The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-25


Our good President, for once al least,
spoke with earnestness, and did not at
tempt TO indulge a COAX Mrs. Lincoln
displayed her usual charms, but being
a little short, contrasted rather strongly
with her iege lord, who can boast of
being as long, as ugly, and as good ma
tured as heart could wish.
The universal popularity of our able
young Speaker of the House, the Hon.
Mr. Colfax, brought together a brilliant
collection of citizens and sojourners at
his reception last night, notwithstand-
ing the display at the Patent Office
Preparations for the approaching
Presidential contest are going on ener-
getically, Notwithstanding the multi
plicity Of other attractions in the city.
Placsmea from the respective States are
forming themselves into State assOcia-
tons for the dissemination of sound
political doctrines, or in other words, TO
further the reelection of Mr. Lincoln
to the Presidency, or election of another
III case another IS nominated The
National League Room is a sort of
headquarters, and distinguished gentle
men from all parts Of the country enter
tain crowds Of the faithful almost
nightly.
On Wednesday evening last, Hon.
Jno. F. FarnswOrth held forth, to the
great delight and edifcation of his
audience. His tactics differed some
what from those who have gone before
him, and instead of rehashing all the
speeches of the last two years about
rebel sympathizers and copperheads
generally, he confined himself to N'ster
McClellan-sometimes spoken Of as
General Mcclellan, and sometimes more
Familiarity as little Mac--and the insti-
tuition of slavery The latter he regard
ed as a curse in every conceivable
shape, and he thought it had better be
wiped out Mcclellan, he said, was
good engineer careful railroad man,
and especially apt in avoiding collisions.
He was careful as well as slow, generally
taking care to ditch until the rebels
LETT He handled the General without
gloves, and was evidently laboring I'M
der the impression that his victim was
candidate for the Presidency.
Lincoln stock appears to be az high
as gold, and from present appearances
the German radicals and total dsstruc-
tionists will beunable to defeat his nomi-
nation by the Baltimore Convention.
The destructionist5 continue to oppose
bitterly his lenient reoonstructionp policy
which is now doing 80 much for the
reorganization of Tennessee, Louisiana,
and Arkansas, and which is q monu-
ment to his goodness as well as all his
wisdom The class whom | have termed
dcst,pcttouists, are not satisfied with the
overthrow of the rebellion and the
punishment of leading rebels. but con
contend that the Constitution should
be left out Of the consideration, the
States treated as conquered provinces,
and all estates forfeited in fee simple,
and given as homestcads to freedmen
and Union soldiers, or sold for the ben
fit Of the Government, as Congress shall
determine
am inclined to think that all who
do not sympathise with the rebellion
will agree that leading rebels should
forfeit their estates and their citizenship,
if not their lives; but | think the best
interests of humanity and the Govern
ment demand that some quarter be
shown the more humble, who instead Of
leading have been led by the fire and
fanaticism Of rebellious premeditated
or sanctioned by their better judgments.
The Copperheads also bitterly oppose
the Presidents policy, which is another
evidence Of its correctness.
The fuss in Congress over unemplOy-
ed Generals, has subsidized for the pres
ent, by the pOstponement Of the sub
iect for three weeks, within which time
most Of them may possibly be usefully
employed by Gen. Grant The opposi-
ton may even have TO forego the plea
sure of seeing their favorite decapita-
ted, the accomplishment of which
would afford them at least a temporary
source of political capital
The recent order of Gen. Grant, as
Stunning command of the armies Of the
United States, is especially pleasing to
the loyal masses, as it is announced
that until further orders he will be with
the army of the Potomac-that much
abused army of braves who have done
nearly as much hard fighting as all the
other armies together, and accomplish
ed less than almost any Of them. Some
have contended that a live, Western
General was all that was needed, and
General Grant, above all others, is tho
man whom they have desired Let US
hope that our brightest anticipations
will be realized, and that Lees hither-
to invincible army will be beaten, and
Virginia reclaimed, which Is a result, in
the opinion Of your humble correspon-
dent paramount TO all others, and de-
voutly to be wished for at this juncture
in our affairs TENNESSEE.
A DIscoSrEyrED GRL-"Going tolsave
Us, Mary"
Eyes, mum; I find I'm very discon-
tented"
eff there is anything I can do to
make you more comfortable let me
know"
mo, mum; its impossible. You
cant alter your fgger TO suit my fgger,
no NOR l can't appear on Sundays as
l used at my last place, where missuss
clothes fitted me 'zactly It's best We
part
MATEINOxY Some slandering bach
elor says it IS much JOY" when you
first get married, but it is more jawy
after a war or IN