The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-10
A Bold and Manly Demonstration


Wilkes spirtef he Tines, whose edl-
tor is staunch and well-known Demo
craft publishes in this weeks number the
following singing editorial remarks
"The sickening disaster Of the change
Of base, and the dying wall of the thOuB-
ands Of our youth, abandoned by Caesar
in the swamps, which found a mournful
echo in almost every family, sent these
Pharisees COMPOUNDED aud covering TO
their dens. But they reappeared again,
and, at every step Of Federal progress,
have been ready to perplex the settlement,
Even the last week beheld the disgraceful
spectacle, in Philadelphia, of a public
meeting, called to deprociate the subiu-
CATION of setOf wretches who are hang
ing loyal citizens for an expression Of
opinion, and projecting Wholesale muir
ders on the hollow pretence of retalia-
ton.
"They who get up these meetings are
the true allies of the insurgents. They
have no words but those Of tenderness
for treason, and while they lavish slug
and condemnation on the government
they SusaRscoat their poiaon by speoiouS
devotion to the Constitution. These
creatures however are not the true leaders
OF the Democratic party, and we indig-
nantly deny that they represent any
wholesome part Of il. Most of them are
the mere third and fourth rate ours OF
office, fellows who never inhaled an hon.
| est or unsordid breath, but who, with {
mock pretonce of principle, and saC
shaking Of the head, assume to be Jealous
Of every invasion of the laws. They ar,
shocked, forsooth, at the suspension o
the habsas corpus they rave at the idea o
| the draft. they denOunCe every new meas
| urc Of the government ~ a dangerour
precedent but they are never struck bJ
The idea, that the war Of the rebels IS dan
| gsrOus precedent, or seem 10 cOmprehen,
that a man, surprised by an assassin, has
better thrust knife into the vitals Of tn
miscreant, than 20 desire him 10 loose hi
hold and 60 quietly to court.
These sensitive patriots are very fon,
Of paying attention to the aboliiionists
They would have as believe, perhaps
that Il was the abolitionists who passe,
the Lecompton Constitution; who basell
betrayed the Democratic party by nOmi
mating Breckinridge; who made Oh
South secede when IL had practical pos
session of the government; who seize
tho arsenais in time Of peace, stole Oh
public treasure, fired upon Sumter, an
sent forth Ted-handed pirates TO sin
peaceful merchantmen beneath the waves
These lurid images might well inham
an honest patriotism; but what shall W
say when we learn chat such shudderin
crimes are the guilt Of the friends the
patronize, instead Of being the acts {
those they would condemn How sha
we resent the base attempt to fix n
howl of party upon n set of weak an
influential zealots, for the purpose Of Civ
ing shelter and license 10 the unspeaka
bly, damned villains who have dragge
their country from its pOise Of peace an
stabbed il 10 the heart?
at is against the wicked and mis-
chievous arts Of such insidious knavos q
these that we, as a Democrat Woul
warn the loyal, honest masses OF OF
common party. IL is from their smirk
ing masks we would direct the public az
tentiOn OF our fellow Democrats, 10 n
noble aspects Of such leaders Of ID
Democratic mind as Andrew Jacks0l
Thomas II. Benton, stephen A. Douglas
David &. BrOderick, Daniel II. Dickinson
and John A. Dix; and 10 such steadfas
inc0rruptible and unflinching p9triots a
Archbishop Hughes, Michael CoreOra
and George Francis Train. 'The Unto
must and shall be preserved said Jack
son, and 4 would prosecute the war unit
the rebellion 10 utterly subdued, sal
Douglas. The distinguished prelate VIII
is the official head Of the Catholic Churc
Of the United States, has ranked lOyalt
among the obligations Of religion, an
called upon the whole North TO take u
arms. George Francis Train, with word
OF burning eloquence, bearded the insC
lenoe Of England in is capital, while
Michael COroOFan - simple patriot an
natural gentleman falls the full cred
Of having uttered tho very brayeal an
best expression Of the war
" Democrat as / am, said this gran
specimen Of a frank and heroic peopl
Democrat a. l am, will grasp the han
Of an Abolitionist or q Know Noihin
who will stand shoulder 10 shoulder vii
me in this war
The sublime courage Of these word
uttered in the face Of settled prejudlo'
Of both church and party.-pFeludic'