The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-22

TIC bcsis cf hayznaay fzd restoration; Tie
ryinGipSs ssaich evsry50dy approves, or tie
priaspk schioh hardly ang5ody agprwss ?
Shall we adopt the method of an oligsr-
chy, aud let slavery rule, % shall we
adopt the method Of democracy and let
the majority rule = Shallthe many yield
to the few. or the few to the many:
Whose interests, tastes; and pfejudices,
are to be consulted. those of SOC, 900 per-.
sons, or those Of over 81, 900, 900? tits
not in the nature Of slavery to be
at peace with anything. It is like the
pike witch is said 10 devour all other
fishes. Suppose slavery be reinstated In
iss old authority, uhat them VIII we
have peace, n war, In consequence2 LET
as taks Tennessee fot an example. A
resior.iioa OF ths State on tho slavery
basis would instantly revive an ultra
prO-slsysFy party throughout tho Mid
die and Western Divisions. No caRdi-
dale could be elected. OF. appointed 10
any Office, whoawas not intensely pro-
slassry.a Slavery would beths only top
ic discussed ia the newspapers, or upon
the stunp. The odioas laws of the old
slave code, the more summary rules of
Judge Eynch, would be enforced against
every writer OF speaker who should VEN
ture 10 question the justice or policy Of
| slavery, II is also certain, that every
man who supported the present Republi-
can administration either directly, or in-
directly, Ia q civil, or military capaei-
ty, would be forever excluded from al
positions Of trust and profit By the
slavery faction. as
/ Now, does sny sensible loyal man de-
sire to see Tennessee restored TO the
Union In any such way as this, in which
che elements Of discord are all increased,
and their fury aggravated instead Of
being lesseneds One might as weA try
TO cure patient Of raging fever by
making him drink boiling water, aud held
red bot iron. The lust Of power. the
thirst Cor gain, che distrust of all inter
ests except its own, and its consequent
efforts to monopolize all political power,
would grow out of slavery in future,
Just az they did before, and would in q
| brief space engeuder smother rebellion,
more dangerous, because better planned,
than che present one. We see bu' one safe
basis of restoration. It's she basis Of
freedsrl incorporated in our national
edifce, approved by sage experience, and
heartily applsuded by the immense
majority Of the people.
II may be asked. why attach so mucf
Importance to the final adjustment Of ths
slavery question, IN restoring the Union
Because il is the only point of differences
between the various States, possessing
any significance. Neother question pre-
vents the immediate reunion of tho dis
) cordant States. 1t is for slavery oni,
that the Southern States can bs united
N0frihefh states c d 81 dhfssAd. -ts sino s
this cause Of controversy, and the severe,
portion of the Republic win spring to
ge:her, and become firmly consolidated
California and Oregon. far off on th
Pacific, though surrounded by vast vii
dernesses and lofty mountain ranges from
the sister States, and over two Thousand
miles distant from the National Capital
and bound fast to the fortunes of th,
Repnblic by the golden chain Of Free.
dom. whose links, consisting of education
morality, and progress, are stronger thar
Jupiter's
= (Solder eTerlsst.ag Oh In,
Tbnes etfcag oo4s,rncs hoii5 heaven an3 earth 50.
But faint those noble States With th,
curse Of negro Bondage, and they tos
would fall as Car "a South Carolina int,
1.-The black snd seething whirlpool of dis
union. Yes, Gerry ont HONESTLY The grea
principle Of freedom on which this Gov
eminent was founded. Make the States
free, and thus eongsnisI In feeling. 1t /
q step forward IN the path Of virtue
Free speech, free schools, free newspapers
free labor and free institutions; .hss,
are the agencies by which all interna
discussions viii be virtually removed
and this best of Governments readere,
perpetual