The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-14


that act. Accordingly, on the next morn
ing, the flag Of the United States was
raised over the Mint--the property of the
United States. After flying short time,
mob, headed by drunken gambler, in
the presence Of the feet, in broad day !
light, tore down the symbol Of our ma
tionality, that we all reverence, and |
dragged it, with infamous outrage, |
through the streets, tramping upon it aud |
tearing il in pieces, after which each went
his way.
That act. in its consequences, might
have been most calamiious. The com
mander of the Federal fleet and the army
then coming up the river, had right 70
suppose that the city authorities had
come to the conclusion TO renew the con-
| test, and the evidence Of that renewal
was the hauling down OF the flag. The
commander of the feet had no means OF
knowing that this was done by a mob,
and the act might and ought as military
proposition, to have brought down upon
the city ar instant bombardmeut
But, through the very proper precau-
ton of Commander Farragut, but a shot
or two were fired, and no resistance fol.
lowing, no special damage was done, it
resulting in the wOunding of a single per-
son. But, mark you, sir, it was not the
fault of Mumford that New Orleans was
not laid in ashes, and the women and
children crushed beneath the shells of
the Federal fleet. We were about taking
other towns and cities on the Mississippi
river. If every drunken ruflian, by tear
ing, by tearing down our flag, could bring
bombardment on every city along the
Mississippi river, there was no safety to
the non .combatants from the operations
of war, nor in the surrender of places (;
and it was in mercy to the towns that
we should take hereafter, and their in =
habitants, that felt it necessary TO pun
ish, according to the just laws of war,
after a fair trial and full confession OF
guilt, VIM. b. Mumford. To save hu.
man life, and ameliorate the horrors OF
war, it became necessary exemplarily to
punish this crime. | have right e
say here that, in no unauthorized man
ner, in the Department OF the Gulf has
. any other flag of the nation been taken
+, from the place where it has been put by
:: loyal hands Loud applause AnC
u whether rightfully or wrongfully done
u that act still commends itself to my
e judgment. More applause
= And seeing the utter wOrthlessness o
: the man that treason has attempted L
N eXalt into a patriot, | was inclined T.
J. spare MumfOrd, but that was not permit
ID ted TO me. HE associates, the Thugs
4 roughs, rowdies, gamblers, assembled i
New Orleans on the night before his ex
ecution, and sOlemnly voted that Mum
r ford should not be executed. It the
10 became a question whether the mo
N should rule New Orleans as IL had don
A. for fifteen years previously, or the CON
"a manding General Of the United State
he forces. Long applause. From thu
day, however, there has never been an
A. question on that subject. Laughter an
e. applause.
Ie: have been betrayed into saying yer
J a different things from what intende
lst 1t was my simple purpose TO thank "
he for the kindness with which you ha
be sustained me, and to add my congratl
&c lations to you and the country for II
lid avalanche of victories that is now flow
nd ing upon us. Applause. / look upC
the campaign in the Southwest as no
yo- substantially ended. The plan of Il
rebels in that campaign was undoubted
to concentrate their forces upon Ros
Vi Grams, and after having routed him,
Oes fall with greater concentration upC
ian Graut, and overwholm him, relieve Wick
,oS burg, and attempt perhaps, to rega
New Orleans.
~, But il is the first step that costs; al
ma the first blow to conquer Rosecrans ha
ms. ing failed do not think we will ha
the anything TO fear in the Southwest.
81 think we have not yet sufficiently Apr
" ciated the services Of that brave and n
or bJo soldjer Rosocrans and what he n
rks accomplished by the battle Of MurfreC
ion boro Applause. If there is anythi
in the world a man might desire, il is
fame, nobly won on the field Of bait
an even in the face of defeat.