The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-23

Terrible.
Daniegs. Dickinson sem tie following
stirring letter to the war meeting held at
Erie; Pa, on tho 4th instant:
BNanAMrTov, Aug /, 1862,
Gentlemen: / have this moment re-
ceiyed your esteemed favor of the 3Oth
ultimo, inviting me TO attend and address
a mass meeting at Erie, Pennsylvania,
on the 4th inst, called for the purpose Of
promoting enlistments, and to arouse the
people to sense of the danger which
threatens our constitutional and national
existence. regret my inability to com
ply with your request, for l have a like
engagement in this section for Saturday,
the I'd, and after this cannot convent
entity reach you in time for The gather
ing.
My views are to-day what they were
when this hell-born rebellion assaulted
the glorious flag OF our oountry's pride
and hope at Sumter-that it must be put
down without regard to cost or treasure
put down by the strong arm Of the gov
ernment, sustained by the material power
and cheered by the moral energy Of a
great, free people put down upon the
theatre II selected for the Inauguration
OF its diabolical treason, the. field Of
blood; and put down, TOO, by seyering
the head Of the loathsome serpent from
its body, II is not mere rebellion Or
outbreak, 1t is the result of dark and
malign conspiracy, conceived and prose-
cuted by q worse combination of evil
spirits than assembled at Nations In
iernal Conference, II win never relax
nor Yield until it has oyerthroRn, the
government or been crushed into the
earth beyond hope or prospect of reaur-
rection; and not only to its overthrow,
but its annihilation, should we, as peo.
pie, address ourselves.
"There can be, there should be, but two
parties 10 this contest in the loyal States.
The first, embracing those who, regard
less Of all other considerations or cOnse-
quences, viii prosecute the war and sus-
tain the administration, for the purpose
of furnishing treason and vindicating the
supremacy of the constitution; and the
other, those who sympathize with rebel
lion, and either Justify it by open sdyo-
cacy, or lend it aid and comfort and en-
cOuragement, by mods and winks, and
stolen glances Of appreciation; by i'll
concealed apologies for its course, and by
assaults upon the Government for prose-
cutting war against it. And in the Sec
ond division should bo classed all of any
and every political party, sect or faction
who cannot ct such o time rise above
Presidont-mAking OF Office hunting ma
chinery of every description. abstain from
partahng Of the unoloan drippings of
the contract department, or Withstand
the odor of the suffers stow-pans
"Tho rebellion has only had greater
power of endurance than was expected.
because IL has received moral and mato-
rial aid from abroad, which we did not
believe would be extended il. This has
enabled it TO keep upon its feet longer,
and TO stagger a little further than Wo
supposed IL could; but the satisfaction of
terminating its miserable existence win
he all the greater when it is done, and
the means of our people TO strangle it are
ss ample as their will is resolute. The
war is not, and should not be Wsged 10
advance any cause on earth but that Of
the Constitution and the laws. II is not
and should not be prosecuted TO destroy
| any interests bnt those of conspiracy and
! treason. It's aim and end and chief ayoW-
al should be the protection Of loyalty
| and the destruction of rebellion.
"But in the pursuit of IFS purpose the
! Government must rise 10 the dignity OF
the responsibility, and while il extends
( the protection of the Constitution to
those who acknowledge its obligation,
should, In dealing with revolt, lay its
| hand with iron rigor upon every inter-
| est which win give il strength OF weaken
its lawloss adversary, and should strike
hardest where il will be felt most should
for the purpose of cOnquering an early
| peace, in obedience TO the first instincts
\ of self preservation and the holiest die
tates Of humanity, whenever II will con
tribute 10 these results, Immediately OF
/ remotely, condemn and cOniiscate 10 lis
use every species Of property Of every
/ name and kind, whether animate or in.
animAte-on two legs or on four This
viii give an earnest Of the realities oI
war
ave have not now, nor have we ever
had, over about one-half men enough in
the field 20 conquer and hold so vast an
arena OF rebellion and the occasion ID
now presented for ma 10 rectify the error
and 10 embody force which can practi
Cally assert the strength and dignity oi
the Government can crush the venom
ont Of this pestilent curse, and exhibit
TO the enyious, meddlesome monarchies
Of the old world the yindication Of 3
free self-gOverned people, against the
Vaccinations Of conspiracy and the sym
| pathies Of king craft.
"ln raising such force, the President
should understand that 30 far as taxation
becomes necessary 70 q vigorous and sue
ccssful prosecution Of the war and so
long ~ its fruits are faithfully applied
TO that purpose, the people win not he's
itate at any amount fjf they mean thi,
rebellion shall bo destroyed and the
Constitution sustained, cost what it viii
or come what may, and In comparison
with these results they Will disregard
the dangers, and bloodshed, and ezpen,
ses of war.
Governments are censtitutionalIv tim.