The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-11-20
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la accordance with The announcement
ia the Chronicle yesterday, the Hon John
CONFESS, Senator in Congress from Cali
fornis, accompanied by a number of
gentlemen, most Of them citizens from
Pennsylvania, called upon the President
OF the United States for the purpose Of
asking his acceptance of cane, which
was the gift to him Of bis great prede-
cessor and exemplar, David Colbert
Broderick.
The day WAS exceedingly lovely, being
the beginning of the second Indian SUM
mer, and the occasion one Of rare interest.
Mr.. Senator CONFESS, who seemed TO be
somewhat surprised At witnessing 90
many Pennsylvanians around him, and
still more surprised on being informed
that nearly all these gentlemen, like
himself, had acted with the Democratic
party, until the party became sold to
slavery, advanced with the cane in his
hand, and in fine, bold, and clear voice
addressed the President:
SENATOR coNNEss SPEECH.
He said that this interesting gathering
had no object in view other than that Of
witnessing the presentation of a cane
which he held in his hand to the Presi-
dent of the United States. lie took
a great pleasure in bestowing it upon
him. Il was gift Of David G. Brode-
rick to himself, who was not only a
friend of his but friend of the people.
Mr.. Broderick, he said, was q great hero,
and one who had battled and died for
the salvation Of his country in the hour
of It's trial. He took especial pleasure
in rendering the cane to the President as
n token Of his respect and admiration
for him in the issuing of that great
| edict, the proclamation of emancipation,
and in resolutely maintaining it as the
public law. The President had made
himself great leader 10 the civilization
of the world, and the Hon. Senator re-
| peated that it afforded him heartfelt
pride 10 present adm consign to his keep
ing this mement) of his late esteemed
friend David 9. Broderick.
THE PRESIDENTS REPLY.
The President then accepted the cane
and, with much emotion, replied that ht
never personally knew the SenA'or'G
friend, Mr.. Broderick, but he had AWAY.
heard him spoken of as one sincerely de.
voted to the cause of human rights
Testimony TO this point of his character
had been borne by those whom he hAd
not intimately known, as also by thos
with whom he was personally and init
mately acquainted, and, with all of them
the testimony had been uniform. Th
memento which was presented him by
Senator Conness was of that class o
things, the highest honor that could b
conferred upon him. If, in the position
he had been placed, he had done any
thing that entitled him TO the honor ia
Senator bad assigned him, it was
proud reflection that his acts were o
sue h character as to merit the afiliatio
of the friends of man like David
BrOderick Whether remaining in thi
world or locking down upon the cart
from tim spirit-land, to be remembers
by such a man as David G. BrOderick wa
, fact be would remember through a.
the years of his life. The proudest am
bition that he could desire was to d
something for the elevation of the con
dition of his fellow-man. In conclusion
he returned his sincere thanks fer III
part the Senator here in this presentation
and to the memory of his great friend.
The cane is a beautifully polished on,
made of oak. The original inscriptio
. on gold-plate on the end of the roun
of the cane was "Broderick to Oonness.
Encirciling these words the Senator ha
had inscribed, "Conness to the Presi
dent" and thus these two inscription
are blended together Wash. Chronicle.