The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-29

should nave lDe power 10 ISSUE lttttIs VI
marque and reprisal as it is to pass a
confscation bill. Our commerce has
been crippled; vessels have been detach-
ed from the naval service just on account
Of those two or three vessels, which, if
You had authorized letters of marque
and reprisal, might have been taken Six
or twelve months ago. We have a per-
feet right to do it on the principle that
no nation has right TO look into the
course Of the conduct Of another nation
in putting down a rebellion.
II may seem that the view have thus
taken OF the power Of the Government is
little strong. know that the propriety
Of man taking the course TO which /
have alluded In relation TO the con1sca-
ton bin has been called in question. If
gentlemen can point me TO any other
remedy, if gentlemen can show me any
other system, ] should be willing 70 adopt |
It, As | remarked two months ago, il |
we have not the power 10 pass a confsca-
ton bill, desire 10 know why we have |
not had articles of war on this subject ? |
Let us at least have a uniform policy in |
carrying out the views of the Government |
OF the country, as expressed through its |
members OF Congress. Sir, the unity OF |
this country is paramount to all other |
considerations, We have got TO have war;
and mean by that that we have got TO
execute the power Of the Government in !
its bullets and Eavopcis There is no
other power that can be looked to in this
crisis. During the course of my life !
have seen q Ettle of the force and power
of this Government. / have been abroad
and seen the influence and power Of my
country when it was united. The gov
ernments of the old World are watching
earnestly all our movements. They say
we are strong except in one aspect, and
that is TO put down rebellion. They
have always doubted our power TO do
that. The governments of the Old World
will tell you privately, ooh, you do very
well SO long as your country is in peace
and harmony; but whenever rebellion
or instruction takes place, you have not
the power TO crush it," We have given
them one answer in the number Of men
we have called into the field, in the unan-
unity with which our people have re-
sponded; ans as l said a moment ago,
/ desire very much TO see that spirit car
ried ont again in relation TO the measures
proposed by this bill--not offering money
III NVAANtAbhAbllh, bhb 4 nilNlAAl llht W STU
an appeal made TO the patriotic heart of
the people. have seen the influence of
your Government abroad before disunon
was stalking over the land. | have seen
an American citizen who was arrested
and put into the army of foreign ooun-
try when we were united people, at
once discharged by that government be-
cause il was their policy 10 do so; but
4 -. 1
grew up in the land, have seen hesi-
tating policy there that looked not to the
force and power of our government, but
to say that in our weakness and divisions
we were gone. .H. ....
Mr.. President, | may have erred, as all
men are liable TO err, in relation to these
questions. l took my seat in this body
under peculiar circumstances, four
months ago. 1t is the only position
ever held in my life that did not come
from the people and have been poll
tician for thirty years. Sir, came here
and took the oath at your desk with but
one solemn determination, and that was
to give my vote and my influence to every
measure calculated TO prosecute this war;
calculated to break down this rebellion
have never looked to the right nor to
the left but have asked myself this :
what measure and what system ia best
calculated TO restore this Government over
all the States2 / hayO never been one Of
those who believed, or have ever thought
Of the question of the separation of any
portion of this CONTINGENCIES. My
motto is, we are one; we cannot be two
three, or four. We are one people, or we
are nothing. In carrying out this max
i'm, ! knew of nothing so essential as
that the Government shall act with en-
ergy and limness, and that the power Of
the government shall be brought TO bear
in solid and single policy, North, South,
East and West. Who was NOT alarmed
yesterday, on opening the.papers, at see
ing the state of things in certain portions
of the country It'll said that the arch
ives Of the State of Kentucky have been
removed, although you have had peace
there for six mouths past. What is the
state Of things there? You have had
armies all over Kentucky among rebels
who have sons in the rebel army, and
you have bought their produce and paid
them your gold at high prices. Do you
expect TO carry on this war aud to main
tain this Government in that way If
you do, you are mistaken, You never
will preserve this Government unless
you prosecute this, in the language of
Wallace, asa 1oar. If you wish TO carry
it on as a war you must go into the coun-
try of the enemy, and you must make
them contribute 10 the support of our
army. When we go into land to re-
store order we must make those who
have dcthroned il pay for it,
Why, sir look at the vast amount OF
property in the North as well as in the
South owned by these rebels. There are
towns in the West that are paying thou
sands Of dollars every year TO these
Southern men. When man comes to
Indiana, where ! live, and breaches doc
trines opposed to this conGscation bill /
have but one thing 20 tell him: there is
scarcely a hamlet there that does not con-
tain a widow; there is mourning all over
the land; and by the side on the graves
of these boys, in many instances there
are large buildings and fine farms owned
by Southern rebels, Sir, that property
should be taken, not tomorrow, but to-
day, instantly, North and South; and
wherever YOU so, let the watchword be
war war; war, If you think by tam
pering with this question, by introducing
side issues, you can save this country, in
my judgment you viii be mistaken. No,
sir, those measures will not do; nor is this
the hour nor the time TO introduce side
issues or other questions. For months
have listened 10 gentlemen discussing
these questions. hut | have pnIpavnrnd IA