The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-16


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| .grWhat-are the. reasons urged upon, those
4 ssby.short,sighted ,politicians
for speh, proceeding p, They are yarious,s
bnt RoRe,of them wild bear examination q,
First, it, was said that civil ar,among.
Jus endaugers the scommerce of foreign,
4 nations and, that they have night to
practice nentrality. So indeed, they Ihave
iif their commerce is endangered, and if
pronounced neutralitY will save theiF,com,
merce. But no slavehOlding cruiser from
this country eyeFa attacked, pr,syen mem
aced the commerae of Europe before the
attitude of neutrality was adopted, Then
it was said that the United States resort.
ed to a ,blDckado,, but the blockade is an
4 sEapplication ef force allowed by the laws
Of natiens.t TO, all belligerents, Then the.
\ bloQkadeawas represented r,as being im-,r
4 perfect: but ifit. had been go, it was;
therefore the ,lesssinjunious. Then it was
too origoTpus, and prevented the expert of
cotton and the import of fabrics. Is not
this the lawful object of blockade p
a Then it-was alleged that, the. closing Of
the cotton perts by the, blockade, was
4 continued too longs We openedIhep to-
trades and. invited il (; the insurgents re-
fuse to let. cotton be sent forward TO
I, market We apply all our means and
lenergiesr oonfesscdly greater than, any
nation eEerbef0resapplied, TO suppress inv
surreciion and restore the freedom OF our
, inland and foreignf commerce, and we
{ gain victory after victory; vet this does
NOT satisfy our enemies abroad. Defeat
{ in their.eyes prove our national ineapac-
. ity. Victories won. ia cOnformity with
the most humane practices of war aitend-
: ed with such destruction of life as TO
( shock and cenfound their sensibiities.
: Complaints against san increase of duties
: on fereign merchandise and against the
. rigor of our taxation, come upon us in the
A yeryssame breath with representations
e that our engagements will meyer be ful-
ed Hled, and, bonds nOtyet matured are adj
: yised TO be forced back upon our newly
a flied money market for sale. N he same
4 voices whichsar ,pPoclaiming to the world
b that the, preservation of the Union issa
r. task TOO expensive for the Government,
!. denOunce the revenue measures adopted
a to. secure the accomplishment Of Z; that
r task, zas5 hostile 10 fereigns Nations Al
p l,first thes4oYernment was considered as
!, unfaithfpl 10 humanity in not proclaim
Il ing emancipatioD,sand when AZ appeared
y thatislayeFy, by being thus forced into
Y the eoRtestg must sufer, and perhaps,per.
n -ish in the conflict, then lhe war lad be-
,ts come sani intolerable sprepagandjsm oi
,fl emancipation by the sword.boa batl g.
Is1f diiw ,ss3i@ ssEyss 7ro sal ~
I'd 4inHayingdoue this Jitremaas formeionly Is
.id ito sBayn furthen, " Wthatsathe' purpose o
d thei American Gioversiment and peopls
~ TO nlaint aims and tpfessrxe 'theoUnior
ED and their Cdhstitntionren2ins unchanged
vi bthatotha war in (which they have been en-.
ldhongil iiti hass beeai opposed b1
IL 4iagences apdinfuenees abroad which ",
le had not foreseen, has been croWnsdhwill
D. successes which are satisfactory 10 gu
IRd ch4q6ek reason and Judgment; 4haf tempo
~ fraty HisappoihInhntbf TT lour eTpeetaiions
", With oonr6grief oyeril9ssegt Of syalqabi
th lives, pnayoidable among aThpplapf, Rlfee
,hl tionate, ChFistiah people, has alread,
re eliminated aud is now ~decliniiig y tha
or our armies remaining in ilne field; wit
a. their appointments, excel by far all tn
fg forces whielf Che oinsdrgSnts lfstve nov
~ btfitlE any ausraentaiioa they, vcair MAX,
Bn thats 10 radditjgn,tQ the present forces 60
3. orders. are issued the .machi1erY. is !
is mOti0h, for ethe Immediate addition &
c. three hundred thousand men, all u whoI
be will come into camps with an alacrit
sfsE EequaI toithat whiohVhas7 lIere Wtore bee
Is exbikited by the PsepleDithats iaactyit
Ye his already giving place 70 new and ,fftes
ot tive exertiQns which will be, suliicieht.fs
ist The Termination of the war; THAT 10,
k these new ranks of volunteers sherel sti
es, remains mass-yet sedentary, and whic
en- is daily Increased by iihmigration, whic
ihgBeqGlt0 ali thathas been oaHed forth, ,whie
beprspared as a reserve, and, is nc
ais cessary, willbe brought up 10 decide Ii
contest, Neither the government nor II
ne Icbuntty has experienced exhaustion,
atdRyenf financial pressure, Butoi d theaI d
La uoD wars and oanpaigHs the discaileBnd
tion Of both js satisfactory, and snperi'
ito 10 that Of any other gQRernmepl and pee
,es pie. We are nation not chiefly OF 60
emI ton growers, bat Of farmers, manufactui
? II els and minerss We will Induce OF oblil
nd our sl&veh6ldiHg citizens 70 'supply HI
-8ql hon6 with oottbns if aEs lcaua 30 taras 4
iE, 1faiAdYe6ll uR the dedeisBcy pIemplLy
ie- sending bread aRd gold. We invite PR
out ducts such, as we need at prices, we O.
le- afford 70 pay and We invite A'prema,u
he return OF ait- osr.bonds and stocks, ai
on will RFomRIy)psg &hd Fedeertil Ia gol
nef with which ,e2ilonmsg bs bQpybt yhe
ore eyer freemep can, with gold, be induce
esG Is raise n. LET the world Judge whell
cry er more cam be required OF us, n '