The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-29
A RELIC OF THE KEBEIIIC
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Letter from BisheP General Polk 20
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From the Detroit Tribune 81 ...-a- ID g.
send yoaa copy Of = tetterwfitten BY
General Bishop be0nidas palk % Hon. Gar
rett Davis, United States Senator from
Kentucky in Jauuary, 1882, when the 4 ght-
ing Bishop was in eoiimsnd % rsbsl krmy,
ana Dit. Davis was .eo-operatng With The
friends Of the 9overnmeut y pul down the
rebellion- As a hisioricai al0rceaH i i worth
preserving. The iorvent prophecy OF the
pisus Polk. Bless God, Old England shall
have us, she win have Us, and with l3,0a0,-
600 ameBs," aid not 4uite come 70 pass; bot
it was 70 no fault Of POLK and his party, ex-
eept weakness, and no fault Of s'Oid Eng
land" but the coEardice Of her GUyerhfnsnt.
There was viii, bit not ID this ckse. q
way. The bAyonets Of D million Of armed
eiiizsus and friahas % the Uail8d States
thWarted the ibint pIlsposo.l .a...1.-
The ropy Is accurate, oven 70 the ofthog-
raphV Hnf Oh HHl EIrHH..H.... -. +.
bETRoTF, Oetobsr 20, 1855. ..atap ..#a,
tfIf1a CoLUNHus, kF. Dan Is, lss2-
Hon Garrsti IsEis Washington Cty. .
y SRI have just read g0ar speech On the
subject Of Mr. Bright's letterg Z blush for
my manhood when ] come TO reflect that
she t0agus-and lips and heart and mind
THAI uftered the sentiments In that speech
we're raised and nourishsd In land % Gods
word-Christ's teachluEs. and tree govern
ment. How strange yea should see and
speak 50 truthfliily one moment nad the
next % falsely-Oh EaHifg--Fanity-sslf
self, gie and nlne. What praise and en-
comiusis You have for al other people Who
have tried 70 obtain her freedom save and
except only zoe poor hrics daained e4viiers.
Mr.. Davis, don't YOU knew that 40 nation
ever vet could consga 10 see and tfaitrstund
and acknowledges Jzunkly before God and ne
world that ana Dorti0n iorof was ever D.
pressed or desired any more freedom thar
they had. England th0ughtihas Of az q.
eoloaiea and fought several years to brevenl
it. The United States ia sighting wish meani
and desperation unknown 10 CAristiaA rs.
tons 70 prevesA Twelve o. thirteen s1Atet (oi
coloniesl from leaYing Governments which
they never ioihed pernaneatiy and for al
time, but which has most speedily becoms
the most despotic, iyrannieal, oppressive
and burthensome Of any nation within ny
knowledge, s.g &
Now this oppressiou I feel, know, and ex
pefiehee, and utter the feet. Voc assam,
he TyrahEs power ana tel me shat what
say is not trtst. Whatdesp0tics EULER, OF gov
eTnment On earfh dos iess Answer M
this, yod OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES before God. Wei
may you say that true kcagfs Wptid joii
hands with England rather than ayhf q saii
1--we with -sursbittersst iakunGH enemies
Yes, bless God, Ola England shall have gs
she sgiH kaUe ~, and with tlgelUc millions 0
F" RRqls,iP long before We Wil d, again ID
subjects % lphdei Puritans, Rationalisls
ana ravishers Of our mothers, wives. da1gh
tiers and sistersi Free government in th
! Northern STATES never was understood
never was pprecialed-existed, onIy By
sort Of consent for time. Il shded the dal
armed vessels were fitted out b kll inno
cent people eaisss they longer subunitted Z
the yoke and burden, even $50 ,3oo,0eo pe
snnufn and be slandered in puddle hall
I By public speakers. TIE Puritan lnhdel
succeeiled ior time, but vent under after
ward. Truth 'dti5lic God Reversed thei
cause. So viii no sgaiu. The f',riteA .
I TIE enemy Of God, IL che enemy 70 Chris
tho enemy 70 truth, b. order, 70 obedienua
aud, therefore, the enemy 70 free, jusi, en-
| equitabls Government. None 20 bind as b
who win not see. Bfack slavery isnothi1g
and wAite slavery is nothing eli sink j
view u the trus cruse q present var, Oh
cause IS a honighd years old. Meantim
Took 10 your United STATES Govefumeutl
When the South e safely anchoFod in a
/ EagifA AEr50r and FrsHch port, where 81
goR you missfabls sinner before God. Ma,
God have mercy On y5us soul Aheo
L yea LEoNIbss fdlz.
seHfHymJ iaidnIehi mes, y u.