The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-17
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE FRIDAY. JULY II. 1863

| than themselves, i thought, further, that
it was consistent with my duty as a
patriot and Christian to do what was
in my power TO render the war as light in
its calamiiies and as short in its duration
as possible. Therefore, proposed to
retain on the eide OF the loyal States AZ
many of the States which were dis
turbed by the elements OF sedition, as
could be retained by course Of calm
and judicious conduct. | would have
had, if possible, the insurreotion con-
fined 10 the seven original SO called So
ceding States. When all these conditions
had been secured, 50 far as was possible
to secure them, | thought still further
that IL was consistent with my duty, ns
a patriot aud Christian, to combine the
loyal States and consolidate them into
one party for the Union, because knew
that disunion had effeotually combined
the people of the disloyal States 90 over
throw the Union. thought that this
could be done only through the sacrifice
of individual, and State, and sectional
opinions, interests, prejudices and am
bitions.
A nation cannot be saved from death
whose individual citizens lack the virtue
10 make these sacrifices. Unwilling 10
ask my fellow citizens sacrifices | had
not the resolution to make myself, de-
termined TO wait until should be called
upon TO make them. | said, | give up
myself my family, my friends, my party,
all that have laid up of character in
the past, all the interests that l now
F.4.. 4 4
was in store for me. take for my asso-
ciate and leader the first brave and dis
tinguished man who leads the way, and
follow his guidance and share his for
tunes. found a leader in Andrew
johnson of Tennessee, man who tole-
rated aud excused, il he did not Justify
slavery. AS openly as all the world
knew that then abhorred and detested
il, and as God knows abhor and detest
il now. / said, the country shall be
saved by the Republican party II it will,
by the Democratic party if IL choose,
without slavery if it is possible, with
slavery if il must. Once engaged in the
contest l was prepared to demand as
have demanded ever since, that no treas
ure, no amount of human life necessary
to save the nations life should be with
held. l thought the war might be ended
in three months--in six months---in q
year--and | abored 60 that end.
But, as you will recolleet thatit was the
people, and not only one man, or any
combination of men, could bring il TO an
end, then or ever, aud the people could
only do it by showing so much zeal, de-
termination and consistency as would not
only keep envious, or interested. or am
bilious foreign nations aloof fsom the
battle, but should make it their obvious
interest to frown upon and discourage
the insurrection, we failed 10 make that
exhibition, and 80 the war has been pro-
tracted into its third year, through the
encouragement ana ala when tue insur-
rection has received from the fears or the
| littleness Of portions of our own people,
and the ialaences OF the enemies of the
| republic and ofhuman freedom through
out the world. 1t was doubtless or
dained chat il should be so, and therefore
il may be believed that IL was best that
il should be so, although we may be al
lowed TO indulge our sorrows over the
| augmented sum of miseries which the
war has inflicted upon the Land.
! | say il is perhaps best, because /
think that this ought TO be the last in.
surrection in the United States-the last
effort ever made 10 dissolve the Union.
The more severe the suffering that at
tends this attempt, the less likely IL is TO
be repeated. But we have reached,
think the eliminating point at last we
have ascertained the amount Of sacrifice
which is necessary 70 save the Union,
aud the country is prepared 10 make it.
The force OF secession is exhausted.
There are no more States to 60 into the
insurrection The insurrertinnnry Sfatas
have no more soldiers to bring into the
conflict On the other hand, ia the 10y =
al States the plow has twice passed
through the ground, and each time il has
yielded the necessary harvest of defon-
ders of the Union. The subsoil is deep
and is Rs rich ia the elements of military
strength and virtue as that which hal
already been twice furrowed. II is fol
the disloyal citizens 10 decide whothe
they will give up the contest now, o.
abide a further and mofe conclusiv
trial.
I AfWN ANAANn AAAAANAlf A MAfN AMAVAAAl'
nently run into a speech, aud will nov
stop. "Go on, go on" We want &
hear you" "What of Yicksburg"
Vicks6urgl Why that is ust what va
speaking Of Yicksburg fell on th
Fourth of July, and Port Hudson, haV
no doubt will fall before the Fourth 0
August. When both have fallen th
United States are the masters Of ia
Mississippi. The power that navigates tn
Mississippi, dominates In North Am9ri
ca and makes a division Of the Unite'
States os America impossible. Then
think that ROsecrans either has by thi
time, or soon will have, occupied th
mountain passes Of East Tennessee; ant
, thus by the two successes, the ney
Slave Confederation becomes divided in
, TO four separate, disconnected terrt tlries
What kind ofa Confederation will tha
} be? a chain broken into four fragments
and this is only the beginning.
Texas, west Of the Mississippi, de
tached from the Confederation by ia
Mississippi; the Territories east Of th
Allegheny Mountains separated from th
Gulf States by the Federal occupation O
East Tennessee will be followed by nol
aud inevitable cases Of fracture. 40
! have already seen Missouri detach IA I
Z self fDm the C0niederacy. Next 20
4 will see Arkansas come into Congress, 4
! you have already seen Louisiana cou
. there. On this slds Of the Mississipl
J. look sharplya az the old North State, an
Y you Will see her preparing 10 retura in
: the Union. A strange Kidd Of Confad.
i rate State viii be seen existing botwe,