The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-26
NO. 81

/ aAuilet uattouNiitNs
The other class is fighting, as il sup
poses, 20 maintain and preserve its rights
Of property and domestic safety, which
IL has been made to believe are assailcd
by this Government This latter class
are not disunionists per Sc; they are so
only because they have been made TO be-
lieve that this Administration Is inimical
TO their rights, aud is making war on
their domestic institutions As long "a
these two classes act together they will
never assent TO peace. The policy.
then, to be pursued, is obvious. The
former class will never be reconciled. bur
the latter may be. Remove their appre.
tensions satisfy them that no harm is
intended TO them and their institutions
that this Government is not making war
on their rights Of property, but is simply
defending its legitimate authority, and
they will gladly return TO their allegiance
as soon as the pressure Of military do
minion imposed by the Confederate au-
thority is removed from them.
Twelve months ago both Houses of
Congress- adopting the spirit of your
message, then but recently sent in, de-
clared with singular unauimity the OBJ
jects Of the war, and the country in
stanlly bounded 20 your side to assist
you in carrying il on. If the spirit of
that resolution had been adhered 10, we
are confident that we should before now
have seen the end Of this deplorable con-
ilict Rut what have we seen In both
Houses Of Congress we have heard doc
trines subversive Of the principles Of the
Constitution, and seen measure after mea-
sure founded in substance on these doc
trines proposed and carried through
which can have no other effect than 10
distract and divide loyal men, and exas-
perato and drive still farther from us and
their duty the people of the rebollious
States. Military officers, following these
bad examples, have stepped beyond tho
| Just limits Of their authority in the Same
direction, until in several instances YOU
have felt tho necessity Of interfering 10
arrest them. And oven the passage of
! the resolutions to which you refer has
! been ostentatiously proclaimed as the
triumph of a principle which the people
Of the Southern States regard as ruinous
to them. The effect of these measured
WAS fOrctold, and NAV now be seen in
] tlo luhhAalNu othAN " ouWintFn feeling,
To these causes, Mr.. President and not
to our omission to vote for the resolution
recommended by you, we sOlen.nly be-
| lirve we are TO attribute the terrible
earneslness Of those in arms sgainst the
| Government, and the continuance OF The
war. Nor do we (pernit us TO sav, Mr..
President, with all respect for YOU agree
! that The institution OF Slavery is "the
lever of their power" but we are of
opinion that "the lever of their power" Is
the apprehension that the powers of n
! common Government, created for com
mon and equal protection to the interests
! OF all wilt be welded against the insti.
tutions Of the Southern States.
There is one other idea in your ad-
dress we feel called on 10 notice After
stating the fact Of your reputation of
Gen. Hunters proclamation, you add:
"Yet in repudiating il, gave dissatis-
faction, if not 0llense, TO many whose
support the country cannot afford 20 lose.
And this ia not the end Of H. The pres
| sure in this direction is still upon me.
and is increasing. BY conCeding what
| now ask you can relieve me, and, much
more, can relieve the country in this inn
portant point"
We have anxiously looked into this
passage 10 discover its true import. but
we are yet in painful uncertainty. How
can we, by coneeding what you now ask,
relieve you and the country from the
pressure 10 which you referI We will
not allow ourselves 20 think that the
proposition is that we consent 20 give up
slavery, 10 the end that the Hunter pro-
clamaiion may be let loose on the south.
ern people, for II is too well known that
we would not be parties 10 any such
measure, and we have too much respect
for you 10 imagine you would propose II.
Can IL mean that by sacrificing our in
terest in slavery we appoass the spirit
that controls that pressure, cause II 10 be
Withdrawn, and rid the country Of the
pestilent agitation OF the slavery qucB-
lion We are forbidden so 10 think, for
that spirit would not be satisfied with
the Liberation of seven hundred thousand
slaves. and eeasa :.s sFi;atiOn, while
three millions remain In bondage. Can
IL mean that by abandoning slavery In
our States we arc removing the pressure
from you aud the country, by preparing
for a separa ion on the limo of the Cotton
States We are forbidden so 10 think
because IL is known that we are, and We
believe that you are, unalterably opposed
10 any division at all We would prefer
10 think that you desire this concession
as pledge OF our support and thus enable
you TO Withstand pressure which weighs
heavily on you aud the country Mr..
President, no such sacrifice is necessary
10 secure our support. Coniino yourself
70 your constitutional authority; conhne
your subOrdinatcs within the same linz
/ its conduct this war solely for the pur-
pose of restoring the Constitution 10 its
| legitimate authority; concede % each
state and is loyal citizens their lust
rights. and we are welded 10 you by in
diasoluble ties. Do this, Mr. President
and you touch the American heart aud
invigOrale 10 with a new hope. You will,
as We sOlemnly believe, IN due time re-
store peace 10 your country lift IL from
It's dependency 70 q future glory, and
preserve 10 your countrymon. their pos
.eFity and mas, the iaestimable treasure
Of constitutional government
Mr. President we have stated with
franknessa and candor thoreas0ns or which
we iOreb0re 10 vote for the resolution
you have mentioned but you haye again
presented this proposition and appealfa
10 us, with an earnestness and elo4a' nco
which have not failed 70 impress u.s. 70
[" consider h, and At the lea'i 70 con-
mend Il Ioithe.o0naidsraion " our SAVES
and ple"Ihus appealed 10 by iheonisi
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