The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-23

among other things, that "no law shal
be passed impairing the rights Of pri
vate property nor shall any discrimi
nation be made in taxing different kind,
Of property, but all property subject t.
taxation shall DO in proportion 20 Ia,
value Of the property taxed"
Now, when il is considered that al
three of these territories are north of 30
deg. 30 min, and thatin the new terri
tory now owned by the United States
south ~ that line, Slavery actually ex.
ists and is recognized by the territorial
law, the question may well be asked
what was there worth quarrelng, much
] less fighting about P' Here was a set
/ Element of the question in the territories
made by Republican Congress which
gave the South al that, up TO the time OF
the Charleston Convention, she had ever
asked, and far more than she could hope
to gain in any event, by secession.
! THE sECEssIoEIsTs DID NOT INTEND 90 M
SATISFIED.
Indeed, think il must now be Appa-
rent that secession, even If il could have
been effected peaceably, would have been
no remedy for the grievances Of which
they complained. Nay, so far as any
grievances arising from a failure 10 OBJ
tain a return of our fugitive slaves was
concerned, / think il must be apparent
that il would have been an aggrAvation
instead of remedy for the evil think
that all calm and dispassionate men ev-
erywhere, are now ready to admit that
il would have been far better for us 70
have, accepted the terms offered us and
preserved peace and the Union, than 10
have plunged this once happy country
into the horrors OF this desolating war
which has spread pail over the whole
land-has brought mourning into every
family--has rendered hundreds of thou
sands of hearth stones desolate--has fll-
ed the land with the maimed and disa-
bled, with widows and orphans, and
squalid pOverty-has crowded our poor
houses and alms-houses-has spOrted
away many hundreds of thousands of
lives, and many hundreds of millions OF
treasure only to find the institution for
which they profess to have gone to war,
in thousand times greater jeopardy
than ever before.
PEACE THE REMEDY FOR THE PRESENT
STATE OF THINGS.
Such being the condition into which
they have brought the country, the ques-
ton presented itself, "is there any
remedy f" a full, complete and AIDE :
quate remedy, there is not; for what can
restore the loved ones lost--repair at
once the desolstion, or remove immedi-
aiely the mourning from orr land? Yet
there is aremedy which, with the helping
hand of time, will accomplish much,
very much indeed, and which with the
energy that usually follows desolating
war, will, perhaps, remove most of its
traces, in half century. This remedy
is peace, speedy peace But they say
that we are so situated that no PROPOSE
ton tor peace can be made by us; that
having proclaimed our independence we
must fight until it is Voluntarily ac-
bnowled by the United States, or until
we are completely subiugated. On the
meeting of the British Parliament,
which took place on the 18th of De-
cember, 1892, the King in his speech 10
! tho Houses, minated his intention of
going 10 war with the French Republic.
On moving the address in answer to the
speech a memorable debate arose. On
! this occasion Charles James Fox de-
livered one of those powerful speeches
which have made bis name immortal
which have forever stamped him as the
ablest Of British debators, and the first
| of British statesmen. In the course of
that speech he said: "But we now dis
dain to negotiate. Why Because we
have no minister at Paris. Why have
we no minister there Because France
is a Republic And 80 we are to pay in
the blood and treasure of the people for
| a pUactiko SIS y
The road of common sense is simple,
plain and direct. That of pride and
puactiho is as tangled as il is seFpentine."
In the impassioned language of Mr.. Fox,
would ask, are we to pay in blood and
treasure Of the people for a punctilio
| Shall we pursue the path Of pride and
| punctilio, which is q tangled as IL Is
serpendne, or shall we take the simple,
| plain and direct road of common sense,
which may lead to the happiest results
Four-iilthB Of the people OF that portion
of North Carolina bordering for many
miles on the Yadkin river, and believe
of the whole State, are in favor of the
| latter course.
THE PEOPLE DEMAND PEAoE OK ANY TERNE
NOT DEGRADING.
The one great demand Of the poopl,
Of this part Of the State is peace; peac,
upon any terms that will not enslRye and
degrade us. They may prefer that The
/ Independence Of the South should be
acknowledged, but this they believe
cannot now be obtained, nor in viewing
the situation Of affairs do they sec much
hope Of il in the future. They naturally
ask, ii with no means Of recTuiting TO any
extent we cannot hold our own against
the armies which the Yankees now have
in the field, how can we meet with their
100000 new leyies which will soOn be in
readiness, while they can keep theh
army recruited 10 a extent, Il not up &
its maximum number from AdYentureri
who are constantly arriving ia their port
from every country in Europe But i
independence cannot be obtained, theI
they are for any terms that are honorable
any terms that do not degrade us. TheJ
would be willing TO compromise upOI
the amendment 20 tue Constitution pro
posed by Mr.. Oorwin from the Committed
OF twenty perpetuating Slavery ID
the States 20 which have before alluded
Bat 10 what precise way Overtures shall
DE made, ontle movement inaugurated,
leave to wiser men and abier statesmen
than myself TO propFg,l would, how
ever, suggest TO the people TO elect mem
beers 70 the next Congress who are II
favor OF proposing an arnistiee Of 81
months, and ln the mean time, Of sub