The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-08
NO. 1876

was ranking in their hearts; and a.
they were determined to break up this
| Government, SO long rs he lived, they
would find him for war When Ten
nessee seeded, old Andy Johnson went
home. They drove him from his State
because he would not take sides with
the rebellion; but he told them he
would die first He went 20 Ohio, and
from that to Washington. When our
army went to Tennessee, after Mr.
Bragg had been driven out, he went with
it. lie has been acting the part Of
n patriot and y statesman ever since ;,
Furnishing treason and traitors wherever
| they stalked abroad in the land. There
is the difference between these men.
And yet ] am asked to vote for Nc
I Clellan and PendletOn. Gentlemen, /
won't do it. IApplause. johnson and
/ fought against secession and seces-
sionists when the war first broke ont
We are fighting against them now.
We stood together then, and we stand
together now; and for this We are
called Abolitionists.
TIE REBELs FOR LITTLE MAC
Now, nv fsllow-countrymen, 7 can
say to you, that these rebels to-day
are advocating the election Of George
B. Mcclellan and George H. Pendleton.
l can prove it And they have good
reason for Ii, too don't say this be
cause / believe George B. Mcclellan
to be traitor, for don't believe any
such thing But I believe that he is
used for the very purpose have stated,
and if elected President he would
throw around him such men as Wood,
Vallandigham, Richmond, and this
Israelite, Belmont BE would be only
tool in the banda of these men,
through which they would act in order
TO give the Southern Confederacy their
independence. Applanse
There are many things, perhaps, that
this administration has done that l
would not have done but yet believe
this: when my country is in extremes
as it has been, arm willing TO overlook
the minor faults and mistakes which a
man may make, 40 long as the good Of
the country il the paramount object
which he seeks TO attain. will so
cept him, no matter what his peculiar
notions about these minor points may
be- Understand the issue Of this con-
troyersy, to be war or no war. union or
disunion, suppression of the rebellion
and restoration of the country, or ces-
sstion of hostilities and permission of
the rebels to have their Independence.
As Mr Lincoln and Mr.. Johnson are
for prosecuting this war, aud as the
loyal men Of this country are for help
ing them, believing myself to be loyal,
| am for the men who stand on the
war platform, no ma ter by what party
name they have been called in the
past, OF what party differences may
have existed between them and my
self in former times. lApplause
Not long ago, there was a speech
made in Southern Alabama, by j. l.
NJ. Curry. He was a member Of Con-
gress when l served, and is very tai
ented man. After the South seeded,
and when this rebellion commenced, he
was elected member ofthe Confederate
Congress, and he served there with
credit to himself, so far az a man can
do so in q Congress OF that kind
Laughter he returned home a
short time ago, and made a speech to
his fellowcitizens. Now do you know
who q congressman fellow-citigens are
in the Southern Confederacy The sol
diers of the rebel army are the only
fellow-citizens he has Every man is in
the army who is not 20 old that he can
carry a gun, nOr so young that he cant
leave his mamma Laughter If
man makes a political speech there, he
must make it in the army and 10 the
army There is no such thing as cleo
ton polls, like We have here They
elect congressman, Senators, and every
thing else in the army The army is
the Southern Confederacy. 10 is ell
there is Of il, and when we get that
used up, the Southern Confederacy is
gone up Applause Mr. Curry said
this: Ny hearers, we should remem-
Der that much depends upon the choice
the Northern men make for a Presi-
dent the incoming fall There will be
at least two parties represented, 70 wit:
The war party, who will, doubtless,
make an effort 10 have Lincoln retain
ed, and the peace party who will make
bold effort 10 elect q man pledged to
give the Confederacy justice and res
tore peace-long desired and ardently
prayed for peace--to our bleeding
country. We hope, we trust, We pray
that they may be Successful; such
a shout as never was heard before would
spread over our afflicted south If
such be the happy result. ourin iepend-
ence will be established But should
Lincoln be re elected, our fond hopes
viii be dashed to the ground our inde-
pebdence but thing dreamed Of for
we have exhausted our resources, and
could not possibly hope to Do able %
continue the war four years longer,
Past experiences has taught ~ that We
should expect no favors 81 the hands
OF the indomitable tyrsnt and usuFper.
Abraham Lincoln. Let us rep0se orr
trust IN the God Of battles, sud
anxiously await the result
There i what Mr. curry says IL
prays aFdeutly for the peace candidate,
because be says if he Is elected their
Independence will be for ever estab-
lished How does be know de as
serts il IS a fact These eommunica-
rions that have been going constantly
between the rebels of the Southern Con
fsderacy and the Northern rebels-au
assembled az Niagara Falls-might
possibly explain how be knows 20 much
about what the Confectionery can ex-
pect from the peace men II elected
Many things that have been done IN
this country viii explain the reason
Why. This peace pagty, this anti war
party, is made up Of a straDes kind Of
men. They are very impali.n nj for
peace-at tue same time they know
the kind OF pace they sant vii IN
golVe the country IN more terrible
aud bloody war, in Eve years, than va
have ever had, or heard OF Applause
Mr. Curry, you see, goes on 10 aay, "thas
If Lincoln should be 70 elected, the
hopes Of tbs Southern, Confed~racy
would be dashed 70 the ground and
50 forth Now, don'' propose 10 join
Mr.. Garry IA his electioneering tour for
this peace candidate, or any Of bis
crowd II find the leading rebels In
favor Of man, don't think I ought
70 be, but II / find them denoancing q
man and opposing him as they do Dir.
Lincoln, ] can't help thinking be Is 3
pretty good sort Of fellow. Laugh
ter Now, told you we could restore
this country BY suppressing the rebel
lion. There IL no matter OF doubt that
we can destroy their arInies--1e can
kill every man that belongs 70 them,