The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-21
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| Does any one wonder that moor man n.
fuse TO bo forced into a war mismanagad
almost into hopelessness, perverted al
most into partissnship2 Did the Presi-
dent and bis cabinet imagine that their
lawlessness could conquer, or their folly
sedace, free people?
We charge II upon the Administration
papers that by their persistent and ma
lignant assaults upon the character, the
purposes and the patriotism Of all who
differed from them in their views of pub.
ho duty; that by their insane and infa.
nous lmputations of disloyAlty hurled
against men whose homes, whose hearts,
whose hopes are bound up wholly and
profoundly in the honor the peace and
power Of the country in which they
dwell, but by their incessant appeals TO
the lowest and most brutal passions as
the motive power Of the national life
that by their heariless insolence leveled
at brave men who served their country,
they have steadily and wickedly per-
verted the distinctions of party, which
should be intellectual and tolerant, into
animosiies of faction, which seizes upon
the passions and fire the popular heart 70
deeds of blood.
We have warned these people again and
again Of the danger with which they
were madly trifing. We have called
upon them, il not for the sake of deoen-
cy and common justice aud truth, if not
for the sake Of public order and Of peace,
for the sake at least OF their own persons
and property, upon which, in the last re-
sort, the tempest they were strainiDg
every nerve TO evoke, must assuredly aud
overwhelmingly descend, to join with us
in meeting this great ordeal Of the nation
as Americans and patriots We have APP
pesled TO them TO reflect that a peoples
war can only be successfully waged in
obedience 20 the peoples will.
We have set it before them in every
possible light that the hour must come
when men born TO free dom and fit TO main
tain it would weary Of being insulted by
their equals for the exercise of the aimpleat
rights Of freemen in speech and thought.
When educated men are called TRAITORS"
and "enemies Of their country" and
"Copperheads, because they think for
themselves, and say what they think,
their natural weapon against assaults nj
once so silly. and 80 vile, is contempt
for the assailants. But DIea these terms
are hurled for months on months against great
masses Of The people, all history bids as er-
pect that, sooner on later, these masses tDiH
rise and stamp he insults ont in the hearts
blood Of pie iHsulters.
IL might have been supposed that the
lowering approach Of the rude vengeance
| they have courted would have made these
| people feel at last how mad their courae
bad been.
I But there are diseases whisL only Me actuai
ate,y can etto, and dc insane maiignity of
.eradioal press appears 10 belong to them.
From the N. y. Daily News Of Wednesday.
THE REPUBLICAN PARTY RESPONSIBLE.
The Black Republican journals, with
an unparallel led effrontery, are sendeavo-
ring to fix upon the Democracy the re-
sponsibility OF the preseat disturbances
in this city. Says the N. Y. Evening
Post, "Let the people Of the city and
country remember, that when a mob set
fire TO the city and murdered men In
open day, il was a Democratic paper
which printed articles melting TO this
violence" Thus, by boldly asserting
the antipodes Of truth, this unsorupulous
and incendiary journal hopes 10 conceal
it's own immediate accountableness for
the evaporation of the populace. From
the hour when civil strife 5ssan, this
reckless organ of Abolition has been
urging the Government 10 adopt q policy
that is peculiarly distasteiul 10 the
masses Of the North.
IL has been the avowed champion Of
the doctrine of augmenting Union au-
thority, aud las invariably inclined To-
ward Capitalization of power and an
abrogation of State Sovereignty. II has
earesty advocated the Incorporation Of
the black element into our armies, aud
has at ali times demonstrated such ino
tense sympathy with the negro, Ay the
expense of white men, that the Northern
sentiment has been naturally embittered
toward the unfortunate race, which Is
thus being accursed by the guardianship D
of fanaticism. Aud lastly, when the
odious ConscripiiOn act was froacl el In
Congress, 1hO EveRiag Post was its zeal
Gus supporter, aud has been indeiatigablo
in its attempts TO bring about It's enforce
ment Even now, 10 chuckles over the
idea that the obnoxious law will be en-
forced. II says THE only persons who
will escape their chances of the draft
among the rioters, will be those who may
be shot down in the streets
lea fact, as events succeed each other,
the policy OF the Administration aud It's
, organs begins 10 be developed. All over
, the North separated attempts have, OF
late, been made to provoke and exaspe-
, rate the people, ia order 10 create pre-
text for pronouncing martial law. A
seems TO have been determined that a
military power shall be established over
the Democratic States, 10 Oyerawe' all
opposition 10 the Emancipation project
( The leaders Of that movement are aware
that when the North shall be divided
into military departments, aud the
/ BurnGides, the Schenoks and Hasoalll
enthroned among bsyonets and cannon
in our great cities. the coup d'efat viii
T have been accomplished, and the mex
/ general election viii be simply aprelim
! mary TO the inauguration Of Despo.il
! power No wonder that the Eoeaifl
. Pot 10 80 nuch in love with saltpeieI
D and talks 80 grandly Of canister an
Q grape.
We summon the facts aud their recor'
7 10 prove that the Black Republican party
its ministers and organs, are alone re
sponsiblo for whatever misfortune AM
. disgrace have fallen upon our city AM
II they insist upon extreme and sanguin
y ary measures, thoy will be responsible
for vet more trouble The duty Of ever
u patriotie citizen is now 10 conciliate an
, not 4, inasme and exaspefate by unneo