The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-19


Is himself Of the Sumner persuasion
upon the point IN question. Be that es 1
Il NAV. we feel assured that he will nei- 4
Their support nor oppose any political /
doctrine that may be distasteiul to his !
Northern, who are his principal back /
ers,--NaShvills Press.
Coy. JOHNSON has uniformly expressed I
opinions in opposition to the "'Surnner
persuasion upon the point in question.
And we would ask IS it characteristic Of
Gov. JoHxsos to abandon opinions once
formed and expressed, because they
NAV be distasteful to somebody, OF to
auv5ody2 When did he. ever exhibit a
spirit SO truckling2 The editor Of The
I Press is, or ought to, be familiar with
the political history Of Tennessee,-
particularly that portion Of it with
which Gov JonSsos name il identified
Can he point to an instance, where
Gov. JoHSsox surrendered an opinion
I lest he might offend friend OF foe
When he was first nominated by the
Democratic party for Governor, did he
not, in accepting the nomination lay
down his own platform, and make the
canvass upon it instead of that Of the
party2
Did he abandon his views touching
the white basis because the lordly
Shareholders of Middle and West Ten
nessee opposed it2 On the contrary, he
reiterated them, and forced the opposi-
ton in his own party, to support him,
and thereby give countenance to those
views, however "distastefuT' the neces-
sity might be,
When he took the Geld against GEN-
TRY, large numbers of the Democracy OF
i Tennessee, had become members of the
Know-Nothing lodges. He was advised
t to use Cancellation 70 win them back
I distinguished men Of his party believ
! ing that it would be disastrous to make
A war upon them. His knowledge of hu
! man nature taught him differently anc
Z he expressed contrary opinions. Die
! he give up these opinions because they
Z were not approved by his hackers? No
a at all. In the FIRST speech he made II
2 the campaign, he assumed the respon
/ sibility, took the Know-Nothing Bull
) by the horns, and the editor Of th'
: Press, probably is aware Of the result
; In the Senate of the United in 1861
a when his hackers, the Democracy o
n Tennessee, deserted the Union cause
e which, up to that time, they had pro
d fessed generally to support-when'he say
q thath would be left solitary and alone
r among the leaders, if he stood by th
e principles of jackson and the founder
h Of the democratic faith--that- ne woul,
be exiled from his home, and made th
o object Of the bitterest persecution
$ did he surrender his views to retain tn
2. favor Of old friends, or curry favor Wit
IS the jeff Davis dynasty
n If there is any enc thing for whiel
: Coy. johnson is peculiarly noted, it
the persistent determination with whic
he adheres TO his opinions; and thi
has been principal objection to hir
heretofore. No one is better inforne
Y on this subject than the editor of tn
3 Press. And, in view Of the past, VIII
e does our neighbor now declare that tn
n Governor viii neither support nor o.
'r pose any political doctrine that ma
D. be distastefuI' to his hackers ?
y as we proved yesterday, by extract
q from Governor Johnson's eXpresse
e opinions, he is opposed to the doctrine
Is Of what the Press terms the "Sumn'
G persuasion" upon the question wheth'
n the States in rebellion are "out of Ii
y Union If the Press does not approx
r the views of the Summer persuasion
OF but comedies with Governor Johnso
y it strikes US, that as an honest and ca
a- did loyalist, the editor would be bett
ernploved in sustaining Gov Johnsc
ne on that point, then in insinuating IA
FL representations of his position Com
~ aeighbor, sons
0t "Be lust srd fear not;
nd Let all the ends thou aiInst 81
Z, Be thy Gods, Ihy Couutry'a, ohd lra-hs-
: Do not degenerate intoa common SEQ
"A nor give too much heed TO ungene
Gus suspicious; lift up your head abO'
= the fotid atmosphere Of COpperhea
!, ism, and inhale a few draughts from d
pure air Of unadulterated and unco
. ditional Unionism, and you will take
we new lease upon political life The FL
TO will drop from your eyes, and you W
iis- see that there is but one way to ser
ne the Union cause successfully, now, al
,se that YOU are not in that way.
"a. Gen. Grant and the Presidency.
zen There is disposition on the part
ma some of the War Democrats to nom
ore ate, General GRANT for the Presiden'
lcy But they cannot control the Chiea
ely Convention, that body will be entire
~, ~ in the hands Of the Peace faction. +
of suppose Grant were to be nominated
cen Chicaco-what then7 He would !
iers doubtedly decline Even his popular