The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-24
ANrouNce,TEsIs o. OANDIDATEs.
TiIG PRESENTATIONS.
President Iineoln's Views on AFming
Slaves.


A rebel aeg, captured at Anderson,
by the l1u;h Indiana volunteer, was
presented, today, 10 Governor Morton,
in front OF the National Hotel A large
crowd was IN attendance. Governor
Morton made brief speech, ia which
ne congratulated his auditors on the
speedy end OF the rebellion, and con-
Guided by introducing President Lin
coin, whose purity and patriotism were
confessed, he ssid, by all, even among
the most violent agitators. Applause ]
lie administration would be recog-
Missed IS the most important epoch Of
history. Il had struck the blow 10
slavery lapplause and built up the
Republic with power il never before
possessed. II be had done nothing
Inose than put his name TO the eman,
cipRtion Proclamation, that alone would
have made his name immortal zap
plause
TaE PRESIDENTS SPEECH.
The President then addressed the
assembly substantially as follows
FELLow-CiTizESs: 1t Will bobu very
few WoTds that ] shall undertake 70
say. wes born in Kentucky, raised
IN Indians, aud lived in Illinois.
Laughter And now Ism here where
~ Is my business 20 care equally for the
rood people OF sll the states. am
glad 20 see an Indiana regiment on this
day able 20 present the captured flag TO
she Governor Of Indiana. Applause.
j an rot disposed IN saying this 70
make s distinction between the States,
fer ell have done equally well APP
plsuse
Tt.eie arc' but few views or aspects OF
THE crest yrar upon which / have not
said or written something whereby my
own opinion might be known. But
there IS onc--the recent attempt OF our
erring brethren, as they are sometimes
called auebteT 10 employ the negro
10 tight for them. ] have neither writ
ten r0r made q speech on that subject,
heesuse that was their business, not
niue, snd II had wish upon the sub
i.eL 4 had not the power 70 introduce
i ir make { effective The great "a D
tioa with them was whether the negro
being put into the army viii light ier
Rhen. do not know, and therefore
cannot decide Laughter they
ought 10 know better than We. have
an my lifetime heard many arguments
Why tie negroes ought to be slaves; but
IL they Eight for those who would keep
them IN slavery, il viii be better sr.
gument than any have yet heard.
Laughter add Applause he who
,sh fght for that ought TO be slave.
lApplanile
1bey aa,e concluded 81 last 20 take
one out Of four Of the slaves, and put
Them in 1.-THE army: fna that one out Of
the fon,' who viii fight TO keep the
otAers IN slavery ought 10 be a slave
himseif, unless he i killed in n fight
Applause. While / have often said
lEat all men ought TO be free, yet |
would allow those colored persons 10 be
slaves who want 10 be, and next to
them th0re white persons who argue
an favor Of making other people slaves.
Applause
am in favor Of giving an opportu-
nifty 10 such white men to Try il on for
themselves applause l viii say
one thing more in regard to the negro
being employed 10 fight for them
do know ne can not fight and stay
VI home and make bread too. Laugh
ter and applause And a. one IL about
rs important rs the other, then I do
not care which they do. Renewed
applause.
/ an rather in favor Of trying them
rs soldiers Applause They hack
enc vote OF doing that and wish
could send them my vote oyer the river
40 thar miehtcast it in favor Of allow
ing them to fight Applause But
they cannot fight and work both. We
must now zee Che bottom of the enc
my 3 refources They viii stand out rs
long a. they can AID SC the negro will
fight for them they must allow him "a
fight
They have drawn uron their last
branch % resources applause and We
can now see the bottom Applause
] sm glad osee the end 80 near a. hand
TApulapse ! have SAID now more
Diem I intended, and viii, therefore
lid you good bye.
4ne flesident then retired, while The
crowd below saluted him with loud and
heaftysch s, sni the band PLAYED 8
Lively tune
Got Morton then stepped forward
and remarked that they had now see
tire reheifse. and hepFoposed that ea, !
one IN favoriof the Perpetuity OF tai.
great Union take OF his hat and CIV
three cheers for the Onion dag. The
rfauest wss responded to with a hearty
good viii. Three hearty cheers were
riycn for President Lincoln, with three
more Ter Governor Morton, after which
the hand struck up Yankee Doodle.