The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-30
senator sumner and the President.

] r
But few men deserve better Of theil
scountry than Charles Sumner. From
the beginning of the struggle which
resulted in she abolition of slavery. he
has been faithful to humanity. while
others proved faithless-in support of
the great principles Of Freedom he
has never faltered or wavered. For IF
teen yesrs he has been the especial tar
get Of the propagandists of slavery.
Lovejoy they killed, and there is no
doubt that they intended to kill sum
ner for the same cause.
Feeling thus toward him, we deeply
regretted the recent stand he took in
the Senate in opposition to the Presi
dent-and we regret it the more that
his opposition took the shape Of abuse
aud insult, which however fitting the
mouth OF a Nsllandigham, was strange
ly singular from sumner
He had the bad taste to stigmatize
the Presidents Message as an attempt
10 whitewssh, and compared it TO the
Messages Of Pierce during the Kansas
struggle.
The President differs with Mr.. Sum-
ner, but however much the difference
was, Sumner, in placing himself in an st
ttiude Of hostility, in such manner that
3 return can only be effected by a hui
initiating back down, was guilty Of a
folly of which we did not believe him
capable But he was not content to
stop with this Carried away by the
evil spirit which possessed him at the
time ne impugned the integrity Of the
President and charged him directly
with fslseE9od to the Senate and the
nation charged him, in fact. with de-
liberate deception as to the condition
OF the South.
Ia this, Mr. Sumner has committed
grievous error, and one which he will
regret Andrew Johnson has given too
much evidence of honesty aud deyo-
ton TO country aud right, to be broken
down by attacks even from Charlea
sumner lie was Union man where
Onionism cost something. He stood
by his Government when It was death
to do it He suffered everything for
the cause, and even during the dark
days of the Republic, when the most
sanguine doubted, when the cause
seemed sll 70 be lost, and when, by be-
traying his country, he could have won
place and position from the enemy,
when there was everything TO be lost
by loyalty, and everything 70 be
gained by treason, Andrew johnson re-
NAMED true 10 his principles lie
saved Wennessee-he was the rock
against which the waves Of secession
beat without effect
What has he done to be the subject
of abuse from the Senator from Massa
chusetts, or what has he left uudoneY
Has he shown mercy So did Lincoln.
Johnson has hanged where hanging
was necessary TO the settlement of our
troubles, where justice imperatiVely de-
handed it lie has pardoned, where
mercy was likely to have the eject of
bringing back the people to their al,
legiance. To all the principles Of the
party--Or rather to al the principles Of
humanity he has been as true as the
needle 10 the pole Had President
Johnson insisted on Investing the Sc
ceeded States with all the rights they
threw oil, without condition, there
would have been reason for complaint.
but he did nothing Of the kind. They
we're required to purge themselves Of
their sin, 70 purify Themselves, to e.
themselves fer leadmission. he re
CURED Of them that they rstify the
Amendment sbolishing sisvery, that
they repadiate the rebel war debt, &C
Until his conditions were accepted they
could not and should not be admitted.
Do they charge upon him any betray-
al of the Freedmen Look at his &C.
ton in Mississippi, in Tennessee, in fact. I
in ali the States. Where Legisl atgrea
have passed laws expressing them he
has directed the military TO pay no at
teption 70 their enRotments, but to see
that they had justice and all they were |
entitled to Hhe Freedmens Bureau.
be maintains, and supports it IN all it
has done or IL doing for the Freedmen. /
In short President Johnson has molly /
performed the trust recessed in him. /
de does Eot coIle up 70 Seator SUM- /
nsrs idea, and no man living bat Sena- /
tor Sumner can, but we have no idea /
that the people want him 70. He knows /
what he Is doing, and in his judgment I
and honesty the people have fgll ooud- 4
dercs and alta /
IL Ar. SumneT win have 3 quarrel .
with the President we have no doubt Is
10 its issue. The people viii sustain 4
the president not bsesqie be q thepTesi
dent but because he Is right They
stood BY President Lincoln when his
policy was assailed and they will stand
BY President Johnson, who is continu-
ing and carrying out the same policy. -
Ialsgo BlaaE