The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-27

/ lie who has been our help in times gone by
| Will be our delivera5ce in times to come.
Dependency is iHgrshtude, and hope is
Gods worship. We need also the cores
pOnding duty of
GOOD WILL TO MN.
Nothing better than generous and trust
| ful spirit 20 those who have been in error
can crown our victories. I have hitherto
been persistent in exposing wrong. and I
now desire to be early ia extending the
hand Of fellowship Wher the crime Of
slavery blotted our fair age. charity was a
mistake and a witness against US in favor Of
slavery. Wow things are changed; the
cause Of trouble is removed, and it has be-
come our privilege and duty, as it is nv
pleasure 10 plead for a large measure Of good
will and love toward all men. In the first
place, We cannot. expect those who have
been struck By this ihsanity 10 get over in
an hour their lifelong prejudices aud be-
lieis. And while we are calling them citi-
Zens and brothers, we should renismber thai
eonvalescene is sometimes longer in its run
than the disease, and men VINO have been
torn and despoiled by fierce, relentless war.
cannot in a moment change. Nor are we
10 expect them 10 give up their theories.
Men At the North are disappointed because
prominent men at the South are pardoned,
kuEDFN
secession. | should not respect them if thev
did. Let them accept the fact Of Union
from this on and they can have their theo-
ries. man who too readily gives up his
theories and doctrines cannot make desir-
able citizen. | expect them to re(ain their
theories, but 10 accept the facts.
Nor is it right to dislrust their profes-
sions. 1t Is said they wi ] sgain get into
power, and then do as they please. How
do you expect to prevent them? Some
where men must be believed aud trusted.
What guarantees would you ask-how Sc
cure them? ! think the utter destruction
of slavery is the best guarantee. Whv was
the North valid and strong and healihful
Because she promoted freedsm and the
doctrines OF liberty. Our theories we're Bet
ter, but perhaps not our practices-they |
were made to be what they are by false |
theories Of political economy Slavery,
which is another name for a kingdom an |
tagOnistic to human rights, was the cause Of |
our perpetual struggle with them. The ne |
cessity Of their institutions eollided with
the necessities Of our Institutions Now
that slavery is destroyed, the
CAUSE % SECESSION I.
is destroyed. Once let these heather laws
be destroyed, and slavery taken AWAY and
we want no guarantee There will then be /
no cause for collision. I want guarantees /
Of some sort, and the best believe 10 be |
the etfectusi destruction Of slavery.
Il is said that the South should be hum
bled before 1t is received back. So far from
that, want to save the
sELF RESPECT or TIE SOUTH,
and be IS the wisest statesman who can car
~ than through this trouble without loss |
Of their self respect. / would 20 backward |
and cover their nakedness, and let them /
come back to the fun rights of manhood |
and citizenship. Oh, how they have suffer- /
ed; peeled, Scared, wailiug for those who |
have perlshed IN the service Of a cause /
which itself has perished And do YOU saw /
le. them be still further hum hledg Oh INV /
brother, you know not what rnsnuer 6f /
spirit is in you. am very glad that the /
foremost OF our anti-slayery men have been /
pleading Tor less rigor, and expressing a /
generous sympathy with their old time an 7
Let the true men find the south i
ern heart, and let traitors be ignored bv both /
parties. | was panied by the many crit- |
cisms ! saw in the papers
UPON sEy. Ike,
when be was made President or a soptbe--
college. In an hour Of great weakness ~ |
committed himself TO the cause Of rebellion.
Since that ume, however, he has acted as /
well became kim tbs fact granted lhat he |
conscientiously believed ia the cause of NJ |
South, We must admit thath he has conducted 1
himself without unnecessary violence. and /
when he laid down his sword who eould IL /
more modest, more quiet, more honorable /
than he2 And when be was called 70 ths |
Presidency Of the college, ] vas glad 10 see /
him take IT, He needed 10 do something 10 I
support himself and the criticisms mace BY |
our papers were as ungenerous ss they were /
unfair. | believe that the Young man wbn !
attend that institution will be Veil driiie5 |
IN the nam, and ] am heartily glad be OBJ /
tanned the position. The
Two GERAT QUESTIONS
Vow unfolding into practical policies are
First. The aduission Of Southern States t. |
the participation of the administration of /
national government aud second. the rant /
ing Of The rights Of The BLACK msb n I.
best for Us that restoration should II once /
lt 10 part Of our belief tbat .il i
men should partake aetively IN tbe admin /
istratlon Of civil sffairs. Some prsesdeat /
qualifications should be made 81 c0araa 4
The one prime cause Of our difseuttv sbon8 /
be done away with. States should, ~ - /
diuouea upon the restorotisn q uIsv.~v L
Communities should not Be permitted h /
take Paft IN TIE Government until q con-
diAonea tnal they eann0t destroy it. Thew
must swear never sgain b atssnpt "a ~ i
sifoy Us. They must net oaly declare a., !
act Of secession null and void, but ~ ,.is,. |
iaise ana aeieiieai' They shcuid also -. |
h'eHTs o. rhE FzEEbHx,
% work wheu. where and ss mueb =. n.
pieAses p ie made the equal Of an men BE- |
- -. 'S,',a Ss "a = ne eye af lhs law BE
80 - :. : l1ss me protection Of the law, aud
hsFe = feasy access 70 the court a nny |
9ther man, bold, also. tkaf hs should |
a, azVe naa ne sg6rlge, beeaase i i natu-
~ : ~, he has ths right 70 make the |
-. ~ Nnlel govern lim, and to determine
sae ! Insgisiracies under Whieh he lives. Hs
- q d % b eiti1sn, because be i a
s.i1s' ! thiak il would have saved the
"a an q tfelois Il these rights had been given
% t1s ireedlasn. THIS does not make
EIH SOCIAL EqVsL.
% yoa suppose that newly landed TFish- |
EaeR beooEHea ny social eqGals D. I rtsh ]
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