The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-11-09
Give us Back our Dead.

swer ofaPalFi6ts be- Give us back our
dead r. rInto the elnsFg pyss 'ofbyon ph: the
electric light ghat sl6ee wien he igi tlis. he-
roic Charge KeSi,fs 40 Ellswoflb bis sonng
,llte, and many. beauty ss-G5Ve tigVF- to- the
litnbs OF IlpHrney.i' Bring back fhe ,gitt worn
yeifrtn, SHniAdr. Revive Che MeCooks twin
-bruthers Of yal0r, ,Ilsnl the savage wounds
Of DHhlgreh.A ReahithA.e tie commanding
fern oi. Blltts Chill SedgwitkaiFom his grave
und WadswOrth from the slent repnblic OF
the. dead. Breath the breatberof. life into the
nostrifs Of ihe gentle Lander. Return new
strtnRtbtd the siheway arm of RENO. Give
back, It's musical scadence t0'tlfel1tonguN Of
Baker, aud sclsaqse, biaugsaSj jAsir, sfr0msthe
gore which, your fellow demOerats Sued upon
1t. Restore tlie' enlieening smile of humanity,
lto tlre7cafs w6rnifiee o. 'hincoln. now pallid
under the bloody lahd pf the asOonservntiye
.qsas4in and bring back daylight 20 those
CLASSY eyes which were 30 sleepless for Union
and Freedom Take down The sahles Of be-
ira,yelnent lhat hang in soFfowffla dwellings
Of tue people along the Saeo,lthe Sireqnehan-
MI, the Des MQiqcs, the. QbiQ,sa and tbs thou
sdnd lesser streams whose eXultant voices
lnoek at the des pondehcy Of the widow and
tn lmelinss of this ehlhlldss@srpd this, o,
ihQu thrice damned spirit Of sigsYEaepBd thcu
mdI est again have. the URiop "a u w0s !"
Then iagdinN tlet ff0tR.ng blgodhodnds may
lhty on the tracks on The pointing fbpitives;
while the slaves may be igaihAchaiRed the
auction block, the frail wouan be tied to the
whipping post; the lustful adulterer may re.
vel In the harem Of bis slaves, while the Ahy-
pocrtical sons Of BelhT preach the tfica-
ry Of saving grace to ~ congregation Of man
sicalers, adglterers. and sellers of their own
arst, aud blood. Then mgy the ,Democratic
party again rule this nation, Gil the halls Of
Cung ress ARitla Southern despefadoes, the
Presidential ehair-with another BnchRaan 10
,betray the nptjOn, another Floyd TO steal its
armament, another fancy to misintefpret Its
Justice. But not till theI-not tili the ghost
ly company 1f the murdered, partthe shrouds
pf invisible, aud stand forth tallS restored to
the yigor and beauty Of their~manhoOd and
Youth mot until the grand march Of Free
dom shall have been stayedBy the0atstFetch-
ed band of Jehogah can these treaeherous
CopPerheads again have, the " Union as IL
was"
q "Give us back our deadi" .isthe awfai &c
tamatieu, not only from the Northern states
n, America but from eYerYsPot RniBiated by
a freedom loving, despot hating soul in the
world. The oppressed Of all the earth have
ac6mmon pF0prietory interest IN the sacred
dust Front every famine STRICKEN hoyel Of
IrelIllg sssGs r. ala OF hJy, every Repul-
chre OF Po.And's herVism, every fortress rock
or Cducasus, ever cave where human liberty
listens fOdtialrs of The ptFsuer, deep toned
yOices lannchtbe accusations of7the:r broth
er's murder on the, Democratic party Of the
Uuted States. The churches Of Chrstendom
hurl their snathemas upon III humanity
shrinks sroni iis toach with lOdthing eiviliz-
alton scowls npons ii b beps en- Gabandons II,
and .hep ygwp Tor the last, interressor in be-
half OF a savage barbarism.- Golden Era.
Bf5- Let the bones of many poor Union
hoy, now bleaching upon our mountain tops,
warn .evsry East TenHessee Unionists Of the
Feachery OF, tAess Hinrderousy iphumaHand
soulless wretches who arc now trying to get
b,rk into power nnder The arehTaitor Andy
JOhnsohI They are your enemies at heart.
Important Decision CONCERNING
- Southern Bank Notes.
a NEW YoBK; October 26,--Before Judge, In
graham, in tbs Supreme Court terday, three
cases were Tried against the Bank of tho
Stnte-of South CiuolmH, located in Charles
ton, South Carolina, which were Of vital i'm.
poEtanee.to owners Of Southern bank bi ls,
many of whicn have been hitherto svpposed
TO be valheess. The plaintiffs are the own
e-s Of bank notes Issued before and during
the rebellion, amounting 10 hSgs, 600. The
defense Setup that the bills, were void, hnv-
ing hren issued by the bank during The. re-
bcliion, aud in support Of the rebellion, in
.yioIatioH or pabife pOtfey The Judge over
ruled the defense, and gave jGaiemeBt for tho
.PlaiptiiIs in full emoaat With iptegsst.s5
The Finest Speech ESer made.
The, WeaminiSter Iariew Pr~h9un-
ce~ Abraham, Lineoln's Gettysburg
speech tho finest that, ever fell from
human lips, In view of This fact, and
ibat.i even more pertinent than tever
was. we need makepo apology for re-
publishing il, especially as It takesb but
little space. W. give il below:
, -Four score aud seven years ago
our fathers brodght forth upon this
'roiAihehth II new nrii6n, conceived in
.lbony and dcdirated' To the PROPOSE.
tion that all mehaare trsatett eqiial.-
Now We are engaged inla great tiviI
war, testing wlfethVFeth Y nation, or
.ihy'natiun NeOncpivpd ber dc,liened,
ealrilonE endHne. aApe aFe7IRet To ded-
ietts a poIfldn 0fEit a. the final rest.
itg place of tli0selwho here gave their
liyes that lhs nation ndghLs live. Ii il
,allngetler fitting and proper that we
should do this. s-s,,,r,.y
"BUtu IN u largo FepSa, We, cannot
copsecrale. We chhpot hiiIow this
ground The brave men, iiylng and
dehd wbhttrugGlea here, have eonse.
Grated it far HbDvp uurpOwer to,add
or detrlct -The-~Ohla latill lhii6 hote
tor long remember what We say here,
but itean- -nsEesl lGarisst- what they did
Lero 4 n il fS9 ~. s,.ihsliSiiigy rather to
he dedicated 80 tbS aBfDisbedr work
-tlmt they hRyes thus far 20 nObly car
ried op.r. II j.. rlthers Cor lus 90 be here
dedicated 70 the great task remaining
brfSrs, ,us-lAAt lrom these .hcnored
dead we take Increased devotion 10 tho
cause for which they hero. gave the
last full measure Of devoiion--ihat we
here highly resolve thar tbe dead shall
NOT have lived IN vaih--that the ma.
tim thaf, under God, have d hsw birth
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