Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-27

FREEDWENs' BuREAu.-On Monday night Gen
Fisk left this city for Louisville, accompanied by
Chaplain Lawrence. Judge of the Frecdmcns'
Court, for tho purpose Of settling affairs pertain
ing TO this Bureau in Kentucky. We Understand
that they will be absent about ten days, vi7itinS
Lexington. Frankfort, and other places.
The Murircesboro Monitor. commenting on af-
fairs connected with this Bureau, says: We re-
publish a law recently passed by the Legislature
Of Alabama, which gives 10 the negro the right Of
suit and Of testimony in all eases 10 which he may
be a party-just such law we have heretofore
advocated in the columns of the Monitor. Ifcvcry
Southern State had taken such action promptly
and in good faith. il would have helped the Pres
dcnt in his plan Of reconstruction and facilitated
the reception ofmcmbcrs elected to Congress from
the Southern States.
1t is point To which sooner or later the South
crn States will have TO comcthc longer il is post
roncd the greater the danger, that greater
sion win have to be madc-nogro suffrage for in
stance will bo tho noNt sane qua non.
We hopo that the Tennessee Legislature when il
rc-asscmblcs after tho Christmas holidays. will
revise It's action in the promises and pass a bill
similar 10 the ono passed by the Legislature OF
Administering 20 tho negro.as n freedman his
right OF action and testimony in defence Of his
person and property. Any intelligent Southern
man who opposes such action is either fanatic
carried away by prejudice and obvous Of the
events which have transpired within the last four
years. or domagoguc who. for the purpose Of
currying favor with those whose preiudiccs he
would iomcnt TO their own undoing. would sacr-
fec friends. country. everything. for the sake of
place and popularity. Tho people have suffered
enough by surrcndering thomsclve into the hands
of such individuals. II is time thatthcy were be-
ginning to think and net for themselves. IL re-
PUBLICAN institutions are to be maintained, the
people Of the United States must forego the wor-
ship Of the golden crlf-thc almighty dollar long
enough 10 inform themselves on the political
questions " the day-thcy must summon courage
enough 10 think and act for themselves. and not
be led by any cross road politician who to servo
his own and his party's purposes. would kindly
take them in charge.
To do this.howcycrt they will have 10 open their
purses a littlc-subscribc for one or more news
papers and not get their news second hand from
the party politicians referred 10 abovc-who will
alwrvs have on hand, the sort Of news demanded
by the emergency Of the occasion.
To illustrate; n candidate for Office at this time
according 10 the ncighborhood he might be in. or
man he was cndcayoring 10 influence would
either condemn Andrew johnson as a miserable
dcmagoguc who never had an honest impulse, or
appIaud him to the echo, pure and immacu-
late patrothc would refer 10 facts too TO sustain
either position. We would repeat in conclusion,
that il is time that tho people Of tho United
States. If they would preserve their own liberties
aud hand down 20 postcrity free institutions un-
impaired. should do their own reading. their own
thinking. and their own voting.