The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-29
NO 300


to me that the Republicans of Mexico
and the Republicans of the Union States
must stand shoulder TO shoulder in the
cause Of civil liberty; for before il ends.
we shall lind tho lovers of OWL liberty
throughout the world ON one side. and
the lovers OF despotism arrayed in sym-
pathy against the Government. For one.
want TO see this Government saw that
we sympathize with Mexico, and do not
want TO see it cverrun by Louis Napoleon.
| Applause, And when the offer OF me-
diatlon was made to this countryside
10 appoint conmissioners "a
arrange the terms by which the Rebels
could return to the American Sena
had l been the Premier of this great Gov
ernment lift had cost me my life, would
have replied, "Sir, there was a time when
you would not have dared 20 say so
much; and now that you have said il,
VIII take the occasion 10 say TO you Ia
the name Of my Government, that you
had better take counsel Of those who sur
round you as to the quickest and safest
way OF getting out of Mexico" ZAP
phuse, But want you 20 understand
that whatever the policy of the Govern
ment may be upon these questions, l am
as loyal to this Administration as any
man living within the United States. /
am loyal TO the President. He is my
President. He is the only President we
can have for two years. He must be sus.
tanned; and had millions of money and
as many lives, / would give them all TO
sustain the Government. Yet | believe
il there is man within the limits of the
United States who has had cause 10 be
disappointed, | am one Of those men not
that have been an applicant for any
thing, but that | have hoped that the
country | love so much would ere this
have been redeemed Upon the 4th of
December | sailed from your port happy
man for ] was connected with an erpe-
dition which / had beer taught 10 be-
lieye TO be attended for the relief of
Texas. Without solicitation upon nv
part had been connected with that ex-
pedition, and | never knew that we wero
ploying all their negroes against them.
II murderer should make an attack on
me, | not suspscting any foul intention
on his part and he had dagger at my
throat and | could, in the soufTle get
possession of il, would not exactly
restore IT TO him laughter and loud
cheers | would not be particuIsr
about not using IL upon him. This
Government as you know, is working 10
crush out this rebellion, and is il not n
shame that men at this day will talk
about the wickedness Of this Government
making war upon the South Now, some
men of exceedingly small head and small
or heart may receive plaudits for utter
ing such falsehoods; but they must
know, by taking the least thought, that
all History will record it 10 be a foul lie
and Islander. Applause, and cries of
Good, Good."1 This Government never
invited war on the part Of the South.
they waited unit! your National Capital
was seriously threatened. When [ left
your honorable President, and Washing
ton, a day or two after the Inauguration
of the President of the Uaited States. I
passsd through no hamlet village, town.
or city, at the South, that did not swarm
with soldiers, mustered and prepared for
an attack on the Government. Mr.. Wal
ker, the so-called Secretary of War, o1the
Davis regime, declared at Montgomery.
Ala, that within given time thew
would have the National Capital. IL
was an open boast At the South, and thew
believed it,. They believed they had
so managed things, through their agen-
cies in high places, that they had secur-
ed the power, and they intended 20 use
IL. / will not use names, because IL
would not be right on this occasion, and
know none Of your minds will revert to
Gov. Floyd, Of Virginia, or any BODY like
him Lead laughter aud cheers But
il was so. And yet men talk OF their
constitutional rights, and that they have
property in the South, about which pro-
perty, ii you ever make a disturbance.
they intend to tear ~ the Government
and make another, this same species of
| property being the corner.stono of tho
new one. Yet, when you for the preser-
VatiOn OF your Government, resist their
aggressive war, when you attempt 20 nut
down the Rebellion, you are doing
most cruel, unjust aud uneon-
situti0nal thing. l suppose these
gentlemen imagine that the object In
forming The Constitution was TO see ho "
long a Government could exist without
having power 20 protect itself against
enemies without or within. A common
ilippant romark OF the Rebels was tina,
the Government was failure, because il
was not possessed Of Inherent strength
But have said 20 them on many coca
siohs, as | say TO you 10 night, that Ia
my judgement they will fad, before they
get through with II that this Govern
ment is strong enough for common use
! lApplAuHe. II has just the same ON
nipotent power that any other Govern
ment under Heaven has 10 protect ITSELF
from is enemies without and within. II
was intended 10 have that power. Tbs
Consultation conferred upon the Presi
dent and made IL his sworn duty, &c
suppress instruction, aud 10 repel inva.
sion; and they placed him Al the head o
its Army and its Navy that he might en-,
ploy tho whole force Of the country 4
necessary, 10 accomplish that great OBJ
jet. RobOay ever dreamed, until thoa
teachings outof which Secession grew 20
10 be popular, that Il had net power 4
accomplish every thing Il desired fo
these great ends. But 10 has been dis
covered that the Government, surround
ed as il has been by enemies, molsste'
by the sympathy abroad for the Treason
at home, from day to day surrounded
with difficulties new and hitherto untri
ed by the Government, may make nov
aud then a mistake. u may have mad
! tho mistake Of arrcsting some men VII
, had not said as much as they ough
! 10 have said 10 convince their neigh
bors Of their loyalty--for do be
, lieyo every man ought 90 10 spea
out, that IL not at heart a trai