Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-30

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on Wednesday morning. Tickets are to
be issued on Friday. frs
speech Of Mr.. Judd BEFORE the schu-
esq fenfest.
New York, June 29. The following is
The speech Of Representative Judd, before
the schutenfest club this afternoon Mr..
President 1T is generally believed, that
an American is always ready to respond 10
The toast you have assigned me, and why
should he not, seeing around him every
day evidence of prosperity and freedom
Seeing labor rewarded, and industry sue
eessful, and restrained only by laws for
the general welfare, not made in the
interest of the classes, free TO share by all
honors, both civil and political, the only
qualifications being the talent and integrity
necessary to fill public positions, and no
questions asked as to place Of birth. Ask
again why should not the possessor Of such
right and privileges, not have his heart
filled with thanks, and be ready 10 speak
in praise of such country. with such an
Institution. .....
The United States, by its laws, in yite
the people of all lands TO share in their
benefit, and say to all, there is room enough
and 10 spare; bounteous nation Yields
golden to the thrifty; the government ten
ders to all home, without money, without
price, and protects each one in possession
Of such homestead. If trained 10 other
industry than the cultivation Of the soil,
there is plenty for all. Ingenuity and in
dustry are sure Of their reward The citi-
zens are the government, and chey protect
themselves. That silent taIisman-the
ballot-box-righis all wrongs; and when
the administration of the government be-
comes tyrannicsl, it is hurled from its place
and its power reverts 10 the peoples will,
and is the objectionable ofense. Rsvolu
tons by the ballot occur annually. No
hereditary privileges.give to special classes
the right to live on the toll of others, The
laws and Justice smile equally upon the
poor mans cottage and the rich mans
home, for whatever inequality of position
or fortune may exist in this country, its
laws and institutions are not responsible
Our inequalities are the result Of brain and
industry they make manhood its own
master and master Of its situation. Are
not these things illustrated in this almost
numberless gathering of the masses Of free
men on this occasion, born 10 foreign lands
You have sought homes in this republic,
and here to-day bring back fond remem-
brance Of the land of your birth and the
| land of your fathers. In the land of Will
| liam Tell, your organization, and the train
| ing it gave to every man, enabled the re-
| public on the other side of the ocean
| Switzerland-tO resist the encroachments
/ of despotism, while her citizens, trained
| from childhood 10 manly sports and the use
of arms, and aided by her mountain fast
| nesses, ara still free. The story of Will
| liam Tell, 30 gracefully illustrated In your
procession to-day has been studied BY
every American child. The struggles
/ against despoiism called for such organiza-
ton in other countries and the Kindred
race of freedom loving Germans adopted il.
You have brought it TO our shores and we
! hail It's advent as of national importance
in training all in the manly arts which
prepare men to defend their liberties. Or
ganization is power, and this assemblage is
more than past.time lis purposes, ser
vices and effects are good for the republic
the manners customs Snd habits of child
hood and youth becomes almost a part Of
nature they follow the man TO his home
in foreign lands, and their proper indul-
gence is the right of freemen and be
coming in citizen. He mingles with the
native born in the pursuit of bu1iness or
pleasure, and the manners, habits aud Gus
toms Of each operate upon the other, tend
ing to soften, inYigorate, consolidate and
out of all to form nationality whose per
feet development is found in the union Of
the people Of different lands From this
iningling is rapidly being developed on
this continent the completes type of the
physical man, and the best trained intel
lect; also a government more free and
stable than has heretofore been given to
man. All this depends upon the citizen
himself; as he exercises his privileges 30
will it result in the development named, or
in the degeneracy of the people. do not
overlook the experience in other lands Of
physical developments and intellectual cul-
ture in their highest perfection, but there
belong to privileged classes. 10 no land
but ours are there, within the reach of the
mass of the people. Believing that his ma
tional assembly has higher and nobler pur-
poses than mere pastime, and that-it was
the duty Of the government 10 encourage
the cultivation Of that which, in its hour Of
trial, may be found useful by freemen IA
miliar With the use of arms.
/ AJAX the House Of Representatives 10
accept your invitation. My colleagues and
myself are with you on this occasion, "a the
representatives Of part of theilaw-making
power of this government, the House Of
Representatives of the United States. Not
as foreigners, or foreign born, are you as.
sembled to-day, but as American citizens
engaged in organizing and developing
power for future usefulness and that social
enjoyment which infallibly softens the
asperities Of lifss frequent contest Il
joined with them In instruction which
teaches self-reliance and seifdefenss. So
much the better when foreign countries send
delegates to greet you. And when the rules
Of foreign countries contribute their aid 10
make the meeting a success, your govern
ment should not fail 10 be represented
Car military force is our reliance in times
Of trouble, and the Constitution guarantees
the bearing Of arms.
ALLOW me 10 conclude with the hope that
this, the third national gathering Of your
various Associations from all the different
parts of this broad land, may tend 10 bar
mouize and unite all classes, and interest
them in this our common country, and by
manly rivalry learn 20 yalne and respect
each nthar