The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-16
For The Sashvli. Ua,a.

the side welding the greater amount Of
war power. New York, Pennsylvania
and Ohio, hold resources in this line
equal to all those of the entire Confed-
eracy Hence, no one of information
and good judgment, has ever expected
the South, upon her own resources, 10
maintain the fight against the North
The leaders of the instruction have
looked for success more 10 northern
factions and foreign interyentions than
to the resources Of their own people
Failing in this collateral, and, as it
seems to Us, dishonorable hope, they
are now sinking into despair. II no
more than the milestone Of slavery
were round their necks. their grayita-
ton to the bottom were certain and
fapid-while the side weights attached
render their precipitation doubly sure
and swift.
But is it, after all, as sure that we VIII
conquer? Rome, as to mere brute
force, conquered ali her foes, and then
conquered herself Her victories were
her ruin Pharaoh and host chased Is
rael and drowned themselves. Though
fighting, as we trust, in better cause
and from higher motives, may there not
be danger OF US sharing a similar fate
In at least one important particular
the policy Of the Administration has
been ike unto that OF the Egyptian
King. This monarch let the oppressed
90, as a matter of necessity to save him
self and nation. So our President
e.nancipates While we rejoice in the
act, because it was and is good in itself,
yet we fear that ii may be the less pleas
ing to the God Of Moses, who always
looks upon the heart, and accepts only
free .giHcglr;pgs.
Besides, are we not in great danger Of |
over-estimating the powers Of gunpow-
der? However much in the hands Of
strategy, skill and bravery it may do, |
there are some things which it can never |
do! The horse may be led, or forced |
to the water, but cannot be made TO
drink. Boyonets may kill frightcn |
and subjugate rebels, but can they CON
vert such into a love of liberty and the |
rights Of persons? Can war teach the
excollency of a free democratic govern /
mcnt, and the hatofulness Of human /
slavery?
These questions carry with them their /
own answers. There being no relation
between the means and the end-faiI- |
uro must end the experiment. Very |
true the slavoholding Confederacy de
serve to be whipped, they have been
whipped, and they VIII be whipped. |
Their doctrine Of secession IS Il dis
graceful heresy, nearly equal to that Of
holding property in their fellow men.
Being unphilosophical, fanatical, and
reckless, It is resulting in undoing what
it was inaugurated 10 do But does it
follow that we are using faithfully the
means to Union and Liberty? VIII the
overthrow Of the South build up the
North? Or VIII it infuse into citizens
Of both sections deeper love Of truth,
justice, law, and the rightsof the poor
The tower Of Sloan fell and slew eigh-
teen ;-Filato mingled the blood Of the
Gallilcans with their sacrifices; and yet
the Savior declared to those exempted,
" Except We repent We shall all likewise
perish. When Israel grew rebellious
God commissioned the Assyrian to re-
duco her by war; and then chastised
the conqueror severely because of the
arrogance with which he did the work
Use ISAIAH To- 5-l9)
Beside all this letus keep steadily in |
view that the open rebellion Of the
South flows from the fountain of cor
rupt sentiment. "Out of the abund-
Gnce Of the heart the mouth speal1eth."
This fountain therefore must be purif-
ed, or our efforts are in vain. symptom
doctoring Is not merely unreliable, but
really worse than none
There is, however, one or two good
things which, under kind Providence,
the war IS accomplishing. If men
would, in a truthIOving spirit, re1ec-
upon these, we might all be saved
/. It has restrained the slave holding
despoLism against free speech. Privates,
officers Of all grades, chaplains and
teachers may now pour in the truth
the sacrednoas of human
rights, and the certain destruction
awaiting all who dare 70 invade them
Let US be faithful in improving this
opportunity-bearing in mind that he
who converts a sinner from the error
Of his ways by the weapons Of the Cos
pei does more than he who, with cGrnal
weapons, takes a city.
.. The experiment, we trust, VIII con-
vince the South and the world that
viii not pay. In . rePub-
public 1t IS IS monstrous as the angels
rebellion IN heaven. Ii no possible
way can it be made keep the peace.
Rule or ruin is its motto II can no .
more be covered than Hyena can be.
kept still Our experiment has proven {
that not mere impulse, bat sound logic,
led jefferson 20 "tremblo for his coun-
tty," in view Of the theory and practice
Of slavery
2. The Copperhead pro-slaveTy doc
trino is unsouud and dangerous The
rule Of slavery must be the ruin Of all
Were all the guns in our land at once +
hushed into the stiffness Of death, there E
could bono lasting peace To the wick I
ed God says there Is no peace. The q
very nature Of the slayeholdiDg power
IS turmoil. strife and death To enjoy
The opposite, the power must be aban {
Iooal The axe must 90 to the root d