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Shreveport Semi Weekly News
Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
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A private letter from Nashville reports that Tennessee legislator John R. McDowell, in a speech on November 14, declared Lincoln's message and Cameron's report had ended his Unionism, absolving East Tennessee from federal allegiance and fully supporting the South, earning House applause.
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A private letter from Nashville to us dated the 15th inst., says:
"John R. McDowell, member from Greene, Andy Johnson's county, and of Greenville convention notoriety, made a speech in the House of Representatives, of Tennessee Legislature, on the 14th, inst., in which he declared that Lincoln's message and Cameron's report had driven every vestige of Unionism out of him, and absolved East Tennessee from all allegiance to the old Federal government. He came out fully, fairly and squarely for the South. His speech elicited the rapturous applause of the House." -Memphis Appeal.
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Nashville, Tennessee
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14th Inst.
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speech elicited rapturous applause of the house.
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John R. McDowell made a speech in the Tennessee Legislature's House of Representatives declaring that Lincoln's message and Cameron's report had driven every vestige of Unionism out of him, absolving East Tennessee from allegiance to the old Federal government, and coming out fully for the South.