The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-29

men, they are sure to conspire agains
him, and the effect Of their conspiracy
will be to perpiex his administration
] and prostrate it. La either case, the
u National cause instead Of being glO-
| riously served viii be ignobly compro
missed, and Southern stock on the Paris
Bourse and Liverpool Exchange, will be
quoted at a soaring premium. Hear,
\ hear, hear lil'.-+
To avert all this-tO confirm thu
hopes and spirit Of the loyal Sates--to
assure the army that the heroism and
sacrifices Of former years have MT been
in vain, but that grand and vast as
they have been, commensurate victo-
ny shall yet reward and crown then
futterly to confound the spectators in
gold ane traitorism-overWhel
/ TO falsify the predictions Of British
Toryism and dissipate the sinister de-
signs Of France-supFemely TO assert
the authority of the United States,
confirm the power Of the democracy,
and establish the imperishability Of the
nation they constitute Loud eheeFing,)
10 this end the election Of Abraham
/ Lincoln and Andrew johnson as the
! proved representatives of the LOYAL
millions, becomes imperative (Yehe-
ment appIause) With these men oc.
cupying the two highest seats in the
( government and councils of the nation,
there viii be no compromise with the
enemy, loud cheers no detection OF
the national heart, no palsying of the
national arm, no tempoTizing cessation
OF hOstilities; cloud and continued
cheering in a word, no srmistiee, (yehe-
ment cries of hear, hear, and, there
fore, no suspension Of the blockade, no
humiliation upon Charleston and Nc
bile OF munitions Of war, no free access
to these and other harbOrs of steam
rams and war ships from the dockyards
of the French and British puFveyors 70
the RebelliOn-nO recognition at the
T0illeries and ST James of my lords
Slidell and Mason; no expansion what
ever with q broader -effulgence of that
2 ray Of light which, it appears trick
led down into the desolate brain of Mr.
Vice President Stephens, Cloud laugh
teri from the murky atmosphere OF
the Chicago wigwam- ROsrs of laugh
ter aud immense cheering In speak
ing thus / shall be charged, Of course,
with being deserter from the Demo
cratic party Politicians, on all sides,
are inveterate preachers of consistency,
(renewed laughter) though, indeed, as
q general thing, their own observance
and practice of this astringent virtue is
prOverbially loose (Roars Of laughter
and great cheering
The truth Is, these revered advisers
and managers OF the people, (laughter,)
disHterested and immaculate as they
profess themselves to be, renewed
laughter,) find nothing censurable in
the remuneration or betrayal of great
principles, (hesr, hear, hearl) but in
the abandonment of decsyed party
loud cries of hear, hear r. and en-
thusisstic cheering)-in the repudia-
ton Of some ricketty old scaffOlding
or platform that givea way under, and
preeipitates to the mud all who have
the folly or hardihOod to take their
stand upon it-(renewed and enthusi-
astie cries OF hear, hear r') in this
they behold, with horror and execra-
ton, nothing but the most aagitious
apOstacy. Immense laughter and
cheering) But where, ask, is now 10
be found the Democratic party, outside
of those straight forward and sincere,
those earnest and heroic thousands,
who, sworn irreyOcably TO the Nation
will not jeOpardize, much less barter
away, the honor, the integrity, the
wealth and sovereignty Of the Nation
for the richest and most abundant
spoils the triumph Of any political
party might secure them2 (Enthusiastic
and tremendous cheering i, for one,
care not who is President--care not
whether you call him Wing or Demo
crat; Butternut or Grayback; Hard.
shell Baptist or pumpkin-headed and
squash Drained AbOlitionst; Saint or
Beelzebub-(roars Of laughter )-if so
far a. his faculties and functions en-
able him to do so, he keeps the Nation
straight, .honOred, powerful; (hear,
hear, hesr;) aud, whether il be in tho
suppression Of treason within lis con.
fines, or the arrest Of foreign menaces
and professions, preserves, with the
spirit of a soldier, and the stern firm
ness Of r Republican Magistrate, the
IAknb VI bn6 AAltIACAM OtUlDgiAGf 70
the freedom Of the National domain
and, az the consummation and consef
Grafton OF this right the inViOlability
Of the American citizen abroad cloud
and long continued cheering)
This is all care for. This, 10 nv
mind, Is al that is essential TO be con
sideFed now, (hear hear, hear, for the
liberty Of the press, liberty OF speech,
kabsas corpus, trial by jury, all the most
precious immunities Of civil life-peace
itseffi with all its endearmenls, sweet
courtesies, gentle and beautiful arts
civilization and religiOn-(hear, hear,
hear all depend for their security and
growth upon the national existence.
loud cries Of ''hear," hear, and az
that existenee is reliable or prsearious,
robust or weak, glorious or ignobie, 20
are they valuable or Insignificant, fruit
ful or diseased. (Renewed cries OF
hear" "he&r," and enthusiastic cheer
Ing)
This, however, Is no time for any cisi.
ZEN, animated with the trhe spirit Of
haughtily conscious Of
his own rectitude, and having recorded
With the sentence Of death his fidelity
10 the country Of his birth, vehement
spplause) and amid the iightnings Of
battle verified his oath Of allegiance 20
he country Of bis adoption renewed
md prolonged applause, this Is no time
or any eitizen-ior any citizen with thu
blood of proud and noble manhood
n him-(lo cheers) 70 stop and par
ey with the politicians, who, setiing up
. stunted effigy Of patriot, moulded
q their own average image and ike
TESS, endorse every poor dwarf and
ripple that corresponds 70 the fraction
u an inch with their measurement,
loud laughter) and who with insane
,raying and iunocuous Yiciousness, kick
ID their heels, in spasnsodic resensfpl-
less, at all those who spurn the mean
tandard, and tower above IL (Ea-
husiastic cheering)
Be Il enough for me to say. that
either in the Old Country nor in this,
ave ever bowed my neck to the yoke
any political party, tremendous
hearing, add that a. long a. = drop Of
ID blood courses through my veins or
spark Of intellect remains or my
cart can give one responsive beat %
be eternal voice Of truth and indie
sndenee, never shall lVehement
100. 4 Ero.tgh ave mora than