Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-17
SATURDAY, MAY II, i8c2.

EreAsmens ne Om yOaf Snaful
We have been intending for some days
10 notice a very remarkable movement Of
certain. Democratic Congressman, well
known as allies and sympathizers with
Breckenridge, Cobb, Floyd and Humph-
rey Marshall A meeting was held the
other day, by these old party hacks,
whose regulations are as battered and
Eoiled as an old harlots, and addresses
sent forth to the people of the United
States. This formidable pronunciamento,
after circulating five or six weeks, got
just thirteen signatures
"W. A. Richardson Of Illinois; A. L.
Knapp Of Illinois; John Law Of Indiana;
ID. w. Voorhees, of Indiana; W. Allen Of
Ohio, G.. A. White of Ohio; Waseen =.
Noble of Ohio; Geo. II. Pendleton Of
Ohio; Jas. r, Morris of Ohio; G. i. VAL
Landighdm of Ohio; Phillip Johnston Of
Pennsylvania; S. u. Ancona Of Pennsyl-
yania; Geo. X. Shiel of Oregon.
Unavoidable absence, we presume, on
public business prevented the names of
Howell Cobb, Jefferson Davis, Jesse d.
Bright, Humphrey Marshall, Gustavus A.
Henry, Wigfall and Neil Brown, from
adding their lustre TO this newly risen
galaxy of patriots SO much for the
authorship Of this address. And now
let us see what are its positions. The first
proposition is conceived in the very spirit
of selfish intolerance as far removed from
patriotism and genuine democratic feel
ing as any thing that can be imagined.
The present Administration was chos-
en- by party, and in all civil acts and
appointments has recognised, and still
does, its fealty and obligations to that
party. There must and will be an oppo
sitiOn.
Vallandigham and his crowd want to
continue in office, and get their old friends
back again, and for this purpose "there
must be opposition to the present Adj
ministration. We thought that as the
Nation was struggling with mighty
rebellion, it was the duty of all citizens
without distinction of sect or party TO
fly to the support Of the officers who had
been put in command Of the laboring
ship of State, in order TO rescue her pas
sengers and save her precious cargo.
No" say the thirteen, The first thing
Is to settle the question as TO what sort
Of flag the ship must carry. And next
we must have the Offices. Nobody has
confidence in us. We were turned out
Of office for bad conduct, but the ship
shall perish unless we are restored"
But the address tells monstrous
falsehood when it says that in all its
civil acts and appointments, the Admin
istration has recognized its fealty and
obligations to party" 1t is an impu-
dent, glaring lie Whom did President
Lincoln offer to appoint Secretary Of
War Joseph Holt, Southern Demo
crat, who is indeed worthy of the name
Of Democrat. Whom did he appoint
Secretary of War? Hon. Il. M. Stanton,
another lifelong Democrat. Whom did
he nominate as Major General of the
~. S. Armies George b. Mcclellan,
another firm, unwayering Democrat
What are General Dumont General
Buell. and General Halleck? Democrats
nominated by President Lincoln and
confirmed by a Senate overwhelmingly
Republican. The signers Of the Adj
dress, to make out the faintest shadow
Of pretext for the plot were compelled
to insert falsehood Had we space we
could enumerato hundreds of other APP
ointments-sAndrew Johnson, as Gov
ernor of Tennessee, for example--who
have ever been warm political enemies
Of the President. But let us forbear
The next proposition is a most signiG
cant one, showing clearly that this adj
dress of the thirteen is 70 tickle the ears
Of Southern traitors,
To begin the great work Of restoration
She ballot box is 10 kill abolition. The Bit
ter waters of secession flowed first and
are fed still from the unclean fountain of
abOlitiOnism. That fountain must be
GIried OPP.
In this great work we cordially invite
the co operation Of all men Of every par
" who are opposed 10 the fell spirit Of
abolition, and who, in sincerity, desire
the Constitution as il is and the Union as
it was. Let the dead past bury il dead
Rally, lovers Of the Union, the Consltu-
tiOn and Of Liberty 10 the standard Of
the Democratic party, already in the held
and confident Of victory That party is
the natural and persistent enemy Of abo-
iition.