The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-17
psaO. Convention Played Ont.

REx, at great DEMOCRATIC meeuhg' ne
pronounced The project for holding a
Peace Convention, at the present time,
unavoidable. Considering that be was
one Of the original advisers Of this pro-
jeet, we hope our Kentucky friends will
reconsider their proposed Legislative
Peace Convention. II can result in no
good, and may work infinite mischief.
Mr. VAN buren, said;
Our friends in Illinois who propose 10
endeayor to hold a convention, will find
il a barren task, because the South is de-
termined not 10 return, and until their
armies have power TO resist and put us
down this war must 90 on, and those who
would attempt 10 stop il will be carried
away by the torrent. cloud applause
and few hisses) These ara my opin.
ions--my personal views. And now lei
US consider what is The best mode Of
prosecuting the war. | have already
stated prefer peace. That we cannot
have. Those who we are dealing with
will not have il, and those who attempt
10 obtain IL without their consent are on
fruitless errand. The articles OF their
journals and the declarations Of their
speakers show it. Now, some persons
have suggested foreign Intervention. To
that | oppose my objection in any and
every way, whether il be in the form Of
advice or Of foreign Intervention.
Mr.. VAN BURES declared himself for
prosecuting the war until the rebellion
was completely put down.
OF the Emancipation proclamation, he
said:
"Now this Proclamation, therefore, in
my judgment, does uothiRg except ,olat any
General commanding The amy might do
That il 10 say. as our armies Advance siaUes
are free. 1keye is no escape fran that
conclusion. Slavery exists TO some extent
by superior force, and when our armies
advance against Shareholders in rebellion,
unless they choose 10 take the oath and
keep their slaves In bondage, Mey folloio
hs fortunes Of all he rest Of their property
sand are destroyed or set torever free"
He opposes the Proclamation, however,
but says;
! differ with those who apprehend a
negro insurrectlon from any Proclama-
ton that he may issue. There is noiiing
IN The history of the past three months to
shoiO any disturbance or excitement on he
part Of To negroes Of he S0uth any Bsore
than there ,oqs Jejore, In my judgment,
his Proclamation fell equally dead upon
the blacks aud upon the whites. l do
not think he is able TO excite negro in
surrection; and il be were, / have tie
faith 10 believe that every soldier from
the non slaveholding States, who has one
particle of fidelity to the Constitution of
the United States, in that case would
help TO put down the negro instruction.
Tremendous and long continued APP
plause. in a war against women and
children, we side with the women and
children. CHEERS.
We commend the above extract TO Ger
tain nervous editors who have been try
ing for months past to hOrrify their read
ors with prophecies of bloody insurrec-
ton. The practical effect Of De Pyoelana-
tion is 10 preyeat inHSreciions.
The New York HeraH repudiates the
idea of an armistice, or peace convention
1t says;
JEFF Davis and his leading organs have
at length convinced Mr. John Van Buren,
that armistices and conventions will not
avail TO bring back the revOlted States
into the Union. The Richmond Dispatch
referring to the late concilliatory cleo
tioneering sperchcs of Mr.. Van Buren,
has answered him thus that "Presidenl
Davis expressed the sentiment of the en-.
tire Southern confederacy when he said
that it's people would sooner unite with
nation OF nv enas than with the detesta
BILE and detested Yankee nation. Any
thing but that. English colonization
French vassAlage, Russian serfdom, all
all, are preferable to any association with
the Yankees"
This aud other equally emphatic rebe
responses TO the amiabe and concilato.
nv propositions Of Mr.. Van Buron of last
autumn in behalf of the Union hav,
brought him fairly and squarely 10 facl
the question, Shall we continue this wa
for the Union, or purchase an ignob
peace in the recognition Of a Southern
oonfederacyY And, like true man, h'
faces the music.
Mr.. Van Burel
does not even hint at he expulsion Of Ne,
England from tho Union 10 pyopihaie n
slaveh0'ding rebels, but tells them plaiul.
that The day when he was willing to So
20 them, in an anticipated contingency
"Wayward sisters, depart in peace y
Over-that they must return to the UnioI
or il will be the worse for them.
These words will fall like froze
ocean upou tho backs Of 'le Indiana an
Illinois oopperheads, who have bee
chuekling At the idea Of "leaving Ne
Eogiand out in the cold" JonS Va
BURrS and the Herald, no doubt, see
popular storm against the armistice me
approaching SO they are making fa
tracks for the only conservative part
in the country !. c. the radical War an
Union party.
The New York World, FERNANr
WooD's organ, is utterly astonished
Wax BUaEN's deseriion Of the rotten an
sinking Graf, Of PSEUDO conservatism, an
sulkily says;
"John Van Buren's address last ev,
ming will take many people both in an
out Of the Republican party by surpris
Il will be seen that he is out for a vigo
ons prosecution Of the War until the pre-
ent leaders Of the Confederates cI