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

h HasIs Of reconstruction.
We Published yesterday q dispatch
nom Nowbern, N. O., dated the 18th
inst, which embodied the following
paragraph;
The Raleigh Standard ls 10 favor Of n
reoonstruction Of the Union, and thinks
the probable terms Of rsconstruoiion be-
tween the North and South will be the
adoption Of a gradual emancipation by
all the rebel States, which North Caro-
Lima, In common with the other slave
States, will accept a. the Federal Gov
eminent insists on the same as the only
terms that can be granted - notWith-
standing the life Of tho institution is not
in the least impaired by this war, as 10
generally believed by the people at the
North. Nothing but a great standing
army between the masters and the slaves
could impair tho institution over which
is thrown the shield Of State and mani
fold laws, together with the inherent viii
of the Southern people; hence these
terms ace tho cheapest the Government
can offer, and rather the best the South
can accept.
The Standard is an old journal, and
ranks among the ablest and most digni-
fed in that State II opposed the with
drawsl Of North Oarolina from the
Union until its opposition was overpow-
cred by the excitement surrounding II,
and by Confederate military power.
The cause of the present civil war is
very well understood by those who live
in the theatre Of the rebellion, and il is
gratifying to sec hat the cure
is clearly apprehended by Judi
cious and positive Southern 10y
alists. The Standard thinks that atbe
cheapest terms The Federal government
can offer, and rather the best the South
can accept, is the adoption Of a gradual
emancipation system by the rebel States
We are strongly disposed to believe that
the Standards proposition, if not present.
ing the basis Of reconstruction, In form,
contains the principle, which will in q
short time restore the unity Of the States
that principle is frseSom. There may be
no stipulation to this effect between the
States and the Federal Government; but
the slave States will at least come back
into the Union with a plan Of emanci-
patton adopted by themselves.
The pro-slavery Unionists, a very,
small and rapidly diminishing party
labor under the propOsterOus dclusion,
81 that when the Union shall be restored,
the shareholders win obtain all the guar
antees they desire, in addition to all the
old and cumbersome machinery which
the whole nation was formerly put under
bonds to run for their exclusive benefit.
The only basis these conservative gentle
men can see is the protection of the slave
property Of their "Southern brethren"
The people have had quite enough of this,
and very generally think that an %ins,itu-
hon which demands the possession and
direction not only OF the local Govern
nsnt Of ths States whore II exlsts, but
81 all the other State Governments. and
Ihe Federal Government Itself, is = nuis-
Anos and an imposision. aRd should be
Ahsted, For 10 is not enough for slavery
that il should control sill the slave States
and the National Government, bat every
oOvernoF, Legislature, and Sheriff tom
the Ohio river to the Canada line, and
tho Atlantic coast, must DO an obsequlo0s
servant and slave catcher for the slsve-
holder. There never can be q restoration
OF fhe Union on such o basis as the re-
Vival Of tho African Code. II is idle to
talk Of h%armouizing OF the very ground
Of dlsunion.
Ii is inoomprehensible why any man
who desires q recOnstruction of the
Union, and the establishment of har-
mony between the various sections.
should select as the basis Of restoration
the very thing about which there has
been for three generations the Gercest
dispute, aud which at least 27,OOO,OOO
out Of 30,0O0,OOO of the American peo-
pie, to say nothing Of all Ohristendom
abroad, thoroughly detect. Do the pro-
slavery OniOnists hold slavery TO be
more valuable than the Union, that they
ask that the Government shall be in
the future, as in the past, the servant in
stead of the master Of that unpopular
system?
Slavery is to be protected, by new
guarantees, it asked for, and all fugi-
tives are 10 be surrendered. Is that the
proposition Well We will consent "a
il when Jef. Davis gives back 10 the
United States her 100000 manly sons,
who have Lost their lives in q~uelling this
heinous rebellion against FREQ Govern
mont. Never until then We advise
our friends to be quiet on the subject Of
slavery protection. The country has
had a little TOO much Of it already. The
day for such protection is past; we have
paid a heavy price in blood for that sort
OF work already, and do not care 70 re-
peat tho exhaustiug process.
There is one broad, elevated, basis OF
restoration, which is as strong as ada
mAnt, anu on which the people may all
securely stand. Il isthe principle which
uudnrliaa our Govopnu,o,t. "a IN IL