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

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var against il viii be an alleged .defcc-
ZION Of popuIar support Of the Goverh-
paent AZ The elections feceutly hcldiHthe
loyal States Rhsreporisot the results Of
these ,elechons in che forms adopted blythe
press are calculated, not designed, 10 give
plausibilityt thispositi0n fObserve thcse
reports classify the members sogt 6on-
gFcss, chosen as Unionr and Democratic.
OF Union and opposition. Such claseiff-
cations though unfortunate. do less
harm here, where all the cifcdms lahces
OF the case are known thar Astbad.
where names are aundeBsto0d atoSrRean
what they cypress Last " ear when
The war began, the Republicans, who
We're plurality Of the elections, gaYe up
thtir party name, and Joining wftHfbyaI
Democrats, put in nDmiuati1ii uanhsdates
of either party under the designatipn of
a Union, party, The Democratic. party
made but a spiritiess resistance IA tho
CANVASS. iFrom whatcveri cause ait has
happened, political. debates duFing the
present;year have resusned,in ai5gusid- a
cradle degree, their nomiuabchaPacter
aud while iloyala Republicans have ad-
hered TO fthesnew banners ihgssdnion
parfyy'the DemOoratioi party rallied
and made alvigorousioanVass with aRiew
TO the recovery of it's former political
| ascendancy.vAb bSyal,sDem0vfats lin econ.
siderabie,number retainiRg dheS name Of
\ Democracy from habity' 'Rmde not because
itheyoppOsedheU Unioh, are classified by
| theOther partysaas 1pppositionih ut is
not NECESSARY f0r the hetinformati0nt &c our
representatives abroadIthat'I shuuId de-
scend into any examination o6ahslrela-
tive principles or policies of the, two par
ties. IL will suffice 10 s6y that while there
may BE men Of doubtful 1jolitfcSfywis-
dom and virtue ia eachparty aadMhile
t,there may beadi4zEennes efvopi9ieer be-
tween the two parties, TO, the measures
best calculated TO preserve the Union and
restore its authority, yet"t is n6Ento be
inferred that either party, ormmyl con-
siderableiporiio Of thepepple aftlls 10y
al States, is, disposed 10, ,acceptg gdisunion
under any circumstances or upon anv
terms. II is rather TO be understood that
the people have become so contiusht OF
the stability Of the Union that partisan
combinations are resuming theiEaPway
here, as they do in such cases mall free
countries. La his country, especially, it
is habit not only entirely ,cousistent
with the Constitution, but even, essential
to its stability, to regard the Adminis-
traiiOn atany time existing. as distinct
and separable from the Government itself,
and to. canvass the proceedings pf, tie one
without the thought Of disloyalty, 10 the
other, We might possibly, have had
?, quicker SUCCESS in suppressipg this in
, surrection, ,it tbis habit could hays, rested
alitue longer in Abeyance; but ON the
, other hand, we are under obligations "a
save not only the unity, or integrity Of
the, country bat also its, ,inesiimablF and
precious Constitution, No one c9nsafely
! say that the resumption of, the previous
/ popular habit-does not tend 70 thiS last
: and most important consnmmatiopd If al
the same time, as we confidently expect,
! the Union itself shall Be saved.il
! ! am, sirGyour Obedient servaRtS
: al 80 20 WILLIAM II. SEWARD.
1 CHAs. FRAHcIs ADAMS, &c, &c.,r,