The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-25

man was elected than ever Breckinridrp
could be, unless be was made over again
aud | think know enough Of the Divine
character 20 say that the Almighty would
never undertake that JOB. These South
ern leaders arc the worst men who ever
lived There are better men ln the Pcni-
tertiary and 1t were not afraid Of
getting up theological controversy,
would say, there SIRE better men In helll
They took 3 solemn oath Of Office, they
devoutly kissed the Bible upon it, and
then, after leglslSting in Congress all day,
and drawing their salaries, met In a
secret room by night to plot the over
throw Of the Government. Honorable
Toombs Honorable A. O. p X. Y Y.
Nicholson will not insult Judas Is.
caript Ivy comparing him with these
wrstches. Why, after ell their cry
against abolitionists these rebels are =
gang Of negro thieves. Scotts Alabama
cavalry, composed Of the Southern chiv-
airy, kidnapped my negro boy Charles,
one Sunday, aud run him South. lie came
back to me tho other day, having given
then the slip, after getting his rights"
abundan,ly. Now had expected that
these "blue. coats" might take negro
occasionally, but not the flower Of Sc
cession aristocraoyi These rebels have
stolen more negroes since the rebellion
began from Union men run then South,
than tho Abolitionists ever did Moth
ern Abolitionists are not &c 10 hosdA
candle 20 these Southern negro thieves
Your Captain Perkins, Of the town OF
franklin, lie a specimen Of these negro
thieves, They are hypoerites and
scoundrels, as well as traitors. | hope
the devil may seize them, and drown
them in the sea, as he did the swine In
the New Testament.
The Committee on resolutions,
at this time, entered the room
aud the speaker brought his re-
marks 20 = close. The resolutions were
published in the Union Of Sunday mor-
ming, aud will appear IN our next Week
ly. They were adopted by a general
and unanimous response. Gov. john
son, who had just arrived on special
train, at this iuncture entered the room,
and in response 10 the call Of the an-
dienoe, took the stand. He remarked:
81 am here to-day, my fellow-cii.
zsns, for the purpose ct noticing your
own deliberations and action, and Of in
I rmingllng and reasoning familiarly
with you, rather than to make set speech
A great question forces itself upon
the minds Of all "WhAt has In.
volved the land in this fear
fol peril ? The peril is upon u.s. and
there must be some cause, for there can
be no effect without cause. There
has been an effort on the part Of q
portion Of the people Of Tennessee, and
of other Southern States, 10 break up this
Government there has been nefarious
plot to destroy the greatest best, aud
most benign insti uti0ns which the world
ever knew. Now, when we examine the
basis Of the Government, II We conpre-
bend its principles, we must conclude
that it oannOt be broken up. Try to des-
troy the principles Of freedom as well
might you try to lock up the winds Of
heaven, or bind the pillows of the ocean.
IL 10 saorlege to sttsmpt it. You have
made the thai, aud assailed this glori-
Gus Government and the trial has re-
coiled upon yourselves You have been
crushed and disgraced in tho attempt 20
destroy Il. The building Of tree govern
ment stili stands erect, while you are
covered with shame. This Government
will live, for il is indestruc ible. Go
back to old articles Of the fret Amer-
can Confederation, aud their idea was
durability. The states were TO bo unit
ed forever. tue idea OF unity and FREQ
dom WAS a divine one, recorded in tue
beginning, and the Government was TO
be perpetual. After We had pat doSn
British tyranny, 40 began ia 1887 ~
make the Government more perfect
still. We dad 10 tho beginning q the
Federal Constitution that It's purpose
was, To form a more perfect UuiVu."
As an emblem Of tle Union ,he
thirteen Stars and Stripes were chosen
symbol Of its divine mission
which all earth and bell, although com
bined, can never destroy And this Un-
ion, planned and constructed with adj
mirable wisdom, was cemented with the
hArdships, patriotism, aud bloodshed Of
seven years war. Our fathers who
thus suffered and toiled Tor our benefit
aud founded a nation with 80 great Ia.
Dor, expected Tebtlions a. some future
day, aud provided Tor them In the Fed
eral Constitution, and in Il gave power
TO repel invasion and suppress rebellion.
This is just what the loyal people are
carrying out to-day. This is not war
Of the North against the South, nor Of
the South against the North. II isA
wicked rebellion on the one hand, aud =
Just aud constitutional war for lis sup
preston on the other. The Government
is supprsssing rebsllion-an injunction
Of our fathers, ~ written Ga the Consti
- ~ IL. LII. 49, 49, L. ~ 4