The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-08

even as explained, is not satisfactory, and
/ viii continue 10 grieve his best friends.
Certstnly, as Mr.. Beecher says, the Procla-
mzlioh Of Emancipation must stand,
Though men dislike IL" But must equal
suffrage FALL, because "men dislike ug''
On the contrary We make our demand for
| Justice whether men dislike ~" CT not.
And we shall continue the same cry,
whether men VIII shear or forbear." Mr.
Bseeher is not yet 50 explicit as 10 avoid
being misunderstood on certain vital
points. For instance, he apparently denies
the power Of TIE FederRl Government to re
quire equal suffrage from the South. But II
this question is 10 be determined BY The
rebel States, what becomes Of the negros
We answer in enc Of Mr.. Bssehsr's own
phrases: @He VIII be ground 70 powder"
81 hold" says Mr.. Beecher, ffthat il Is
not possible for Us Of the North, except in
q rea0ts way, 70 Affect the condition OF the
black men a. the South" On the contrary,
We hold, with Mr. sumner, that il IS in the
power OF the North, in a darect way, no.
only grestly 70 affect, but entirely 70 reyO-
lutonize, the condition Of the black men al
the South, and thai is, BY the Intervention
OF Congress 10 secure equal suffice. This
Government is not remote" from any eiti-
zen. Il stands at every mans elbow. Il is
Omnipresent. Congress can plant itself BY
the side Of every slaves cabin in tie land,
and say; ~rhe Americans cottage is his
castle" And this IL the great duty Of next
December. 'sThe kindness Of the white
men IN the South" says AR. Beechsr, IS
more Important 10 the blacks than all ihe
politics Of the nstion put together" Bat
there is no such "kindEess Of the white
men Of the S0utn.' Shall there, then, be
no ''p0licy Of the nation" TO take its placeg
Does any man suppose that the southern
States, OF their own /" kindness, will Ordaln
equal rights Why is the South annuhing
her ordinances Of seeession3 Because she is
coereed. Why IS she abolishing slavery
Because she is coerced. Why is she repudi-
sting the rebel debt? Because she is CO.
creed. And when will she ordain equal suf-
fRge? When abe is eoereed. Not enc OF
these States would have done one Of these
things, except by coercion. And now IS the
time for lust one more, and the last, coercion
and that is into equal rights. When the
Southern States shall be fully in the Union,
no coercion will be psrmissIble-the oppor-
tunity viii be lost. The negro will then be
condemned 10 wait the result OF q twenty
years agitation before he Will attain his
rights. But now the occasion is ripe, and let
the fruit be plueked. With our whole soul,
we reject every plan Of rec0nstruction that
does not Immediately promise justice 10 the
negro, 80 as TO secure MIN, in advance, from
the tyranny Of a lifetime. Accordingly, we
differ totally from Mr.. Beecher, when be
says: Il is desirable, On every account,
that the South should be restored, ct the
earliest practicable moment, " paTticipa
tion in our common Government" We hold
Just the opposite view-thAt speedy re--es-
tablishment OF the Southern States would be
a calamity to the Republic As they were
thirty years in getting ready 10 60 out OF the
Union, let them be thirty months IN getting
ready to return. "The earliest practicable
m0ment!" What is it2 Il is when these
States shall come, bearing in their arms the
full, golden sheaf Of equal rights. Not be-
fore.
What, therefore. do we ask? We ask that
before Congress meets, the Executive shall
once more survey the remaining fragments
of its lost opportunity, and reissue Mr..
Stewards telegram, amended so IS to read
as fslloWs: "Tne President Of the United
States cannot recognize the people Of any
State as having resumed the relations Of 10y
atty to the Union 50 long as that state re
fuses equal rights TO its most loyal citizens"
If the Executive shall st 4 delay 20 make
this just stipulation, then let Congress nail
upon its doors the following
EOTICE.
The one hundred rebels now asking for
seats IN these Chambers are informed that
they can be admitted IS members Of this
body only on presentation Of credentials
showing:
First, that the rebel States have declared
null and void the ordinances Of secession.
Second, that they have repUdiated the
rebel debt.
Third, that they have ratified the Con
stituiiOnal Amendment.
Fourth, that they have ordained equal
rights to all citizens
70 any terms at variance with these, the
DOORS ARE SHUT