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

JacCDlniSnl, ana II you can iiiu ulfi4-
tary commanders foolish enough to
hearken to it. the citizens at least, will
soon have nothing to eat, and nothing
to cook it with. In all this, we pretend
neither to speak the voice Of the people
nor the voice of God; but we have
echoed the mild decisions of history.
Happy are those who can be governed
by them, without taking an appeal to
the fools court of painful experience.
Complimentary TO War Democrats.
The New York News, the organ Of
Fernando and Ben Wood, attacks the
War Democrats, and those who even
admit that coercive power is justifiuble
in any respect, with all the severity it
can muster. All who admit that war
itselfis justifable, it declares, have gone
over to the abolitionists "The Hon.
James Brooks made the first plunge;
The Express followed with blind des-
peration, and The World, wrapping
itself in the gorgeous raiment of its
rhetoric, majestically bears them COM
pany. Having passed the Rubicon Of
their apostacy, the two organs Of the
War Democracy surpass even the vet
Grams Of the abolition faith in their sud
den zeal; or perhaps some scruples OF
conscience prompt them to overstrained
activity, lest they should falter at the
threshold"
While everybody else has been ut
terly demoralized, one party remains
cool, calm, and eollected-the News
might have added as calm and collect
ed as Nero, when he saw his capitol
burning-only awaiting the time for
decisive action. There are no distract
ing divisions, no conflicting purposes"
among peace men Of course not; nc
one ever suspected that there were.
They have singleness Of purpose ap-
parent to every one; they would
serve JEFF Davis and his coadjutors-
nothing else. He who ever supposed
they had more than this one purpose,
must have an obtuse intellect indeed.
fortunately" continues the News "the
Peace party is spared the trouble Of
shaking off that double-dealing faction
which has clogged its progress. The
War Democracy Of its own accord has
foresworn our company. 1t has passed
within the unhallowed circle of ADO
litionism, and there assuredly the Peace
Democracy viii not follow. 1t is now
impossible for Peace men, without the
sacrifice of their own consistency and
and principle to resume the compan-
ionship thus cancelled. Henceforward
the Peace man and the War Democrat
are twain. There is no tie between
them, there is no identity of purpose
between them, there is no similarity of
doctrine, and there must be no con-
formity of action. The Peace man
cannot stand shoulder to shoulder with
an Aboitionist in political battle Dis
trust, antipathy and antagonism are
now the political condition that exists
between them"
The News then urges the peace men
to organize, as they are the only gen.
uine, simon pure Democrats; and eff
War Democrat should intrude upon
your councils, treat him as an Abo-
litionist-show him the door and invite
his absence. Permit no revolution of
War Democratic tendency to dilute the
spirit of your action. Emphatic and
unequivocal principles must be the
order Of the day. Half measures have
been tried, and they have disguised and
alienated the masses Let us have no
more paltering in double sense We
mean peace-let US talk it and act up
to our words. Let us look about for a |
true Peace man TO bear the standard, |
and then, its folds to the breeze, we will
advance in the name of Peace, State
Sovereignty, and selfgovernment"
Against these anathemss, Brooks and |
Seymour win enter feeble protest; but
it viii be of no avail; the peace party |
will get both candidate and platform at
Chicago and Seymour win be compelled
10 succumb. But the masses-those
who are war democrats from principle
they viii do as they did last fall
vote the Union ticket