The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-23
gtashpille Ami0u.
Honest and Outspokcn Kentucky
RESOLUTIONS

Resolutions
The following truly patriotic resolu-
tons were unanimously adopted by
large Union Convention in Newport on
tho 10th inst:
"Resolvcd, 1. Our old Union must re-
main undivided, and indivislble forever,
"2. We are for the earliest peace, ana
10 obtain IL are for The most vigorous prose-
cytion of he ,oar. TO this end the coun-
trv ehould dedicate all its resources; let
the President call freely for men and
money; let Congress freely, and without
stint, respond; and let the people freely
pay the taxes, and shoulder their mus
kets.
80. An armistioe, or . peace, except
upon the terms of loyal, unqualified
submission TO the Government means
division, and division means destruction
and endless war.
"a. Our Government is now engaged
in lifo-and-death struggle; its strength
will be fully tested during the Admins
trAtion of Mr. Lincoln, for the time be-
ing the Commander in Chief of the army
and navy, now ia the face Of The enemy
Under these circumstances, TO denOunCe
and revile the President as a startling
usurper, and violaior Of all law, excites
sedition among our troops, gives aid and
comfort to the enemy, demoralizes oui
people at home, and is a work which ap.
propristelY belongs to tho enemies, not A
friends, Of Che country.
90. That this meeting "hails viii
pleasurable hope the recent manifesto.
tions OF loyal sentiment among the poo'
pie Of the non slaveholding States in
their late elections at Cincinnati and else
where, and regards the same as an earn
est that their eyes are opened to the fact
that certain traitor leaders under the
name Of pDemocraey,, "a party which
claimed TO have acquired all the nel0 terri
torn which had ever been added 20 tht
cOuntry,) were now about TO beguile tht
people under this specious name into
separation aud an actual surrender Of on
half of H,eir otgn old territory and instead
of following as once they did Andrew
Jackson, the hero Of Democracy, because
he said the Union must, and by thl
eternal shall be preserved these leader
were preparing 70 cast them, bound hanC
and foot into the arms of JEFF. Davis, th,
king of all dissolution.
Sc. Slavery is the cause of the exist
ing rebellion South, and of the ATTEMPTED
counter-rebellion North, has been in al
our past history the breath of life t.
demagogues, and the only evil which hai
seriously threatened tho destruction OF
the country. The Disunionists South
have done moro TO impair and destroy
this institution in the two years Of war,
which they inaugurated, than its enc
mics North could have effected in as
many centhries. Knowing as they do
that continuance of the war must end
Slavery, they still persist and blindiy
move on TO its utter extinction from the
continent nnless The Government will
submit to single condition dictated by
them, that is TO say, separation, which
we think amounts TO an utter extinction
of the Republic; in other words, they
thrust upon rs the solemn alternative
whether the white people are all to be
slaves, or the negroes all free. We
choose not TO submit 20 the condition
dictated. If the GoVernmt mt can be
preserved consistently with Slavery, very
well. But If not, then let those des-
stroyers of Slavery 60 on and work out
the problem Of its destruction. For our
Government must bepreserved at every
hazard"