Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-14
H. G.. .sAPACIFICAToR.

III. G.. AS A PACIFTCAToR-
We have no doubt that Mr.. Horace Gree
ly is a peacefully inclined gentleman. bic
showed il lust about the time the late war
was inaugurated, by advising that the "er-
ring south" should be permitted to depart
in peace. He showed it during the war,
while negotiating on the Canada border to
stop the efIusion of blood, and to arrive at
some arrangement whereby peace could be
concluded on basis satisfactorily TO all
parties. He is undoubtedly sincere, and we
respect his opinions and desires upon tins
subject of peace. If they were little more
prnctical we should hold them in much
higher estimation.
Mr.. Greeley has recently offered to the
consideration Of the President and Congress
some suggestions upon their differences and
how to remedy them. He clearly sees that
the doctrines promulgated in the message,
are very widely different from those acted
on and adopted by Congress Immediately
after the message was read to them, and that,
unless something is done by one or the other,
or by both parties to this difference, there
must be a rupture between the Executive
and legislative Departments of the Govern
mcnt. To avoid all this he Prcpounds the
following suggestions:
The initial Indispensable step toward the great
4 q. grg,o hptWgpp BreSiuenl
Congress Let them but see eye to eye, ana All
beyond will be easy.
This accord cannot be attained through the sub
jugaton Of one department OF the UOyeTnieht ~ "
another To lchalk out line OF policy on inc
most momentOus question that ever chaliSnstSu
the regard Of people, say, On TINS siiiIus -, W
President: are you Tor nun or egIlnSt nm
not the way to win the support OF body conscious
| of its power, proud Of its independence, anu r.
| solved TO do its whole duty. Consultation ana
friendly comparison Of views come ilrst III Order
ict whatever differences may thus be developed
be discussed in free, informal conference before
they shall be permitted to give encouragement 10
the adyersares of both parties. We are very sure
tbot such conference would tend to unity in coun-
sells and harmony in action, and thus contribute
vitality TO the national well-being.
| AT all events lea nothing be hastily done thai
| NAV he calculated TO estrange those who should
be firmly and warmly united. Ihere Is not
shadow Of valid reason for any difference between
| the President and Congress. They were calico =
| resnonsibiIity by the same popular fat. Then
obligations even 20 the Southern blacks, are -den
| teal. Ifthey should be estranged, common iaL'
| awaits them. If they stand together and triumph
they will share the plaudit Of Well done! These
considerations obvious and palpable that we
hope to hear daily that mutual explanations have
removed all difficulties, and that the two depart
ments are unit now and to the end"
The admirable and saving spirit of com
promise may be carried too far. On the
chief topics Of difference between the Pres
ident and Congress the President has planted
himself on the constitution, and Congress
themselves on wholly different ground
The President says the Union has nevel
been dissolved, that no State has been on
of the Union. This he has always held
from the inception of the war. He repre-
sented Tennessee in the U. S. Senate attei
her vote of separation,-became her militia
nv governor and exercised that Office TO
more than two years,-and became the nom
inee for the Vice Presidency, was elected
and qualifed-all as a citizen of Ten
nessee, a State still in the Union, ant
only eligible to these several position
as the citizen of a State whose relation
to the Union had never changed, whateve
might have been the effect Of temperaa.
disturbances. This doctrine is as firml.
fixed in the mind of the President as are tn
bones in his body and it is really as neces
sary to sustain the government now am
against future rebelIions that may unfortu
nately arise in the growth and expansion c
the country, as are the bones in his body t
sustain the Presidents physical life. VIVA
other line of policy, therefore, can h
chalk out" Is he to become a harlequin
to be moved hithcr and thither by the pull
ing Of string, or the touching of a sprins
by the hands of Congrcss-and yield, with
out rhyme or reason, the cherished conviC
tons of his judgment and duty? II. G.
scarcely so well acquainted with Andy John
son as the people Of Tennessee are.
Another prime point Of difference is h
right Of Congress, either to prescribe tn
rights of suffrage in the States, or to max
the rules of suffrage adopted by any Stat
for itself, a reason for the exclusion of sucl
State from the Union, or for denying to
its proper and lawful representation in tn
Union The President denies the power G
Congress to go into the States with any sue
authority. This matter was RENTED to tn
States by the trainers of the constitution, an
the President will never be able to reconcil
it with his conscience, or with his inclina
tons, to compromise away the provisions i
that instrument
Might it rot be well for the Tribune T.
state fully and succinctly what concessions
wishes to be made ON each side, that the
may see eye to eye and abe a unit no.
and 70 the end "