The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-31
Tho Times very properly disclaim

The Times very properly disclaims
theanuhorship Of paragraph resssive.
t5lhe lion Jere Clemens credited to
itby an Eastern print The paragraph
originally appeared in this paper, and
.vlrz'9 sHs bsped upon iniorrnation furnished
= by a ganslesnan--a very decided Union
man ffc1n Alabams--vho had inst re-
.arned nom washinston. Hemight
hsve been nisiBformed touching the
relations between the President and
AFR Clemens ltre4 ~
Il Is most true that Mr. Clemens did,
after fusnfully sustaining the Union in
private and in public, IN the Legisla.
tore OF his native State aud in the SEN
ate orthe United States, on the bust
5nr aud IN the press, and to the last
moment in the Slate Convention of Ala
,bsma, in 1861, yield has opposition TO
tie disanionisss, and become a rebel
50 Subsequently he accepted a Major
81 GcneraiAhip, under the State, and took
part in organizing the State -tFOOps
after these troops were turned over %
theeopiederaeY, lie retired 70 private
az s 1life he did not, at any time we be
leve, hold commission under the JEFF
Davis government This IS the sum
e. and Substance Of his offence twas
l rank, We admit, a most grave and
.3 unfortunate error But, like General
Gadti, Of Arkansas, who has been hon
ored and feted by the most radical
UHion men Of the North, he has re-
pented Of his error, and Is an unfiuch
ing supporter of The Federal govern
lnenl Ne was one OF the originators
OF the movement begun the early part
~ last year in Northern Alabama, hav-
ing for ia object the restoration Of the
State 20 the Union This move
ment wa participated in by Hon.
D C. Humphreys lion. Dir. Cobb,
and Others, and though I'M
saocessful 50 far, kas moi yet been
abandoned GA the 18Th Of Morch,
.s.a. lsd8, public meeting to further this
movement was held At Huntsville, Ala.
~. Clemens presided. his remarks
@ stating tie object Of the meeting, he
said
The Object Of the uaee citing Is the re-
steration Of civil gogernfaent--to bring
ne law and ordey--to secure ns -pesce.s|
We wAe hurried into itvolnsion
against opr earnest protest The
peope were for the unont Madison
e9nnty gave eighteen hundred msi oiity
against secession yet we were carried
away without support We had no
arms b0chanan was IN the Presiden-
.as asal chan, Day has at length come
thaaK eoi, and We can say that We
take she4stT under the Stars and
stripes
ea We propose 10 call upon Che Gov
l.1ta crnor 81 lie State to convene . conveu-
Ton ief TIE purpose OF resembling the
-lta 8, Act OF Sel,ession. How far the Gov
error wiii pay respect 30 our acti0n,l /
cannot say, To be cendiG. think he
Wlh paylt none. In calling upon HIM
We avoid TIE charge of pEecipiisncy, /
Ano ioiio~ The constitutional method /
Aiter teat Ne haze the right 10 call !
upon ON Inherent rishts.-to act for4
So ourselves We have the Hght 10 A.
sslnne y cur oaFacity as citizens. and I
selves 80
Faiseho5d fraud and crime tool. Ia
ont q TIE Union They told Us that 4
a ssees 'ol Was necessary 10 save slavery. 4
Assi it, ne zen years preceding the
go rebeason, the State OF Alabama had I
tA,i not lost ten slaves a year. "a had r..
oeiiion sna the consequence nov i
1hat iheSets bot one man Ia the State i
- .t cf Alshama. who can SAY he has he
rite 70 angthiuF The prcct cal resnit
IS fmaneipsiion Cotton they sad
was King, would secure Us recornifior
and Independents 7ha result IS Con
feeerate money IS worth I've cents in
fhe dollar. They said civil liberty and
Safe rights would be secured by secs
SION. The FIRST act Of the Confederste
Congress deprived ihe people Of the
iieht toselect their pgesident If a
nasncwned twenty negross. he was .ex.
eused ifom military duty II man
bad ten starving children ~ WAS moi
The man Who owned the NEGROES could
stay A. home with his wealfh the man
With starving children must leave them
and 50 20 The baisle 1eld
GA and may have had some Gear "a
-. tae success OF the Confederacv Thank
cess 80 f'p7Peesoi Us sac {
ar Clemens and his as,s,,;,ais 81 n, ~ 7 !
na1mole- about the sUnio, :. !, -.
-la he Consultation Is il s..s -.srh.,, /
oshize the aesusl eonslstio,,sr +.
spenly5, the passing away .! 49,
ana slave institutions, AID aocent -,
+. ac9u5eFee init They would have A..
sza hama Return 10 the Unios Tor Ira. -.
ofeiva and religious liberty, and q =.
cape DE horrors Of desobtism. W. +
tfusi that they may saeoeed. and shan
ever be ready 20 give diem an eneoar.
sging word whilst they are engaged Il
such patriotic labor.