The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-02-06


the most barbarous and inhuman, as
well as treacherous, Of mankind.
Suppose two men engaged in partner
ship fall out, and one Of them, after
violating every article Of the agreement
of partnership, destroys the property Of
the other, burns his house over his head,
butchers his wife and children, and then
asks the other to renew their old part
nership, and 60 on ID business again as
IL nothing had happened This is a
faint image of what the Northern recon-
siructionists ask of the South. If we
could agree TO II, our folly would be only
equalled by their yillainy. Loyalty 10
them is treason TO our dead, to ourselves,
and TO humanity.
IL the reconstructionisis want peace
they can easily have IL, upon the terms
on which they could have always had il
Letting us alone. We ask nothing more
or less. We are making no war on them.
We are not invading their territory, nor
giving their homes 10 The flames, their
populations 10 prison and the sword,
their women TO fate worse than death.
Let us alonel That is all we ak. Let
us alone and peace will return once more
TO bless a distracted land. But do net
expect us TO degrade ourselves and cast
dishonor upon the graves of our kindred
by ever returning 20 the embrace of those
whose hands are dripping with the tears
and blood Of our people.
Mark the expression If the
North will allow us to qorite tie
Constitution ourselves and giys as
e0ery guarantee aCe mould ask, ace
a0oul9 sooner be under the Gocetn-
naea't Of France or Eag2and." Now
this is indentical in import with a
remark made we believe by Senator
TooMs, before the South seeded,
that "if tho North would give
them a blank sheet Of paper, and
ask them to dictate tie terms Of a
settlement they would not accept
the offer.
But here is another telling piece
of rebel evidence;
Extract from FooTE's Preamble
and Resolution in the Richmond
Congress.)
In view of the fact that oven among
the avowed opponents Of despotism, and
the recognized friends OF peace in the
North, a grave and aeploraJle misapp,eAen.
sion has Of late arisen in regard 10 tho true
condition If the public sntimsm IN the S0uth
touching the question Of reeonstrucing hat po-
htical Uairn, once existing under the pro-
lection of what is known as the Federal
Constitution, Now, in order that no
further misunderstanding of the kind
referred TO may hereafter prevail, and in
order that the interchangeable determine
ton Of our Government and people, in
reference te the terms upon which alone
they would bring the sanguinary strug-
gle to close, may be made known, the
Congress of the Confederate States OF
America do resolve as follows:
l. There is no plan Of reoonSt,ucting
i0hat icds formerly kHolcn as the Federal
Union, to tphichhe people Of the Confeder-
ate States teiH ever consent"
Wrongs Zoo grievous and multiplied
have been committed upon us and upon
our most cherished rights, by united
North, since this unprovoked and most
wicked war commenced; a majority OF
the people Of the Northern States have
too evidently shown themselves to be
utterly incapable Of self government and
unmindlul of all the fundamental prin-
ciples upon which alone Republican in
situations can DO maintained.
2. While the Confederate States Of
America are not at all responsible for
the existing war, and have been at times
ready TO participate in such arrange
ments as would be best suited to bring
it TO Il close, in manner consistent with
their own safety and honor, they could
not yield their consent 10 an drmistice Of a
single day or hour, as long as the incen-
diary proclamation of the atrocioul
monster now bearing rule in Washington
City shall remain uDrevoked; nor coula
The Government Of said Confederate State
agree 10 negotiate at all IN regard to a s,is'
pension Of host 4 les ercept upon he basis o
a formal and unconditional recognition o
easir independence.
The armistice and Convention
men--if they are loyaL-can see
from these extracts, how their Con
vention would be filled from tho
South. JEFF. DAvIs's expression
at Jackson and in his Message ar,
too well known to require NOR,
than n bare allusion.
Not lightly would we oppose am
scheme proposing righteous, pa
triotic and honorable cessation 0
hostilities. But the world know
that the responsibility of this wa
rests not upon the Federal Gov
ernment, nor upon the present Ad
ministration. Gross misstatement
are daily put forth on this point
The so-called Democratic Stat
Central Committee Of Indiana, il
a late address, say:
From the beginning Of this rebellion
the President and his advisers have ut
terly ignored and neglected the grea
duty Of paciiioation or honorable adjust
ment. No wise government, founded ol
I tha govprpin ntV az The nponto aud tb,