The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1864-06-23

authority of the Government, we yet have,
IN what has been accomplished toward
the suppression cf the Rebellion and the
extinguishment of its cause in the he
roic deeds of ournoble armies and gallant
navy; in the revival of the patriotism OF
the country, that almost seemed TO be
paralyzed under the influence of cur na-
tional prosperity; in the unprecedented
generosity of tie people awakened by the
wants OF the Government, and the neces-
sites of Its defenders; much, very much
OF the highest felicitasion, and for which the
country is grateful to Almighty God and
may not add to these causes Of congrat-
ulatioa the formation of the political or
ganization of which the Convention is a
representative, which has so nobly sus-
tanned the Government In its efforts to
put down the Rebellion, and to the com
plete accom- plishment of which it's ener-
gies are concentrated The patriotic har-
mony that has marked our assembling,
and will characterize all our proceedings,
aud promote that harmony which will dis
play itself on the unanimous nomination
for the Presidency of the United States
of the wise and good man whose unsel6sh
devotion to the country in the admins
tration of the Government, has secured
to him not only the admiration but the
warmest affection of every friend of con
stitutional liberty [ need not remind
you of the very grave responsibilities that
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Convention. The loyal people of the
country have authorized and expect you
to renew on their part the pledge Of their
faith to the support the Government in
the most vigorous prosecution of the war
to the complete suppression ofthe Rebel
lion, regardless tie tins, or the resour-
ees required to that end, and they equal
ly expect and call upon you to declare
the cause and support of the Rebellion to
be Slavery which, as well for its treason
able offences against the Government as
for its ineompatibility with the rights of
humanity and the permanent peace of the
country. must, with the termination of
war, and as much speedier as possible, be
made to cease forever in every State and
Territory in the Union. But l must not
refer to other subjects of interest that will
challenge your attention. Let me repeat
my thanks for your expression Of conf
deDce in me in having selected me to pre-
side over your deliberations. (Applause)
SPEECH OF pARsON BRowNLow.
GENTLEMEN or TIE CONVENTION I
assure you, you have tonight walked I'D
the wrong passenger. [ am very sick
man and ought TO be in my bed, and not
here. :, | have journeyed on however
through great tribulations to meet you
The last regular meal took was on Sat
urday upon boat on the Ohio River, I
am sick, sick, and l come forward, be-
cause 50 enthusiastically called for. to
make my bow and apology for not attemp-
ting to speak. But before | take my seat
l know you will take kindly any sugges-
ton l may make or any rebuke L may adj
to YOU am one of the elder
brethren, one of the old apostles-laugh-
ter r]-and | heard when l came to town
that you had some doubts in your mind
as to the propriety of admitting the dele
cation from Tennessee State in rebel
lion. | hope you will pause, gentlemen,
before you commit SO rash an act as that,
and thereby recognize secession We
don't recognize it in Tennessee. (Ap-
plause:l We deny that we are out. Ap-
plause. We deny that We have been out.
Applause ] We maintain that the mi
nority first voted US out, and then ma
iority whipped the minority out of the
State with baycrt5ts, and drove over por-
tiQn of our men to their ranks; but we
are here to participate in your delibera-
tions end tolls, and shoy you honor.
pray you not to exclude us. We have
full delegation from Tennessee pa:ri-
otic delegationAa talented delegation
always excepting the present speaker
[ Laughter. Our best men are here.
We have in Tennessee. as you have in
most of the Northern States, a copper
head party, just beginning to come into
existence. They vegexisted here good
while | have. fought the venomous rep
tiles for the last two years But they
are beginning to organize IN tennessee,
aud confidently look for them to be rep
resented at the forthcoming Chicago Con
vention, and to send ups delegations there
under the nose and scent of that pink of
virtue of The Chicago Times. The del
egation that oer State sends up to you
would scorn to 90 to the Chicago Ccrven-
tion. They would decline have anything
to do with the late Cleveland Convention.
Applause We are for the baltiEiore
Lincoln, Aiming of Negroes Convention,
EAppIause. We are for the Convention
Of the party that are resolved toput down
this wicked and internal Rebellion at all
hazard and all costs of money ard lives.
And our Convention instructed us before
we left home to advocate and vote for A
braham Lincoln, first, last and all the
time. lApplause. He has cos his hand in
Ese las learned the hang of the ropes,
and we want to try him for second term.
Let us get along in harmony. There
need be no OBTAINING of this Convention