Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-12
THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 10, 1867
The Future OF NashviIIe--.HHer Me-
HchanAcs and working Men.


an which the fate Of all cities is irrevoc.
ably fixed for decadence or prosperity
On the policy she adopts depends hei
future condition. Two paths lie befor,
her. On the right we see an immense
throng of busy and enterprizing people
swarming as swarm the bees of summer
an the sunny days of flowers and Of gol-
den honey combs. We hear the ring OF
the smiths hammer, the stroke of the
mason's mallet the noise Of the carpen-
ter's saw, the click of the printers types,
The roar of machinery, and the buzz of
many engines, all busily employed in
Che divinely appointed task of labor, en-
Joined on all mankind when Adam left
The portals Of Eden. We see free schools
dOtting the road on either side,. and
crowds Of merry children thronging their
doors. We see stately universities on
the summit of the hill, and churches, and
1yceums, and shrines of art appearing at
intervals. And everywhere we see
thrOnging intelligent, frank, healthy,
energetic working men, the back bone,
muscles and vitals of a well ordered
Commonwealth There is another path
which strikes to the left. 1t traverses
boys and unsightly morasses, and rough
decliyities, and PERCEPTIONS sleeps. A few
pampered mobiles are dragged along in
their coaches, followed by listless, ig-
norant degraded and motley herd of
whites and negroes, all of whom are the
mean, spiritless hangers-on and lackeys
of their insolent and despotic masters.
This path is lined with deserted homes
dilapidated schools and churches, and
at every step we see grave-stones erect
cd, one inscribed "Manutact,We8," another
commerce" another "Art," another "ba-
tel6ge1ce," and another Independence"
of the first path, it may be said that it
"shines brighter and brighter unto the
perfect day." while the second path
may fifty becompared to that dreary on
which MmToN's Devil travelled through
the dark realms of "chaos and old night"
People of Nashville, which path will you
follow? The choice rests with your
selves.
Our city hitherto has been ridden by
a grasping, selfish, ignorant and intoIe-
rant aristocracy, who have had no SYM
pathy, and gave no help to the working |
classes, which are as indispensable to the |
growth and healthy development of
city or a commonwealth, as muscles, sin
ews, and heart and lungs are necessary |
to the life of the human body. There !
is no instance of city which perma-
nently prospered without the aid of labo-
rers and mechanics. As they increase,
the wealth and influence of the city in
creases; as they diminish and decay, so
decays and diminishes the prosperity of
the city. Capital is desirable in city,
but city will thrive infinitely better
with laborers and without great capital,
than city with capital but without la
borers. A prosperous city, like pros
porous State, NUT haze producers Hither-
to there has been an effort made to keep
away mechanics and laborers from our
city. Their independence make them
unpleasant neighbors to those who be-
lieye that Cotton is King, and whose am
bition is to be his satellites. These mud
sills," as distinguished secession Sem
atOr called them, have a habit of think
ing and voting for themselves whenever
they cohgregate in large numbers. They
are not wanted by the cotton bale lords.
Perhaps the din of factories and the roar
and smoke OF forges are disagreeabIe to
the delicate organizations of those whose
"diyine right it is to rule" This state
Of things must be altered 1t is prepos-
ferrous, it is foolish, it is unjust to the
people who have right to possess this
beautiful land, and make it what
God designed it to be, the home of
a numerous, free, and happy people.
We want mechanics, sober, enterprise
ing, Industrious, loyal men. We need
low multitude of small farmers
md gardeners around this city to sup
ply our population with marketing.
With population Of more than 10000,
We have one little Market House, not
arge enough for a town Of five thousand
,eople, half supplied with wrctched veg
tables and indifferent meat sat extrava-
ant prices Beef at 10 and 1873 cents !
pound in the heart of magnificent {
razing region; eggs 20 cents a dozen;