The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-15
How the President Honns LOraltE.

Aiarhisvous men in the Southern States
will probably gather instruction from the
ruursr OF the President in response TO the
action Of the people I'M Mississippi. IN their
Convention. by which they 3bolsntd slave
ry and the slave codes Of heir own State,
aud prepared 20 take thor place IN the
ranks of Tree American cOumonWealtbs. As
II 20 mark his dissent ald dlsspproEsl OF
the bad faith of bad men IN Virginia, Mis-
Suuri and Tennessee. aul other states, Be
confirms the action Of Provisional Governor
sharkcy IN organising the State militia, aud
gives he reasons with Characteristic pain
ness We have alreaey published these
reasons but they deserve repetition, and
are as follows:
Al there was any danger from an organi-
cation of the citizens for the purpose midi
Gated. the military are there 20 suppress, on
the frstappearance, any move insuTrection-
Hry iu its character. Oue great object Is 20
induce the people 90 come forward IN the
defense of the Federal aud State Govern
lueuts. General Washington declared that
the people, or the militia, was the arm OF
the Constitution, or the arm OF the United
States, and, 81 sOon as Il 10 precucable, the
original design Of the Government should
be resumed under the principles Of the great
charter OF freedom handed down 10 the
people by the founders of the Republic. The
people must be trusted with their Govern
neht, and II trusted, my opinion Is that
they viii acj in good faith, and restore their
former constitutional relations with all the
States composing the Union. The main OBJ
iect OF Major General Carl seizures mission
% the South. was 10 aid as much as practi-
cable IN carrying out the policy adopted BY
The Government Tor restoring the States 10
thrir former relations with the Federal
Government. Il is hoped such aid has been
given. The proclamation authorizing the
restoration of state Government requires the
military 10 aid the Provisional Governor in
the performance Of his duties as prescribed
iu the proclamation, and in no manner 10
Interfere or throw impediments in the way
OF the contamination Of the object Of his sp
puIntment, n: least without advising the
Government OF the intended interference.
no other sections Of the south. where the
rebels deuuunce and attempt 20 defy aud
cysde the oaths imposed upon all VINO are
chosen to represent the people in the Legis- |
latures and Congress Of the United States, |
troops are retaued Of necessity; but here in |
Mississippi, where there is manifest good |
faith. prep rstions are being made 10 remove |
these forces and 90 let the people organize |
their own troops. and conduct their own |
government. This is 10 accordance with the |
Irt.Idcuts theory. Those who may sup
puse thai hs is c0nteFrng too much power !
even upon the men who are proving their |
desire % come back 10 their fealty la Missis- |
aippi, have only 10 recoliect that, il the /
President shou q be deceived in this noble |
generosity, there is still a remedy left in /
Congress itself. Nor need the apprehension /
De- iuduiged thst the jurisdiction Of the 1
Government over an classes q freedmen hac
been n the slightest degree Withdrawal in
Mississippi or elsewhere. Any attack on
The part % local tribunals, either by unwii-
luguess OF prejudice, or BY reason of defect
i've Stste machinery, or by the existence Of
81 me law declaring colored persons inoom-
peient as witnesses, or TO deprive them Of
DE blessings enjoyed by their own race
elsewhere, sill BE- Investigated, exposed,
ihd corrected under the authority Of the
rerdmen's Bureau, Of which Major Gene
rel .. U. Howard IS the head Washington
Chronicle.