The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-06
wEDNEsDAY MoaNINa. JAN. Q. ,e4


they expel the rebel armies. The nal
contents not il arms should be taught to
confess that the nsii,nal authority is in
al respects preferable 20 that which was
usurped By coBsprEtOrs. Such p licy
has been praeticed with success by wise
cOoquerors in all ages Of the word,
while a course the reverse has been pur-
sued by predatory hordes who have
ogerrun continents without any intention
to hold possession Of them. At 'be com
msncement of = campaign, and at the
fret occupation Of sections recovered
from the enemy, officers OF the army may
b discouraged By siubboraness and in
gratitude in the people; bat psrsever-
ace will ultimately work its own re-
ward.
This lie especially worthy Of consid-
GRAFTON in the struggle Ct our Govern
ment sgAiDst insurree,iOn for the hold
ing Of tributary provinces has ever been
found incompatible with the maiDten-
nance of , publican govern ment. The
patronage to be dispensed in the man
Ggement Of such sppendages, will under
mine the foundations Of an elective sys-
tenn like ours. We need not stop 10 argue
= position which must carry conviction
with il 70 the mind If every one who has
seen the cOrTuptiBg influence Of our lin
tied appointing power upon the press and
politicians. We have already patronage
enough, without adding the appointment
of officers to govern wealthy provinces.
1t has been made apparent 20 oar sorrow,
that the domestic slavery Of an inferior
race could become pref, x, at least, for
political movements which have shakt n
the pillars Of our institutions; and we
shall lot be eighty years in learning, if
the experiment be made, that the polIt-
icAI vassalAge Of Anglo Saxon millions
was not contemplated by Washington,
Madison and Jefferson, when they joineo
with others in framing the system which
underlies our entire fabric Of Govern
ment. To hold the forts, arsenA's. and
public buildings, with all the lands and
ali the waters, viii yield rs no substan-
tial ben,it il we tail to establish the
same form Of Government IN these in
surrectionary States, which exists in
those wherein the people have remained
nominally loyal We must establish the
Government in the inhabitants.
To this end, men should be encouraged
TO pursue their lawful svocatiOns. The
artisan should be protected and en-
couraged in bis labor, the farmer in the
culture OF bis lands, the merchant in the
vending of his goods and wares. But
the manifold and arbitrary trade regu-
lAlions, which darken the atmosphere in
the rear of our coneuering armies, like
pestilent insects, 10 bite and irritate the
people, have appeared to us the very
System Of policy which jeff. Davis
woeld have US adopt If that arch con-
spirator could but see q half dozen wO-
men from the country ct one Of our
strong posts hundred mills from the
front Of cur army, waiting hours in the
rain or the cold, for = permit to carry
home an ounce Of indigo, . pound of
soap, half dozen candles, and paper
of pins, the grin Of triumphant malice
must spread over bis disbOlical features.
Indeed, we have scarcely = doubt, that
when the chic Of the rebels grows mel
aneholy at the gloomy prospect around
him, be seeks comfort in reading the
pamphlet on Commercial intercourse
with and in States declared in insurrec-
ton" We can see an expression Of sat-
Isfsetion come over his face, IS be reads
ali about "trsde districts, {" supply dis
tricts," "trsde stores" and "trade Ii
senses," ali about Supervising Special
Agents, Local Special Agents, and
Agents TO collect abandoned property,
and all the forms of applic stiOn for the
privilege Of selling little coffee, sugar,
cheese, etc, and the forms of license TO
do so for sixty days. Bat if, after re-
freshiDg himself with these, be could be
transported hither, and see our mer-
chants, under the regulations, making
minute record Of The sale of = pair Of
shoe strings, toOth-pick, or = dimes
worth of chewing tobacco, with the
name and residence Of the purchaser,
Mrs. Davis would fnd him jovial com
paniOn for q week after his return.
In referring to thse matters, we would
not be understood as entering any com
plant against those who I'll the various
Offices under the regulations in Nashville.
On the contrary, we bu: do them simple
justice when we say that no men could
miDgle more kindness and courtesy with
90 tOrmenting a system. They could
not do their duty under the regulations
aud be kinder 10 the people than they
are. Oar complaint is against the intri-
cate net work of fame iful regulations.
There is but one apo logy that may be
offered for their existence, and that is q
claim that they prevent supplies resching
ths enemy. We deny it In spi.s of all
the fuss, 50 great quantity Of merchan-
disc reaches the rebel districts that
Of their so-called Congress are
measures for prevention. And
these rebels (whO are wiser in their gen.
Grafton than the children Of lighi,) take
the common-sense view of the subject,
while we philosophiEs like Mrs. Parting
ton They ssy that The importation Of
from the loyal States drains
Dixie Of its best money. II We bat con-
sidered this, we should not wiring our
hands 70 anguish at bearing that bar
-sl Of salt and a ksg Of whisky, and even |
an ounce OF quiniue had slipped through |
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