The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-25

with whips, and knives, aud Arebrands,
and nsmeless instruments OF torture.
OF all the thousands Of slaves who have
fought for the national Gag, when their
white masters skulked like poltroons
from its defence, or even raised their
traitorous hands against II, and sought 10
trample IL In the dust, how many win
escape The hellish fortunes Of the lonely
plantation WIN these guerrilla bands,
wio have robbed women, murdered
harmless white citizens, sssassinated
sick officers and soldiers in smbulsnces,
and made the annals Of American war
fare rival those Of the Spanish Inqui-
siiion for oruelty,-will these outlaws,
we cay, who will swarm over the South,
after the war is over, spare any wrctched
slave whom they may suspect Of having
fought or worked against them?
Why their W masters would not
be able 70 shield them from tho fury
Of men who had graduated In crime I'M
der the tutelsge Of such skillful instruc-
tors as Champ Ferguson, starnes, Mo-
Nary, McCann, Morgan, Forrest, Bur-
fows, Richardson and Van Dorm. still
further, IL slavery should be shielded as
formerly, not only must ali fugitives be
restored, but the Government must pay
q Va 10 Of every slave lost By death or
othcrwis through fhc in~strumentality Of
its agents. Suppose that 100000 slaves
shalt have been lost by disease, or by
eight, in connection with Che Federal
army, at the close Of the war. This
will bring the Government in debt 20
rsbol slaveowncrs to the sum Of one hun
drc4 and fRy millions of dollars; if 3o0.-
900 slaves shall have been lost, this
sum will be reared to t0o a,adred and
tpsgty fire millions Of dollars.
We have hitherto considered the
working Of this universal slavery rendi-
ton and kidnapping policy, as it would
effect the honor and the interest Of the
nation at large; nov let as consider its
effect upon The non-slaVehOlder in the
Slave States separately. Take Tenpes-
see for example. Under the " Union-as
it-was" pro-slAvery policy, Tennessee
will return to "her ancient mOorings,''
With She crushing incubus Of human
bondage hanging to her neck. IL.
energies will be spent her population
fearfully thinned, and no enterprising
immigrant will set his foot upon her
soil. Thousands Of her most enter
prising citizens will leave her forever,
and seek a more favorable field.
Overwhelmed with debt and taxation
all improvement and enterprise will
languish.
The only class which will remain
will be traitors who win ~monopoliSe all
power, and riot in their despotic au-
thority.
ne characterization Of 0s Slaves, IN coast
qasnoe Of he protractea 0ar ,cagea in n,
dsnseiy populated districts, and Geir oonss-
qHeTt Decentralization, uiR make Il necessary
% support a large military force, as a s1ap.
policy, aohfeh aoiH not only cat CIT tie st5-
stance Of he Ssate By enormous tqratioa, bul
9iUtyyannige over hePeQpl iato4ero5ly. Do
THE PEorLE or TENNBssEE DESIRE 10
KEEP Up II RULE or A PROVOST nAEsHAr
AND AMTLlrARY POLICE FOREVER Hthey
do, let them retain slavery, and they
will get II 80 n certainty. There q b,
no doubt of II. All things have theii
day. All human systems and institu.
tiOns serve their time and then perish
slavery is emphaticsliy an institution
Of the past He who spends bis time il
order to ~galvanizo its putrid corpse into
a seDblapce Of life, 10 curry favor with
a class, is either blind with prejudice and
passion. or cold end hollow IN heart
II is not necessary In the present articl,
70 discuss the justice or injustice Of
slavery. II il enough for as to know
that II has had its day, and that II has
oOst the nation, within tho past two
years, far more than Il ever added e
either State. national, or indlvidual
wealth.
We therefore oppose and denouncs AZ
the very CulmInstiOn Of folly, not to say
treason, all efforts on the part Of pOliti.
OiAns to restore slavery as IL was. In
Gods name, Tennesseans, has Il not al.
ready cost us lives, money, suffering and
anarchy enough? Are we so o~narnored
with the past career Of our slave oligar.
chy, and so rayished at its profuss OK.
penditure Of blood and money, that VIC
seek 10 recall them and bid them let loos.
their dogs Of hell to howl over our val
leys and mountains? God forbid. Let us
have the Union as It was, with0at slaasrg
We can never have the two together; Il
is impossible. AS we'll try to unite oil
aud water. MAKE De Urion6 fee, and thu,
male u oncordant and Pepssal. The rock
on which this Union was founded il
FREEDoN.
Basil Dukey
The Basil Duke captured with Nor
gan's men In Ohio is, we believe, the in
dividual who formerly aotd as one OF
Al. NIL RI -. "