The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-06-26

The convention was permanently or
ganized by unanimously calling His Ex-
cellency Gov Morton 20 the chair In
response 10 the loud acclamions and
wild enthusiasm which greeted him, he
said, substantially:
Gentlemen II beg leave to tender my
acknowledgements for the honor you
have done me in calling me to preside
over the deliberations of the Union men
Of Indiana. We have met under most
solemn circumstances, and / trust that
every heart is deeply impressed with this
solemnity and the condition of QUE I'M
happy country. | doubt not many of you
now present have been here before to
conventions Of one party or the other,
feeling an interest in the success Of prin-
ciples and candidates To-day you have
met under more solemn circumstances
than ever before. Are you able to real
ize the fact that you ara now in the
midst Of civil war, the most costly, ter
rible and bloody the world has ever
known? That Indiana has already
laid down upon the country's altar the
lives Of 5000 of her sons? The sacri-
fee must still go on. God alone knows
where twill end. Many who met with you
in convention two yeas ago, now sleep be-
meath the soil of Missouri, North CARROLL
ma, Louisiana, Virginia, wherever in fact
the foes Of our country have erected their
! baleful standards. When The war began
felt the Importance of discardiug party
and all inferior considerations. j was
elected as republican, and ! am as
warmly attached 10 the principles Of that
| party as any man can be- and yet | feel
| it my duty, in common with every man.
to lay aside all party issues and consid-
| eratiOns, to serve the country in this her
| dread hour of peril How far | have
| succeeded | leave you TO determine.
! Cries You have done well, Governor"
| When | meet a man in favor of the I'M
! conditional support of the Government,
| and of all measures necessary TO that end,
| | will take him by the hand and claim to
belong TO the same party with him We
! agree upon the main question and until
! that question is settled, we cannot at
tend to collateral issues II is the worst
symptom Of the time that while we are
in civil war, traitors are busy trying to
re-Organize parties on old bases and
thereby divide and weaken the people of
the loyal States. Cries. "They can't
do it,"
We come here to-day from all parties,
pledged to lay all differences upon the
altar of our country's good. trust that
harmony will mark all your deliberations
and that you will suffer no considerations
to influence your action except as shall
be for the good of the country When
the war is over, don't believe old party
issues will ever return. We come togeth-
er now to save the country. We shall
hereafter divide into new parties, lut
until the hour of peace shall come, re-
gardless of past memories, we will come
up as one man for the salvation of our
| nation.
The rebellion is not a thing Of mush,
room growth. If it had arisen suddenly
it would have been put down suddenly
1t was put on foot more than thirty years
ago, and the same men, their descendants
and followers who attempted to carry out
the notification of '32 are in the rebel
lion of '62. Ithas been matured by one
and another pretext. II was first at
tempted TO be carried out by a cry of All
oppressive tariff, ruinous TO South Carroll
ma. That failed by the indomitable will
of Andrew Jackson. He then said, "This
will be renewed it will develope in new
forms" and told the American people that
the pretended aggressions of the North
against slavery would be the next pre-
text. The prophecy is fulfilled.
The rebel leaders have been greatly
disappointed. They expected aid and
comfort from the North. They thought
they could carry the North western
States with them; that they would
slough OF and 60 with the bastard Con-
federacy. To this end they represented
that the South furnished the North west
with market for its crops; Daughter
that their connection with New England
was a cold and indifferent one. / an
afraid there are men in Indiana whC
have cherished that wild and wicked
dream. / am afraid there are men look.
ing forward and hoping that the acbmowl
edged independence of the South viii
allow them to form the tail to the South
ern kite.
invite all good citizens TO 60 with us
is not movement of men hoping fo
personal aggrandizement, nor of schem
ing politicians. 1t is the action of mel
who will sacrifice all for their country
If there be no period when the people
can ignore party, the Republic is failure
Now is the time, now the hour. If WI
cannot do it, we might as well call for
king at once. II we succeed in casting
aside parties, the republic is a success
if not, failure. BY such failures IA,
] 81 hsafn,.vr hn,r,
with the wrecks of republics and gov
erpmcnts other than republics Many
good men in this State have been seducet
by the wretchcd claims Of party. Score
organizations have already been formed
in this State to resist the collection 0
the national tax. The Federal Govern
ment cannot always overlook and forgive
IL will make short work of the men thu
engaged | warn you they are treasona
Bile. | utter these words not as a threat
/ have been tolerant. ! have met will
abuse and SANDER from those who nigh
well be suspected as traitors by the Gov
eminent / solemnly urge you TO keel
your feet from the reasonable tolls
Loud and long continued cheering
SECRET ORGANIZATIONS.
As Gov Morton intimatod In his spcccl
secret societies have been formed in To-
southern part Of the State for the pupos
Of resisting the collection of the nationa
tax The evidence, learn from oicia
sources, is strong and conclusive on thi
point The traitors are known, and Wig
orous steps will be taken to suppress
them. The following letter addressed {,
the Governor by Hon. James Hughes o
Bloomington, Ind, is one of many simila
ones touching this startling discovery:
BLooMNGToN, IND, June rs, 1862.
10 His Eres'leHry Coz. D. r. N0ltm: