The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-15

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2 properly Claim TO l'OIfttoaI rowor
The Cincinnati Gasette, in the oourso =,
I liIoT ilIooTng article, makes the following lust.
sound and truly excellent observations
Inc Inc principles l'ri here announced are the
very marrow Of enlightened democracy
r Inc time was that the aerreg ation AZ
only forty millions of capitaI IN O. "
pOrauon-the United States Rat ~
heid TO be power dangerous 10 ~ iu' nsS
erlles OF. the people. Yet how mar
Ilne was lnis compared with this go,s
thousand millions Of capital, I, held ~
olsunct class, bound together bv -,
mon hostility to the mass of the noo,'ia
ana demanding The absolute oontroI
the GoVernmentas necessary 40 a. VI
curlty of their property '''o Sc
Ihe bank could not have wieIdod AZ.
| power OF this forty millions Of csn;'"I
I Wlth any great effect on politics even -
hau been any formidable power. aod
any signs et its usein such wav wonS
nave stirred up popular jealousy ,hst.
I would have been fatal to its exis,o,
I b~ ne oi0nsrs ofthis Jots, thousand ,,,U'
,of capital demand tho oons,o1 of III yoIys
Pe'oer As part efGseiy ,sox df,3,o,,.'.a.
~ thhS,4, III au4 was pronoa1ced Dangerous
broken down; while the same nsr,-, "Ss' 2
ports the claims of the owners ~ ,s;.
Sapi'aI IN slaves TO the abaolntO posses
: sion pauol ol Ine Government and sets il up AZ
nh
c;"ge no,iGe IN cotemporary---the
ot'0i"na'i ~ EhqmreN--some obseryations
.yn tne power which wealth creates even
ia the free States, which at the botton
OF deep well perversity have n vain
oi tratn' First declaring the evil tenN
Vencles OIL great wealth and ranidIv
Aoeumuiatlng fortunes ON society hv thsV
pol'leM and social power which N
gives, the enquirer remarks. aTt m.te
eers Dqk iitpe upon what hn ariatbbrasg l'i1 y
Is 6ased-whether, upon propertv.~ n ls ,
lanus orproperty in cash--the to1don-
cles arc the same' 'a"'''''' ''
Wemay admit the statement N a. ,h 'i''
is the same, yet there AZ n g.sat 'f
llnerence In degree Of power creatad ~, r,
ihe ainerent kinds of proportv p,6aL
g,ssy IN geaeraIi is nat set uD as ol,i,,, a
.ticaf po'0er. Such a clam soo1H IA Elysy
z any man or Pa,fy. SLAVE prope,fy q -,
feag paramount claim b politioai ,,o,.s,.
Ne % has afl0ays been qloloed an Dl. aa.',l a.
,'q generally in Hie National Gopeya0,4,,I
II we were TO exercise the same no,,, ....
.r Jealousy toward the political nowa,
property in slaves that ia re0spdsdo "t'.
eeepsary toward other propertv- -eva',
LAY which has never boeti felt Az s,,,o,.,a4p o,u
-she public belief that,a man aou~ht.n -
onucal petition to promote the inte.
US ot that kind of PROPERTY. wonId ha h'
'isIal 10 ns advancement as 4 woonId '"ir'
y ny were put forward as the ranrs4 abre
htAtive OF any other. kind Of oaait.1i A..
special property. The ownerahin'of
aves set up as a claim 10 The nonpios
lhrages' wouidabe az fatal 20 tbe csnSi 'i'''
llie'a ambition as 20 set IN tle osnstg l'r,
up Of bank stock, or railroad in,csSs, al Oh,
great wealth, as a claim 10 ap eIso,,a
IN respect TO every other snecies 81
p.sai i,V rms popular jealousy has been
Nyy Dot IN the face OF tho arrogant
'sul 'a1 u 'ne owners OF capital in slaves
permanent political power, Il has beep
'ssP "hiie ~ has been established in
totige thAt no man should DO allowed "a,
nora any oiiiee IN the Administrator.
her at home or abroad, either In the
sentye Or Judiciary, who was not ono '
., .nis class ot capitalists, or a faithful nr
yeot I'd H. The consequence of .thia al "a,
'Jecuen OF the Cover ment 10 ,the ,,
yeholdlng oligarchy, we are now SEEING
Ine ueYastAtion Of che country bV thar f'f
enion when called upon 20 Give M ..
az usurpation 10 the popular yvilf .t. r. ..
wing thus seen that their power. tbonsh
olute, was NOT permanent 40 Iong '''
right 70 govern remained Ia the n.o '.' '
they are now contemplating mssns.e u..a
.'Aollsh !. m u m .2erpetuity by enact. b., sy,.'
II 10 ns and 10 the peonla ~ 80.
20 The moral is plain thai thara as
70 safety % our institutions nor ~ .'' Pol
rueS unlu Hs political ro,0sr ~ s,I'-iHp r.
'"y z orrookSss4 down so sffsotuaily r'.
pI.y or class or person will no or r.tr
"Stee S!l,aVs''ohtih9 claim % pghtieaI ,.
4 c'l Po5't'0H, than H,ey lOiH SCI np Ae
,'s'oT , of any otlsr capital or special IN
90 cam 70 paramount p0,aer in he .,t
TRmell. b, -uF r''a- ~
+ the political poWor Of slaveholdipe "
lot DO broken down without DESTROY. .HHH
slavery itself, tie sl1ge p9iger alobs iaa d. l.. .
2 He uhtnatuN, and tie De9Db are no
'5ibe f0r a. We should roioice tbat
ery itself has laid down such eondj.
Z that M order 70 preserve our own . ..
.ical liberties IL has become neeessa
redeem the nation from the stigm.
'rong and oppression, aud 10 do an
OF IusucS by giving freedom 10 an
lyed people. " @'