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

| voted Tor separation or went lhto tne Eepei
army, and lad down bis arms that was one
proof Of his loyalty or deserted tho rebel
army, that was another proof Of his loyaltyi
Thea he retarna homo and takes the oath, Is
another proof Of his loyalty.
To DO connected with the Union men aud
voting tho Union Ticket, talking for the
Union-all that constitutes q loyal man to
the core. lApplause.l That man lisa loyal
man Nc has proved himself to be 80 for you
know that a man has passed from death TO-
life because be loves the brethren. tApplapse
and laughter. Il
mean no ~dlsrespect TO the men vino have
come home from the rebel army and behaved
| themselves but there 10 a large class IN the
State. who surrendered with Lee and John.
ston. whether they have changed or not We
do not know. Gentlemen stand here and say
| they ought to Yo.e. Yes, there wasa resoln-
ton hart to-day in this house, In the hRnds
Of the clerk, TO be adopted by this meeting,
asking for the pardon Of JefG. Davis. have
told Won that | came here TO speak the truth;
and / intend to do it though the heavens fall.
Applause. lyon talk to me about indorsing
Andrew Johnson. Do you indorse what be
said in regard 10 tire son beipgmade odtous !
Applause. Did you indorse johnson when
lie Endorsed this Frecdmen's Bureau aud re-
tanned Gen. Fisk and others2 Did you in
dorse him when he was moving heaven and
earth 70 give the poor negro his rights IN the
courts, 10 give him the right TO swear Do
YOU indorse what he said the other day that
if he was In Tennessee he would go for tue
elective franchise being given to the colored
man under certain restrictions lndorse
him do you The Presidents policy that
he has made so many speeches and written
so many p~roelamatiohs concerning ana Is
carving out and declaring the poiicy'now,
aud occupies the sane ground precisely that
he did before. Here sir those men would nd
nit amau to a seat in Congress who had been
in the rebel army-who had seen a leacer IN
this rcbellion-who were guilty OF treason
nothing more to do only to pardon them. L
tell YOU hat you are mistaken in the man II
you hold that to be the policy Of the Presi-
deaf. Here is your State Government. Who
inaugerated it2 President Johnson who
suggested the call Ia the paper for a Couyen-
ton ? President Johnson. He approved the
call Of a Convention, Then the question
aroac as 10 whether they should elect
the delegates instead Of the gentlemen
present here. Then President johnson made
a speech end told you that II made no sort
Of difference whether they were elected or
not il it was adopted by the people, aid 1t
was sent broadcast 70 the people for their
ratification. Tie Convention put Onward
the resolution, which received the indOrse.
meut every word and letter Of that sched-
ule which provides for the election of the
present Legislature. These are stubborn
facts. The State Government is really An
drew Johnson's il was completed before he
left here and went to Washington. Why,
then. is it.thatthey denounce II here. Gentle
men stand here to-day and say there is no
trouble, no difficulty oil is peace and quiet.
They have set aside the Hon. Horace May
nard because be has written a letter in an
swer to an invitation TO attend this meeting,
in which he tells them that the whole resus-
ciated press, with but few exceptions, teens
with disloyal language and abuse Of one Of
the great branches OF the Government. II
has been boldly said here to-day by one Of
the speakers, that he did not believe there
was a dfsloyal paper in the State. The same
vas snid in other days when one grand effort
made 10 prejudice one section against
which finally eliminated in u de-
war.
Ine UNION anu AlANA tNHhf "a A1NA
ced Andrew johnson aud myself as traitors
worthy to be hung as high as Hlman, for our
Gdelity 20; the Union. The same paper
now holly pursues the former cause. u
Union men And seeks TO perpetrAte
the same spirit that has hllled our lanq with
and sorrow. The Gazetle adVi-
ses A REBEL on TO overthrow the State Cow
It calls il a. little rebellion, but
COUNCILS this terrible crime against the loyal
Of the State. We are suffering
AZ the hands Of these papers They denonce
very Government inaugerated by the
President and are endcNyoring to destroy II
and allow the State TO fall back into terrific
rial state with the hope that they WI get q
lick at it as they did in Mississippi and Ken
and then control 1t lapPlanSs.J Let
me tell YOU that Prcs't Johnson does not IN
that this Government shall be over
tbrown. He will stand by and will protect
the loyal people in the discharge OF their
duty fappiause How are you going 70
Give protectiop to the loyal Element in the
! respect the rebel soldier and bis
courage Int | cannot consent TO place the
in his hands. II is he duty OF
Congress; it is the duty Of the President and
of Tie loyol people Of the Union TO protect
the Union element OF tue SOutn. lbls Fran
cbise bill is a part Of President John'on's
work, he indorses it to-day, and will contin-
ne 10 indorse and will continue to urge il
wherever tits proper until the restoration Of
LOYALTY everywhere. (%Applause.l tell you
know what / am talking about, ! know the
man. ask you the question, ought not
those who have saved the Government, either
In she ield or on the, deep, in the press or at
the ballot box, or by any act, or eyen sym
pathy, control the Government Is u nm
reasonable that they should eontrol the Safe?
If the friends Of the State do not control II
who should? Shall We thrust 1t tot e men
who sought TO carry IL out Of the Union
Shall we return the ssme men TO Congress
that bassly abandoned their seats Ia 1861
Prudence and patriotism will answer'no.
What has the Legislature done to incur
such hatred7 Nothing but act faithfully to
the Union.
Why is this body Of men and especially the
truly loyal men, 50 bitterly abused2 With
out defending every act, affirm the loyalty
aud patriotism Of the majority. Is IL de-
nounced because Il Was the work OF Andrew
Johnson7
WHY 1, Governor Brownlow d%enounecd1
Il Il on account Of his fidelity 10 the Union 2
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