The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-21
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The St. Louis Republican isOne Of the
most decided Democratic anti .Republi-
can jourpsis in the country, and Is con-
Quoted with much ability, and has stead
lastly opposed 81 the measures Of the
Administration, which are known as rad
zeal. We nnd IN this journal Of the 18th
an editorial beaded The West aud the
War; in shieA-oocurs a most important
piece Of political testimOhy,tO which we
cali the attention OF our readers
There is no evidence that were the
I present Administration Democratic or
even pro-sl avery, the leaders of the Fe-
belIion would feel dcsire TO return TO
their Allegiance. They say that were a.
| white sheet OF paper presented them
whereof 70 write their own terms OF iel-
i lbwship. with the people of the North,
they would take pothing but The uncon-
4 ditionSl recognition. Of the Southern
| ConirdeEsey, zheg--7the leaders, ioho, a.
Ter an eont,ol ne ? eople By mans Of their
military despotispa--lOeye practically ~ ple
SONS hostility 10 fie GDpstnaent tefore ne
/ Emancipation PROCLAIM ton igas issued, Jei
Jo,e tho confscation bill lo.s passed., Jsfore he
\ fugitiVe slave laiO tOas in .fect Dullyied az
I moor and thsg demaad no r'loretlow papn hcn
VIII R,ose i0ith sckom 90, armies hare 70
deal ohioly, The original Seeession'Sis, there IS
Is no Pnoof Ghat he cas- would haze been pery
/ Jar different had the toqr continued under the
G nse, vatiue national policy adopted at biebe-
ginning. 1t Is no argument against the
war that some persons support it because
skthey believe il will result in the aboli-
iigtion of slavery. Whatever side issues there
may be IN the minds of different persons, The
B contest is still ons for Union and pre- emf
nentiy So. We can only have Union now
by vigorously prosecuting the war, for to
cease hostiliiies, In the face of the un-
4 compromising demands Of the rebels, is
simply to consent to the disintcgration
of the country.
! Marx the facts testified to by the Re
publican. First, that the Southern lead
} ers" control the people by means of their
military despotism." The Republican
does not give the reason why minority
ia the South 10 able to control The major
ity, but intelligent observers know that
, this minority is consolidatedlbylthe COM
mon bond Of slavery, and discard all other
quessiosls to act in concert ON this cardinal
points The Shareholders number about
$4,000 in the rebel States, their family
} relations number say twice that number,
| or $4,000; and there are say 100000
, lawless vagabonds, rufIlans, and hangers
on in the capacity Of camp-foIlowers,
: who are as obedient slaves to the slave
|. aristOcraoy, as the retainers of any no.
Il blsman in Europe, and are ready to cut
8 neighbours throat hang suspicious
a person by Lynch law, play bully on
s election days, or join . guerrilla compa-
ny, al the bidding of their masters
J, This whole rebel minority, consisting Of
slave holders, their relations, and camp
i followers, number about 100000. 1hes
c people ignore az other questions save The on
/, IN tolich they live povS and have their being
+ Alatis, african SLAVERY, The Unionisis o
q the South allowed themselves to be dis
Z trao.ed by various questions, aud her
i we have the solution 10 the riddle Of III,
J. success Of the Southern rebellion
10 The second fact testified to by the Re
l. publican is that the "southern leaders,
l. werd Sin the same hostility TO the Gov
n ernment Jeiors Tie Emancipation Proc
le lamaiion was issued, and the conisca
y ton bill passed as they are now, an,
Al that there is no proof that matters woul,
N have been different from what they an
10 now, had the Conservative national pol
is icy been adopted from the beginning
DIT Such being The case, why do men pro
70 Tossing to be loyal, make factious op
Is position TO the Administration, becaus
d they regard soma Of It's measures i'm
- proper There Z no wisdom or states
VI manship 10 such course. It's sole ten
o. dency is to divide and weaken the ma
ton, and encourage the rebellion. !
II house divided against itself must fsl
hs The rebels have made division enoug
:, in the nation, without being assisted b
~ loyal citizens. United we stAnd--diyid
d? ed NO fall.