The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-26
Mashrille SHuiOa.
Advice to the People Of the South.
woopLAEs, Norsmber 10. 1ss.

1 ~ NAN AaAo AVllEnLOlA hLluEE4tr lrul
which the country is juat RECOVERING 70
were az the North, was in the South. W
were borne asunder By the tide Of revolu
ton, that rose 50 high as 70 submerge th
ioiilsst monuments reared blythe old partie
Of the Republic.
In the Titanic battle that for four year
shook this continent, thoss who had beei
political allies up 20 that time found them
selves ranged under different banners an,
marshalled in opposint rallks. impelle,
BY your we'll settled opiElcl your con
struetion Of the powers Of the Goyernmsnf
and your attachment 70 the Unior, vos
gave prompt and vigorous support 10 lha
Government.
had been the firm friend Of the Union
l had declared, with all the srdor Of my ma
ture, IN the presence Of the represents atiyes
OF ell the States, that no man should max
me calculate the value Of the Union. was
proud Of my country. / had faith in il
Government. Even when the sectional
party that had selected Mr.. Lincoln for its
chief ascended the steps Of the Capitol for
the first time, with 81 the pomp or great
natiousl triumph, was still the steadfast
friend Of the Union. Opposed to secession,
eonironting its leaders, | appealed 20 the
| people to wait, 70 try the new Administers
tiou, TO respect the flag Of the country 1
insisted tbat every interest Of the South
would be safer within the Union than out Of
Il. Ny counsel was 70 make the great strug-
I gle for the rights Of the South within the
limits Of the Union. Not until tbs dread
drama Of war opened did take part in any
act Of hostility 70 the Government OF the
United States. ThOusanas who, like my
self, we're opposed 10 the wild measures tha.
were preciPiiating the country into the yor-
tex Of revolution, when they saw the ppr-
pose Of the Administration clearly defined,
snd beheld the spectacle, for the first time
exhibited in this Republic, Of the General
Government arming Itself 10 coercs States
into obedience to its authority, took their
places under the new flag thai was floating
over the ranks Of their klnsmen. They be
lieved that great battle for constitutional
liberty was impending, and they could not
resist the imperious sense Of duty and the
generous sentiment which impelled them to
share the fortunes Of The States Of their Ms
tivity.
You tTiumphed We bad s,aked every
thing upon the field OF battle, and We lost
everything. But ths annals Of the world
can furnish nothing 10 compare with the
spirit Of our people since the contest has
ended. If the sirile was fierce, the tran
guilty that succeeds It IS quite Is remarsa-
ole as that which came down upon the sea
Of Galliles when the voice Of the Lord said,
Peace be stilP'-luddenly there was q
great calm.
have said that we lost everything Il
would be better to say, that everything that
We went 20 war 70 vindicate was lost. But
when the war had ended, we found that we
had still Government and 6 country.
In the order Of Providence we are able
10 stand up and feel that the Government
Of the United States is our Government, and
that the whole country embraced within lis
limits is our country. The Administration
of President johnson, BY a policy as wise
IS il Is mRgnanimous, Is rapid y restoring
freternal relations between tuose who were
lStely engaged in deadly strife. His Ad-
ministratiOn is characterized by spirit 50
enlightened, 50 comprehensive, 50 national,
end 50 oenefcent, that the people OF the !
South, with one common sentiment OF trust !
and loyalty, are prepared 70 give il their |
hearty support. They have already re-
covered their aneielt confidence and sense |
If security in their Government. The |
President, by q wise statesmanship, is obj
liternting the traces Of war. The military
force is disappearing before the advance Of
the eivils authority. This pacific policy is \
working admirably; and while lis author,
with steady hand, is guiding it 10 perfect 4
completion amidst the taunss and execra-
tions of the Radicals who desire to impose
military rule upon the South fr /
many wears 10 come, be is achieving i
a noble fame by adhering 20 a system
of restoration eminent y wise. He
will 90 down 10 history crowned with
the imperishabie laurels that encircle the
brogs Of those who promo.e the triumphs /
of peaee. He will take rank as the Resiorer
Of The Republic. Here, at the South, We
accent the results Of our recent struggle
slavery no longer exists. Whatever regrets
nav be felt by some at its destruction, the
great body Of our people are opposed TO any
attempt 10 revive Il 10 any icrm. Il belongs
10 The past. The folding doors Of new era
are thrown wide open before US. We shall
sdiust ourselves 10 its conditions. I firmly |
believe that, in the course Of ten years, the
South will exhibit greater prosperity ana
a higher civilization than a. any previous
period Of It's history There viii be fewer
grest plantations. There will be greater
Sumber of well conducted farms. Instead
Of the constant strain upon the muscles Of
lsbor 10 produce the largest possible
quantity OF cotton, rice, sugar, and
tobacco, for the accumulation Of immense
fortunes. there will be a diversified indus
trv. diffusing increased comforts among a
Greater number Of human beings. There
viii Sc fewer sutocrais, but more happy
families. Something ike this I said TO a
friend seated BY me recently AZ table in
Willsrd's Hotel. He il one Of our veal
tbiest and best men. He could not agree
WITH me. and sssured me that il would re-
anire Eve hundred thousand dollars to make
Food his losses by the results Of the war.
But YOU observe that my friends stand
noint was the door Of the handsome man
sion that overlooks his own broad fields Of
4 bor and thrift. He had lost half mil
liop-but the State has pot lost t. The
longer labor for him, but they will
bepeeforth Be producers for themselves.
Tbs Commonwealth viii not be impOYor-
'sbed By the new conditions Of the parties
AIl bsloog 10 the State, whatever may be
heir relations 10 each other. This is the
view that l would impress upon my coun-
trymen. Let them accept the order of9
events cheerfuliy and hopefully.
Our fue climate, our fertile soil, our
.bouuding streams, our exhaustless mineral
Eetlto, all invite labor and enterprise.
Fbev should be encouraged. We have no
,edandaut population. II the freedmen
vill work, al viii be well for the white and
he black race snd ] believe that the great
Of them will work. They ae-
to labor. Ours il no Vest India
,ljnats, nor is ours a tropical soil The
slscks are not suervatsd, and the grouod
does nos yield its fruits spontaneously
The condition requires labor. It VA! oe be-
slowed.
Wow that slavery no longer exists, there
4 no cause Of quarrel between the North
ri the South There are no letting sys-
-. of Industry. We shall eide BY side
.onpsie with a generous rivalry Tor the
yraof rewards which civilization yields 10
shose who address themselves 70 the tasks
n IN. with q heroic spirit have aiwsys
baiisved that the North and the South we're
.uential 10 each other IN other words,
lb.t both would attain higher prosperity |
10, = common Foverumeut than II sun
5s-ss snd supporting rival politicsl systems.
NJ g-sat faountain ranges divide them no
Danube or Rhine rolls its vatara between
rem. The Mississippi pours its majestic
errrpnt from the extreme North 70 the
e1if II Mexico. The Tennessee sweeps
dsyyn through the cotton region Of tne south
- 4, rsturu sad empty it. waiers into he
~, The distant Pacific c0sst Is be-
es,. 4, o unitsd 70 the Atlantic seaboari BY
s,sst bivhwavs Of travel and commsrce.
IL ns be friends. Let us be- nation.
m. sttenps Of 6 faction 70 force the
-, states 70 "a init The blacks 70 po-
n - ..-,alitv Ia too mischisTous % eulist
{, - .,1arort any considerable number Of
IL ,.,1Ie 81 the North. The great boon Of
&C., has been couisrrod upon the slave.
~ ns obee-rs what uss be Eiil make Of it.
" sone fsr the best. Hesiauds . freeman
t-s,e..,,.s bv equal laws. Let him Develop
81, stnrss f9r his uew condition The p0-
ltir,i insiituti0ns Of this couatry we're con
s.rpcs.S for the white man- L Eouid b.
~ ~ ~ that the freedmaa should newer
participate IN The eadniuisfraiion Of The GOV
ernnest bst i would 6s Z laalnssa . eonieF
i5ssi ~ tbe yrhits nan, Eithaut some quail
Ifestion. TIE great Priucipie that the gov
erBea should psssess the right 70 choose
their raler, q 100 generally comprehended
Ia III. cosntrF g require line % snforee
a. vieid % il ny keariy assent. Nsg am
Z disposed % favos resiri1,lolf lion saiifage-
This rirht = much abased bai an iar he
ifsest srsrsiss of it nrnqng q honogeneous
peooi.. hsrs uct lsgt iaith On popular