Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-05
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q short but beautiful speech concerning
Eas, Tennessee. Gov. Andrew, r. C. Win
thrope, Mayor Lincoln. and several othei
distinguished gentlemen, acted as Vice Pres
idcnts. Faneail Hall was crowded with th'
beauty aud tho talent Of Boston.
Tao S.4sri~u Pso,< ss East stsss.asi,
Me<Itsp ia Fsnewa fsit t4--SesseA ef 1sk y, ~ IEy
ter-ia4ssases es.lfes. Esasara EsFrttt a'a etAe's
Faaeuil Hail was crowded, yesterday
afternoon. With q large audience called 10,
! geshcF BY the aanoasccacsst TINT Col TNy.
lor, of East Tennessee, would make "a ad.
dress before the citixens of Boston, on tlle
saifcrings Of the people Of that region. A
large nnmbcr Of iadics occupied seats ia the
gallery.
About quarter past four Col. Taylor en-.
tered tho ball accompanied by His Excel.
lency Gsv Andrcw Hosl Edward Everett,
Hen +, Field. President Of the Senate,
Hon i II Bullock, Speaker OF the House.
His Honor Mayor Lincoln, Collector Good
rich, Ja,lge Russell, Hou Robert C. Win
throp, lea e, q lsoring. J Wiley Ed
gentlemen. Their entrance was the signal
tor enthusiastic applause by the audience.
]. Wiley Edmands esq called the meet.
ing TO order, and said that the committee
appointed for the purpose OF considering
tlle best nistlicd of aiding the people of East
Tennessee has called this meeting 50 that
the citizens Of Boston could hcar about their
brothers in East Tennessee. Mr. Edmands
stated that the committee had pref AIRED the
following list ef etSeers FOR the meeting -
President. Hon. Edward Everett;
Vice Presidents, Gov, Andrew, Mayor
Lincoln, Hon, ] + Field, IfoA 4 H. Bul.
lock Hon Robert c. Winthrop Hon chas
G Loring Wm Claftin, esq, Patrick Duna,
hoe. ESQ Wm b Rogers, esq, Charles b.
Goodrich, esq ysnes Lawrence, esq, Rich
ard Frothingham, esq, Julius Rockwell
esq John II Forbes esq
Secretaries, Col + l. Lee, and Samuel
rockingham. ir
Hon Edward Everett then stepped upon
the platform and WAS rrceived with grcst
applause lie spoke as Fellows
srEEcu or NR EvERKfr
E.{iosp e3tisrRss - We hsye eoms t,gstisr Ger the
rutsfal purpose ef tetcrriss naat cardia weiesnc
to car hoacrsl gtsesi. Vsl ~ g. Tr,lor of East
TsnHcsseS aHa The pleasing dais bas Gesorcd npain
me Of introducing him "a the nisn-iuviHg men of
Resfna asscnllea in Funeui lizii. l bid him u
hearty Nzrlo"n's In year naise To iairslgce him,
however Is wholly ssperauosiS MANY of yoa have
slFesds heard hist. and, matter Of clrse you de-
sire % bear BIN Hgain sl of ysu haEe tenTd 81 him,
nd r nlgttsF pf course. y6u aiSh 70 heaT fsnm
him !, = ih,trforc r. snnetsssarv. Il woali lie
rnf ecessng m his pTesene "a dwell apon hts titles
TO yoiT Fcseetfsl Vt.eEtiuh; bt ~ a,td;tieR 30 all
he p~sohsl siei'ns aIon sgIr sympathy, You WIN
shehr kisn s,r biz eaese The caasA nsS supply OF
the GBsgH 20 waieh arc alideyose', bat &C fa;h-
fu cnhh ssea Wha fraai tas eatiresk of ths rebel
Eon, have stood IL the post ~ danger; whom the
stern of war arzf brpka and Nksgs from that day
70 tbs L has s-s1t with ia widest fary. At this
distsace fropa the scaf VI hsas oaiy the far
OF ror of the teuipests hut HH is aud bilaws
have gone Over the devoted region, fur which oar
bonesea gszs 1 e0mcs 10 plead.
AID a more Interesting region. or enc letter en-.
titled 70 ms active sympathy. i not % be found
sithia the limits of tAe United states Forming
part of the nsbie State of Teunessse IL Is in any
rcspoc.s State Of ITSELF AMI not small either,
IL cobsissx q the broad valley of the magnificent
river uhh tfsversos q from northeast 30 southwest
three h8nlred miles in length, an1 With varying
width of from afty 60 seventyaTe miles and Of the
slopes of the mpantaBs wlIsa separate u on ths
noah from Kensucky. on the southwest fron Md
die Tennessee and On the southeast from North Car
Olna and 0euFsiaa beansifll sailey between beat
tiil sacls.Eg hills fefsile many Of them 70 their
sain3nits; EP.fkliBg With hgueiged tributsr4es 20
the noble stream shsh firms It's principal fasture.
That river, fellow -eiizciss Is in rospets one
of the most remarkable on tho caBsiaent. lie
Northern Afiavnts rise iu the State Of Virginia bot
if 10 read lesson Of uhion in the very face Of
the soil--as Il - pnsp che falFie II the union by
the eternal butiresses f he hills istsai Of Sowing
90 the Atl,Atie ike Tc oaher rivers of Virginia Il
gathers sap the waters II its Tributary streams and
connecting Virginia and the caruliHss With East
Tennessee agws soalhwsrl down tatbe northeastern
esrnsF os Georgia.
There after kssia- the feet of the glorious hIila
Of Oh itaniuga instead IL apw,ng to the tiah us
s-euing natural areosIua il cJisl,ts with AortbefB
hfabansa tIezks into the Muscle shoaia plsnis DS-
e.tnf ~ their bead add Fisrenes NJ their feet 'ad
shea sweeI ag back tp is native Ncfth, tFayerss
the vnlire width of TeHaes~ec seeead nfe, seem
indy running ap hii foE EiiilS u d bowHg north
ward. the MhsjsspJi parallel 10 it, and - 40
great a.ki4nce Is rolling Iis aods s,athwsri--eni.rs
the state Of Es:iucsy nd slBptts ri last ialo the
Ohla any miles sbaye 10 bIactioal wih the Atsiis-
sIppi, thus Finding seyra Stsiss IN its silver circuit
sad eonee.iug thsm III with the grat central BASIN
Of the eoTeiBsni,
The coll of Eastern Tennessee 3 rrh, the aoan-
tains ara aiied with e,al and Utmost sSeFy variety
II ore; thzir slopes bubble with mineral sps1hgA;
ths elaate il temperate and hsaiiha, the tsrrfio
ry aaialy divided intt farms u moderate siEa hss
The n,Sst part titled by frugal industrious nleh
Who ezn tac soil which Yields them is well earned
abundance. In no part Of the Ststs arr there -
few slaves in none = thero saors s',essantiai pop
u,a,ion; IN lao part Of The South q the slave liter
ct sa fseLie East TeAapssss greatly resembles The
lower rsnges and fertile yalIys Of swtEsrland and
I. has heen 0ften called the AnsFgsh swissetsaad
Il Is divided into thirty sFniies and lis population
daes3lot tlsifk. fsil shRs4 Of s9o,eee eaa's, ny
fsieaa. c5,snel Tss sier nosis assent.
HsIf this grand saIley, wIh the hsils gbat sRc6se
n possesses an interest 0F "a Car beyon Fthat which
attaches 20 their eeogFaThiesl features ssveEpy as
aaeh Il il eas os fe most imp0TtaHt links "a tisHt
chain III valley which tfaverses the esiiFe North
Americas eoAInsut ffBsa northeast 10 southwest
ssparsfine the stresrBs wheh faw into tbs AtisHtie
from b = which seek the 81 i.awrsneet she Ohm
ana tbs Mississippi Forcing IL way dewa Into
ths hesrt ag fl1s region waias aiiaYiai plsins
devoted - tie ealtiFa * tbaeep cltten Fles. and
tie vssIsya endssptsd in tIem. fhssa thp time yoa
leave khs sste af Pensst iysan, begins % assume
liz hihee nntieal laapatsanee Be- rufenspee b the