The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-08
NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 8, 1862.

Progress OF the Union Sentiment I'm the
south-Conventtons or the People.
On another page we publish two highly inte-
resting political documents. One is the address
of the late convention of citizens at Nashville
to the people of Tennessee. The other is the
message of Governor Gamble to the State Con-
vention of Missouri
The address to the people of Tennessee is
very eloquent and full Of instructive matter.
Truly do the committee say that for period
Of sixty-ive years the State Of Tennessee was
blessed with all the elements of prosperity,
and no people were ever better satisfied with
their government During its connection with
the federal Union the population increased
more than fourfold. Now the State is stepped
to the lips in misery. What is the cause? A
vote of separation" which its authors feared
to call secession" that word being detested
in Tennessee, was forced upon an unwilling
people. The various false pretences by which
this contamination was brought about are
we'll and truly stated in the address. The fall
lacy of one Of these-the assertion that if Ten
nessee would unite with the cotton States there
is effectually disposed of by the solemn warn
ings quoted from the speeches of Henry Clay
and Daniel Webster. Tennessee has only reap
ed the consequences foretold by these great
statesmen. But she is now returning to reason
and a renewal of her prosperity.
Missouri, unlike Tennessee, was forced by the
violence and treachery of her Governor and her
:cko
rebellion, contrary to the voice of the Conven
ton Of the people which had assembled for the
purpose Of considering the question OF seces-
sion. The State was committed to war with
the federal authorities without the consent Of the
people in any shape or form. But the activity
of General Lyon soon put the traitors to flight,
and the Convention took charge Of the govern
ment of the State, and elected provisional
Governor, II. R. Gamble, in order to prevent
anarchy. 1t has continued to do 80 ever since
and now it is summoned, upon the call Of the
provisional Governor, to take action about the
Congressional districts and elections. In re-
viewing the history Of the State since the COM
mencement of the civil war, Governor Gamble
states that twelve thousand troops were raised
in that State for the service of the United States
Volunteers, and that Missouri has more than
thirty thousand volunteers in the field, but
mostly in other States. This proves that the
population Of Missouri are loyal to the Union,
and that she was drawn into the rebellion by
the State authorities.
This is the reason why the President has not
appointed military Governor for Missouri.
The people themselves have done it in the in
terest Of the Union. This discrimination of the
President shows that be does not want to inter
fere with the State organizations Of the South,
or to NEEDLE with its domestic institutions.
Had the people acted in North Carolina and
Tennessee as they did in Missouri, there would
be no necessity for any Military Provisional
Governor being appointed by the President
But it was question between order and
anarchy, and it was necessary to appoint some
supreme authority to administer the affairs Of
those States till the people are entirely freed
from the yoke Of the rebellion and can take &C
ton for themselves. Johnson and Stanly are
only provisional Governors for the transition
state in which Tennessee and North Carolina
now find themselves Their business is, not to
upturn, but to preserve, the local laws and the
rights Of property, so far as they arc not incon-
sistent with the constitution and the supremacy
Of the federal authority. BY acting in this way
they will reconcile the whole people to the
Union. BY adopting the course proposed by the
abolition Jacobns they would repel the peo-
pie, and render confusion worse confounded,"
instead Of educing order from chaos.