Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1885-02-05

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The Fremont Journal of last W, elk CON
tanned an article from the Chattanooga
Daily Gazette OF May Gath. 1865, which
Is of great interest in the dispute now
going on over Gen. Sherman's charges
against the arch. traitor. as showing the
estimation in which he was held by Ten
nessoe % years ago. The following is
the GaZsttes article, as reprinted in the
Journal:
| PROPHECY FULFILLED.
"IH the times Of great national excite
ment, when revolutions are impending
and the very air seems filled with com
| ing political storms, men have OCCASION
ally been gifted with what has seemed
to be spirit OF prophecy, and in after
years their words have been recalled to
the memory of those who heard them
spoken as predictions which only waited
fer events 10 prove that they were utter
ed win foresight inspired by heaven.
"0n the evening OF the 22d of January,
1861, Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, on
his way from Washington, where he had
just delivered his last speech ia the Uni
ted States Senate, and in company with
many other southern Senators and Con
gressmeR, resigned his seat in the Con-
gress, stopped at Chattanooga on his way
home. 1t had been rumOred during the
day that he was coming, and in eXpeeta-
tiOn of seeing him large crowd of pe0-
pie had assembled at the Crutchfrld
House. At that time. great excitement
prevailed thrOue hout the southern states.
Secession was being talked of every
where throughout the Cotton States, as
tho only remedy left them by the cleo
ton of Abraham Lincoln to the Presi-
dsncy OF the United States. Tennessee
had refused to adopt any such remedy,
and as the fire. eaters retired from the
Congress and passed through the city,
they stopped over and made speeches to
the people, urging upon them to 60 with
the south and take part in the move
mQnt. promising Tennessee that the
state should never see Federal soldier
J or ever be called upon to pay a dollar OF
the debt contra cted by war. 1t was un.
der such circumstances that Davis ar
rived in the city, as above stated. After
supper on the evenisg named he came
ont of the dining room Mt the hotel, &C.
eompanisd by his wife and several well
known leaders in the secession move
ment. Calls were made for him TO speak
and chair being placed in the center
Of the room, where the news stand nov
J Is, he stood upon it, and spoke substan-
italy as follows:
GENTLEMEN--Ths south has had 8
great wrong imposed upon Ii by thS
election of Abraham Lincoln, an IllinOi:
rail-splitter, to the Presidency Of tn,
\ United States. Our only resource is Il
\ seceds from the Union and establish :
government for ourselves. Calling Oh
the people Of Tennessee to go with th'
q south. he pledged them that he Onl'
wanted their strength and influence
that the cotton states would pay the deb
of the war, and that Tennessee woult
not have dollar to pay. Telling rs tina
Mr.. Buchanan was pOwerless ard coul'
not protect us; that We must unite tn
south in a solid body, march on thei
cities and lay them in ashes, for in tina
:, consisted their wealth and strength, All
the way to touch q Yankees soul was t
strike his purse. The south had the ma
terial-cOtt0n was king. France an
old England, he said, could not do with
out il, and would be forced to side wit
the south to keep their factories In opel
alton and their people from starving
That the spindles Of New England woul
\ rust for want Of cOttOn-that the sOut
had the wealth, strength and the pOwe
lin reality the life Of the government
II Calling ON the Tennesseeans to so wit
the south in this struggle. he eulegize
them for their courage, bOasted OF thei
deeds Of daring on the fields of Mexic'
saying that he knew full well the msar
ing of the click Of their trusty rifle.
ties, associations, interest and institl
tions. Tennessee was directly interests
and ought to join the south.
, "He felt satisfied. he said, that her pet
pie would not prove reereant to thel
trust. When the time came she woul
lock shields with her sister states az
!. meet the vandal foe. AS for himself,
q the language OF the great patriot, J
DEATH The election of Abraham Lii
coin and the party sustaining him WI
equivalent to a direct war upon Il
a south. Her peculiar institutions were !
- longer safe, and there was now nOthir
h left but to fight. As for himself he PR
FERRED death before dishonor.
"This speech created intense, excit
ment. Davis is a finished orator, al
can hold his audience spell bound
,.S hours. On this occasion he exerted 9
"a his powers Of oratOry to convince b
iiu hearers of the justice OF the cause in
which he had thrown himself and
fortunes, and in which he desired to ps
suads them to aid For few minut
- no one attempted any reply to Dav
when, suddenly, MIR. William Crutchfie
Of this city, who happened to be in t
"A hotel, which at that time was owned
his brother, mounted the counter behi
which the clerk of the house usual
STAYS, and commenced his famous rep
Davis had started from the room to
up stairs, but, on hearing Mr.. Crutc
fields voice, he stopped and stood in I
IA doorway, listening to his words.
Crutchfield's address was delivered wi
his usual vehemepee, added to the rs
which burned within him at.having
tanad 20 auch Infamous language