The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-04

itthen as fact that free negroes not own
ers of freeholds, voted in this State up
to 1886.
Resistance 20 the Popular VIII.
The spirit Of the Conservative faction
of the present day, in this country, has
nothing in it just statesman like, or 20 |
little. Its idea is precisely that of the old |
High Tory faction of the American Col
onies, during the Revolutionary War;
THE PRESERVATION or ANCIENT EVILS, but
its particular object is far more to be alb
horred, when viewed in the light Of jus
tice, of humanity, and Of right reason.
The real difference between tory 1--WE do
not use the term olfensivelyD Of 1916, and
a Conservative Of 1868, is the same as
that which exists between Edmund
Burke, a monarchist, and VIM, l.. Yam
cey, a slavery propaganda Burke was
a monarchst; he was the advocate of a
liberal and constitutional monarchical
government; and however widely we
may differ from his opinions on that sub
iect, il will not be denied that il is pos
sible for people TO be prosperous under
A wise monarch: but it is not possible
for people TO be either prosperous or
happy with slavery; inasmuch as The
system itself is an original, intentional,
voluntary, and continued violation of The
most sacred Of all human rights; which
is no less than the right to ones self, in
body and in soul; a right which in no
case can be transferred 10 another even
with the consent of the individual him
self Among the tories of Virginia and
South Carolina, who continued 70 sup
port the British throne, there were doubt
less honest, sincere and good men. They
had no confidence in free government
and they preferred the continuation Of
British authority over the Colonies. They
supported what we believe TO be an evil
but they did o sincerely, in many cases
But in taking the position they did, they
placed themselves in direct opposi- ,
tion to the wishes and judgments of tho
spirit of the nation. The American PEG
pie believed that a republic would bet =
ter advance their happiness than n mon
archy, and they inaugurated revolution
of progress. Mark this historic fact, that
the American revolution was revolution
Of progress, TO extend, and not 10 reSiyic, Au-
man rights. Freedom was essentially the
idea of that revolution, and as it in
volved the destruction of political s1aUay
much more then did il involve the de-
strucion of personal SLAVERY. The spirit
of the times, and especially the unfetter-
cd, enlightened and honest spirit of the
people of the Western World, who, re-
moved from the corruptions and old pre-
judices, cenyentionAlities, and bigotry OF
the old world, had caught as it were the
pure inspiration of nature, demanded
freedom, and free government. 1t isnOt
strange that there were some Tories, some
conservatives who did not comprehend
the noble idea of the age, When the
sun rises, and casts his cheering beams
into the shadiest reocsses of the forest
while gilded insects Gutter with ioy
through the dewy air, aud myriads OF
birds make the leAfy woods musical with
their songs of delight, still here and
there few melancholy owls, dismayed
and blinded with the unwelcome light
may be discovered flying with disma
hootings and heavy wings to their silent
and gloomy resting place. II was t
be expected that conservative Torie,
would oppose the overthrow of the pow
er of the British throne in the Anne
rican colonies, Their opposition wa
less to be abhorred for it's Sin
than wondered at for its exceed.
ing stupidity. But what shall be sale
Of the conservative faction of 1856,
which, under the shallow and wholly in,
sufficient plea of reverence for the Fedora
Constitution, is nov arraying its meagrc
ranks in ilagrant opposition to the vote,
not of this nation only, but to the or,
of all humanity? With the members OF
this piebeld crew, whose political gar.
ments are as various, as scan ", and O,
ragged as Falstah's regiment of scare.
crows, public opinion, whether AZ lom,
or abroad, is nothing; the teachings OF
moral philosophy and christianity ar,
nothing the stern facts of poliica,
economy are nothing; the admonitions OF
history are nothing the concurrent and
unanimous voices Of all the leading stalss.
men of the South, with one exception. are
nothing; the suAerings tears and cries
Of four millions Of miserable slaves
whose daily prayers 80 up "to meet the
Lord in the air are nothing; tho in-
human and diabolical African sIayctrad.
itself-"NsfIs iqtm3am' as the old law
books say, "a wickedness not TO be nam