The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-19
THURSDAY, OCTOBER Is. 1875.

i
Political society in Tennessee is organized
anew BY heFr4nchise Law relations Of con
fdence- between the Government snd those
vino govern are destroyed snd by this, more
then all other agencies, the purposes ana
policy Of President johnson are defeated
Tbe -1,sssas 81 our people fail to discrimi-
nate between the acts snd impositions Of
the two Governments, Federal and State.
OF the one, Andrew johnson Is the guiding
spirit Republican, who abhors the Euro
mean Nh ,lesophv Of kings, expOunded BY
Mr Mn. and Illustrated by the scis Of our
State Legislature Of the other, Governor
Wm G. Browulow IL master, who iorgets
that the universal Law Of right and the
sflecial priuci pies on when our GOV ernI1ent
Is based TO- bid the exercise Of dominion
ever 4 people save on The footing Of equal
citizenship. So divergent are the principles
~ .dn,irsstratiop Of the two Governments,
Federal and State, thzt We may well pro
uounce the autoeraey Al AsshViIie me
chiefesto of sorganizers--AcMPh Bulletin.
i has not been many months since the
Msmphss Bulletin would have spoken Of
vhas il now tei-As efhe autOcraey 81 Nash
v7ls. with the afectionste fondness Ct
-d0ting parent That journal was represent
ed in the Convention which adopted amend
Y,ents to the State Constitution and submit
ted them 10 the people for ratification. One
Of those amendments provided for the cleo
ton OF this "autocrscy" by the general
ticket system, and the selection Of the
members 10 compose Il, was made here with
the appreciation Of the Bulletins rep
resetatiye. Another Of the amendments
lsn the question Of suffrage to the de-
termination Of the @ausoeraey thus
chosen. It was expected at the time that
the right Of sufage would be restricted 10
loyal men-at any rate TO those who were
honestly supporting the government of the
United States. and were disposed TO aid in
the organization Of civil government in
Tennessee. That was The time for the Bull
letin 10 enter its dissent. But il did not.
The franchise Law, as enacted, was idsnd-
cal with the views Of President johnson as
expressed on the 10Th Of June, 1864, in
speech in this city as the following extract
vii show
sbail he who brought this misery upon
The state be permItsed 10 control ITS oesti-
niesY II this be H1, then al this precious
blood Of our brave soldiers and officers 80
freely poured out, viii have been Wantonly
SPILLED An the glorious victories won by
our noble armies viii 90 ior nought, aud all
the batile-felds which have been sown with
dead heroes uuFluE Allln Iobc4aAVA Miai nave
been made memorable in vain. Why all
this carnage and dtvastat on Il was that
treason might be put down and traitors
punished. Therefore 4 say that traitors
sLoud take back scat IN The a0Ork Of restore
fioa. n there De BAT fUc Thousand men IN
Tsunessce loyal 70 he constitution, loyal 70
radon, l0vdi 10 jusfios, these trEe and JGitt-
~ sufs, skonld c0nfTOi tie cork Of rs
orQenizaton ond rcf0THafi0A absolutely
loud snd prolonged aPplause-l
say that the traitor has ceased TO
be 3 citizen and IN joining the rebellion,
has become q public enemy. he forfeited
AZ viGhf 10 u0fc icith loyal plen tCAel ne re-
goua6od his citizenship, aAd sought 70 destroy
our G0rernmezt. We say 10 the most honest,
abd industrious foreigner who comes from
England, OF Germany, % dwell among US,
and 10 add 20 the wealth Of the country.
ssBeiore you can be q citiztn you must stay
herr for Eve yoars." III We are so cautious
aboui ioreiEnaTs who voluntarily renounee
their homes 10 i've with us, what should
We say TO the traitor, who although born
and reared among as has raised paricidal
hand aguinst the Government which al
ways protected him1 NJ judgment Is ttat
kc Should be satJccfca % a scpere ordeal De-
TOrt ht IS Tcsiored 70 Citizenship. A fellow
who takes'ihs oath merely 10 save his prop
erty, and denies the validity Of the oath Is
O periured man and not 10 be trusted. Before
these rrpentinr rebels can be trusted, let
them bring forth the fruits Of repentance
This was the true JohLsonian doctrine
when the State Convention met and amended
the Consttuiion-it was the Johnsonian
doctrine incorporated in the Franchise Act
Of the Legislature II the policy was
wrong, say SO, and let lis originator be held
responsible. II AR. johnson as President
has altered his opinions, do not blame Mr.
Arnel and those who voted with him Cor
she Franchise Act. Rather acknowledge
that time has wrought lis ehEngCs, and
what was polite last Spring is impolitie
nov. Bui - this really SO. Have we evi-
dence, conclusive evidence, that the pro
scribed Of last Spring can be trusted noW7