The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-26

ul o power efseuIlllly HlNt lIpCL1' -C
So vel was this understood, that Ssba
Smith, in the extraordinary series of
sstirea, called "Naior D7wning's Let
ters w Fich have scarcely been heard
OF IN this country, but which 20 nearly
changed the course Of the American
Government that Jackson on his death
bed, excepted she author from his gem
eral forgiveness to m2uklnd-used his
wit chiefly 90 prove that powerful men
were not dangerous 10 the republic.
jackson abolished them, none The less,
and AI. johnson evidently shares his
feeling
BE was necessarily attacked IN Ten
uessee, as an "aErariGn, aud though
be expressly and repeatedly denies that
charge be, nevertheless, regards great
properties, entails and lana "mOnopO-
lies with rooted disgust, and wnen
accumulated out of the profits of slave
labor, With feeling nOt easily to be
distinguished from hate. i am no
agraEiau, no s-id II wish &. see Es-
cured 70 every man, rich or poor, the
fruits Of has honest industry, effort or
toll IWant each man TO feel that What
he has gained, by his own skill, or tai
eut, or eEerion, is rigutfully his, and
ms alone. Bat if through an InIqUit-
Gus system, g vast amount OF wealth
has been accumulated in the hands OF
one man, or a few men, then that result
is wrong, and the sooner we can right
it the better for all concerned. 1t is
wrong that MRIk Cockriu and W. G.
Harding, by means of forced and un
paid labor, should have monopolized so
large share Of the lands and wealth
of Tennessee; and l say if their i'm
menss plantations were divided up and
paTceled out among a number Of free,
industrious and honest farmers, 1t
would give more good citizens to the
commonwealth, increase the wages of
our mechanics, enrich the markets OF
our city, enliveu all the arteries Of
trade, improve sociaty, and add to the
glory Of the State
Naming msn, even though rebels,
whose properties are TO be divided
among an audience then and there
listening, is, i0r q Governor, a strong
measure, bat Ir. johnson repeated his
+, theory in his farewell speech. Then,
as now, he affirmed that the Ieading
rebels, not the rank and 6le," the "in-
J tel.iEenJ and conscious rebels must
suffer the penalty of death, and the
/ lands OF the great planters be 30 oi5-
tributed Chat Jhey should contribute
/ TO restore to the thousands of sutfering
poor the liJtle substance they nave iosI
/ by the devastaIons 9nd burnlngs OF
| this war" This IS, doubtless the poli-
[ cy 10 which he aiheres IN MS speech
/ Of tine IL IN of April, TO Jhe depu.atlon
I from Illinois, and the reason which has
/ Undue "a him TO stop the sales OF con
/ 6seatsd land in South Carolina until ne
1 hqg made up hjs mind bow the estates
should be re-distributed
I HIS HATRED OF SLAVERY
We should tad BY mere extracts to
give our readers the full impression
/ these spec aChes have made on us, and
/ must content ourselves with stating
/ the conviction letJ on our minds that
/ Mr. johnson does not only hate slave
rs. uul .a4t .ype of society Of whicn
| sis-ghol5 5e-s f. the extreme form: EocI~
/ ETY. win violent cLasns between
| classes. and excessive dispsrities OF
! condition. We should not even WON
der. s1 strong do we believe this feel
/ ing 10 be, il 10 influenced tae system oI
TX ton to be ultimately adopted By
! the Union, and suggested a great de-
4 vel1pusuG of that vETaOgd.nary meas
/ ure, the elect of which will one day b,
+. f1t.o the price o. labor tlrougnOu
the world, the Homestead Law 4.
for slavery, the President will make ut
terms with it whatever, Will evidently
. roo. fl out absolutely and finally
. making III "a aco1di.io1 Of peace that Jh,
b States snail abandon Jbg right 70 re
3 establish che system and granting .
2 far as We q Der, 10 manner OF con
peusati0u. indeed, II IS not hard Z
, trace In these speeches, q distinct pla'
E Tor the completion of the work sJill re
J uaiuiug 70 be done to whIcn the Pre-
s lteuL who is palpably inH xiole exceI
b on details, villa ia the main adheT'
e This plan Is TO secure two changes
e tho National Constitution, the fir.
D making slavery forever illegal an
= abolsaing distinctions Of color, ti
% second declaring the Union a Espu
t lie. one aud iudivisib,e in ever
G state. SO it IS subdued by the troops,
Y convention will be called TO insert u
d como ..onql freedom to all men amor
B. the clauses of the State COnstitutjO
@ aud than the conhscation act will
b. worked 50 as to allow Of the subdIyi
{, ion Of the larger plantations among q
l. poor whites and colored men. Socie
1t viii then, he believes, be revOlutio
b led from the foundation, and as
.e himself says in one place, TO which v
rs have lost our reference, a middle ella
10 viii be created which can have no j
Pr tsresG save in freedom and labor
N slavery, ia fact, instead of dyir
le easily, as 10 might under Mr.. Lincoi
D. will be stamped into powder by
strong man who holds that the pOpul
g, . will Is the ultimate constitution, Of
80 | who with his red tendencies and ovD
le frank personal ways, IS sure TO have
d, his back tho Irresistible physical pO
a or of the mass. The terrible crime
be / Wilkes Booth viii work a terrible r
TO rfbu.iCu upon that society from WhiC
Sc AZ appears by his recently publish
70 letter 10 was perpetrated FOR [
re rest. 10 seems clear that Mr J0hDBC
n- while likely 20 be kaUgEtily Americ
ce ia his foreign policy, has, ike Mc. l.
d c0lu. 40 heart liking for England;
ee / strong speech TO Sir + Bruce, IN WI
ed / he declared the auity Of the two COT
al tines essential 10 civilization, heinl
TO / little more than S. repetition Of
3st speech Of January, when still Of
.r- q Governor Of TennesEee. he then ma
e al admission no. frequent With Am'
ie- ic4u politicians, that tbe British 6
'cl erum5nt was in its essence PcpuI
ut .tbat the fresh infusion Of popu
7g- IDEAS ke1. it continually vigorous 2
ou H5IrishiuE So long rs the popu
N voice was heard, and the popular in
cL auce selG iE hercouuci.s. 50 long w0
Die . E1glaud continue o. be the pOterL a
.- respected among the nat,cps
.ts tone was full ol fIendiiness, % full
ed tre1el IL remsrka0le saying IN wI
'ge addressing Sir Frederick Bruce, be
ere oguized the Statesmen aad the Ca
er- d.1ns ss branches Of the ssrns Am
he can people, though swayed by {
Ia cover unlenJs who, ln Jho.r Jolnt
'ar sp1asi5,lity, ought 70 hnd q reas0u
mt az enduring peace.
as We have carefully avoided 10 DR.
nd inE up this sketch the expression
Ia anv c0uvicUous IS To the merits Of
.ng policy now m0sJ probable Oar Oh
he has been SIMPLY T. show that the Uu
ed. with tusL Jewiicerirg good fort
ace wh.ca seems 10 triumph over o5s-s
on, deE5ecately placed IN the path 6
nd sound choice, has gained IN this "a
.le dent o. an accident S President 3
tle. Z Is Couletent moi only 10 rule. bat
.ou ID revolutionary times We are, h
lge ever. bound 70 add that We hold
fJ- Jackson form OF democracy W be
]n- OF the most dangerous forms
e1.r, mes ever assumed, tending
her racJIv 20 the canonilta0n Of tne ]
nee Vc= pegI g.z D." which is SO
the TO principle, and that we regard ex
we toas as, eycnif just, fatally imPoi
r RepuaialiOn.
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