The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-10-04

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and Traitors, which now divide The peo-
pie place them back in the old party d.
visions Of Wings and Democrats? IT
any man cherishes views so narrow, 80
bigoted, 90 contracted at time like this,
then VIC blush for him, il he will not
blush for himself All over tho land
noble hearted and patriotic Wings, Dsm-
ocrats and Republicans, forgetting old |
party differences, have locked arms a.
brothers and rallied around the flag OF
the Union joining in the same grand |
battle-cry, a. its echoes sweep from
Maine TO the S aies on the far Pacific: |
1.-THE FEDERAL UNION; IT MUST BE
PRESERVED" They remember the words
of Douglas, that in tim2 Of war there
are but two parties, patriots and traitors"
Talk about loyal Wings. Alb, where are
the old Wing leaders of Tennessee to-
day :? Where is John Bell, the great en-
bodiment Of Tennessee Whigger5? Where
are Neil S. Brown? NJ P. Gentry? Robert
Hatton? Felix Zollicoffer? T. A. X. Nell
son Gustavus Henry and hundreds of
less note in this very State? Where are
the Wing editors of the Nashville and
Memphis and GAINESVILLE journals p
Where is Alexander ii. Stephens? Why
they all became the veriest iiends of the
rebellion. When the hour of trial came,
the Wing leaders in the South got down
on their bellies in the mire of treason,
and licked the feet of Ysncey and Davis,
as eagerly aud as obsequiOusly as ever
eunuch kissed the feet of his Sultan
1t Governor Johnson possesses no other
merit he has shown that be has patriot
ism enough to elevate him far above the
miserable and rotten platform of party
in this hour of the nations trial. Whom
did be appoint his Secretary of State !?
f. II. East, fe-long and enthusiastic
Wing and opponent of the Democratic
party. Whom Comptroller of the State?
Joseph S. Fowler, always decided
Wing. Whom Attorney General of the
State? Hon. Horace Maynard, known
throughout the country as q decided
Wing. Whom did he appoint Judge of
the Criminal Court? NJ, M. Brien, anoth-
err decided Wing. The officers of the
Federal Government at this place, for
whose appointment he used his inhu-
ence, were all Wings, with the single ex-
ception of Gen Gillem, who, although a
Democrat, is a soldier by profession, and
never has been politician. In making
these appointments Governor Johnson
asked not, is he Democrat or is he a
Wing but is he honest, Is be capable,
and, more than all, is he faithful to his
country? And others might well fox
low his example
f What is the reason for desiring Ia
, hold elections? To let the loyal people
choose their own officers, and govern
themselves. Is it an election for one
thousand people to choose Governor fol
the whole State? Are the voters of one
, county TO rule all the other loyal voters
in the State Is East Tennessee to bt
denied voice in the election of the frs
Governor after the suppression of The
rebellion Surely such an election would
be sham, farce, a mockery, an insul
to the people. To attempt to hold ar
election when the disorder of the Stat,
prevents any concert of action woulC
, result in interminable strife, and perhaps
fresh civil war. Middle Tennessee woulC
: have a dozen Governors, West Tennessee,
smother dozen, and East Tennessee an
other dozen every few counties woulC
have separate candidates, and it woulC
be impossible to have a fair comparison
r of the polls, when a tenth, fifth o
fourth of the men who had the election
returns might be killed by guerrillas, Of
captured and sent South. Look at tn,
statement of the Memphis Bulletin res
pecting the bloodshed, robbery, murder
e and, civil war which prevail Throughout
large portion of West Tennessee. Th,
! troubles of those counties are worse thai
3 they ever were. Measures must be takel
: TO put down these outlaws who are max
ing reign of terror over the people. l
one, two, three, or dozen counties car
! choose a Governor for the State, it woulC
= be easy for an ambitious aspirant to TAX
= such steps as would make his own cleo
tion certainty, and then he could ap
= point two of his friends United State
Senators, by virtue Of his power as loya
9 Governor Governor johnson repudiate
= all such ideas as heretical and subver
sive of popular liberty. If he were th,
despot he is represented TO be by hi
enemies, how easily he could elect him
self Governor in ten or fifteen counties
His whole past career proves that he il
not afraid of the people; on the contrary
he has always been charged by bis ad
+ versaries with being a radical and dem
agogue. This we know that Governs
johnson is fully determined to 60 di
, rectly to the people, and obtain fire.,
expression of their will and when tina
day, not very far distant, shall arrive
we predict that the men who denounc