Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-11
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the Demonstration ora saturday Might
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the crowd was 30 immense, anu 90 Tar be-.
yond our expectations that We were IN
prepared to report in fan the speeches of
the occasion. At the close Of MIR. Reid's
speech, Terry II. Cahal, Esq, one Of our
most brilliant young men followed. He
said
FFLLow CITIZENS: / will not attempt
TO dwell long Oh the catholic principles Of
the Democratic platform, for you by this
demOnstration tonight have e1emplilied
your devotion thereto, and proved that
you, az Americana, one and all, claim an
Interest in the success and permanence Of
this great government. Truly, the welfare
Of the people Of this State is more depend
ent upon the success Of the Democratic
party than those of any other. 1t is I'M
necessary TO mention the many reasons why
such il the case, for it is impossible TO do 20
in short time; besides / desire not now TO
recount the wrongs and insults which have
been heaped upon the people Of this proud
old Commonwealth by the policy Of the
Radical party. These wrongs and insults
innumerable are trumpet-tongued, within
themselves 10 plead with might and power
the cause OF hOWu-tIOuNGl ANhhGF9SNg "
every lover of constitutional liberty in this
broad land Furthermore, desire not to-
night to indulge in unpleasant reflections.
The inspiration Of this occasion is sufficient
to dispel the doubts of the gloomy and mis-
anthrOpic. The war has ceased. Its glO-
ries are eternal, while its sacred memories
will be cherished in our hearts so long as
life shall last. But the hatred and differ
ences engendered thereby have been lost
sight Of in the spectacle which tonight
presents itself, Of men, who
Lately met in the intestine shock
And furious close OF civil butchery
marching tremendously side by side,
In mutual well beseeming ranks"
Such spectacle proves that We the
men who wore the gray and those who
wore the blue, have buried our enmities,
aud now are determined to claim and work
for common fame, a common country
and a common future. Thus a speaking
commentary has been presented TO Legis-
lative and Congressional agitstors of strife
and dissension, by this union Of those who
fought against each other, 10 behalf of
peace and quiet, law and order.
Ii does seem TO me, in all candOr and
fairness, that this should convince The
Legislature IN special session, that the eK-
Coniederates design nothing hostile 10 con
stituted authority, State or Federal. The
action Of our former leaders, in this city
last week, fully reflects the sentiment Of
every dsfranchised citizen Of Tennessee.
And az one who humbly wore the gray, !
can affirm truly, that the peace of this
State has no more steadlhsI friends, ana
sincerely attached "A they are 10 the
Federal Union the national government
has no truer adherenls IMAM lhoSe VINO
fought under the STARE ana bars 10 the
bitter end OF the late war, and who bear
ing their Tag forward IA the van OF many
a hard-iought held, realized, that
There Is something Of pride IA the penlous
,,,, hour I'LL III. -.
no" Io.c Sr '' '"' '"'''' IL
For Fame is there to say who blccIs
Aud Honors eye on daTlhg deeds
Gentlemen Of the Legislature, do you
accept the assurance, or do you still believe
that we are plotting treason against the
State. at once answer that II i' not the
nature otsuch men to stab IN the dark, besides
their action 7ince The war completely re
flutes the charge. Why did you not pay
the poor boon Of decent respect to the
gray-haIred men who presented respect
tul petition to your honorable body, pray
ing relief from our burthen5 why do
You not give us some assurance at least,
that at some time IN the future, yoa VIII
reInyest with their rights, The eighty thou
sand DISTINGUISHED men oil Tennessee
Why do you not give TO nS The privileges OF
the fourteenth amendment to the Constr
tuition, enjoyed by other Southern states
Why do You, ior the purpose OF mahuiac-
turing polticaI capital, Use every endeaVor
to excite the people OF the State TO armed
violence when you know they desire noun
ing oil the klnu oh, we loye our hallVe
State more now than when she had attained
the acme OF Prlde anu power we loVe
her, Tor All our NOBLE aims "hu hlgh re-
solves are hhked hseParap'y WIN her III
tnfeI .Oh mere are our MONIES mere are
inurncd ihe dust oil our sleeping ancestry
here would we 1--we! mere would we de
here would we rest beneath our mother
earth. Why will you, by your prosori ptionn
drive ne from the state, ana deny us such
rights Shall we, because we exercised
the right Of an honest opinion, bid good
tgN " Jul AAeAAttAAAA' apS.ANAb'A "'AAS'A w
first saw the light, and from whose sum-
mits we have viewed with loving gaze the
land Of our nativity Shall we say fare
well to the Tennessee and the Cumberland,
whose waters bore up the rude barks of our
pioneer fathers who settled our State, and
who fondly imagined that their inheritance
would be transmitted for ages from sire to
son, untarnishcd and uadimiRfshed : Had
you answered no, together with such men
as Wines, Williams, Carter and others, the
memory of your action would have lived
in the hearts of an enfranchised people so
long as our mountains tower toward the
sky, and our own beautiful streams pour
their tributary waves to the ocean. You
have refused as civil and political priyi-
leges in a moment of excitement, but time
which Obliterates all things, truth, which
heals the wounds of party hate, and justice
which lives after passions subside and die,
will give them 10 US e'er long. These very
men, brave and true hearted as they are,
whom you have disfranchised, and upon
whom you have attempted to fix the helot
brand, will secure and protect you in the
enjoyment OF rights which you now deny
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