The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-06-05
FgEsDAY-sUEE ., 1856.
Col. w. Il. Stokes in Boston.

speech in Faneuil Hall, Boston, ct Rad
zeal meeting, in which he not only de-
nounced President johnson, but broke
ground in favor Of negro suffrage. II
was with sincere regret that We felt 1t
to be our duty to condemn and cengure
his departure from the National Union
platform Of 1864, from the principles
he advocated in the campaign for Con
eress in 1865, and for his recreancy to
a friend who hsd honored and sustain
ed him during his military services in
this State. Since his first entrance up
on the theatre Of public life, many
years ago, we have been his personal
and political friend, and were
gratifed with this steady advance
nent IN position and honors. We
believed that he was IAN honest
patriotic citizen, of strong natural sense
and considerable shrewdness, capable
Of doing more good as a public servant
than many gentlemen Of vastly more
aoihIy ana oO','' o-'o 80, l..--rs
ms grea' u ss,'0 - - -, -
70 'he Iao''"' o. 80 5-
secure -, % - TT.
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knows a. wen - 'i7 '-' 80 e e
'na1 IN us ieii'i ~ ~ w - a..
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statement Oh ms p2.-'''''' '''7'I' y wa
ne ml'fepre'sn's' : -
and pledgeo inc ''7 s'''' 9 -''' = y ?
see to "haI neither A' 40 on
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eaH ms a1yeh''oh ~
pof'sh1 p~saas7 ~ @
history "n'cn ne P@sS0,' o''' '-
nor shall we oeieho II7s5-''-i' - JIM
son against ni7 charges o. d yli,- q -
ground IL Is unnecessary - ~ ~
even moment 2 Po7."'' 4''' - o--' =,
faith, ana Oo"e0 the knee ~ i'''-
he maze s9cfihce upon 'io ''i''i % -, 40
unlon-"e gfauI 'n@. NJ
atoned for the error Du' MS "a PER-
ence ought 10 nave taught nun -
bearance and generosity III H'S Jug
ments upon others VINO sinneu i75S
surely no more ''-,''''''.>'7 "
are to day with hl5 coHNl','lioo % ~. o.
eised and aiSiT'non'ssu' "N--7' 80 =
claiming once. ~ 80 7'-- -
opposition 70 Ahof3" 81 h''7ol ''
him not, equally harmless VIII IAN Ai.
.:--.,,9 .r-oyys uoyv When he It
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tempted 10 put ni9 M 5e-' -'o
.octba gosfon radicals. and make them
H. -:1-. t--.--7-1;.,, ,,., + q,
see negro S~uoS7' 'i'N0 ''' -'- q .
Tennessee. he played q desperate gam
a. -l,,.,l.,ass of the
buO IL "N"'o
paltriest gambler. The radicals MAJ
81. ~. ,-,,,,7 o,ra;ret ArGre Johnson
1NNo ~
8s they WOuiQ take amy bJ'y 81 ~"
.to,, -,,,,st bava 7,roof of his promised
..r.-
negro sunrge IN tennessee "-,"--
twelve months They know that d
l.e,..rt-- g,
was WIN th0 G'S@''a' N--'~y
Legislature could be got 10 do the ne
Ill :..-4;,,, ~ ,,orr,. f.sr.., him
SIO 'iio li'''' >
to testify IN the courts, ana Ll&t lutJ
..f.,.,,s b:,,, Tho ,ioht of suIfrqgr rrrT
emptorlly.
That our rerGers NAV see what Col
4 20 ~.
stokes saioI we "ibCAN % 'I1i . va AT
s,oacb.
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h"N"AN7 WI '.I' we "
The President OF tho meeting then MIRO
aUced Colonel ". Stokes, the newly cleo
81 ted member Tor Congress from 4eAAt7
zee.
Colonel Stokes responded al ConsileIa14a
length. After thanking the audience l''
his kind reception he said ihat he came b.
fore them as Union man, but a-IinE RON
one If the states shat had neel Do De- e'.i."A
"a State that had not yet been ra"rn l...
into the Union but me was salshed L.aI N
would be ct a proper and sale time. APP
plausel Serving three sessions 81" iae j. s.
lslalure of Tennessee, recording I'8 s' .s
Cor tho Union when DO became necessary 4..
that Legislature 80 give DTS vote l'r OF
against the OuIony lac hai TIE pleasure "'
planting himself 10y the side OF ihe Nhl"u
and never would consent O. ITS dls-oIA1, 'l.
His secession friends told hIm that ne Aa'
done all that he could, and urged nlm Co. kgtI
quiet and be could remain lu their midst.
Three propositions we're submitted 90 him
90 take au oath oi Allegiance g. the cgu.e4.
.,ragy. iain its army, or 50 pull hemp" They
gve-e IN tInsat4ef .ctnrv 20 him. aud be GER
tsinFv protested arain.t the latter. He did
not leave the pace as soon as desirable, and
a body of men was sent aUcr him, vluglug
him 81 fall back e. the mountains, whore De-,
remained IN coucealmcattilI General Buell.
army made its appearance. Iia then iouu,
that 10 was the most advisable excuse to
him 20 form q regiment and cut MS way
through the rebel hordcs, aud be did go
lie thanked Massachusetts for tho aid and
assistance she has rcnde. ed during the war
THE lives that had been lost sud Che suffer
ing experienced bv thousands in the WA
had not been IN vain. There was something
IN the lutu e 60 console us. This wBr ha,
wiped out slavery 10 the land, and he hail
od 90 dav from free State. The J. gsala
ture had told the black men OF IegHgs e
that thay were freq and entitled O. an the
privileges of the white mau-lapp s.
and be could not help comparing ITS acu d
with that Of the Anne body whom b.,
was one of It's members Parties we
had had since tho formation of o.,
government and we should continue &.
uaNe Chem rs long aS Do existed We nov
bad two Varurs-one th1 republican Union
party, the other the conservative, copper
head, opposition, or whatoverc else you mlgh
call DC aud the question was asked by all
where does the President ltand' We hgl
radical Congress, % was said hut it wa
clsimei ihat the President bad deserted Dr.,
policy hc advocated IN h.s inaugural al-
dress. The speaker had known the ircsl
dent fo~ over twenty years, ana had re-
manned friendly 90 him until short um.
since. when hn lte.1rg. hlukeEl Iu fo-lHt