The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-03
- southern Situation.

alESys been extremely libersl 10 its polil-
-icsl standard, has very sensible article in
ne issue o. November 2sth, ia which il
siludes So the work Of restoration in no
very complimentary terms 10 the South.
a. states that the magnanmous policy Of
President johnson, and the eoneil'atory
temper Of the people who supported the
Government daring the war, were feMPo-
nar.iy mistaken b. nany Of the Southern
pssDis.s II The assertion had omitted the
word Temporarily. and comprised the word
.oaafosilu, it would have been nearer The
tru.h. II the CommersisI had ssid 90 mas
Of the southsrn people, instead Of g many
81 the Sou hern people" il would have
pierced The buIl's-eye Of the marx.
Bat hat the Commercial lacked in per-
tneuey in the first regard, IL fully makes up
in ne following suecirct Statement Of fact
.sTBder & influences 81 misapprehen-
sioas Of the , esident, ana % the popular
power behind him, thus implanted IL the
southern mind, D. Was PLAZA little while
ego that the willingness Il submit 20 the
situation. With ircnkness sud heartiness,
unaffected immediately aftir the collapse
OF the Confederate Government and army,
was giving way 70 a spirit both querulOus
and suucFcslieus, that vas greaily TO be
deprecated and might become dangerous
Those who once admit q they had staked
and loss everything, and that the most they
could ask Was 20 be treated With common
humanity. suddenly became hopeful that
lhey ght yet WIn 10 peace what they had
lost IN war, and out Of the ruins
of the Southern Confederacy, emerge
me masters instead Of the subjects Of abe
situation, and improve upon she theory %
breaking up the Union by accepting the
dest ny Of resuming their place as lie
rulers
Failing 10 their frst scheme Of revo'u-
iionsry msdness, these southern agitstors
are boldly endesvoriug to see what can be
gained by shrewd diplomacy, using the
term Reconstruction" IS a political ambush
20 mask their ulteTior designs The Com
mercial insists that the failure Of the Dem
ocrahc PARTY 20 carry the States Of New
York and New Jersey, has opened the eyes
Of the South TO the folly Of hoping 10 renew
their strength BY alliance with the Demo-
Gratis q the North. The result Of these
elections DOUBTLESS has staggered some Of
she plans Of Southern reconstruction; but It
has NOT Inspired the Southern leaders with
any more respect for Northern opinion, nor
has "a narrowed any existing breach Of pol
itcs.
some month q 20 since Il was stated in
The papers that the Hon. Harvey n. Waiter
s0n, confidential agent Of the President,
had returned from d ZIP through Georgia.
alabama. Mississippi and Louisians, width
e. be- had been sent on pilgrimage to sound
The people, and furnish The Executive with
correct information in relation 10 the tus
tian- That gentleman spent a month ming
ling with The people 81 these four great
stairs, and OF courss siaid sroek in each
state. ICES the time consumed in the neeeB-
sary travelling. Mr. Watterson may be .
comparative man, with wonderful powers
OF losomoiion, ve5sation. aEd perhaps
abiquuy. De must have gone on his mis-
sion prepared TO plssse and be Pleased-sse-
ing everything eonisaT ds rose
Mr.. Wauer-o on reported himself highly
Frsuftd with what be saw snd heard. h'
found the people "eyerywhere doing what
ever uas in thei power 10 restore the States
10 their former relations with the Govern.
ment-accepting the result d the war ia
goa faith, without single eKPressi IA 2
de,irc to gst Out Of the Union" Mr.. Wat
tlrsau slsa says that the people eycryEher'
regarded slavery as dead, and the mas
'.,rcfe rather pleased that the peculiar ia
st.tutieu had b.eu crushed out 9" Mr.. Wal
te,sou vss also Of the opinion that the PEG
BE 5f thr South were worthy Of the fulles
oonhdence. and that they would not abus'
dis tfust
Vow, while We have every reason 20 eredi
tlut Mr. wstierson, being On agent Of Ia,
Frcsidoat's. wss thoroughly coascientioui
IN he reports, hclie,i ng fully ia them, and
stating nothing but what APPEARED 10 b'
literally true, We are much inclined 10 be-
Ie,s De- sss made the victim Of the hoax.
iug "Auml Delgers" of these four States
Ae came among them as 40 accredited
agent, aud when these conspirators knees
D mission, they crammed him with all the
tsadile sboai loyalty. the demise Of slavery
snd aaeiity % the old Union. a. WIS nee
ssssry 60 hssiwiuk him completely. Mr
Wattcrson came d spy out the land, :
"ehi,l taking n,tcs, % and Of courte he wa
a-roai s.o3aisL
Dc was uslhcr un oPhistica'ed for Mr.
Nsticr-on 20 come among the good people
ai thrss States iu On official livery. Had h'
siii.sd them tHrsg.. ztaid somewhat longei
iu csrh STATE, and played the part Of an
accomplished detective. BE- would have re-
turned 90 Mashiugt-u with small "aes IA
bstur." lie would have been able 30 hav,
rrognosticsted the results Of the late elec
on- in these State, where saionisns wa.
ths exception, and secession the rule. n,
could have iutiustcJ to the President tina
cosni ng the loyalty Of the south Is lore
gene co-ciusion. was reckoning without nj
bostf lie could have mi dly insiunale,
to Mr.. lohuson that the great pleasure eK
hibiicd 81 the eradication of slavery did no
make the people ~ 'jolly" as Marx Tapsey
b. any mesns. lie mi gina have had pfophe
y enough Ia him without being the son Q
q prophet. 90 The seventh issue Of al
.svcuth issue, 60 have forc,old that gentle
ineu would be elected % Congress withou
any reference ta'''icsi ,sths. and woul.
oisim iheir "ighis" m Washington, with
uut any rriercnce to their 'wroues" /.
bone.
Nc. Vat crsau might also hsve truthful
By suited that it wsa Pre- requisite for OF
Gce that the would-be incumbent shout
have been 40 original secessionist. ana
would have heeu rather agreeable 10 ih
ieelicgs Of voters than e:hcrwise. if ih
euud date had killed general or two af.e
be hai surrendered. 70 cay nothing OF
seofs or % az u'geers and Audersony IN
Pfisouers-
The Southern lesdsu may as well max
up their minds that the friends of the Unio
those who Lushi tho struggle for il, Did.
VIII never cousoat tbat the e-rs..ss Of "a
union-tbese who sought its d.sth-,bs,
rule he Cniioi States sud iis fre, govern
meut when they como ially clothed !,
the uumisfsksble garb OF friendship. the
thsir sincerity uili resci-s a welcome proo
tutl that time, which now scsmr serv RI.
Taete. BE lesson taught by tho fate ct q ga,
Nlil msks tuionists suspicious ofths mod
eru hroius and Cassius. The eloquense
Nan- Antony could not make them mao,
vatehdh than the result Of the reoeat south
era slrctous. The Government hayin
narrowly escaped she daEgero Of the psrrioid
abe people fuliy realize that
de 'hsi j. siruckeu iiiud ,naci lorzei
Tie rrscsausi tres ure oi hls cyes. -ht losir-
Negro Testimony m Hississippi.
The hlioElug is she section 1T tho Law
enacted by the Legislature OF Nris.is.inp
t'f toe governments Of she ir,. Co are3 mo-,
-lalan. relating b. testimony.
80 4. B. 3D. fi.rli = siacisS. hstins55i
ea,s ,n NhHh freedmen. irce u,
Ef'ls end mulatloes re now h,. f.,.-.....-
'-t N-ilg'1fs freedmen, frst nerr,-. y. 4
t-aiaii .et she'll be caulnatsrt d, ..,,I -