The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-03
iNASHvEEF TENEESSFR. THUB8DA3.
'8tasArtIfR 1&tumh,
Freedom aud n ati0nality.

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o.. 'S.ac. uTEi,CEf5 sdtcr.I vsr
4-.-, f7sH+ seaiT9s7i tfat g l-ul-z1a5 D.
views OF a T'cxan LoYaIist 7up6n
inc slavery question end the sup.
preSSion Of the Tsebs iiOn.-A Lcs-
son for r'ennrsseans.i -ft4 "I
Gen. A. j., Hamilton, a refugee from
Texas, addresses leRgthy Lester 10 he
President upon some hattas which, are
now agitatihg the public mind; ishd which
Is published in the 7ri5ioif Of Monday
last The entire letter viii repay PEI
rusal but is too lengthy to be given in
our columns but we invite atteation b
the following extracts. IAhaasM
/ Addressing che President, Mr.. HaGdl .
ton says sll Is, r.,,.-....,. ecu -.. y. I
| | am sure that your desire to Have the
great issues involved in the present stthg.
lgto properly and forever s6ttled Is not
less ardent and constant than my own.
Our common wish has common roots IN
in our common aspirations for the honor,
prosperity, and unity Of the Republic
THAI which you .chetish derives peculiar
strengthI from the great responsibilities
of ihe1chief maeistrSoy, and thst which
enthusiastically pulsation of my heart de-
rivBs1 strengthened less peoular from
the fact that the obellioniWhoh lmpeiilB
our country desolatee my once bhsppy
home --deprives of their liberties and
puts in jeopardy of their lives my family,
my kindred, my friends, and my Qgigh1
bors. go muu5 eu yam 7i6Rs siody
iButit will avail little TO ERFagure p
temporary adj ustment; and lam prempLT
editO address you now because |, ebssEYs
Ia sothegq uarlhrs indications Of 2 tdlBpos
siiion to iaccept II mot ipE,tes al peace
which would inegitablys lead te9HsW eQnf
vulsions more disastrous thsn the, pres
ent. yr4yo1sg ygt..rr.g,, rrr--,
By some peTs0nS OF considerable pO-
Htical prominence, and by some leading
presses, 4 sS sienna tic effort alpps ars TO be-
nut forth t68reodneile THE public mind 40
The idea THAT theifutafe peliCgof4 the GOV
crntdent may be fornied on the bAsi s ofua
compromise With thehcauseIOf .thebxiit-
fUe febeHi0B2 whiehaSitlladmit OF tine 40
establishments 90 lbl8ReiS 9iU the States
w4ierelt has Been sbolishedbE g0iIr pro-
'daniation OF JkRuGty aastmaJa o. lGaio
.od ipSve the way appSrentAg ,Utor siIeil
q Compromise 5HOrthesn sgapathiHafs
With re6elhond And9sSme too win tatnot
-iustFyI be- 90 designat,-dy cUn8tSntly gn-
deaS6r 20 impress on the pdbltc mint tide
lotion frat oar Ma iobShRnd state Cdh-
stftations) were mAde9for lttIei white Er&GC
alone, and that therefore orheruranesnsr
have nOrightsunder themJoa argD
iss Speaking Of the EmancfiPAtiep Pfgcis'
nation he saysisiuoK udoL tpW A5sW
1a SBat there is an areune Mt higherthAr
these which appeals odirectiy, st0 eVRry
Christ an HeartLan agimsnt itlstda by
/ y0d self in the Prodamaimnr s7Jls issl
; atBo4f this act --saeeely Be1ieWi---IsC
Rms the instrument to b. an act of jas
tie ,cd.TantS8 By NE C0asas'tda upda7 anil
itary necesSity-I inU0ke the c0lsSdpioti
Judgment of mankind and the, grdpa@ls jeHoi
ef' 4iplghty. Gedf35ougO b7a,ro9 sfT
rp Thus qldtRe chiefl of q christian. PEoI
pie before mRnklpdR and IN the slght ,oI
Godo proclaim freedom q, The SLAVE and
by HIS 4 nj AA ignRiugeto the great 4cl
commit himself p ila Yisdpm, SSits idst
tee aud 4 y pFoyisioAst ui7ssHa d ,,-,s
D That act was ip puTs stance, Of an act, o
Congress authorizing H., The power il
aha nonorasa 4 n dacLare va csTriea MI !
il the poTeT 70 Rr9vide d the peans, ant
prescribe the necessary measures 70 Wqa53
the war effective Ult was in the exeTciS
Of tbispoWer, that Congress acted, TIL
war rmAkins power v bich is al 80 the ia I
making power, Of the Government, said q
the President, the c0mmsnder-in-cb ief 3
its armies, Do this thing, and ~ wa
done 1t is Pppruii able to attempt 4
prove, TO those who are unwilling 70 ID
lieys that the act was unoonstitpfiopgl
The majority. of the people Of ths UliiS'
! StatesiShd of the CIVILIZED wotld sob
ieye ,itand 50 sanction it,4rrfry J,..
h AZ your oclpmstiop was not thep i
mere Assqmpt lonl Of Pqwerp but a, vail,
act, done IA theeTefcise,Qf e9astiip tionP
discretion what power can .RbFogate p
AnHul IL 2, The act, ", cpnstiutiOnalll
donei ia AZ irreyocAble Ss is the act 0fth
bresid dent in signing Ap act passed BY ,th
! Congress, In either CAGE discTetioh ID
power csAse with the, aetowg When th
proclamation Yves issued II became th
LaglOf Freedom 70 the slaves therein eh
hrseed-7A law which ] repeat rs irrs W
leable by any PoWet in the, Goyerpneh
\ Laws which are general 10 their char &C
ter apd create no vested Tighl u the cili
zen, may be changed or REPEALED Hu
those which create personal righlsJjah
vest them in the citizen are ,prOtscte
from iniraction-bg constitutional guarau
BteseD hAIlsgisia'iVe grant Of lana .oanh,
be reyokeSbAt the pk5asuuo OF the pow,
making the grant, observation-disclosures
4 JOf ,handEeds or thdasAhdalp Dpeople ~
\ lhe doTapnms nt4B, he solemn aobaw ID
4 rails e. them ffoH slaFeTy tohIeedam ~
surely not less sacred and iuyinlAbI
4 TAersis no power in this Government
/ mako ,slaYesiuf Preemeqy Whits.or VI ac
\ iWhils the ,uiViliatd world has hailsd tl
act with joy, 10 WOnld iShudder a. 4
effort 10 foeal a. or imphir as NJ b fore
a The policy Of such b course lW6uld be
4 fatal 20 the ipeao0 and NeliaEoi .0f u
country a. thu act would be Rlh9oi0ub
4 principle. mIE 7hl ui'I mii 90 id.b 3
Those who propose IL sandy cam
YET comprehend thq real design of q
rebellion, aud tbe ohahgse whioh il h
produ0ed IN Tho relations oil GhH differs
elasses Ia the south. IA iTestOEarou
pths Union as IL wAsi' 10 use ca
phrase OF the day, is moi possible ihir
II 10 means a restoration with Slaves
thon ia will not be Uhion of peace,
prosperity aud happlnessp butte Uui
Of disoOrd, haEod ana yi0lanOe al Z
guuth ghidh. vi "A sink ID 10, ifirbari +.