The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-20

pose TO put you in some place where you
can talk to yourself for time" IL this
power is not iRherent in the Government,
II is not worth rope of sand, and the
man who has the power and does not ex-
eroise 10, is not worthy 60 be recognized
80 ruler. Applause Suppose we
admit that the Constitution has been
strained little, il is not strained any
further than old jackson strained il
down In New Orleans when he arrested
Judge Hall. GCheers. How we Lloried
over it, and how we cheered, and what
bonhres we burned, when a tardy Gov
ernmsnt paid back the unjust Inc which
the old hero had paid. [Cheers Now,
my Democratic friends, do not take that
all back: | cannot do it, upon my word,
cannot L"No, no, you are right."1
Let us eithers say this Government is ali
right in taking away these elements Of
discOrd from among US, or let US do the
other thing, postpone it till by and by.
Is this q lime TO be fighting the Gov
ernment when the Government is fighting
the leaders of a rebellion--in this day
of our trial? Would you tear down the
temple because some unbeliever comes
among the faithful Would you tear
down the enlightened institution of
Christianity because some hypocrite may
do deeds of darkness and crime Would
you abolish all the institutions Of learn
ing in the land because abuses have
crept inY
Are you going to stop the progress Of
this war because some internal Copper
head has been unmasked and put in a
dungeon? No, no, and cheers If you
would you are not the people take you
TO be. Then If you do not like to indorse
this thing--if you do not like to indorse
Mr.. Lincoln's Administration, you ought
to say, swell let this matter alone for
the present; if there is anything wrong
we will not call them bad, but put men
Of trust and honor in their places
We cannot afford TO quarrel among
ourselves at this time. tits neither good
sense nor good judgment, to say nothing
of good patriotism Have we served 80
long in the party ranks that we are
bound TO oppose the Government, If ad
ministered by our political opponents,
because one of our party has been sent
of to prison for having abused the use of
his tongue Or must we needs follow
the party banner, even if borne by some
foolish fellow, no matter whether he runs
over a plain or a precipice? II will be
very foolish TO oppose the Government.
What will you accomplish by it?
PEACE MEN KIcKRD BY JEFF. DAVIS.
Do you hear how they are met on the
other side of the line? Do you know
how the Richmond papers chuckle over
this thing--not that il will bring peace
or compromise, but they say, "The fell
lows are divided among themselves, and
we will whip them by and by, and re-
possess ourselves of the Mississippi,
when We will reorganize new Con-
federaey and take in ell the West We
will do it by the aid of the Peace party
in the North" There ia nothing Of il,
for there is not Peace party that will
dare TO move in such An effort; but you
give just as much aid and comfort to
them by your professions as il you did
aid them.
DEMOCRACY SHOULD BR LOYAL.
If any Of my Democratic friends here
can reconcile this course with the duty
they owe TO their country, TO be engaged
in proceedings of this kind, cannot. Is
it duty to your State or TO your country?
Is il duty TO your party, even If it
is wipe that party out. My desire and
ambition has been 10 see this grea Demo-
cratic party foremost ia this fight 10
avenge the acts by which, before the first
gun was fred at S inter, the Democratic
party was slain in the house of it's
friends. III have any nero party feel
ing of bitterness in me, 10 10 because
they struck down that party before they
assailed she country.
WHAT PEACE MEAEs.
Well, you say you want pesce between
these two great divided sections. Bless
your soul, my friends,r 80 40 I, and so
does every man in she length aud breadth
Of this land; and so for seven long years,
through the war Of the Revolution, we
wanted peace all the time; and so, in the
war Of 1912, We asked forpeace continu-
ally But during neither Of these were
we willing to take peace if il irammeled
our hands or sacrificed our honor. II
you want peace now, pray tell me how
you are going to get IL. What is your
programme 1 have read some seven or
eight speeches recently, and found none
declared for anything but that of Fer
nando Wood, and that is BY diplomacy,
Bot diplomacy is not sharp enough Ia
the edge, yet. You have heard many oi
your political leaders talk about peace
compromises; but the papers of the
Southern States, from the Richmond En-
quirer down to the lowest seven by mine,
have hurled back the propositions in
your teeth, and declared you should get
no peace but by acknowledging the
Southern ConfedeTaey. Are you willing
TO give Il up, and acknowledge the Com
iederaey l"No, no." Are you pre-
pared 10 disssever the bonds Of this
| Union? r"NeVer.o Then, don't talk
about peace until yOg have won IL with
honor under She Constitution aud the Gag,
and reduced the rebels 20 subsection.
tell YOU that you can win no peace by
diplomacy, for they will make no con
cession 10 you, and they will spurn you
il you ask them 10 make il.
How do you expect 20 get peace For
the life Of me can't SEQ how you are
going TO get ID. DO you expect IL by
trammeling and binding the hands Of the
nation Do you expect 10 get IL by re-
fusiBg men and money 10 carry on the
war or by putting in power an Admin
tration opposed 10 the further proseUu-
tion OF itr II you do, then you are pre-
pairing chains 10 Sind yourselves in q
seryitude more degrading than that th,
negroes suffer in the field.
no f,r heayenia sake 4 IA ma hos ~,
are going 10 do It except by fighting i
out
! IA voice" By the Criitenden resolu