The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-20

negro VINO las no interest IN the UnIuD.
l feel the deepest sympathy with it. am
an American citizen, applause, and
with many others participate in the deep
pTIYalions Of the moment There are
vacant places at my hesrthstone. once
filled by beloved sons, enlisted for the
war, whom live in hopes Of seeing re-
turn. In this struggle we are writing in
the blood Of tyrants, the words of eier-
nal justice. The war seems long. but
its slow progress is essential to cur sal
Vation. The disease, being severe, the
remedy must be both powerful and tsrdy.
We were, morally, very low before it
commenced, so much 80 that our great
leader, DR.. Buchanan, on being called,
decided there was no hope fer US. We
had been literally drugged to death with
PrO-SlaveFy Compromises. There has
been nothing so necessary as the slow
and steady progress of this war. Why,
lock how we have grown Laughing sig
niticantly at the enormous audience
gathered TO hear him, 3 colored MANI
This is not acceptable, evidently, to GER
tain Peace Democrats. The speaker
urged the necessity Of clearly defining
the war as an Abolition war, and not
Sinking the question, as only in that
sense can 1t be successful. We NAV ad-
NIT it to be s war for the Constitution
and the Union of these States. Slavery
was too strong for either. Il came 10
the Constitution and broke ito the
Union and sundered it. 1t must now,
itself, be crushed. The Democratic par
ty has had no other master than Slavery
for forty years. 1t has made war and
peace precisely according to its dicts-
tiOn. The Florida war even was COM
menced in the cause of Slavery. A few
slaves ran from sheir civilized and reli-
gious masters, men of bibles and prayer
books, and took refuge with men of tom
hahawks. They found more of the milk
of human kindness with SeminOles than
with their pious and swindling masters.
The speaker, in matchmaking the
Democratic party, said there had been
noble men in 1t, but they were outsiders
now. Ii is now a religious party, and
saws "Blessed are the peacemakers,"
and yet, for the sake of stopping the effu-
sion of blood at the South, they arouse it
at the North, till it culmina'es in deeds
at which a savage would blush. He said
that, notwithstanding our political vic
tories, we are yet in danger of being
ground beneath the heel of slavery, and
should consent to no peace which is not
an Abolition peace, which declares free
the whole cOlored race applause and
which gives the freedmen of the South
every civil and political right with their
white brethren applause including
the right to vote. Great applause.
The dregs Of the old treason will yet
liBger after the war, and the Federal
Government needs . friend 10 the black
man to stihe that treason. To win his
friendship he must be granted rights.
A morning paper says we are requested
thus to introduce Ignorance and degra-
dation into the body polite. scout
this charge, said the apesker, with scorn.
II . negro knows enough to be hanged, he
knows enough to vote; if he knows hon.
estY from roguery, he knows enough to
vote; If he knows enough 20 fight for his
country, if be knows as much sober
IS an Irishman when drunk, he knows
enough to vote. TumulluOus cheering.
He had hoped that slavery and rebellion
would find q common grave without fur
Their discussion, but found that the Proc
lamation settled nothing permanently.
It may yet be negatived by Congress, the
Supreme Court, or by cannon. He de-
tested its principles. II says to rebels,
we will take your slaves, but TO loyal
men, you nay keep yours. II should
nave stricken Slavery everywhere. The
President was brought 10 it with reluc-
tancs, as may be found in his letter TO
Mr. Greedy. l have been to see the Pres
ident-a man in a low condition, meet |
ing = high one. Not Greek meeting
Greek, exactly, but railsplitter meeting
niger. Perhaps you would like TO know !
how ], negro, was received at the White /
House by the President Of the United |
yates. Why, precisely as one gentle
man would be received by another
I Applause. He extended me a cordial |
haad, not too warm or too cold. had /
previously in . speech attacked him for
his Hardness and Eaccillation. Without |
allndiDg especially to this speech, be de-
Tended himself against the charge of 1
vaccillation. Mr.. Douglass, { be ad
dressed me as Mr.. Douglass, added the /
speaker lsugbingly,) when take = po-
sitiOn, | think no man can say / retreat 1
from it," Like the rest Of us, however,
be has often been restrained by policy /
from doing what be felt TO be a virtue; /
and that should be done.
Mr.. Douglass observed that neither the
Governmentnor the loyal people have &C
eepted the true mission Of this war. We /
should have felt THAT the rebellion was
the signal for the entire abolition Of 4
Slavery, not simply for the prescrva ton
IF the Constitution and the Union. We
shall never again see the old Union.
Its canOniZed bones sleep beneath /
the walls Of Sumier. We are fight
ng now fer something far beyond
The Union 10 Value-natiOnal unity, out
IF which only can Union truly spring.
Union is else q body without > soul,
marriage without love, q barrel without
lOops, chat drops st the fret touch. Mr.
calhoun felt q national unity 10 be nee
sssary, but sirove TO base IL upon Slave
y. Failing in this, his successors have
,ndeaYOred to CT loose from the North,
With broad blades and bloody hands
We want 3 country that will net brand
bur noble Declaration Of Independence
IS . lie. We wish to stay the tauats Of
Britain and the rest Of Europe, snd no
ODger hang our heads in shame, for cur
Doasted liberty upon which Slavery still
hangs as . milestone. We want coun-
.ry where the Methodists from each sec
lion can meet ia prayer and cOnYen ton,
without pistols and bowie kniveF, and in
which the title Of American citizen shall
be IS comprehensive IS that Of . Roman
citizen in the Palmiest days Of the en-
Dire where the sch0ol-house Of New
England shall replace the whipping post
IF Carolinia, and where the merchant
Ihsll 10 longer sell his soul 70 sell his
FOODS. No North, 10 South, no East, no
Westl No white, no black, before the
BAR Of justice.
The speaker took occasion 70 apostro-
lhise Ireland, as GLORIOUS old Ireland
hat respects the black man on her own
-oil, and only Expresses bin when upon
Yankee soil" Much - be depreeiaied
heir evil influence in our politics, be