The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-08

picked to understand why President
Lincoln should be so yehemently re-
preached and grayely accused by large
assemblsges of Americans At the present
time, o. account of the prosecution of
the war against the rebellion. This is
not the FIRST time thatA President has
been denounced by his own countrymen
for Furnishing the enemies of the Repub.
lie, as our readers will see by perusing
the following resolutions adopted by an
Anti-Administration meeting in 1911.
We prefix to them the remarks Of New
York contemporary
DARK HOURS LONG AGO.
In Autumn OF the year 1914. the pros-
poets of our country were as gloomy as
they are at present, We were involved
in war with Great Britain which had
been prosecuted more than two years
with little success and less glory. Our
enemy, who had thus far been enabled
to fight us with her left hand only, be-
ing 80 deeply involved in the great Eu-
ropean struggle with Napoleon, was now
released by his downfall from that en-
barrassment, and prepared to turn her
whole force against us. Her fleets swept
every sea. We had no commerce. Our
Finances were disordered. Our Ourren-
cy was going the downhill way. Our
territory was partly in British hands.
Our Capitol was threatened, and soon
after captured and burned. The war,
which had begun by an invasion of Can
ada on our part, was now prosecuted on
our own soil In short, we seemed in
bad way, aud many thought the Repub-
lie going under.
Under these circumstances, the Fstie-
ralists of new Jersey held a large and
most respectable State Convention to de-
nOuDee the conduct of the war, and clam
or for peace. We quote the following
formal declaration of their views to show
how strikingly History repeats itself, and
how true was Solomon's observation that
There is nothing new under the sun"
Read il, patriots! and, remembering how
soon thereafter the clouds broke away
resolve never 10 despair of the Republic
Here is the New Jersey platform:
THE WALL vROoM PLATFORM OF 1914.
Deeply affected by the gloom which
surrounds the destiny Of these States, re-
duced TO a condition so precarious by Q
coarse of misrule not to be paralleIed
this Convention, nevertheless, coniiding
in the final discernment and virtue of the
people, do not despair of the republic. We
will not confound the people and the me,
IN office our calamities and misfortuneE
are caused by the weak, violent and fataI
measures Of the men in power
This Convention would earnestly rec
Ommend 70 the people of each county Il
hold meetings, make nominations, and
use all diligence and prudence 70 prevent
the election Of the advocates Of he AGAR
Wdereos, The right of the people e
express their opinions upon the conduct d
mon in office, their ability and motives, il
brought into question, the persons now in
office and their adhereDts denominating
il "morai treason and "enmity TO the
country" for the people TO speak and
vote against them and their measures, al
If in their ruinous and changing acts
opinions and policy, were TO be founC
American liberty and Independence.
We, the Convention ofFriends of Peace
in New Jersey, for ourselves and The
great numbers of freemen whom we rep,
resent, do PROTEST against such slavish
and anti-republiCan principles. We hole
q il the first and most precious of al
rights, that the people enjoy perfect free.
dom Of opinion, of speech and of suit
: rage.
} If those who have got into Office an'
govern as they will, shall contend tina
exposure of them and the abuse of thei
!. trusts whether from folly or willful meas
Q ures Of violence and wrong, is "opposi
ton TO the country and Government,
Al We repeat our protest against such mani
fest arrogance and insult to the commo
sense of mankind. Silence and passiv
= obedience TO acts Of folly and oppression
and national ruin never were aud neYe
% ought 10 be imposed upon the good peO
a pie of these States. On this point, thos
u are the real enemies Of their country VIII
support and countenance the opinion tina
the men in Office are iRfallible, and CLOS
over their malconduct and destructiv
measure by calling such measures th
Government
How are the dreadful evils ofpows
abused, and of whole people falling In
TO the depths of public and private rui
to be ayerted, if 10 complain Of and ez
!, pose and constiintioually resist sue
70 men and measures is "enmity 10 Ia
a. :, country"
NJ If the Cons.itution is violated by per
" sons In office, shall these acts pass I'M
" precedent aud remain unredressed be
cause 10 expose the fact and delinqueI
is Opposition TO the government
= II the President makes or interpret
laws, arIning subaltern agents with lille
!. gal instructions, giving them power oy'
~ mems persons, property and lives, with
~ out trial by judge or jury and the form
of legal procedure. If the maiOrities
Congress should create new States
give preponderance TO Southern polio
- and domination most destructive TO q
constitutional weight Of ancient Stat
or any Of thom.-lf the majority in Coz
II gress should DO found 80 rash and lo
"a 10 consequences as TO risk under sue
al | ,s.1,,,, ancaa tha Union and great II