The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-02-13
NO. 252.

yond the resch Of traitors, though they
assail il By hundreds Of thousands; be
knows the utter Worthlessnsss Of paper
eiTculsisd At the point Of the bayonst By
. pretended Government which origin
Ated IN q criminal conspiracy, while every
day ofits existence has been disgracsd
By deeds Of cruelty, injustice snd shane.
His guilty heart tells him that, 81 true IS
the God Of battles is on The side Of those
engaged in just and righteous cause,
Just 90 truly must The cause he has not
espoused fail; Just 90 truly viii the or
ganizaiion Of traitors be broken up, and
their credit, their money, their army and
their navy. be swept from existsnce.
I Applause ] With these feelings 10 infu-
encs him, no wonder be is willing 20 give
his sixteen dollars Confederate scrip for
= one dollar note Of the United Staissl
To return to matters more immediately
before us. The convention 70 meet on
the 22d, in Louisville, uRdisiurbed By
fears az to the existence Of the Govern
ment and the Union; relieved from The
necessity Of considering these apprs-
tensions, can calmly deliberate upon the
great work before them.
The subject Of emancipation, ia spite
Of the preiudices and fa1aticism Of three
years ago, is 10 Be publicly discussed,
and the views Of those who favor the
measure will be publicly expressed and
declared within TIE limits Of this Com
mOnWsalih. Applause
am fully convinced thst che majority
Of The people Of Kentucky are ready 70
support any plan ju7t and practicable.
having in view the object stated. APP
plause The rights Of the mssieF and
The slave should Be fully considered
am not one Of those Who deem Il proper
70 dsn0uDce the owners Of slaves as op-
Dressors and murderers. If misfortunes
have resulted from the existence of
slavery in the United States, the slave
owner has been compelled to endure bis
full share.
The opportunity 10 dispose Of their
slave property and receive in return =
compensation has been afforded by ihs
authorities from time 10 time, the money
TO be drawn from the public Treasury.
re is iust and right that this course
should be taken. To rid the nation Of
slavery viii be public blessing, and The
public ought 70 be willing 10 contribute
literally tOTard the accomplishment Of
this grand object. Applause At the
same time, the owner Of the slave should
consider that these offers may not Al
ways continue. Cries Of That's so"l
We hear men declare that they are IN
willing to pay for ths slave out Of the
public Treasury. They say that The
institution has been detroyed by those
NEST interested in is preservation, and
that it has cost the nation zoo mush al
ready. Applause have not time 70
folly state the reasons Why l object 70
this view Of the question, bot just
and proper reasons can be stated in my
opinion, why the loyal master should re-
ceivs for his slave reasonable oOmpen-
saiion. But il is well for bin 10 consider
that the views Of the nation may chapgs
and the people, in their hatred for the
rebellion, and their anxiety 10 remove
and do away for ever with that which
has caused it. may, through their repre-
seniatiVes, adopt such measures e. viii
render compensation impossible. 10 -
folly to cling longer t. The institution
It's destruction Is certain. Religion, Jus
fice and civilization demand it; human
ity protests against its conunuances aud
I predict before many months have
passed away the most decided and obsti-
nate opposition will yield 70 The pressure
Of events tending 20 the great result.
I always believed slavery % be an evil
institution, but thought that it had be-
conc so firmly established and 80
thoroughly engrafted upon ~, that, evil
as it was, we were compelled 70 endure
il. do not think 90 now. What She
enemies Of slavery failed 70 do, has been
accomplished by its friends- The insti-
tuition Is dead. [Applsuse. II II was
ever profitable, 10 is 50 no longer; IL it
ever had power 70 confer ben dts upon
any one, il does not possess it now;
nothing Femains bat q misera5ls mangled
CARCASS, and that has become . stencil
il The nostFils Of loyal men. Loud
applause
How Ere we 70 dispose Of the negro
il . question often asked IL be -
able-bodisd, ausWeF, enlist bin, and
make = soldier Of him (" Good" D and lsi
bin assist ia crushing the rsbsllioa, and
let this rule apply 70 Kentucky a. we'll
as 10 other slave States Renewed ap
plauss We have furnished, according
10 the figures Of the Federal and Con-
fedsrats authorities, $1,000 men, 81, 900
Of whom have gone into the Union army.
More men are called for from ksntucky.
and negro troops should Be furnished 10
II HI A.
be . view Of the matter which viii
b ratified and endorsed By .
majority ef the people Of The
State. Re- Good, and spplzusa"l I am
opposed % any further delay. ApPlsuss
Large numbers Of negroes are leaTiBg
Kentucky and joining regiments 10 Ohio
and Indians; let them b organized into
Kentucky regiments, and let keniuckY
have credit for then. Cries Of adood u
Those who oppose ths measure sag thas
IL will results ia Masking KsntuokY free
State This Is true; bus tbe opPosiiion
can only proiraet the matter, b t1e deiri-
msnt Of the State aud the loss % The
slageholder.
Difisultiss are suggested in regard 70
such negroes - are not suitable for sol
disrs. They viii Be provided for = place
vii be found for them. They have some
thing more 70 expect and 70 rely upon
than the Efforts Of mcriais In their behalf
That PrOTidsace, which does nos 1lioE
even q spaFvo y % fall 70 the ground Eith-
0ut bis notice, will neither forget nor
overlook them. lApplsuss
This, in ny opinion, is zoe beginning
Of the great moyemsnt IN kentucky-
hope We shall meet oftsn-thst every
loyal citizen viii feel bound % exert him
sslf b sscurs the adoption Of measures
necessary 70 the happiness and pzospefi-
" Of cur noble CommonEealih.
The New York Herald ssys i has
been acquainted with ihs orgsnizsiioa
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