Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-07

does Gen. GRANT say about Gen. BUrLERi
Laughter and cheers What does Gep
! SHERMAN say? A voice, "What does SHE
RIDAN say? New Orleans New Orleans p ]
! Gen. SHERIDAN says that he Is for the resto-
ration Of the Government that Gen. SHERI-
DAN fought for. Bully.]
But, felloW-citizens, let this all pass.
care not for my dignity. There is q certain
portion Of our countrymen who will respect
/ a citizen whenever he is entitled to respect.
| A voice: That's so."l There is another
/ class that have no respect for themselves,
and consequently they cannot respect any
one else. Laughter and cheers ! know
a man and a gentleman whenever ! meet
him. l have only to look at his face; and
if ] was to see yours by the light Of day |
will bet that ! should see cowardice and
treachery written upon it. Laughter and
cheers
Come out here where can see you.
[Cheers.l If you ever shoot a man you
will do il in the dark, and pull the trigger
when none is by TO see. Cheers. ! under
stand traitors. / have been fighting them
at the southern end Of the line, and We are
now fighting them in the other direction.
Laughter and cheers came here Meth
er to criminate or recriminate, but when at
tackled. my plan is to defend myself
When enerOached upon, care not from
what quarter it comes, it will meet with re-
sistence. As Chief Magistrate l felt, after
taking the oath to support the Constitution,
and when / saw encreachments upon your
constitutional rights, dared to sound the
tocsin Of alarm. Three cheers for An
DREW JOHNSON. Then, If this be right,
the head and front of my offending is in
telling when the Constitution of our country
was trampled upon.
Let me say to those who thirst for more
blood, who are willing to sacrifice human
life, If You want victim, and the country
requires it, erect your alter and lay me upon
it to pour the last libation to human freed
ON. Loud applause / lovemy country.
Every public act Of my life testifes that it
is so. Where is the man who can put his
finger upon any act Of mine that goes to
prove 20 the contrary? Voice-"because
you are not Radical" and cries of "veto."
Somebody says veto, veto of what is called
the FFeedmen's Bureau bill? / can tell you
what il is. Before the rebellion commenced
there were four millions Of slaves and about
100000 white people living in the South.
These latter paid expenses, bought the lands
and cultivated them, and after the crops
we're gathered, pocketed the profits. That's
the way the thing stood up to the rebellion.
The rebellion commenced, the slaves were
liberated, and then came up the Freedmen's
Bureau bill. This provides for the appoint
ment of agents and sub-agents in all the
States, counties and schoOl-districts, who
have power Ia make contracts for the freed
men and TO hire them out, and TO use the
military power to carry them into execu-
ton. The cost Of this to the people was
twelve millions of dollars at the beginning.
The further expense would be greater, and
you are to be taxed for it. That is why |
vetoed it.
The Civil Rights bill was more enormous
than the other. l have exercised the veto
power, they say. Let me say to you Of the
threats from your STEvENsEs, SUMMERS,
PHILLIPsEs and all that class, care not
for them. As they once talked about form
ing a league with hell and covenant
with the devil, tell you, my countrymen,
here tonight, through the power of hell,
death, and STEVENS, with all his powers
combined, there is no power that can con-
troll me save you, the people, and the GoD
that spoke me into existence. In bidding
you farewell here tonight, / would ask you,
with all the pains Congress has taken to
calumniate and malign me, what has Con-
gress done? Has it done anything to re-
store the Union Of the States But, on the
contrary, has it not done everything to pre-
vent IL?
And because / stand now as did when
the rebellion commenced, | have been de-
nounced as a traitor Ny countrymeh here
tonight who has suffered more than IL
Who has run greater risk ? Who has borne
more than i? But Congress, factious, domi
neering, tyrannical Congress, has undertaken
to poison the minds of the American people,
and create a feeling against me in conse-
quence of the manner in which l have dis
tributed the public patronage.
While this gang-the common gang Of
cormorants and blood suckers have been
fatening upon the country for the past four
or five years-men never going into the
field, who growl at being removed from
their fat ofices-they are great patriots
Look at them all over your district Every
body is a traitor that is against them. !
think the time has come when those who
stayed at home and enjoyed offices for the
last four or five years. think it would be
no more than right for them TO give way
and let others participate in the benefits of
office. Hence you can see why it is that
am traduced and assaulted. ! stood up by
these men who were in the field, and l stand
by them now.
have been drawn into this long speech,
while intended simply TO make acknow-
Judgements for the cordial welcome; but if 1
am insulted while the civilities are going on
will resent it in a proper manner, and in
parting here tonight have no anger nor
revengefnl feelings to crafty. All | want
now-peace has come and war is over-is
for all patriotic men to rally round the
standard oftheir country and swear by their
affairs and God, that all shall sink together
but that this Union shall be supported
Then, in parting with you tonight, hang
over you this lag-not Of twenty-five but of
thirty-six stars-I hand over to you the
Constitution Of my country-though i'm
prisoned, though breaches have been made
upon it--with confidence hoping you will
repair the breaches, l hand il over to you,
in whom have always trusted and relied,
and, so far, / have never deserted-and
feel confident, while speaking here tonight,
for heart responds to heart of man, that you
agree TO the same great doctrine.
Then, FAREWELL The little i'll feelings
aroused here tonight, for some men have
felt little i'll, let us not cherish them. Let
me say, in this connection, there are many
white people in this country that need
emancipation. Let the work Of emancipa-
ton 20 on. Let white men stand erect and
free. A voice, "What about New OrleansV ]
You complain of the Acknowledgement of
the negroes in the Southern States, while
you would not give them the right of suf-
frage in Ohio to-day
Let your negroes vote in Ohio before you
talk about negroes voting. Take the beam
ont of your own eye before you see the mote
in your neighbor's eye. You are very much
disturbed about New Orleans-but you will
not allow the negro TO vote in Ohio.
This is all plain; we understand tins all,
and in parting with you tonight, let me
invoke the blessings of God upon you, ex-
pressing my sincere thanks for the cordial
manner in which you have received me.
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