The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-05-01
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY /, 1868.
The Copperhena organs In Ken-
tuchYs

llQue W Aub OhiOn OtuO VI tulo Ctys
be is endeavoiing 70 crafty by
.denouncing its members, who represent
a very large portion Of the intelligence.
enterprise, wealth and respectability OF
Nashville, as camp followers, inlerlopers,
fellows having no interest 10 Tennessee,
and no reputation, blackhearted Abo-
liiionists who are a disgrace 10 the Union
cause and 10 the Sta'e with other cpl
theta equally tasteful, sand truthful.
Sometime last summer the qu9ndam editor
Of the Republican Banner, during 1861,
aud now one Of the editors Of the Louis.
vile Democrat, STATED a " conservative"
newspaper here, on the platform Of the
Northern Democratic copperheads, called
the " Coastiuton." lie started of by
publishing and endorsing that abomina.
bile political nuisance, the address and
resolutions Of the notorious Cooper In
stitute meetings, one Of The earliest cop.
perhead assemble il the North, engi-
ntered by those political strumpets, FER-
rANDo WooD and Governor SEYMOUR
The UNr N, without noticing the article
Of the Consttuti, n, exposed the whole
fraud in an editorial which was re-
published by nearly all The leading loyal
papers Of the North. The Constitution
lived just one week aud died, leaving be.
hind IL the name e having been the
poorest and weakest newspaper ever
published in the city of Nashville. II
was voted a humbug and a bore with
wonderful unanimiiy by all classes Of
our population. Loyal men were not
disposed to read feeble defences If cop
p%erhesdism by one who had edited one
OF the most malignant rebel organs in
the city. Probably the Louisville Demo
orat is now taking revenge for the on
templuous way in which the Consultation
was treated, by Safeguarding and de
flaming the members Of the Uaion Club
It is going 10 show them, ii they
choose TO rject ils counsels, they
will have TO abide the awful conseqpen.
ces. We, therefore, warn those lion.
hearted ci liens of Nashville, who en-.
dured in patience The reign Of rebellion
or fled Tor life from its wrath, aud who
afterwards paironized our paper instead
of The ConSthpi n, that they may expect
TO be branded as army followers, aud in
~teIlopers. Without character or property
as o penalty for ih,ir ~l,iuuus chin,
Little did They know, at the lime, wh,'
they were doing. They can repent II
they feel like it.
The scheme of conducting a copper
head journal ia this place seems to be
a f~ayoiiie one with the Louisville
editors. Some weeks ago, one of The
editors of the Louisville journal propo-
sod 70 a party in this city to 60 in on
shares 10 publishing a newspaper Of tha.
stripe here, but the proposal was prompt.
ly rejected. The editor had mistaken
his man. These misrepresentation o.
Kentucky loyalty, whose whole souls ar,
swallowed up in love for the accursec
system Of Negroes and whose brain,
are completely Africanized, are exceed.
iugly anxious to debauch the loyalty Of
Tennessee as they have much of that o
Kentucky. They are determined Il
crush out all freedom Of speech il pos.
sible. The journal very recently threat.
ened a mob against any man who should
dare TO discuss the question Of enamel
patton in Louie vile, aud was so delighted
At it's brutal bullying. that in a short
time it %republi'hed its article. Again
some weeks sgo, some Of the intelligent
and patriotic Michigan soldiers pub
lisheda sprishtly little paper, called tb,
Ndete, which was TOO liberal in its ex.
pressions to suit the Journal which hon.
ored the Hdeao with the following no.
tice
We cannot believe that such a shoe
has been established al Lebanon. Tn,
thing is 10 Us incrt dib'e. We suspect
that some abolition soldier must haV,
got temporary possession Of the printing
Office a. Lebanon, and issu d the sheet /,
pure w~antonness, a. o hers have done a
other points In the S0uth(lD =
Whoever undertakes to publish a ehee
Of this description ia the heart Of Ken.
lucky is not only a traitor in principle
but a secessionisi in fact. ~Publicopinior
should blast with It's inlensest fires ia,
mischiryous aud v licked undertaking.
We hope. az W. believe that the moral anC
political atmosphere OF our noble Com.
mon = ealth will be found TOO hot for Ia,
business OF these enterprising siokers %
treason, Il certainly should be The bu.
sin,ss Of Every Union man 10 make il 80
Here We see the los.bred wAggerinl
inso'enee Of a drunken, illtempered negr'
driver who threatens to shoot or stab al
who come across his path, And yet tn
Journal aud Demoeya, call themselv,,
loyal papers. Very loyal, indeed. The,
call aoh other traitors, and both tell IN,
truth. For months past, the Journal hai
been an u%umnisaisd eurse to tho Iowa
cause in X elueky. IL has txprr,s Sc,
the hope TO seea bail fellow cunservativl
organ here protesting Uhionism, an,
preaching virtual treason. 10 Is thu
that all di,loyal new spapeIs clnduc
Themselves within tho Federal line,
They SOW the seeds u dissension IN,