The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-15
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The Convention called by ProFisicnas
Governor sharksy to revise the Cousti-
tuition Of mississippi. assembled It Jack
son yesterday. It is, in some respects
the most important Convention that
ever assembled in the State. lis action
win have immense weight IN determin-
ing the stalss Of The Southern States foz
the futare; and no movement should be
taken BY itwithoet due ~deliberation,
and fun assurance of its immediate and
ultimate effectz DESTROYS Of seeing
all the Southern States reorganised and
represented in Congress At al early
period, we shall look to the action Of
Mississippi with great interest not un
mixed with anxiety. Our anxiety pro-
ceeds from the indications we have seen
Of adesire, on the part of some Of the
delegates, 70 ignore the question Of the
freedom Of the negroes Of Mississippi
and the discussion Of propositions BY
others, which If adopted, would fall
below the demands Of the nation. To.
ignore the question altogether, or 20
adopt any plan fer the control Of the.
negroes which does not recognize them
now and forever AZ free, and entitled
70 the same rights and immunities as
white laboren-not citizens-would
postpone indefinitely the day Of Mis-
sissippis reorganization and place very
serious obstacles in the way Of those
opposed to the extremists who are
clAmorous for investing The So1thern
negro with the right Of suffrage It
becomes Southern legislators, at this
important eonjuncture Of events, to "be
IS wise a serpents and as harmless as
doye4"
We hsre before Us, IS we write, an
article contributed to the jackson
(Miss) News, by zone Of the ripest
schoIara" in Mississippi The News re-
CARDS 1t with decided favor, and asks
an expression Of opinion by the press
upon the subject We have read the
article in question carefully and with.
out prejudice and yet, we can view il
IN no other light than as plan to satisfy
the conscience Of he North, whilst the ne
gro, noninally free, is really retained
in a condition but little removed from
the old slave system. We sdmonisf
our Mississippi friends TO resort to nj
expedieuts Of this character. What
eser mas have been the case in Other
DAYS, Northern conscience will stop 81
no half way measures now. Nor vii
the President and Congress By the
President swo things are deemed Also
lutely necessary in the reorganization
OF the late rebel States ,-the rseegnihu
Of fhe abolition Of slavery By the organic tne
and tie adoption Of he constitutional amend
ment The Hon. Fulton Anderson, il
bis address 10 the people Of Hind
county, on the 18Th ult, Graphical
aketched the dangers to be encounters
by refusing or ~neglecting 10 do Wha
the General Government expects, an'
the advice he gave the people mot Z
brave them and "thus hazard all III
hopes Of the future by a desperat
elinging to the past which is fOreve
gone" should be weighed and heedeI
by the convention
We make those remarks, not as e.
enemy Of the South or Of Mississippi
We feel a deep interest in the futur
peace and prosperity Of the South. Tn
interests Of Tennessee are largely iden'
fled with those OF the States south {
her, and viii be affected more or iess b
whatever disturbs their institutions G
destroys their society. If MISSISSIPPI
and other Southern States fail to tax
advantage of the Presidents magnAn
nous offer, and ~re-organize 81 he COZ
templates they shall do, why, all Of Il
Southern Siates-Tennessee anon
them-msy be wrecked on the reefs
negro suffrage and negro ascendanc.
Thus, the action Of Mississippi is Of 81
nous import &c Tennesseans, and v
are justified in 3 word Of friendly coul
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