The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-12
The Result Acknowledged.
From the Macon Telegraph, July 8.

From the Macon Telegraph, July D.
Those who read the address Of Gov
Brown to the people Of Georgia, cannot
fail to be impressed with the fact that
ne accepts the verdict of the appeal to
arms, in its full sense-to the exent not
only that Georgia must again unite
with the States of the Union, but that
slavery, the real bone of contention In
the late sanguinary struggle, is obliter-
ated, the social condition of the South
entirely changed, and new system of
labor must be at once organized to re-
store to the agricultural interest of the
State its full and necessary Importance.
We think that at the time Gov. B.
issued his proclamation convening the
Legislature, shortly before he was ar
rested, his convictions were the same
as now. We have good reason to be.
heVe that he then clearly comprehendr
ed the situation, and that it was his pur-
pose, in following the dictates of wise
and prudent kstatesmanship, to recon-
mend to the Legislature, when it did
assemble, such legislation as would
have been in complete consonsnce with
the policy Of the national Government
That he would have done this we have
not the least doubt He was fully
aware Of the extent Of the disaster to
our arms; knew that further resistance
was not only useless, but would have
entailed upon the people an amount of
sacrifice and suffering that would have
been intolerable To save the people
from this but one policy could be pur-
sued, and this was appreciated by Gov
B. His only error-if this can be called
one-was in the failure to announce
the true state of affairs in that procla-
nation. Had he done 30, and fore
shadoWed his purposes more distinctly,
the people would have understood au-
thorltstively the situation Of affairs,
and the public mind settled down much
earlier to the work Of becoming .ac-
accommodated 10 the new order of
things.
So far as the leading public men of
Georgia are concerned, there is the
greatest unsnimity Of opinion as 10 the
policy the people Of the State should
now pursue From the line indicated
in the address Of Gov. Brown, there has
not, 50 far as any uttrance has been
given, been a dissenting voice. The
men the people have hitherto delighted
70 honor have all taken the same posi-
| tion Ar. Stephens, Gen. Cobb, Gov
Brown, the Hills, Johnson's and many
Others that might be named, without
any preconcerted action, have unani
mously agreed in opinion, upon the
point stated. viz the necessity Of q re
turn to the Union IS free State This
they have done IN various ways, and
/ upon all occasions There is, therefore
no excuse for any man in Georgia who
PROCESSES ignorance Of the political sit
uati0n, for al have had for sixty dayl
/ f1li information - 10 the result Of the
appeal 70 arms. and heen advised b
their old leaders Of the effect Of thai
result
Nearly two months sgo, this Journal
governed By honest motives only, and
actuated by desire 10 contribute the
greatest good 20 the gfeatcstnumber'
Of the people Of Georgia, announced
! the convictions cf lts editors as 70 Hnal
vas the true state Of affairs. The DO
Iitical future Of the country was then a
clearly loreshadowed - il Is nov, and
they conceived il their duty 70 say 50
Il Was felt that in 30 doing they wers
telling unweloome truths 70 The inter
est. and institutions Of the country TIA
they were announcing the obliterAtlor
ofa social system which our people hat
besn edacated 70 believe established
4 On the most solid basis Bot dry re
quirsd the step TO be taken. Is va
felt that il : short time discrirnins
ting public, however il might censuT'
ct trst, would soon take = night view o
the state Of things, and finally Appres J
ate the motives ana approve the policl
of tkoss who dared speak unEelcen
0stAE At An urseasesabismonent In
s3itors then trusted 70 time and Oh
ssryHtion tosst them Fight before III
people, and today they are vindieaied
of6ciAlly and otheFEise, .bY the publi
J nsn of The Stata