The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-21
speech or hon. H6race Maynard.


The unconditional Union.men of Va.
met in Convention at Alexandria' last
Thursday. Hon. John Minor Bolts
presided over the assemblage. Among
the speeches made was one by Hon.
Horace Maynard of East Tennessee,
who speaks for us tonight, from which
we make the following extract: sl9sa +
"Dnring the absence of the committee
Mr.. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee,
entered the Convention and was greeted
witha round of applause, and, being
called upon to speak, made calm, dis
passionate review of thesituation. He
contended thatBtherew was "a larger, Union
element In Virginia and throughout
the South tt1nn,was generally supposed.
These men, having been tried by fire
and not found wanting could be relied
point. Referring to the machinations
of the rebels, he said at first there was
an attempt to stihe every expression of
opinion, and public men were COM
PEELED to close their lips, and when the
storm came the masses looked around
for their leaders, but found they were
out of sight, far in the rear, or else
openly in the ranks of the enemy, and
they could do nothing. He believed
the masses at heart were right, and
only wanted leaders to place the whole
South in proper position. He WIS
extremely anxious that the Union ele-
ment should be organized, and when
MEN are no longer afraid TO state their
purposes Il strength would be manifest
ed that will be felt at home and the
country over. 1t is a mistaken idea
that treason has triumphed or will tri-
umph. The spasmodic efforts by
recent leaders to olkeepthemselvesi in ex-
istence will surely end, and these men
will pass away underline cloud of dis
Treason would be made odious.-
Traitors will be punished. The
government of the United States will
live honorored and respected the world
over. Men who looked 10 see this gov
eminent go down are men who under
stand and reverence success, and have
no respect for men who tried but failed
To destroy it. On the other hand, men
who stood by the government will be
respected and honored, no matter what
may be their personal importance. In
illustration of this he referred to
Light Horse" Harry Lee, of the reyo-
luton. The object of his life was a
failure, it might be said, Il prisoner for
debt in the Jail at Richmond but he
had fought for the rights of his coun-
try and his name is honored as one OF
those champions, and contrasting the
picture, he had a son who fought to
overturn the work his fnther had
fought Gor-not merely tile government,
but its principles. Endow the latter
with gifts many as you may, place
him in a palaee-tle one great fact,
down to poslerity with a milestone
about his neck. The cloud that is set
tling upon the treason of this land will
grow deeper and darker the farther we
reeede from It. He did not purpose to
suggest any line of action-that was the
business of residents OF the State-but
simply to give them Assurance that
those like. minded would ultimately
control the political complexion of the
country, and the sentiments we have
sustained would be eventually the con-
trolling sentiment of the country and
the world. Mr.. Maynard was FREE
quentlY interrupted by applause.