The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-28
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Ihs discussions. upon Che various pror,.
; sivohs ler TIE aoo 'ition of slavery that vers
pe.ole tne convention came to' "a end on
yes'erday, NJ Laugd0u, of Mob le, made
an eafnest and able speech In renl, ~ ~
speech Of Mr.. White. He MT ~, -
. isifly and s9eareiy, ard grfed he don't. y
OF tne ordinance reportsd bv the cornnoitfse
y which Mr. Mddd sehairnan. and shirb
si'er resisting that the INSTITUTION had b,en
uestroyed, safs u IS hsncefdrth prohibite3
ne Eas Beloved By Messrs. Elmore
pfskei winston, Cooper of Wilrox. Whit.
and Mnad; and Re win ~ As early Al D.
sioie 70 publish their speeches.
Ms, Nhite.s proposition ives finally vo-
- ~, loNh' and the ordlnsnce vas adouted.
mere Lnefe vas eonsid rsbie discrder. aud
u-tly points o. order were raised durins tie
exciting scene, ,but & very soon o,,iafe5
doun- Il certainly ls ths b,-irni11.- III },
new era in the history of AEbamal and
/ Wouid under ordinary cireums ancss have
never taten place. Bus the new coudit.Sn
p thingi BY which We are surrounded ,-sli,
ior a doing away 20 the oid order al ssairs
SAD requires inst We shou,d ACT frthe
pre- entaod the living issues before rs.
ne action of The coaventi6a was urisa
aini --prnper, and the only Thing % bsrs- |
stette I = thsi it did uot take piacc az an I
Ga tef eried of The cess 90. The mind4 of 1
the people have long siuce been faaie nm I
aud their dsterminstiaa Il Is ll,.,.,,,i .i,.,i |
as TIE resnli Of the var iclr them H.vav- I
er mueh W may se 1Te,ifed tl our vis.s.s 4
upon the lusticc " uur ~ tem of slavery. n I
= Useless % attempt to Keep uu the sem. I
b'aace Of an Institution whick hes hsen
oroken down By mihtsry power. Il ue
have lost the cause Tor which ue strue-lsl I
and with taH immense amount Of ut,,usftv
se can de no good either for onrseives ar
ne coautry at large, BY indulgng iu Idle
tneeries upon the one hand. or b lament
lsg ano hrooding over the past on BE- other
The part that wisdom teuches is to accept
wat we cannot help A. erdeefnIly ns pos-
si1lei aud but Of the things as depIore. as
Wet IS those We like, % gsl that " Inch viii
serve the common goui
II Is not wise when there is bat one plan
10 pursue IN order tu accomplish . certain
purpose b '.dally With the subject" The
streiig aFm Of military power now cncircles
the south and cuald 90 once crlish her %
death Il disposed. Abe fair Hmbs of ala
eama are houad hard and hst. and the
cords VIII remain until certain things are
accomplished. Yesterday one Of the great
objects Tor which The Convention assembled
was accomplished and thai its action viii !
prove satisiact ~ 70 the people does not
admit Of a doubt
Iherc is scarcely a man bon Alabama who.
4 De were asked q % hearf, he weuld have
favored the abolition % slavery under the
did order Of things would have answered
athsniatively. While they might thus re-
spond, they would how answcf, that an |
lmpraeticabie issue own its dead carcass
should not stand IN the wav of their speedy
restoration 10 National rehu.
hale it Is true that under a system of
slavery in the south. che whole commerce
q the world was euorgized and yilaliscd, &c
i now never . be even hoped that the ir-
'tiiutIon Will again exist Ca our midst. lhe
present attitude OF afairs shows there VIII /
ie no peace on the c0ntiuent and no rights
guaranteed 20 us under the general govern
neni as long a. slavery exists. Il Is dead
low TO all inients and purpose, and il cam
iot be helped
President johnson has plainly indicated :
lis policy, and We feel bouHu m honor 10 say
hat he deserves the respect of the people ii {
be South. lie has persisteliily refused 90 /
ngra tnegro suffrage iH proclamaiion ap- (
iointing Provisional Governors. ne has ln | Z
very instance appointed well known citi- !
ems of the various states o. the Office of
ioverno-. lie holds that the people must
'e trusted with their own governments a.
arly as possible, and IN his reccnt speech az .
: ashington, despite influences that sur :
ounded him he showed himself ennently a
osthernsr in feeling, and anxious 20 get The
tates back 90 their original station he Is :
ar main hope -he is rereiving storm of
buse for the iavors the radicais ailage he
as shown the eoanIrodden South, AMI
oweriul organisations p already ia the
eld % break him dawn. IL he is Defeated Y
nd his plan voted down la the North. then c
narchy and chaos Will b. preferable 30 the q
lte that Is in store Tor us. an that the
lackness oi hew England msiice can con- I
oct viii be visited upon us. al Of or vs. G
ous sts'e ofiicrs val bs vacated o make q
ay iJr aswarm gf-iuen of ihe North 10 fil q
" The purpose of persecuting us. d
To have iailsd a. aboiish the institutionof
avery iu the manner d has been Gone
ould have broken down the Aduduistra-
On, AM siped from power an who favor
en- ihe smallest particle Of kindness o.
be- South. lt was due % us in oaF present .
liortnnaie condition, ana % President y
'hnson 70 have acted as the Convention I,
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