The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-03-09

branch Of yo0r Government By an
other branch of it. | repeat that
deprecatc, instead Of doing as the
preamble and resolutions passed 10
day, seemed to do, rejoice over prob
able split between the two branches
Of the Governihont While Others
may rejoice to sec It, ! regret to sec
anything of the sort. ] was astonish
cd to,day-wbile / repeat that Wash.
ingtoh was the Father Of his country,
! yet thcro is a second Washington Zap.
plausc, long continued who was as
sassinated, who was murdered for do.
ing his duty as q patriot and states
man, was passed in silence. No al
ldsien was made to that good man eli.
Ithcr in tho preamble or resolutions
| No speaker called his namo except
tho Hon. John s. Bryan, who did look
over that way and mention him. Il
THAT the way to harmonize and bring
about good feeling, To leave out en-
tirely such 4 man, to ftJrget that ouch
Il man as Abraham 1dnroln lived p
What else did you SEQ here that tend
ed to lnortify all faithful lovcrs of the
Union, / looked arotihd' mo to see
whether I could behold tho flag that
had guided tho footsteps Of the sol.
dcrs Of the Union to MANY n glorious
field. Tho loved emblem of tho ma.
ton was nowhere to be found. No
insignia Of the Federal Union decora-
ted the hull. This was once the bond
that united all national men and
blended into harmony parties discor-
dant in other respects. It Is still the
emblem of,bc Union, tho idol Of the
patriots. Why on such u day as this,
ut such a.time, neglect this sacred en-
blen? Was it an oversight? Was it
G0rgetflilness? .'tA' s 's"
Why, again, was no mention hadc
of Geheral George II, Thomas, tho
brave soldier, the large, hearted patri-
ot who led the armies Of tho Republic
lin triumph over 80 many sangtiinary
fields, whose vaIor has saved The coun.
try, the State and this city? Not a
word Of coihmondation marks the pre-
amblo and resolutions for tho man
that did so much to crush the rebel.
lion and save the cause Of civil and
religious liberty. tits true that At
q late period, motion WAS made 70
invite General Thomas to attend, but
on this as on the former and moro
important occasions, his Judgment,
better than my own, did not desert
bin. tits possible that the meeting
knew that General Thomas beloved
that modest department should
characterize the action ofthose fresh
from the councils or armies Of the
Confcderacy. ''8
Ny fellow conntrymen, | ask you
in all earncstness and / trust in char.
ity and kindness, is this the way to
produce harmony? Can those who
have been estrangcd from you neg.
lcct or spurn Al the household goods
Of our nationality? Can they throw
aside all the Union man holds sacred 7
We cannot, we dare not, pass lightly
over tho embIems Of our national glo.
ry, or the heroes that have served
our cause. Those tint followed the
cause Of the Confcderacy with the
overthrow Of their armies and the loss
Of their Government, buried all the
memories that cluster around IL. The
honors, the history, the achievements
OF tho Union, are ours TO venerate
and preserve. Whatever 0f interests
once belonged 70 the Cohfederncy
has been consigned to o nameless
grave. The surrender of It's ideas
and a pledge TO the Union. z ,.'a
Wo, my Union friends, cannot 60 TO
the Confedcratcs We cannot meet
half way We cannot 60 astray from
the emblems of our nationality They
can come TO ns. They have no Gov.
ernment but ours TO 60 20, no memo.
ries but those Of the Union to chcr-
ish. This much We ask, this mn,h
we have right TO demand Let
mo here say, that personally and 80.
ctalIy VIC have teithcr enmity nor
uhkindness We will with open
hearts bury all our wrongs and all
our injuries, to live inpeace and har.
mony, but az our cause has Triumph.
cd no mortal man can expect us 10
turnifrom it and from the men and the
Government that achieved IT, t.3
Why then was not some little re-
pect shown to sentiments Of Union
mehl A compliment paid to Abra-
ham Liucoln would have been CRATE.
full TO us. Washington marked out
the course Of the Government Of LID.
erty, Lincoln followed and enlarged
it. Tho former saw that 1t would be
lang Of freemen, and tho latter
made it 80, ho proved tho man for
tho times !; had tho norve, the courage
and by bis proclamation and by tho
act Of Congress and tho proposed a.
mendment 70 the Constitution indor-
singit, declared TO tho world that all
men in this great country arc free.
trAplause.l As I said, Washington
fnarkod ont the way. and Abraham