The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-02
On whom the Rebels Rely.

On Whom the Rebels Rely.
Though the rebels have abandoned
every other hope Of success, they con.
tinue to hug the delusion that the cop
perheads may yet obtain power, and
thus acknowledge their independence.
They know that the politicians Of the
/ peace party, to use the language Of the
| Cincinnati Enquirer, are. prepared to
accept peace, and the.conditions which
that peac would necessitate; and they
hope that these men, by some species Of
chicanery, or political engineering, may
be able to once more get control Of the
Government
In the late farewell address Of the
q first permanent Congress" of the Con-
federacy, we find the following extract:
ssThe enemy is not free from difficulties.
/ With an enormous debt, the financial con-
vulson, long postponed, Is surely coming.
/ The short crop in the United States, and
abundant harvest in Europe, viii hasten
what was otherwise inevitable. Many sa-
/ gacious persons in the North discover in the
usurpatfons Of their Government, the GER
/ tain overthrow Of their liberties. A large
number revolt from the unjust war waged
upon tho South, and would gladly bring it
10 an end Others look with alarm on the
| complete subversion of constitutional free
dom by Abraham Lincoln, and feel in their
own persons the bitterness Of the slavery
which three years Of war have failed 20 in
hict on the South. Brave and earnest men
at the North have spoken out against the
usurpation and cruoltes daily practieed.
The success Of these men over the Radical
and despotic faction which now rules the
North, may open the way to peaceful nego-
tiation, and a cessation Of this bloody and
unnecessary wer.
If there we're no other motive for
harmonious action, among Union men,
than is displayed in this paragraph, the
inducement ought to be sufficiently
strong, to dispel all animosities which
may arise, or which have arisen, in the
Union ranks
There is no real difference Of opinion
regarding any important principle
among loyal men; they all agree that
the Union must be restored; that the
rebellion must be suppressed; and that
to secure a permanent peace, the cause
of all our difficulties should be forever
removed Republicans, Americans,
Wings, War Democrats-all concur,
relative to these matters.
If there be any dangerous discussions
in the party, thon, what is their origin ?
They arise simply from personal con-
siderations. Oneis friend of Fremont;
Lincoln acted unjustly toward him; an
other is a friend of the President;
Chase is acting unbecomingly; and 50
on, through the whole category.
We are surprised, that, in this emer-
gency, any one should allow mere per-
sonal preferences to overcome public
considerations; and we do not believe
that either Of the gentlemen above
named, viii countenance anything Of
that character, on the part of their
friends They are patriots each; and
however ambitious of fame they are
prepared to subordinate their own in
terests to those of their country. If
they are not they are unworthy the
confidence reposed in them, and should
be spurned by the public
One of the strongest charges made,
and made with business, against the
copperheads, is that they prefer party
to country that they will sacrifice the
interests of the latter to those of the
former; and now shall it be said that
Union men have laid themselves liable
to a similar reproach We hope not
With a united effort, the nominee Of
the Baltimore Convention can receive
IS per cent of tho vote of the loyal
states but with a spEt, and all the dis
couragements resulting from it, an
enemy of his country might be made
chief magistrate Valandigham, or Fer
nando Wood might possibly be the next |
president, and then--the Union would (
be at end.
We do not anticipate any serious
dissension in the Union party; but II
is by no means out of place to inform
our readers how ardently such an event /
is desired by the rebels; as also the
nature, and extent of the hopes they
base upon its occurrence