The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-29
Live Thoughts of a Live sOu,herner
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Live Thoughts of n Live SOutherner
The report says:
Gen. Cochrane then introduced the
next speaker. Gentlemen, | am now
about to present to you a gentleman you
have before heard; gentleman whom
have often seen and taken by the hand.
| have often stood by him in many a
stern struggle In yonder House of Repre-
sentatives he was always a true, stead
fast Southern Democrat. He stands be-
fore you o-night almost an isolated man;
he has parted from his family, and the
last and almost the only news he heard
from them was when those troops who
were surrendered at the South by the
treason Of Gen. Twiggs, were on their re-
turn TO the North, being exchanged, as
they passed by his family mansion, his
little enes notwithstanding the disleyal
sentiments of the vicinity, with the spirit
of their sire, they gave three cheers for
the Union Great applause, and cries
Of "Good." The virtues which they
inherited and thus expressed, are still
alive in the heart of their father. He is
here as father to speak to you as faith
ers to- night upon the great crisis in the
nation. l introduce to you Gen. Hamil-
ton, of Texas. Loud and long -contin-
ued applause.
SPEECH OF GEN. HAMILTON,
Gentlemen Of the Loyal League Of the Gig
of Ne1V York: Had / been disposed TO
deal justly with myself surely would
not have been present on this occasion.
IItis not often / have been under the ne
cessity of making apologies in advance
of the humble efforts have from time to
time made in this great cause; but re-
cent indisposition of severe character
admonishes me that am not able this
evening to meet your just expectations
nevertheless, in obedience 60 the wishes
of friends, am here to bear testimony
still to the principles upon which this
Government ought to prosecute this war
to successful conclusion. And / can
not better do that than by indorsing eve
ry word my friend--as / may be per-
mitted so to call him--and your Presi-
dent has upon this occasion so eloquently
uttered in your hearing this evening.
Applause. If there is any change to
make at all, il is not by detracting from
any suggestion he has made or by any
Endorsement of the principles he has
urged in your hearing but il would be
had the capacity of adding imme asura-
bly, TO the suggestions he has made to
infuse vigor into the public army. The
purpose, l suppose, tlis evening, Is to
ratify and indorse the objects of this
League. / suppose this is part of the
record Of that League which | see before
me the long roll of names on the desk.
| know not how many names it may con :
tain; but, judging from the size of the
roll, it contains names enough, If mus
tered into an army, to redeem my State
applausel and if the men who signed
il have hearts as ready and willing as
their hands, they would redeem IL arms
were placed in their hands. Renewed
? applause and cheers. under
stand the object TO be to declare
3 the unalterable determination of eve
J ry one who there puts his name
. TO stand by the Government in all
o its Just and constitutional efforts TO sup
= press rebellion. What are those efforts
to be !? BY levying armies, as a matter
0 of course, and to furnish means to arm
and equip the men thus raised, putting
them in the Geld, and sustaining then
while there. PROFESSIONALLY all viii
agree to that--I mean all loyal men; for
unfortunately, every man even in thu
part Of tho country understand will
, not 20 that far. They think the best W
to put down and suppress Rebellion is {,
cease fighting Rebels. A voice-"Boobj
Brooks IL is the further purpose o
those who sign this League to sustain tn
!, Congress of tie Uuited States in th
measures that have been adopted in il
wisdom for giving power TO the Execu
). tive and the officers of his army. Lout
cheers / understand it is tho deter
mination of all who sign this league N
longer 70 carp about this being wa
against the institution Of slavery cheers
long aud loud and 10 withdraw iron
the country apart Of what ought TO b
it's just support in putting down this re
bellion. tits strange TO my mind, an
has ever been strange, when considerin
il, how any man in the land who reall
vas capable of reading the current event
Of the day, and who is willing 10 admi
, what the truthful pen OF history will re
" cord, as TO how and for what purpose IA
= Rebellion sprang up in our midst-,ho'
any man could find it in his heart
Withdraw even temporarily from the Coy
eminent this support because the Gov
q eminent has at last determined to stril
> down the thing which has attacked Il
integrity Of the Government Immeni
4. applausel and TO talk about the monstrt
sity Of this Administration aud the Go,
eminent making war on slavery. lChoel
and applause long and loud What WI
it, pray tall me- you that carp, what VI
- il that made war upon the Government
\, Cheers, and cries Of "ThaPs il
"Thars the question What instit
ton, or pretended interest growing o
Of that Institution, was made the pre- ts
and real cause Of the WARP / say pr
- text, because | say what have Oft
said. IL was not because Of any aggre