The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-10-04

Ing bit what is required Of you az
men outside Of your political situa
ton III Maryland. Mark the condi
ton Of the black man during the ter
riBle rebellion that EB have passed
through. Where did he stand, and
what, position did he ottdpy25 While
the Rebel was trailing your flag in the
dust, attempting to destroy your Gov.
ernrtehti the servant, the colofed
man, %a5 ieedihg the poor refugee in
the bills and among the mountalnsI
and binding ap tho wounds of tic
Union soldier. Go to Salisbury ghd
Andefsonville and ask the thodsands
who lhade their escape from th6se
helI.hoIes oftobollion, and they will
tell y5H it was the colored men OF
South Carolina, and Tennessee, and
Vifginia, wB6 fescued them in the
forests aHd III the Wilderness, and
across aHtndt5d u tlvets. How differ
ent are thing here to-nightfroni what
they were in 1864, in our last visit TO
this place. Then we were trying to
nominate, as We believed, our dis
tinguished felIow-citizen for the Vice
Presidency. Then it was we sawthe
chivelry of Maryland assembled for
the purpose Of nominating Abraham
lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Then
one mdH HeGldrEd that the loyal men of
Mary land shHhld control the destitiiCs
of their Static bdt where does He stand
to.night2 T"Iraitor" "a Rebel"
We touch the point lightly. SOthe Of
US urgedatho nomination of one A. j.,
as ho is usually called in ,bis.sOwn
State. We thohghthe would be true!
We believed he would vsrifyihis prou-
isea when he. told us that Htfeasop
should be made Odious,. and traitors
shoU!d be punished, and that the great
states Of the Southeru atistograts
should be divided. into small ,planta,
tions and distributed to the loyal
men" Ddt ho followed in the steps Of
u man by The nar4ie Of Swan, d Gov
ernor Of this State, But thaniis Be
to God the loyal men viii rule id Ma
ryland yet. Appladse.1 You had
the power, and SO had Kehtudty,-
Like Kentucky, you believed IN for
giving, and forgetting, and all living
in harmony together and being cne
people, You thought to reconcile
traitors, to reconcile those who tried
to destroy this GoverhmepS. Now,
there is but ono power that can save
you. Thank God, they will do il, in
my Judgment, within two weeks after
Congress assemblies. The ssamo doc
trino was advocated in Tennessee.---
But we remembered when we were
held beheath the heel of their op-
pression} and We determined never to
leave that party have us in their pow
Of agaih. | remember when present
at ono convention that the question of
ttiathdod suffrage came up. Your
delegation was largo in numbers and
respectable in point of ability. But
they had not the courage % meet that
question. They were patriotic and
considered their voting for the best
But their condition to-day, but for
that Gongrdss, that nobfy patriotic
body thai saved the GoverAnicut IN Its
hour Of Peril, is worse thar had The
Mar9iand Union'men been kilIed du.
ring tho fthcllion. You had a regis
try law Kontucky hadan expatria.
ton law. But Tennessee has u suff-
rago Law. EGreat applause. 1t il
for y0tt to take the same COhrse and
call things by their right names, by
their proper names. Gentlehen in this
city have told me that MarylaDd is
peaeeable and quiet. The traitors
have the control of the State. The
Uni5H tfien are ground into the dust,
All these people now Is to t5 lot
alone: What did Virginia and the
othet respective States sa5 in tho be-
gintitg of the rebellion / Just let
us hldfe and wo will moi come hofe
To fight you" Now this, friends,
fi6atis peace and qulgt and hapRlhess
fot the traitors Of Maryland Whero
Stands the loyal men hi your State ?
Go ID your Convention aud see the
funda fiiehtal law that is being institu-
ted. ia yonr State republican in forml
N0 and Tennessee sympathizes with
tho loyal mea of Maryland. Her del.
6gat6s In Congress will TO cettainty
do all in their power to relieve SBd
(AfplauSe) l 60 there so pledged,
and if ] do not vote 70 relieve you
and do not vote for other necessities
that will startle traitors, | could new
Of return 10 my district lq safety.
Maryland must get rcadya You must
conquer your preludic6sI See that
you are willing to DO yourselves lusi
tice, and to do justice TO tho oolOred
men snd come up TO G0hgte5s and
Congress will do Id5sito 10 you and
them also What has tbs 60lOred titan
done that you catiuot 20 to tho polls
and vote With hlmf He has totHnit,
ted no crime. Hbdt has he done
God Almig6tY made him black.
(Laughtor) flo cannot vote becanse
no is q black NAM In Tennessee yOu
have seen that a more quiet election
could not be Held At the Proadonts
home we had two hundred colored