The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-11-07

snail nave the Delicious satisfaction OF
contemplating il in memory as beauii-
ful idea, after Il has ceased to exist as a
phlpable fact As the best constitution
ever devised By human wisdom, we shall
always find more exquisite delight in
mediatting on the mental image Of its
perfect features than in enjoying the
practical blessings ofIany other Govern
ment which may be established after il
IS dead aud gone and our feeling re-
garding it can be best expressed in the
words in which the lyric poet celebrates
his Loyalty to the soul of the departed
object of his affection -
' Though mtpy giitrd mia We meet
Mud fAirc . ioIms We SEQ.
fpiVc with iAens a Gar less -wccf
Than 90 re1emWt thee ih
Il is fortunate both for our safety and
the safety of the Constitution, that these
politico- sentimental gentlemen represent
only certain theory Of the Constitution,
and not the Constitution itself Their
leading defect is an incapacity TO adjust
their profound legal intellects to the al
tered circumstances Of the country. Any
child in political knowledge is compe-
tent to give them this important item of
political information,-- by no con-
stitution of government ever devised by
human morality and intelligence were
the rights Of rascals so secured as TO
give them the privilege of trampling on
the rights Of honest men Any child 10
political knowledge is competent TO in
form them Of this Fundamental fact un-
derlying all laws and constitutions
that, If a miscTcant attempts 10 cut your
throat, yon may resist him by all the
means which your strength and his
weakness place in your power Any
child in political knowledge is further
competent to furnish them with this adj
ditiOnAl bit of wisdom, that every con-
stitution OF government provides, under
the war-power il confers, against its
own overthrow by rebels and By enemies.
II rebels rise 10 the dignity and exert
the power Of enemies, they can be pro-
ceeded against both as rebels and as en-
emies As rebels, the Government is
bound to give them all the securities
which the Constitution may guaranty
to traitors. As enemies, the Government
is restricted only by the vast and vague
rights of war" OF which it's own mill
tary necessities must be the final Judge.
"But," say the serene thinkers aud
scholars, WHOM the TOgues use as mouth
pieces, "Our object is simply to defend
the Constitution We do not believe
that the Government has any Of the so :
called rights Of war against the rebels.
II Jefferson Davis has committed the
crime Of treason, he has The same right
20 be tried by jury of che district in
which his alleged crime was committed
that murderer has 10 be tried by a
similar jury. We know that Mr.. Davis,
in case the rebellion is crushed, will not
only be triumphsntly acquitted, but
will be sent TO Congress as Senator from
Mississippi. This is mortifying in it.
self but ID still is beautiful illustra-
tion Of the merits Of our admirable sys-
tenn Of government. II enables the South
! to play successfully the transparent game
of Heads ! win, tails yOu lOse,' and so
far must be reckoned bad. Bnt this evil
is cOuDterbalanced by so many blessings,
that nobody but miserable Abolition
ist viii think of objecting to the ar
rangement We, ON the whole, agree
with the traitors, whose designs we la
zily aid, in thinking that jeff Davis and
Charles Sumner are equally guilty, in a
fair estimate OF the causes Of our pres
ent misfOrtunes. Hang both, we say
and we say itwith an inward confidence
that neither will be hanged, ii the true
| principles Of The Constitution be carried
out"
The political rogues and the class ot
honest men we have referred o. are
therefore, practically associated in one
party to oppose the present Government
| The rogues lead; the honest men follow
If this new party succeeds, we shalt have
the worst party in power that The coun.
try has ever known. Buchanan as Pres
ident, and Floyd as Secretary of War
were bad enough. But Buchanan and
Floyd had no large army 70 command, nC
immense material of war 10 direct A,
far as they could, they worked mischief
and mischief only. But their means wer,
limited. The Administration which vii
succeed that Of Abraham Lincoln will
have under its control one OF the largest
and ablest armies and nayies in the world
Every general and every admiral viii
be compelled 10 obey the orders OF th'
| Administration IL the Administration
be in the hands Of secret traitors, the i'm.
mense military and naval power Of the
country will be used for its own deslruc'
ton. A compromise will be patched al
with the Rebel States. The leaders o.
the rebellion will be invited back 4
their old seats Of power. A united Soutl
combined with a Pro-slavery faction i
the North will rule the nation And al
this enormous evil will be caused by ihl
simplicity of honest men in falliug into
,he trap set for them by traitors an'
rogues.