The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-22


Col. Dunning was an Tndianian bot
had spent the greater portion Of his time
for two yeaugfr eeutdcky defending
her soiE[vtifb, ida You were paid by
~ Caytrn y BIZ for 81 Some one has
hmatkedl h AZ IND ianit8s had better stay
81 tlleir osfhsidd eg lhe river. Indiana
pushed her men Nat fallto defend Louis
willie, and this remark came with bad
grace from whoever spoke it. He insist
ed that Mr.. Crayens should be heard, and
promised that he would prove himself
true 70 the Government. lTE w Va
The Hon. George II. Yeatman, Mem
Der Of Congress, said this outburst was
most unfortunate. He did not belong 10
the Democratic OK Wing party, but the
Union party. lie had served with his
friend, Mr.. Cravens in Congress, and a
truer patriot, hero or sound Union man
did not exist His feelings were wound
ed when lie saw what Kentuckians had
done, and he did hope his friend would
have an opportunity to explain.
The excitement had now somewhat
subsidized, aud while many were opposed
TO allowiug Mr.. Cravens TO speak, some
we're curious 10 hear what he would say,
and be was finally permitted 70 speak.
He said, in his illusions to the Dem.
ocratic party, he had been unfortunate.
He was Union man, and loved his coun-
try above all else. He would not have
appeared here had he not been urged 10
do SO by friend. lie would simply
make an apology and then retire lie
A l.. II l. al
putting down the rebellion Grst and set
Ting other differences aflerwprd.
Voices" lod had letter have said tioi
Jefoyen
lie referred TO what our soldiers had
done, and were doing, and appealed &c
the Convention in behalf of the widows
and orphans Of those whose bones were
bleached upon our plains and fields e
crush out the rebellion, and stay this
awful bloodshed. He had intended say.
ing when he first spoke that parties were
nothing compared with the safety Of thu
Union. Come together, then, in the spiri
Of harmony, and make one more effort Il
restore the Union as it was under tn,
Constitution, At this point he subsidized
His speech created good deal Of dis
gust among the delegates, for 1t was evi
IDENTIFY insincere. The gentleman mis-
took the men he was speaking to, anC
the Union feeling was too strong to stanC
his cop erhead remarks.
A number Of resolutions were present
ed, and they were referred TO the Com
mittee on Resolutions
Col Whitaker said he was crcdibl,
informed that the hall had crowd o
Butternuts in it. Their room was bet
ter than their presence, and he believed
much of the trouble of the gentleman
from Indiana was created by them.
He moved the appointment of a Ser
geant at Arms, TO exclude all but dele
gates. IL had been hurled in their teetl
that Kentuckians cannot defend the Dor
der He thought the party who mad
that remark had better go home and at
tend to his own State. There was NOR
true Union feeling in Kentucky than il
Indiana. Tbere would be no need o
any Conscript law in Kentucky. Sh
would furnish Der quota, as she had don,
before, Indiana could not say as much
1t cost Kentuckians something 10 be 10y
al. There had been no differences il
tho N"hfeHuVn' al was union aht
harmony until this man from indiana
threw in that firebrand. ~. .rr5
Gen. Leslie Coombs, who had sat too
long at dinner, came in and mounted thu
Chairman's stand, when he commenced
speaking Of his personal relations will
Henry Clay and the part he took in th,
war of 1912. He also devoted a portion
of his remarks, well seasoned will
strong words, TO the Aboitionists of the
North. The Convention did not want t.
hear him, aud kept continually inter.
rupting him, when he was forced TO with.
draw. nIl -,1ai