Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-10-29
INTERESTING LETTER FROM
NASHVILLE.
NAsHyuIg, Tenn, DC, 27, 1864.

( to preseRt some OF the "Union facts OF this
God iorsaken city TO the eyes Of your Conser.
paice Upion readers
The loyal Tennesseeins are now on tho eve
Of the Presidential election to vote for tho
candidates in the field for the Offices Of Presi.
dent and Vice President Of the United
States 20 determine whether they shall for
four moro long years Of war be- tho dupes Of
the present Administration, or whether the
nominees Of the Constitutional Union Con.
yention, which assembled in Chicago in Aug
ust last shall preside over the people OF this
great land OF liberty, and redeem the wrongs
Of tho patriots Of the border States. whose ter
ritory has been the theater ol war, and whose
citizens have been the recipients of so many
dark aud damning scones whose heartbstones
have been made dcsoate, vast fields laid bare
and destimlon, devastation aud destruction
have been the fruits Of this horrid civil war. -
say the loyal Tennesseeans are now about
to cast thor votes for these candidates once
again und'r the old flag of our fathers; butt
doing this they havn a restriction over them
IA restriction which, in It's nature, is uncou-
stluiionul, inhnmau, dampable and diabohcnl.
and carries on its face deeply stamped the re
putatiou Of usurTntion and dcepotic will Of the
powers that ba. Look at the following. test
oath which he Military Governor Of Tcnnes-
see, and candidate for Vice Presidency Of the
United States has been pleased in his proc.
ama,ion 90 the people granting them suffrage
in this campaign, to euioin upon every loyal
citizen OF lhi, State before tie vote is case;
~ solemuly swear that | will hence
forth SUPPORT the Constitution of the
United States, aud defend it against
the assaulta Of all enemies, that am an act.
i've friend ot tho Government of the United
States, mud the enemy OF the socalrd Con
irderate States; that nricuty desire the sup
preston OF the prcseit rebellion against the
Goyernment Of the United States that | sin
ccrely rejoice in the triumph Of the armies
and nayles OF the United States, and in the de-
feat OF the armies rqvies and all armed com
biuanons in the interest of the so called Con.
federnle State; lbi viii cordially oppose
all 2rmisticcs or NEGOTIATIONS for peace with
rebels IN arms, nntl the Constitution OF The
made in pursuanc' thereof, shall be esiab
lished over all the people Of every State and
Territory embraced within the National I'm
ion, and that will heartily aid aud assist the
loyal people in whatever measures may be
adopted for the attainment of these ends; and
further, that take this oath freely and vol
unfairly, and without mental reservation. So
help me God
Nov, Mr. Editor. how do you think this
would set on the stomach Of nm Ohio McClel-
Ian man2 DO you think the Lincolnitcs OF
your State wonId swallow this detestable oath
without chokiHgG Why, | see no difference
in the loyalty Of the citizens Of Tennessee aud
those of Ohio They are for the restoration
Of tho Union and tho re-ostablishment
Of Peace uuder the Constitution, and is that
not all any American can nsk of us 2 Shall
man become the follow er Of Greely, Chase,
Gidding's 8, Seward, Liucolu & Co in order TO
be Union man II so, then there arc many
soldiers in the army who will never be- union
men. Whit In order To be a unionist, IL is
pecessary TO be an Abolitionist, no neUer
must not forget the subject of my letter.
intended to inform yen of tha proceedings
Of the Lincoln and johnson party here. ..s.
On the Dist day Of this month Mcclellan
meeting WIS called to convene in the Court
House Of Davidson County, located in this
city, by John O Flanhigan, President Of the
"Constitu onal Union Club of this city, and
in pursuancs to call, n large and respectable
audience assembled in the place designated.
Several speeches we're in contemplation, Lu
the only delivered was that Of Colonel Ash
burn, who has ever been stnunoh old Union.
hero. AZ The cloae olhs remarks after hav-
ing received withoat resentment the damn he
several times from designing Lincolnles in
the crowd, who came there for the purpose o!
raising muss" he took his seat.
Colonel Bailie Peyton was called for and
asceuded the stand scarcely had he arisen,
when a party OF armed seiaiers came rushing.
in at an 2im pieces e0cked and pripied, aud
demanded that the damned secesh sympa.
thizers" should Immediately disperse, and the
onarmed, peaceable, political audience, wore
showed down the aleps into the street at the
point Of tho bayonet, amid the Genlish, hel.
lsh shouts Of the diegraeed, degenerate tbings
who presumed to call themselves soldiers
No true soldier would Disgrace the Federal
uniform by assisting in this way to dispense n
meeting OF unarmed citizens and soldiers who
wero assembled iorno other purpose than that
OF advocating the claims of General McCloI-