The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-26

MeAhs. Marching IN this path Of progre
and elevation Of masses is what we ha-
been doing always in the season Of pea,
and We have been doing stu more effecti
aiiy IN the prosecution Of the war. Il 10
national march as onward and irrasistih
: as the late conflict between free and a.,
labor was vigorous and irrepressibfs. rEr
thuslastic applause. The plan OF reeol
eiliaiion We sre pursuing has given Us TN
great rational advances ia this progress ,
moral and political elevation, which a.
now TO be MADE fast and firmly fxed. Frs
= secures a voluntary abolition Of SLAYER
by every State which was engaged in fnsui
reetioni and, secondly, must secure an
does secure an effeetual adoption BY IN
late slave States themselves Of the amend
ment % the Federal Constitution. vhicl
declares that neither slavery nor involun
! 5ary servitude, except for crime, shall eve
nereai'er exist IN any part Of The Unite,
Siates- tApplause.l The people who hav,
50 steadily adhered 10 the true path Of De
mocratie progress and civilization through
an me seduetions Of peace, and through !,
many dlinculties and as such fearful cost IN
war, will now have new inducements an
eneouragemeuts 10 persevere in thai path
until they shsll have success tullv. reduced
% verify the sublime assertion Of the Do.
iltieai equality Of all men, which the fodu-
ders IN their immortal declaration laid
down IS the tue basis Of American Union
Prolonged APPLAUSE
MUTUAL COSFIDzScr.
Il is certain that the plan Of reconcilia-
non which have thus largely explained.
must ana VAL be adopted. lApplanse.l d
may, however, be hindersd or has.ene5
How can It be hinderedg You are vour-
selves aware Of the answer when YOU isstep
upon any violent, factici0us or sedifious ex-
hibitlon Of passion or discomfort in auv of
the lately rebellious States and argue from
Il the failure of the plan. You Argue inst-
" avery turbulent and factious person in
me lately insurreetionary States is resisting.
hinderng and delaying the work Of res o.
ration 10 the extent of ais ability. But the
case IS precisely the same with ourselves
Manifestations Of doubt. distrust, crimina-
ton, contempt or defiance, in the loyal
states, are equally injurious, and equally
tend 10 delay the work Of reconeiliati N.
HOW, then shall II be hastenedg I reply,
virtually IN the Language of she President
In the spirit Of the Constitution. ana in
harmony, not only with our politics. mi
with our religion-"We must crust eseh
other" lApplauss.l Can We not trust
each otherg Once We were friends. We
nave slnee been enemies. We are friends
agsln, keneWed applause.l But, wheth-
or IN trendship or IA enmity, in peace or
IN war, we are and can be aothinF else 10
each other than brethren. Loud applause +
i lew evenings sgO, an hundred southern
men, who recently had been more or less i'm
huential aud leading reVolutiOnists, visited
my house at Washington. They were
FRANK, unreserved and earnest in their as
suranees Of aequiescenee and reconciliation,
as also was IN mine. Happily, party OF
intelligent Englishmen were In NV dwell
ing at the same time. introduced tha late
rebels 70 the representatives, Of svmpatbiz
ing England, and / said TO the parties. "You
lately each Of you thought that the Sopth-
ern men preferred British rule to citizen
ship IA the United States" While he
Englishmen individually disclaimed, both
parties promptly answered, as they now 10.
that the idea was not merely a deIusion. but
an absurd mistake. They now knew that
even during the excitement of the war, the
American citizen, whether North or South,
really preferred his own countrvmen Of
every section 10 any other people in the
world.
TRUST THE PRESIDENT.
Some Of you fear that the President NAV
be too cement TO those Southern leaders
who plunged the country into the calamilies
OF civil war. Except those Of you who |
have been MANNED or bereaved, has any of
you suffered more Of wrong, insult and in |
science at the hands Of those leaders than
he has? On we not forget where he can |
forgive Are you aware that his terms Of |
amnesty to offenders are far more rigorous |
than those which We're offered BY Abraham /
LlncOlnI Have you ever seen the majesty i
Of the law more firmly maintained than 4 /
has been by him in the exercise Of discrim- |
mating elemeney? [Applause some of |
you seem 10 have been slightly disturbed |
by professions or demonstrations Of favor |
toward the President, made BY parties who
have heretofore opposed his administration.
ls well Is the administration Of his prede
'essor. Laughter.l And you ask, may
not the President yet prove unfaithful 10 usP
For myself ! laid aside that partisanship.
# l had any, in 1861, when the salvation OF
he county demsnded that sacrifice. Il Is
not, Therefore, my purpose to descend 10
mere partnership now. Andrew johnson
aid aside, ! am sure, whatever Of partisan
hip be had, AZ the same time. TApp 'ause.1
That noble act did not allow, but on the
'thtr hand, il forbade, collision bv the
riends Of the Union with opponents Of the
lollcy Of the war, and Of reconciliation
which the Government has found Il neces-
airy 20 pursue, Duty requires absolute
nd unecinpr missing fidelity to the sup
'orters Of those policies, whos0ever, and of
gaats ever party they may be. Applause. I
lndrew johnson has practiced that fidelity
gainst the violence Of enemies, 20 the sac
iiee Of his fortune, the hazard Of bis lib
rty, and even the peril Of his life. En-
huslaslip cheering,l The same fidelity is
oil identified with the success Of th0ae |
'olicies, and Of course, is Necessary % the !
chieyement Of their magnitieent ends. /
Loud applause Why should he now |
bandou those policies, and desert time
onored and favored supporters merely BE-
ause the dawning success Of cur efforts has |
ompelled former opponents 10 approve and
eeePt them Renewed aPplsusel Pa
-iOtism and loyalty equally, however, rs-
uire that fidelity 10 this case shall be mu-
ial. Be We faithful therefore on your part,
nd although the security offer is unneces-
ny and suPertlaous, yet I viii guarantee |
deity on his part. Renewed cheering.l |
OUR FlSAscIAL SYSTEM.
believe that the fiscal sysicm under
hieh the nation has been conducted /
trough greater difficulties than any other
'untry ever encountered, was not only
isely projected and efficiently Organized
Y Mr. Chase, but wss the only one which, 4
pder the then existing circumstances, could
ave been successful. lApplause There
as been since no departure IRON that plan,
or any relaxation IN pursuing il, BY either ,
is immediate successor, Dir. Fessenden, or
: Mr.. McCalloch, the present incumbent ,
8eneWed applause. Intricate financial
lestiOns must continue 10 present them ,
Ives from time to time, until We shall have
lrnei the outgoing tide Of debt, and bsgua
experiences the incoming dow Of surplus
venue. For myself, / can safely leave
lem to the care Of the Secretary Of the ,
reasury. lApplauae.l
NR. STANTON.
or Secretary Stanton Mr. Seward said:
my acquaintance with him began amid |
ie hours Of deep and overwhelming solici-
lde which filed what may justly be called | (
D interregnum which occurred between the
ection Of Abraham Lincoln 10 the Presi-
sncy, in November, lsG0, and his inaugu-
ltion, amid the dangers Of revolution, siege
I'D assassination, IN March, 1861, aud while |
dwin Nj. Stanton was acting member Of | {
10 waning administration Of james Bueh-
IAN. From that time, through eli the pc
Cd which elapsed until April, 1855. when |
le siege Of the Capital was raised, aud the
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