Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-12
Speech OF Major General SchOAeld NJ
EFppDOrt,

We had not kuown until we road the Frocput
JoHtatS report of Major General scholell- short
speech on the occasion OF hs scrouadc at that place
few evening. since Chat that officer like President
Lincoln, General CRAM, Provost Marshal Genera
Fry, and other Leaders 600 tlo cuu.o Of the Goycu.
mcnt Is un lllino.uu Itappcals that he T. q aa-
tive Of Frccpou The Jo0"0isIcport of his speech
Is rs follow.
"Ihoro are periods lu The llIr ol every man, WHICH
are marked u- cIas IN hI- existence one of thme
the hour when lac who went forth lad without or
tune or name TO seed, and curve for himselfa rpu-
taton, come. bac, aitor long year TO the homt oi
his childhood, the scenes Of his boyhood plays ind
sport, lie return. 10 iud many of his old school
mates and friends now among the leading bushes
men those who were the middIo-aged now the
gruy-hulrcd veterans while here and there Is u lin
gcrlng 'yetcwn' Of the oldcn time, who shakes i'm
warmly by the hand and implsros Gods blessing
upon him ! seems bat a few days my friends, slco
went out from among YOU the mere lud set II f.
fifteen years, And when ! look hack over these
years, aud reflect upon the changes that hive oc-
cured my heart !, full as ! stand bcfUolou 'o-
night,
"Nhon the war broke out ! was IN a condition 10
he Of immediate service TO that country which had
educated me. and to which owed all had ur could
hope to be- ! wa, in the regular army. llUuy Of
my associates and ] parted company then Many
Of them became traitors. For me- my platform was
then, ever has been since and is now, TIE UNION
UNDIVIDED NATlONA1ITY-at whatever cost and
at all hazard, When ] was uiterward il command
in Missouri, told the rebels there that lhe soil Of
Missouri belonged 70 the United States md moi to
Missouri and though It became necessity to kill
every rebel ON that soil and destroy cvry dollars
worth of property OF every name and nture there
on, IL must be done and tho soil preserved to the
Union to which It belonged. Such was ny platform
then. Such is il now The Federal Uion is SOW
creign and must be preserved in its integrity We
hear now-a-days q great deal said abouttho Const-
tuition. Let it be rcvcred Touch it ot without
good reason But may not even this s2rcd instru-
ment be changed if need be- to save tie life of a
great nation
"All now look, hopeful and cheering am glud
to see and know that my native city of lreepou has
been patriotic enough TO raise her full qlota of the
men called for TO put down this rebellion, and that
no draft will be needed here hut | am llso glad TO
see and know that in all towns that haw not filed
their quotas, The draft !, progressing with will give
Us the men we want, II | could have ny way my
friends, ! would turn that crank regularly once a
month until we had got the rebellion crushed, If it
took every abc-bodcd man in the land Al We
want now is the men. We now have at the had Of
our armies Generals who are able TO command hem
At the head of the nation we have a man Wild has
all the while through these stormy seas, stetily
honestly and faithfully held the helm, straight ,n to
the promised shore of Union Tho clouds are how
breaking, and we can -u.--iu the distance u b.
sure, but slill We can ,oc-through the opening in
the clouds the green shores of Peace and lion,
whittier we ARE bound Al we want is to keep
steadily on. Give our armies the men thoyncH, be
united IN their support, keep the same honest mau
with his firm and steady hand at the helm, and all
will bewcll