The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1864-06-30

""''I y oouse SiaSs sttt Was tuC OUly prom
inent accession. PUB
Vice Presidential Nominee on the Cri
SIS ana its Demands.
"A Union meeting was recently held a
Nashville, at which Gov. johnson wa
the principal speaker. We find the fol-
lowing report in the Nashville Times:
The appearance of Governor johnson
on the steps of the St. Cloud Hotel, wa
greeted by the vast crowd with loud an
piause. All were anxious to hear and se
the next Vice President of the I. States
After thanking the assembly for tn,
compliment they had bestowed on him
and few other preliminary remarks, Gov
johnson proceeded to say that we arc en-
gagged IN great struggle for free govern
ment IA the proper acceptation of the
term.
So far as the head Of the ticket is con
cerned, the Baltimore Convention has
said, not only to the United States, bu,
to all the nations of the earth, that We
are determined to maintain and carry ou,
the principles of free government. CAD.
plause.) That Convention announce d
and confirmed principle not to be disre.
garded 1t was that the right of scces-
sion, and the power of State to place
Itself out Of the Union, are not recog-
nIzcd. The convention had declared this
principle by its action. Tennessee had
been In rebellion against the Government,
and waged reasonable war against its
authority just as other Southern States
had done. She had seeded just as other
States had, and left the Union as far as
she had the power to do so. Neverthe.
less, the National Convention had declar.
ed that State cannot put itself from un.
der the National authority. 1t said, by
Its first nomination, that the present
President, take him altogether, was the
man to steer the ship Of State for the
next four years. loud applause) Next,
1t sald-lf l may be permitted to speak
OF myself, not in the way Of vanity, but
to illustrate a principle-"We will 20
INTO one of the rebelious States aud
choose candidate for the Vice Presi-
deney.' Thus the Union party declared
Its belief that the rebellious States are
still In the Union, and that their loyal
citizens are still citizens of the United
States. And now there is but one great
work for US 70 do, that is to put down
the rebellion. Our duty is to sustain the
Government, and help it with all our
might to crush out rebellion which is
N violation of all that is right and sacred.
Governor johnson said he had no i'm
'assioned appeal to mako to the people 10
us own behalf. He had not sought the |
position assigned him by the National
Convention. Not a man in all the land
IAN truthiully say that asked him to use
us influence in my behalf in that body,
or the position allotted to me, or for any
ther On the contrary, have avoided
he candidacy. But while | have not
ought it, still being conferred upon me
'nsought, | appreciate it the more high.
=. Beng conferred upon me without so.
'eitaton, shall not decline it. CAP.
''ause) Come veal or woe, success or
efeat, sink or swim, survive or perish, |
ccept the nomination, on principle, be
he consequences what they may Twill
0 what | believe to BE- my duty. |
now there are those here who prof IS to
'el contempt for me, aud /, on the
ther hand, feel my superiority to them.
have always understood that there is a
'rt OF exclusive aristocracy about Nash.
Tile which affects to condemn all who are
OF within its little circle. Let them en-.
y their opinions. | have heard it said
lat,
Worth makes the man, and want of it the fe!
low
This aristocracy has been the bane of ,
'e slave States, nor has the North been t
holly free from its curse. 1t is class S
hich | have always forced to respect t
e, for | have ever set IL at de6anee.- O
he respect Of the honest, Intelligent and t
d1strious class | have endeavored to j
IA by my conduct as man. One of the |
lef elements Of this rebellion is the '
position of the slave aristocracy to be. c
led by men who have risen from the
nks of the people. This sristocracy e
ted Mr.. Lincoln because he was Of f
'mbIe origin, rail splitter in early life. II
nc of them, the private secretary of G
DWELL Cobb, said to me one day, after a n
1s conversation, "We people of the a
nth will not submit to be governed by u
nan who has come up from the ranks "
the comm people, as Abe Lincoln t
s.. lie uttered the essential feeling u
d spirit of this Southern rebellion Il
w it has just occurred to me, if this h
stocracy is so violently opposed to be. ST
, governed by Mr.. Lincoln, what in r,
e name of conscience will it do with I;
ncoln and Johnson (Great laughter t,
eject with scorn this whole idea of an is
:ogant aristocracy. I believe that man b
capable of self government, irrespec- e.