The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-18
speeIa Of Vice Admiral FarFagut.
,o1IesPonden'o ofn.o Evening Poet.

NoRToIE, Va, April S, 1863
TIE news Of the fall OF Richmsnd
awakened here as lively en- excitement
as in any Of the more northern cities
Among the federal soldiers stationed
here the intelligence was received with
sprcial favor and cheers; bonGres and
congratulations were the order Of the
dsv and night
-Four years ago Admiral Farragut was
compelled by the rebels to leave Nor
folk, lat last week lac returned, and
when hia presence became known the
citizens gave him an enthusiastic public
reception az G!enn's Theatre w. 7.
Harrison presided, and General Gordon
and his staff were present An address
VI welcome was delivered by Mr.
Charles H. Porter, of the Union League
Committee, and the Admiral responded
rs follows.
srFrCH oE ADMIRAL rAEFAsUT.
"Mr. Chairman, gentlemen of the
Union League, fellow citizens, and my
brother officers Of the army and navy.
THANK YOU for the kind remarks which
Won have been pleased to make, and |
wish that } had the language 10 ex-
press myself SIS ! have heard others
very near me four years ago, in this
niece. when We had our best speakers
standing forth for The Union and
strivine with ell their rhetoric 10 per.
.usde the people 10 derist from their
,ruholv resolution, and cast their votes
for the Union,
,,lbis meeting recalls 10 noe the most
rpomentous events Of my life, when
listened in this place al tie small
hours Of the morning. and returned
home, with the feeling that Virginia
was safe and firm in her place in the
Union Our Union members TO the
Convention were elected by an over
whelming majority, and sent to Rich
lnond. and We believed that everytl ing
was right Judge then, my friends, Of
our astonishment in finding e few DAYS
later. that the state had been voted out
by a miserable minority for the want Of
hrmness and resolution on those WHOM
We trusted 10 represent Us there, snS
that Virginia had been dragooneJ
of the Union. What was the rec
this act2 The Presidents -, =
entity We thousand men N 80 -" !,
srsenals, navy yardS WI -,
mint at New OTlee- - 49,
.l--, 'G.A'l' as had been seize,
49, Ia re- 80 smbarded Was it the
s." ed States es should t.5e cali for troop
,tsin itseI2 Would Jackson hsy
-ohmitted to this 2 No. for ! recollec
that ] myself had the honor 70 be sen
TO south Carolina 10 support his man
date that the Union must and shoulC
be preserved Great cheers
4 was told by brother officer that
the State had seeded, and that mus
either resign and turn traitor L
the government which had supported
ne from childhood, or ] must leave thi
plsce-thank God ] was not long il
making my decision. loud cheers
have spent hslf of my life IN revolution
srv countries, and know the horr, r
of civil war, and told The people VIA
had seen, aud what they would eTps
renee. They laughed at me, and call
ed ne granny, and er1aker tlaugh
~,1and said ] cannot live here, ant
will seek some other place where cal
rive and in two hours notice, and as
spnpose the conspirators said, J lon 70
NV county's good, and thank tod
dds Immense cheering
~ vent from here with the lew va
n.blss could hastily collect va
ynu ling to believe that ihis diiaeui1
would not have been settled, bat II va
ali ia vain, and as every man must !, q
= q revolution, as he pats has ioo
down. 90 it marks bis life so II IA
Messed God to prcsecs me thus iAr an