The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-07-27


could not protect us that unite the South in solid
BODY march on their cities and lay them in ashes for in that
consisted their wealth and strength and that the way teach
Yankees soul was strike his purse The South had the
materal-Coon King. France and Old England could
not do without and would be found to side with the South
Calling on the Tennesseeans to go with the South in this
struggle he euogzed them for their courage boosted of their
deeds of daring the fields of Mexico saying that he knew
full we'll the meaning of the click of their trusty rifles He
felt satisfied that her people would prove their
When the time she would lock shields with her
sister States and meet the vanda foe The election of Abra
ham Lincoln and the party sustaining him equivalent
a direct the South. Her peculiar institutions
longer sae and there nothing left but to fight AS
for himself he preferred death before dishonor."
The speech created intense excitement and for time
attempted reply. There orator present.
Mr. Cuchfed is not orator. but he felt stirred with in
dgnaton at the uterances of treaso and he asked the
proprietor May answer the Hon. Jefferson Davis? Per
mission being granted ne mounted the counter and COM
menced his reply Davis had started from the room to
stairs but hearing Mr. Crucheds voice. he stopped and
stood in the doorway listening to his words near
enough to him." said Mr. Crutchfed to me, to spit in
his face" The reply delivered with yehemence that
indicated the rage he felt having listened to such infamous
language. He sad
"GENTLEMEN You have just heard the honorable gentle
man. Senator Davis of Mississippi gallant soldier who
periled his life under the flag for you and For that
love and respect him. But he is growing old and gray
and, Cesarike, ambitious. There has him pro-
phetc vision of the future and lowering his voice and
pointing his finger at Davis he said in slow and measured
tones)-Behod your future military despot! The gentleman
tells that poweress that must appeal
for rights that Mr. Buchanan help us, that
must secede and appeal to the sword deny it, denounce
him renegade and traitor? If he was contendng for
the rights of the South and the interests of Tennessee he
would be in the Senate Chamber with Tennessee Senators
and Congressman defending rights On joint ballot we
had majority of fourteen No odds what the North desired
they powerles He then say that four years
short time; that appeal to the ballobox the
place to settle the trouble not secession Tennessee never
stopped low dictate other States the that they
should pursue deny you the right to tell what shall
do We freemen, and such claim the right to think
speak and act for ourselves We to be hoodwinked
bamboozed and dragged into your Southern Goldfish aroc
racy toryblooded South Carolina mobocracy. Well may
you boast the Tenneseean and the click of his rifle
with trusy rifles and mountain boys whip
your Southern Confederacy We fight for the Union, the
Constitution and the enforcement of the laws with trusty
rifles and banner alo and the gentleman will live
the day when the keen crack of the Tennessee rifle will not
sound SO pleasant in his ears"
The most profound silence regned in the assembly the
conclusion of the speech but presently Davis spoke up
ing take notice of this mpuden fellow but if there
is gentleman present who endorses his sentiments will
him." Upon this there went up from two hundred
loyal Tennesseean Threats the cry ave all do and then
there heard only the click click of pistols and those
sent prepared themselves for what all expected would be
few in number skulked off, taking Mr.. Davis ivd with
rage, his have thought this little glimpse into the
early secession days. and the prophetic utterances of
honest Teneseean worthy of such historic record you
give It,
NICE LITTLE BRIDGE-The French papers have lately
described engineering project of which the model would
be remarkable anything now to be seen in the great
international Exhibition while the work itself would be
wonder of the world. Instead of the ongmeditaed
tunnel beneath the Channel French engineer, Mr. Bouet
now proposes build bridge it. The bridge accord
ing the published scheme in the Mon, would be broad
enough hold double line of railway, carrageroad and
path for foot passengers There would also be space for
of shops along this Dover and Calais road which,
established would doubt become popular thorough
fare and need add that half way there would be
restaurant and cafe? The bridge would rest series of
thrtywo vertical rectangular iron piles each pile be 200
metres in height and 100 metres in BREADTH The depth of
the Channel between the points selected is found be
not than from 80 to 36 metres that the bridge would
be about ITO metres above the level of the In laying
down the bridge the first step taken would be to connect the
iron piles by means sixteen cables opaited WIRE stretched
IN parallel lines from shakspeares Cliff the English side
OF the Channel to Cape Blanc Nez the French de dis
lance of 33 kilometres abou 20 miles, The body of the
bridge would thus be formed of iron resse stretched from
pile to pile M Boue believes that he could hang snpen-
sion bridge across the Channel from cliff to cliff In his eyes
it is only question of proportion. If wire of certain
STRENGTH and thickness will HANG exended heLwnnn ueo