The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-06-09
An EvIIIn the Future.

NEuubNlIb OF Ala'oNo W 1885,
rights unim paired, as they were rior TO
the occurrence Of the rebellion. They |
t TX as If the only duty of tho R'pub-
lie il to stretch out tie arms and well
come every malcontent in the land, from
JET Davis t. the diitiest private among
Dick McCann's bighwaymen, provided be
will lay down his arms. Their language
is sweeping, and all comprehensive; they
make no exceptions whatever, unless 1t
be 70 admit that IL might be well enough
t. try IshamG. Harris beiorea Court com
posed of the Vigilance Committee OF Nash
willie for Jurors, and Humphreys for judge
Now, all this sounds so benevolent and
charitable that il imposes on many clever
people, who fancy that moral suasion will
answer as well for conqueriDg q wild re-
belion, as for tanning kitten. These "con-
servatives" fancy that this whole domes-
tic difficulty can be settled by telling
everybody TO go back to their rights,
their franchises, privileges and business,
as before the rebellion, They can bard
ly fad language severe enough to de-
nounce the dreadful cruelty and bad
policy Of the Confiscation Act. That
law, they assure US, will never do; if not
speedily repealed it will exasperate
(save the mark) tn rebels, and estrange
them forever Now, the best way Of
coming TO correct views on this matter
ia to take up a number of cases, in any
locality, precinct county, district, town,
or city, in any rebellious State, and
see the inevitable consequences OF
allowing traitors to exercise all
the rights of person and proper
erty, which they enjoyed prior to the
present civil convulsion. And, in making
this inquiry, let US commence at home; in
Nashville and Davidson County, for ex-
ample.
Do our readers know of any men of
wealth here who engaged in this rebel
lion, and who have still vast sums OF
money deposited either in the Eastern
States or in Europe?
Do they know of any rebels who have
made large sums of money since the re-
bellion broke out?
Do they know of any loyal men who
have been reduced to poverty by the re-
bellionP
Is it not fact that the losses Of this
war have fallen most heavily on those
who were least able to bear them, and
have not loyal people generally suffered
moro heavily than traitors?
To all these interrogatories there will
be but one answer-yes At present
these rebels are better off, pecuniarily
than loyalists. 1t is so over the South
where our troops have not gone; in such
districts, traitors have escaped almost un.
scathed, and loyalists have been stripped
Of everything.
Now let the ancient order of things be-
restored-the negro sristOcracy-thC
slave dynasty-the black code-th,
bowie-knife and lynch law cOde--tht
hatred of "poor white Trash" and wOr-
ship of the Almighty dollar; all Of
which have distinguished the Cotton
States hitherto, and given them so shame
full a pre-emiuence before the world, and
what would be the fate of the Uniouists
of Middle and West Tennessee? Re-
store tho FLOODED" clique which
pushed Nashville into the bloody gulf Of
treason, TO their old authority, anC
what would become of the members o.
the Nashville Union Club? Are not
oopperhead newspapers abroad already
ex lting over the prospect of their fligh
from Nashville when their rebel friend
regain the powerI Go TO the country
and the rebel planters are the ones VIII,
have laid away money t. speculate will
at a favorable opportunity. They hop
now to see the negro nobility reinstate,
with more power than ever. The l1ya
men will be driven from the State, anC
their lands, houses, and stock will b.
bought up at nominal prices by the verl
same men whose oyergrown wealth
two years ago, induced them TO rebel
against the Union. Traitors will be en-
riched of the spoils Of their exiled 10y a
neighbors, if the peace Of Conservatism
be inaugurated. The reboliious rich vii
grow richer, and the patriotic poor will
be made poorer. The people feel thi
inshnctively, Hundreds of the loya
Middle pennesseans have told us tina
II the slave dynasty is to be reinstated
they willseek homes North of the Ohio
They have walked through the fiery fur
mace once, and will not tempt the good
ness of God by walking through it again
Loyal fellow-citizens Of Tennessee, i
we would save ourselves, we must strik,
a blow at he heart Of treason while W,
have the power you know what II
heart Of Southern treason is, If we forbear
we are inevitably lost.