The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-03-01


the basis eff law and order The re-
turns from the election fully sustain
the most sanguine hopes of the friends
Of civil Law, and demonstrate that the
people Of Tennessee are resolved to. dc
all in their power to coisummate this
desirable end. But croskers say "the
peopls car do nothing we are under
military rule and mu4 remain SO.
This is an error and one that will be
fatal if acted upon. Il is to be feared
that this feeling that tle people can do
nothing il not distaEefll to certain
men not high, but stit in military au-
thority. Power Is sweet, and the love
of the 'oil of palms" is general; and it
would not be surpriIing if q few subOr-
dinates (who drive into a mans field,
in the face of protection from the com
manding General--fll large wagon
bed full of corn, as much Is FIVE mules
can pull, give the man a voucher
for twelve bushels, when there is
at least 25 bushels-put the excess in
their pockets-- should desire to keep
the people impressed with the idea that
they can do nothing. This is all natu-
raj What / desire is that the people
shall do right, and they shall be met in
a corresponding spirit by the author
tiles. / want the people to act, so that
they can demand justice, and if they
fail at the hands of the subalterns, to
travel up the stream until they get TO
the fountain head-to Mr.. Lincoln him
self-and my word for it if any wrong
has been done, show it to him and he
will right it. How much can the peo-
pie do? They can and will do this
much, if sustained-they can appre-
bend the murderers, robbers and
thieves--they cannot fight regular
forces. The important matter is to get
them to act in concert and to-require
them only to do that which they can
do as citizens--the man who is half cit
izen and half soldier is worthless in
either capacity. The plan propose
enables the citizen to stay with his
family, to protect the little property he
has, and live upon the product of his
abor. It must result in Kidding the
country Of thieves and robbers, and es.
.ablish chain picket on every side of
.he Union camp, and one that is certain
10 give the authorities notice of the APP
oroach of Confederate force, and all
without one dollars expense to the
Again it brings the people and the
of the Union forces to-
yether-and with all commanders who
desire and are la5Oring to eIoss ont this
Troublesome rebellion, this is desirable. If
he people viii not do as much as
nave suggested, they will continue to
De plundered and murdered. And if
more is required of them, / fear it will
result in making bad worse. As an
evidence of the great results of COM
handlers and the people under
tanding one another, and Of kindness
IN the part of post commanders, take |
he result of the recent election in
franklin and Lincoln counties-ooun-
les in which the Democratic leaders Of |
he people, for ten years before the
var, eat fire for dinner svsry day, and on
sunday used it three times-Frankin |
oted half her usual vote. met |
yesterday an intelligent Union man
rom that county, and enquired what !
lad 50 much improved the state of
Kings in his county 1t Is said to be
lone attributable 10 the kindness and
entlemanly department of our post
commander, Colonel Payne, who is
ow and has been for some time at
He mixes with the people,
J kind to them, keeps his promises,
nd they feel under his rule that they
re having foretaste Of the good gov
rnment they in their folly attempted
} destroy" /
From Lincoln before the election
let several citizens, who told me they
ere going to give good account Of
that Colonel 10. Gift Of
le 5th Tennessee cavalry, was sta
oned at Fayetteville; that he had his
,giment under firm discipline; and
tat both he and his regiment we're
ind and good to the people; that the
sople were tired of the war; wanted
get back into the Union, and that
lift had encouraged and aided that
cling. The result is found in the
ct that Lincoln has given a larger
tification vote than Davidson. These
I
9 the fruits that have grown upon
e trees Of kindness. Is not this
cough to encourage the planting Of s
ch trees everywhere
Ia view of the terrible scourge that
snnessee has suffered; in view Of her
fering people, her women and child
n-and of the fact that her destiny I
unalterably fixed with the Govern
ent Of the United Statss--as q citi- D
n, one who never held or asked an c
ice, ! invoke Gil honest men TO be '
and doing; let :" by-gones be by
mes" Expel frorn our midst all VIC
.ors Of Law, or let them suffer the ez- .
,me penalty thereOf-Do this, and
ildren yet unborn will bless you; fail, :
md Of, be ngals1 because the Gov Il
nment does not pursue just the road J,
q have marked out for il to travel, ?
d the blood Of your murdered neigh &
r. is on your hands; aye, and the :
tiers Of Lethe win not wash it out, |.
MoRr AsoN.