW
it to continue q while longer.
ye The whole tone Of Mr. Stephens speecl
IS was very encouraging and showed no
y the slightest sigu of dependency. Ii
concluded by expressing entire conf
it dence in the ability of the Confederac,
t. to maintain our cause aud achieve In
dependence.