The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-10-05
Tno speaking on M0nday-.Co Mel.

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nDn Catches q Tartar, and Is Flsyed
"a Awe by the gallant Col. Upton. .
04 Noaday last, quito a crowd u the people of old
! Wn.ltg,on came to town for the purpose Of attending
r'nnlf Court, and some, doubtless, for the parpOse Of
har1r Col. Nelson dilAte upon The slOries VI My
foleqf Fortunately for the loyal people present, Col
{, AL 4.pton wAs on hand, and an arrangement was
ma& y which q division " time Was granted Col.
= 1pfqnp y Col Nelson, Col. Upton opened In q speech
& W4H 'nr and = halt 10 which ho forcibly apG 'lO'
euennf rsyieVed the great issues upon which the 81.
esd tpd legislative branches VI our nation are now
aitldet. lie % completely explained and defended the
poIlsy n Congress az embodied In the constitutional
tnuaAneni, that even the rebels, and that other mis-.
NthIe eIDwd known a. eoppsrhsAds, either hung their
tA2iA shains, or nsd from the house lest ths. scales
nIfIl ~ from their eyes and they should BE- hd 10 see
"a Achno~lsdgo the only true and nfs policy upon
VlI|h or government ran be permanently reconItrue.
80 AZ tbs close Of Col TiptoBs speech, oil. Nelson
a1 30 Botvlthstandlps the true Union psopls-Vsry
NAnI u whom bad bssa Nelson's lifelong friend, and
it|I1Nsu-wsFe nov aysue to him 10 his present p-
eeurse, yet = decent respect for hs heightened
|' !, { man and ~h'lghbor, aud a sympathy for
\. hairs, prompted Them Ia remain and hear
Ni|' bad to say. IL mad been hoped ny the fornef
ffisnds Of Col Nelson, tia. b would walt un.
" Hfsteh'd inl'eArrisgu a a political leader 4. the
ne %Febellion bad Somewhat died away before
sutsf he batfe.hsid again. Ifis friends
70 extend 70 him svsry charity In their pow.
sossr NJ u po,sibls Tho memory Of tina,
eoeunent knewn Aa his Address 70 the
-a't fsnnasesi but now that ne has taken
PC ~ 'ids with Alsz. n. s,svsua, whom he
) ~ hn o. 1891, vhnsa prisoner a Richmond,
y 'phs hns q miserable traitors Who are now
loof't N The standard o. Pre,Idsn, Johh,op +; 81. Old
tHlnt| lfoT tbs ttul5 loyal people Of Iris %eoun,ryl
NaNo lpqgsr rvady 70 screen him from that esa,urs
uhIrh ~ tfsashsrous eondaet nsshsd lour .ro. Raj
> uerd shout bio speech. lie tailed Ioer spa i,.a
a'cHl fssTo kqn'iiiy,' AHd the burden ofhls speech
tHnqiobe that The horshsrh Psopis vsfs aiming a
s,alniiraHon u powg n Ordsf 10 oppr... ire p1ovl.
oitli South, and, really, II some su.lrs stranger "a 40,
o.lysmsui hsd bssh listening 10 he s5s.ek. 4. vovla
= u.I tsrtalnl5 have eoncladsa thai ths sonh -
a,aIt vsrs two dhtlnes nation. He harpsd a sr.,t
flIIb0ut violation " me oontnlution," A. "a
wa " bJ rseuing 20 The fulainsnl Of hh bra.r
4selss and anally elossd By poiHilns bic ssirlhs
I.Il % ,bs bloody fu,ur, and uarnlas uS Radical,
1b1hssuib 10 eousgf wwnrnuy
Ma n. 3. YaEF, Of Hastiui, re snel.hl cisrrsf
|iats senate, B,ri sans 70 The stand, And lnss a.
IrAs hlnsslf . . eualaais far Dlssrist Asiala.y
N fff Judisii phifisi b f~snn,sisA, b prOossd.
naks khevn 70 ne psopls IN "a sioqa,st tud paf.
pauasth " rtsss n rsrtStt n he Political lssass
tasys n "a = ~ zee bsss ! sioof dsao.
- 10 Always supp5Ha "ABdy--mh d..
~ bst vsn.ulSh ruissa ne ssauspS, ,udh. -