The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-03-15


than can be said Of siI Of our own
color. (Applause1 The instincts Of
bodies Of men are generally thcrO'
Erarely mistaken, Men who have en-
| gu ged long in polilicals lifearcgnwaTc
that politicians are very greedy ior
Votes (baughterJ And so they
can get them like the merchant with
Frespeet to greenbacks, they are sIios a
particular from what hands they come e.
! Laughter and applause) Now, who
are the men, what class Of politIciansgE
| Is il, that il making the most grieyas3
GUS complaint al The prospect Of enS
ffanchising the back man. Answer
| fIon your own experience and obsers
| yaton. YoaSn may be very sure that
those who arc thus eompIainiug have
lYCry little expectation. that if the
black man is allowed at the ballot,
boxsthat they will get aereat nIahyJt
Of his votes. [ LaughteFand applaaso
This question then settles iLs6lf smt
ply upon the principle Of loyal suf-
fSge; and inreUrgauisiug the Govern. Z
ment to place ithemfin 9hei hands IF
the friends Of tho Govoinmont, and
| that permanently; thoroughly, rrevo,
cablyrso that treason nqdrebellion
saall no longer. have any secret bopes;I
that the men who have becnin hose
iility 10 the Government shall sec
that tctheir rhostiIityiis pOwerless; and
that, like everything in nature, when.
once subdued, submits TO the au.horsl
Iity that sgbdues Then it will be
tme enough tp speak of enlaFging 30
registry laws and altering eohstitul
items But untillthats is done the re-
beDlon, although armies have ceased =
battling,is not Itself yet subdued.
The spirits there, and whatit would =,
do if it had the poweIys you have al -atF
rendy Seen enough IN your own Stato
To- have some suspicion of; and II yOus
will 60 across the mountains to Ace
what is doneihthe State Of Kentucky,
you will find as much as the most In a.s
credulousmay desire. (Applanse.) ','
3 My countrymen, 1 am reioieed mt
this days work, as evineed III The res, %
olnLions that have just beensicad It''F
shows, determination of purpose, 'f'.
or earnestness, d zeal, a meaning that "a
cannot be mistaken. Men may put,
their hands to- the plow and look back
III they think proper; bnt they will
verify the awful truth expressed III
words not applicable, perhaps, to o'tha
present occasion; but words that sig "
nifty that the man who does il pnit
TO be trusted either in things earthly "
or ia things heavenly Such men, fg ~
In public position, viii cover them ''H
selves with acl0ad Of dishonoy thAb 'H
no efforts they can possibly mAke pa
will ever be ableat8 rcmove Had tfe''
the power to reach the ears for whom et'
these remarks are INTENDED, 4 would 30
urge them. to ponder we'll that grsats
principle which pepvades tho whole ~
ecoDOmy. of earthly. and heavenly ~
things. IL is not altogether strange. al
We ought not to be disappointed. eas
Men have been found in all ages who,
were unequal To- their time and their \
sltpation-pen thpt either didnot ull,as,s
derstand their epoch, or were not, o.
equal lott, Two Of their monarehs
were sent to tho block by reason OF n
their failure to campTehend the times y.
in which they lived, Yet, perhaps .s
they were not worse, although Ger. i.
tainly not better, thau the average OF
their predecessors -Thoso were re-
markabIe instances, Instructive iu =
more ispects thar one. Is It strahgeg
Wonld IL beistfango If, in MARYLAND,
or iniany other potion OF the United
States, there should be reproduce 10
ed Louis sXVI ,m or charles 7s'i
j., unable ITO UNDERSTAND tho 80
times y in 1which they live, 7''if
seeking to 60 back upon old ideas to'uaa
re-establish old and forgottenBystctnsg y
We must expect IL. Wo must look
for iLssI will mt pursue this. train OF a.
thought. | throw itout as u bare ean
suSgesuon, sr The great, column 7ofI %
freedOm and liberty wiIImoye on. - 1f ',gy
they. who are entrHsted by US as the, aI
color bearers Elter, we must select ,si
others, (Applause Lot them, take.,hs,
care OF themselves as they may. or ,..f
crawl away to some unseen and for, 81 ,t
cotton place to die, or with becoming ,.,t
and greater wisdom, fail =.
back into the rear Of tho column and
march along with IL, (ireat apl
plausc. =,
u ....t. Shameful. ..srsss si,i .sfsf
The Memphis Chamber OF Commerce re- .ri
Gently adopted the following disgraeeful res
olution commeudatory Of one of the worst
individuals and the most perhdious and
sS SSSs s. TSs ns Sas 'E''
WaEREks, lshani q. Harris, aweli-kuowu
a a .sss a