The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-09-21
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box andthe REGULAR ordinary, peaceful aeen.
cies OF our Government Sor the ptrpose Or
accomplishing the remainder o. the work yet
TO be done. [Great applauseT 9ssr ~
1siThe soldiers Of our army, ID common with
all good mem have no desire eger 20 SEQ agaIn
q war within our conntrJ's limits and wbils
at this time earnestly desiF6us Of peace. they
do not ask for the name without thu subs
4 stancei their hopes are baeed npon peaee
that will be Arm and enduring because found
ed upon principles which have had their orr
i gin, because Of their truth, IN the bosom of
Goo himself Foremost among those prinsr
ciple5, and embodylng them, Is that OF eonai
justice, equal rights and equal security 10
every hnman being within the Jurisdiction OF
the Un tied States. [Great cheering. acaosa.
panied BY the wavingof hats and handksr-
ebisis.] a'te - ~ rs
We Southern men, who have seen with az,
own eyes this great sin Of slavery, which has
boastingly been declared TO Be the eorrsr w
stone OF republican institutions. do know not'
only, not only because such is the teaching
OF history, but because 1t Is Individual "
perience, that II, must perish from the Eee ~
the earth. We are here, then, d repressps
that great principle, and the country IooEs ~
- NNN'NSS " hAefs AANbs
Since this rebellion was suppressed a enn.
vention has been held in This city With wbich
neither yOu nor could act, was glad. how
ever, TO see II lelej for why did il meet7 II
met partly because the great cry came uo
rom white men Of the South, 'lMy constitu-
tlonal rights and my natural rights are de,
MED me-" The cry also came from the black
men or the SoutE, Ny constitutional and
my natural rights are denied nse.' This great
cry Is earnestly and sincerely made by two
parties which are directly Antagonistic. the
one TO theother; and two conventions have
met here because Of these outcries from the
south. Which 70 right2 That Is for the
people to determine. But upon that oues-,
lion, II upon none other, speak out Your
minds, (applause) and speak the truth AZ Won
know and feel il. Speak out plAinly az YOU
ieel Tor your country, ss you value the mar.
manent peace of your own land. and AZ yon
hope to establish the foundations OF tbIs
Government, | tell you that unless you 10
this there can be no peace. d
Genllemen, have said that but a short
time ago convention was held in this ctr
That convention, TO my mlnd, neglected ID ID.
much that they could have done for good.
but Il Was not wholly unmixed of good
That convention, as read its history, Assem-.
bled here and simply recorded--nothinr
more-in Quaker-like silence and in abiect
submission, the command of one man. TGraat-
applause. That convention az the dietatiou
Of one man, did what the loyal Congress OF
the United States repeated cheers ana ire.
mendous enthusiaBml refused to DO. That
Congress has resolutely and firmly refused 10
% the mere record ng secretary Of the White
house, and for that reason alone, without re-
ference 70 merits Of the question at issue, Il
70 fully deserving Of your approving cheers.
They have thought for themselves, spoken for
themselves and stood up mAnfully against sll
sorts OF influences for that which they be-
lisye to be right.
But though that convention By reason ofitr
pusilAnimty has, as believe, forfeited the
goodoPinion Of poSterity, Us doings were NOT,
US J have said, unmixed Of good. You all
know, gentlemen that we have had In this
country proud old Defiant party, long the
ruler Of the country; quondam Democay,
quondam Copperhead IN my mind, the main
alhculty OF that party was that Il has ever
oesn. crusted all over with prejudice, thus
Keeping out the lights OF truth and the lights
OF day. ssnag
AmOng.its other prsjudIees, for years past Il
has taught that slavery was divine institu.
tom that all lis instincts were heavenly; that
u was one Of those things that should not Be
discussed or spoken IL Il was as a household
god. This was the creed Of this old, defiant
and proud party. Well, the men OF that
phrI constituted vast majority Of the IAN
OF August Convention. Now marx, GENTLE
men, 10 one Of the resolutions Of that Con-
Vention it Is distinctly sta.ed that slavery ia
abolished, aud mustneysr be re-eStablishsd.y
i ask yOu whether this old Democratic party
has not struck It's eolorS, and bowed in humble
spbniission 70 this Republican principlef
(Greata applause.) 2,
There Is some good accomplished there, III
nothing more, u certainly Indicates the march
Of eysnts and the progress Of the cause Of
human freedom. u shows that this crust Of
prejudice which has 80 long kept ont the
light has at last been broken, and the party
has 80 far seen Its way Ia the right direction
as to acknowledge the fact that slavery iu
abolished and ought not 10 be rs.estAhlished.
But fellow-citizenS We Of The Republican
party, we Of the Union party, had gone far
Iher than that. r. -r' n ~ .
At the Convention In Baltimore IN 1874,
"hANh hShaAhahNN hAaSoAn AuA MI JOln-
son for the Presidency and The Vice Presi-f
dency, itwaB announced that slavery should
be extirpAted-not abolished, but ertizpated'
.--taken out Of our Institutions root and
branch, body and BOnl, sVeFy liheameut and
every fibre Of It. [Great applause.l Mark,
gentlemen the diRersnee between the two
words, 10 srtlpGts, not simply TO cot of this,
that or the other limb Of the horrible monster
but to do away with not only slavery, but ali
the incOngruouB, unequal, unrighteous con
sequences and incidents resulting from
slavery. What are they7 IN The 6FSt place,
an unequal representation. Does not slave
~ remain as long AS there Is man, no mat
ter what bis eoior--aa long as there 10
man unrepresensed ID the Government D.
Does not slavery remain aS long a. you can
sAy 10 man because Of his color, that he
may or may not stand the equal Of his fell
low man in your eouflS Of justice
All these incidents Of slavery the great
Republican party pledged itself At Baltimore
should be eKiirpated. And when you, South.
sm men, who At that time Eers, 80 70 SPEAK,
in the prison house Of the Sonth~Whsn you
heard that pledge, Il was the sweetest, surett
note Of hope that bad ever fallen upon your
ears. [ApplauSe.l And now We, men Of
the South, that were In that almost hopeless
men Of the South, now here
IN this good old city, within hearing Of the
bell that first proclaimed freedom 70 al the
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