, 1866-02-26
FROM NASHVILLE.

the Speech OF Hon. Alexander IL. Ste-
pne1H-Nitladra>yn OF Colored T foops
from Columbus, Gu.-~Ohject Of the
Southern 1'rc&s AhsoctntfOn-Shoo1fn
a NrEro-Ex.GoE. JOHNSON IL Will
Wa&hlnEtoIt-Sufcidc OF u Fast T0.
man. dc.
tsPeeia1 Despatch 10 the Chicago Tribunal
, ATLANTA. Gs., Feb.a4, viA Nashville, Is.
On the I'D lu,t... Alexander Il. Ste.
phens delivered speech upon The duties q!
the hour to tic Georgia Legislature at MEIedsestl
some of his dmtsers dcfc11oe 1t as the ah1esl aud
most elpque4t effort Of hT. life. While unsh1e 10
ACCORD to It the high need oFpta,se which the Geor
g,ans teem 10 beftow upon It, the candid ob4er.er
Will not lal to see IN II much That is staesmanhke,
Just and true, endorsing, however, President John.
IONS policy, aud interpreting Il ~ I'll who went into
The rebellion do, to mean the immediate restoration
Of the rebels to place and p1wer, without further
g ausii99nilons M apd ens,anteet: The tine friends
ot lac Union viii Al opet psfeEe that 10 the ere5t
work OF placing our Nafonal Temple UPON The sure
and lasting foundation Of loyalty aud Liberty A1e1-
ander Il; stsphens @ Is rot to he counted on their
s1te- His MlledRevflle speech teKfns with the de-
clsTahon that the g1rat o6icet Of hls lfa ts re-
iteedom 10 our disturbed and unhappy country.
ate and tell. them their r.t du,y i tho cultivation
1nd txt1cke OF patience, to hear with foilnde thcis
present uastosures ~ ths is essential 10 theIt uI-
ions @ and misioftuncs Se cnume9aies shsiT hn'n h
obliged to pay proportion Of the taxes while de-
nico representation 1n Congre@s: their partial
post offices and n1ail commun1catlons' ana ~ m
All Of there he says they must patiently IN.
dure, md warus Them that lad hptuor. iiitemner.
and Rrurtblt1g r11l not has1en their deliyerance.
beassnce among fhcmssitcr TO fort,ct ,he - nsst at
and neither tn Fpctal commercial or nottjca1 nat
bic pr,ur 10 he va. Hc earnsstly deprecs;es INV
cansns ling Of past conduct or motives: b. assures
them that the present government IL what fhey
eTfstnet5 and nro.pertq 10 ;be s,ase H. H. foI1o
ing le perhaps the uoEt extraordinary pas:aec or
IL speech:
:. Nha,eser may be said Of the loyalty or di,loy.
thafe T. On The pa.t oil Ihe yrcaf ass OF the peo.
10 the principles oi The Constitution Of ths Untcd
Statcr. With d. il vas question as 10 Wberc ouf
allegiance ,sas due ip The ruafnteuapce Of those
rrfnc1p,t--whicL uutbur1ty M. nuTamo,1nt. the
state ii Georgia, t,r ihe FeacraI Government, Al
.r m a, nt no o o. ao
cnSnieed snI tmtadied n he Iapsti,1tios ~ he he
Lifted Staes ever beat Or throbeti in fhis breast
snnl Sns tyer d., ord: 70 tnjs md nv ,yIoe III.
has berrtoforc hem deyotc md wiif rontin1c ~ n
5c the rest Of nv lie, tod Wiling, In deyot1on to
,ncf r.n h,r Sse1f ~ Wav ~ I,n ~, ue, Gas ,s
~ xo "A 'ot aho nag ap' Fag .as same
.m ~ 1ason ;. ~ s10 1gI Gns EIeat m05 O.
.me ~. aau tne ~ ons: IL
feeuces 10 H. bes mn s9s,t ~ e*rs If cnt 1
~. ,he.a Crast cnds ,xSirh Tar tto ~ nstsat
l9s inese gaa. enns; "niGn sh;L we're tne on}eet
ouposc .ece.t,oa was trea Thai hs, a,ied VIZ '41s in
s:ean a 9. nes.easnE our condltao9 ana esa9nsnfng
he he var ,hss tnsaed % come Weil ngh "e io.,n he
"9oe cn r1nsl1tSnee a. ta;,s WIN %h'ea we 81 oas.
.ns punntIo. liz sa.ie - -, .u"S %
tueas assamps'oa3s~a M reeeasIan T. not crime
70 DC rpen!ea o.; or eEen mlssaKe to DC con,
ss1ole sisucsie 10 manta1n the pIincn!e Of 6s
H. ssnnes y. reet ene g eT, ;he ,,, ,.,
,rs ssys dsnp1ous "a ~ i,henG ,oSesrr s! 1pne Mnts
tbsy may ee Ptoten.ed to aasanee t, and thaf hsy
,naon no hn,s ~ cn,s,,tr1,s, s,d ~" "
ran-e fnr xh9c. thev T1,,oht nnI..s ih.v ~, sa
srsnr -, the ro,,x "a ~ hs,s ~ is,Nis,ia31
e.ts1 ~. sost ~ tne na9a an s, ~ - ~
tells tht II hat Tic guft way Of reeainne what thcy
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