The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-03
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spondsnee Of tAs Nashville Uriou
Vow that the war is virtually over, it
becomes q grave question to set5ls at
/ once on what terms we are to have
peace-a perfect, permanent peace
setting down 70 even more ha1moni-
Gus state Of things than existed inrme-
diately preceding the rebellion. The
storm that has swept over the land came
suddenly and done its work; and what
Is now to be achieved IS the work Of r.
storation. It's terrible marks are every
| where visible and felt nos IDnly at the
South in desolsse heLds but Is tAe
North in desoissed homes, at every 6re-
side.
| Treason mas done its worst and fail
ed. It viii be well for those who have
been engaged IN it, in whatsoever ca
pacity, to take good heed for their fu-
ture conduct The penalty Of death,
/ which every man has incurred who has
/ borre arms, or assisted in levying war
against the Government, Win be very
generally RENTED, out the magnitude
Of the crime will never be forgotten, and
very reluctantly forgiven It is impos-
sible to conceive Of that degree Of hu-
man forbearance that viii tolerate any
new manifestation of hostility in word
or deed to the Federal Government, or
TO the men who sacrificed and suffered
SO much to sustain it Fortearance for
the future would be criminal folly on
the part Of the Government or the loyal
people
Seditious language by those
who have been engaged in
open redition-railing AID dislat-
isfaction expressed by those who
/ are responsible for the carnival Of fblood
through which we have just passed, can
be met but in one wsy. Every man
who has arrived at years O, discretion,
whether male or female, living north OF
south, who is not satisfied with the
Constitution and Laws Of the land, OF
willing to submit to the constitutional
methods Of changing them, must under.
stand that the time has come for him
or her to cross Jordan for s more con-
genial climate.
Secession must now be made the
means Of national protection against
, future rebellious individual compulso
~ secession-carrying with it no lands
forts or arsenals, no towns villages ol
States, but simply the worthless car
cases of the disafrected. Those who
have sacrificed so much topreserye the
Union intact ask peace on these terms
and tFey soiR haze Il # si9l States hayst
| Be dspopulatel to ace5mp6eh Il The quick
er thai is understood by those whom 3
! lenient government allow to return Il
; their deserted homes, the better. Fol
these there IS no peace-lhere can bt
no peace except on the condition Of an
entire remuneration Of the cursed her
! estes which prompted the rebellion
They must let US forget that they havt
been rebels, as quickly as we can foc
get so great q crime, or else look around
them for a government they prefer tc
this. They must let US forget the vale
things they have said, their boastfuI
ness, the insults aud scorn they hav,
hesped upon the loyal people Of th'
! nation. Il ,OiN aot Jazr repeating
Z They viii find but little disposition t,
\ jeer them Oh their failcre, or taun
them with tbeir crimes. They vii
. find, however, o universal and oeel
! seated determination in the heart o
the American people TO endure n
: more of their secession nonsense @
/ State rights OF sectional superiority
All this must be stopped. They mus
: school their minds to new ways o
thinking, more cOngenil with our oll
ideas of unity and fraternity
, On these terms, ladies and gentle
men OF accession procliviies, can W.
become q happy and prosperous family
Try and resusoitate your old pride il
! the Stars and Stripes. Turn you
: thoughts back TO the past glories OF th
Union. Remember tho morveiou
! fruits that it has brought forth befor
you attempted to lay the axe to It
!. roots, and above all, strive to lorget th
: fearful delirium thst led you 70 attemp
its overthrow.
If you cannot do this, prepare q
quickly and quietly as may be- you
portable property" and seek q gov
ernment better suited ID your tastes
where your superiority lviu be recol
!, nized, and where slow down" Feds c..
never come, TO harrass yoa with thei
odious Institutions Of Freedom g.