The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-26

Che Union people % ths Sthts' hereby
declare that they are maintaining the
Government Of the United States at all
hazards; they are for its preservation
and for the execution Of all necessary
means TO accomplish that end, and to
enable them to transmit TO their posterity
a Government Of religious and civil liber-
ty, az pure - they received il from a de.
parted aud glorious ancestry they are
for a vigorous prosecution Of the war,
until The rebels throw down their arms
without condition; THex ARE ron pEPRI-
WING THE REBEL MASTER OF HIS SLAVE AND
EVERY OTHER SPECIES OF PROPERTY so FAR
AS MYA BE NECESSARY TO EEFEcT SUCH OBJ
JECr; THEY ARE ron SUM-, sAfIox RMANo1S
PATTON, DIFFERENTIATION, AND COLONIAL
TIoN so FAR As NAY BE NECESSARY TO OVER
Throw TREASON AND PUT DOWN REBEL
Los, Ilil HElt4kAW
ResolVsd, Q. TuAT WE HEARrII.Y- Coz,
OPERATE wrTH AVID SUSTAIN PRESIDENT
LtNuoLN tN nus IMAM cIPATToN PRooLAMA-
TloN, AND APPROVAL OF ACTS OF CoNGRrss
IN THIS EMPLoYMENT OF SLAVES AND PR
sQks OF, AFRICAN DESCENT, N THE Gov
ERNMENr SERVICE TO AID IN SURPRISING
TIE REnELLIoN. ~
Resolved, 6 That il IL wise, and the
policy should be adopted, TO treat every
man subject to the Consoript law of JEFF.
Davis, found within our lines, as a mem
Der of his assumed Government an d deal
with him as a prisoner-either permit
him TO join our service, or parole him IS
a prisoner of war, thereby STRENGTHENING
our force and weakening the force of the
enemy.
Resolpef, Z. That we as Teunesseans
have once been sold by the process of
forced conventions, treason and perjury
Of lsham q. Harris and his satellites. TO
JeiE Davis and his minions but we have
never been delivered, and we now warn
the eopperheads of the Northwest and all
people desiring TO do 50, that no respect
will be paid to any convention, act or
word OF theirs to consummate such I'M
holy act as 10 deprive us of our status in
the Union we are in arms for the main
tenance of the Federal Government--we
intend to maintain it and preserve our
rights in the Union; and we abhof and
shall at all times treat them as enemies,
towards and the basest of men, and un-
worthy OF habitalion in the country in
which they live. aras' sIa
Re8olued, 8. That we adhere to the great
principles enuteiated in the proceedings
OF the Knoxville and Greenville Conven-
ton in 1861; we are more confirmed in
their correctness, and we are determined
TO carry them out--that such the peoDle
OF East Tennessee may regard as a fixed
lacI ana That the statesmen, Gov. john
son, Hon Horace Maynard, Hon. G. f.
frisg and Rev. VIM. Ct. Bfownlow are
still firm with us--snd while we are in
arms struggling upon The, battlefield for
the mastery OF arms, those noble spirits
are rendering in other spheres noble and
efficient service to our cause WORTHY the
admiration OF all lovers Of freedom.
Rssolved, g. That we earnestly i'm.
plOre the Federal Government at the
earliest practicable hour, ito establish
United States Courts in East Tennessee,
and enable them TO, elect members to
Congress and State Legislal in all the
division of the State,
Resolued 10. That our Union friends
in East Tennessee may rest with perfect
assurance that this army is now unit
in sentiment as 10 the mode of prosecu-
ton of the war; that ia efficiency and
conquering powers il is unsurpassed by
any army in the world. The officers
and men are proud Of their position as
officers aud soldiers, and that this army
will move Oh at the right time and in the
right manner and be led by The conquer
ing Maj General W. s. Rosecrans 10 East
Fgnnessee for the final redemptionF of
sthat oppressed country and people. ~
Res2fred, i'll. That we spurnoa ell propo-
sition for any arpstice or cessation Of
hosilities until the rebels throw down
their arms. Weioppose all conventions
under the name of peace conventions
the authors Of all such we view with dis
trust, and can see no certain result
therefrom but treason 70 the Government
anS tendency 40. its disruption, and
that we ask and presS a vigorous and
united prosecution of the war, and the
execution, as we advance, of necessary
means, military and civil, TO restore the
Constitution and laws. n rvv7rr
Res51vea, II. That we earnestly desire
and request Rev. William q, Brownlow to
establish his Knoxville Wig in Nash.
willie Tenn, aud bring to bear for our
righteous cause, his usual enerl and
ability, which we have hope and con-
fiding trust he will do,
Resolyel, 10. That ipasmuOh as the
rebels in East Tennessee are arrestihg
and combining "a prisons Union men OF
East Tennessee, for no offence except that
they hold Union sentiments, we respect
fully urge upon Andrew johnson, as Mil
itary Governor of Tennessee, to at once
cause 10 be arrested so many of the re-
bells of Tennessee, in aud about Nashville,
as he may deem necessary less than
two rebels for every one Union man Of
note and s.anding-and hold them IN
prisiOn until the Union men all under
arrest shall be restored 90 liberty.