The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-04

nemies Of thc human race"--is nothing;
ublic morals, vitiated and debauobed
" system of unrestricted conoubinhge
re nothing--Aye! all that men love,
admire and revere, and oil that they hate,
letcst andutterly abominatc, are nothing
with these conservative nondescript5, in
with what they term in
naudlin commonplace slang, and mock
heroic dignity the preservation Of
the Constitution as il isw Good God
What an expression in such a con-
nCction Is the constitution greater than
the welfare Of the people or the life Of the
nation? Were the people made for
the constitution or was the constitution |
made for the convenience Of the people |
Must the patient die by the hands Of his |
physician, who stands by his bedside
with bis pills in one hand and his di
ploma in the other, rather than depart
from the formula which is killing him by
inches? Would it not be infinitely bet
ter to lead the physician out Of doors
and save the patient with less science
We tell these blinded conservatives that
they mistake the spirit Of the people.
We are in the midet Of tremendous
struggle for our very existence, and
wherever we find difficulty not TO be
vanquishcd by old rules, we intend to
consult justice and common sense, and
tie spirit If our free institutions, and invent
new ruleg. If the rope which entangles
US, while our deadly foe is marching
upon US, is tied with a Gordian knot
which cannot be united, We will seize
the sword and cut the knot. There is no
limit in law or constitution to the efforts
Of people who are fighting with a NOR
tai enemy for mortal life. But the con.
servatives, more short.sighted than the
men who endeavored to save monarchy in
| America in l77G, have banded together to
save tie most odious system tolerated '0ithin
! tie J0ands Of modern civilization. There
never was a clearer example of resistance
to the popular will than is given by the
conservatives. Not King John when he
practised his extortions upon the people
of England, not King Charles !, when he
defcd the same people, not Louis of
France when he stopped his ears to the
cries Of his suffering and plur Tered
subjects, resisted the mauifcgt willie the
people, 80 lsgrantly as the conservatives
are now doing. Their stupid obstinacy
is doomed to fail ingloriously. Those
who have an honest ambition to reach an
honorable position in political life must
steer their banks wide Of that rotten and
leaky fleet, which must be dashed tC
pieces in the storm Of popular wrath
Young men of. Tennessee look momen
al The JaclWIrd progress of this con.
seryatiye faction, and see the just fate 0
those who oppose causeleesly the en-.
lightcncd and humane spirit Of tho age
The conservatives opposed freedom in Tia,
District Of Columbia, and were over
Z whclmingly defeated, while freedom wat
established. They opposed freedom il
West Virginia, and were wholly crushed
out while freedom was established
They opposed freedom in Missouri, anC
arc being buried out Of sight, Will,
freedom is established,
In Delaware and Maryland the watch
fires of freedom blaze brighter anc
brighter, while her cause moves resist
lessly onward.
And in noble Tennessee the Queen o
the Southwest, the voice of the loya
people and the bold declaration of An
drew johnson, whose inspiring call ha
never yet failed to lead the people t.
victory, proclaim that the same triumph
- for truth, justice, and freedom will as
suredly follow. The will Of the peopl
will be established. The apple of dis
cord will be cast away. The demon O
strife and interminable debate will b
exercised and our people will be con
cordant, fraternal and happy.
IrrcguiRr MAILS,
Some soldiers at Alexandria complain
that they have very bad mail accommo
> dations 81 that place. Now, authorities
please look into this matter, and Sc
} whether some improvement cannot b
= made in this thiag. Let the soldier
, have their letters and papers regularly
2 IS far as possible.
friend in the 4lth Ind, Vols at Nc
, Minnyille, whoae letter is uuavoidall
p, crowed out, informs US that the Capital
Of company f., of that Regiment Oh
7 fortunate officers name is not given) re
, coivcd a beautiful sword from his sol
dicrs a few days ago, 30 a testimonial ,
THEN high regard for his qualities as
man and an officer Tho presentation
and reception remarks were neat An
appropriate,
The old 4lth is busily employed nj