The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-03

Inc present canvass IN AeQiucky
draws 10 a close, and its interest
increases daily. What Is slavery
there, lying just north of us, like an
island in the sea of freedom, going to
do? Submerge itself, or wait for the
waves to break it off piecemeal, and
give its fostering carcass gradually to
Destruction We cannot believe that
our neighbOr has become completely
idioac. Why seek b retain 3 nuisance,
and q confessed one at that, especially
when the Overwhelming volume of in
telligence and morality in the nation
is urging its removal-and especially.
too, when the immediate stencil is in
suferable in the nostrils Of the people
Of Kentucky themselFes2 We cannot
explain the phenomenon Of any can
vass at all, much less a vigorous one, OF
such q question, except by ~supposing
the existence of an amount Of igno-
rance IN the part Of the people, min
gled with self-destructive obstinacy, and
a fearful quantity of baseness among
pro-slavery leaders, which we are 10th
to believe If the politicians who ex,
pect to obtain Office by further agita.
ton of the slavery question are exciting
a hope that the institution can be re
established, they are fit neither morally
nor intellectually to be teachers of the
people. If the people themselves are
blindly led, it would be a blessing tC
establish for them a temporary guardi
anship; if they are wilfully malignant
that malignancy ought TO be considered
unsubdued rebelism We wait the res
suit Of the vote next Monday with
anxiety.
The new Legislature win, we sincere
ly hope, be sufficiently intelligent and
progressive to regain what has beer
lost 70 the State by hardness and dis
loyalty. We say we sincerely hope this
but have fears that our hope may not
be realized. Kentucky has been un.
fortunate in having in Congress for the
last four years such men as Mallory
Wadsworth and Harding, bitter and
persistent opposers Of the administra'
ton. Impotent to retard the wheels
Of thorough going war legislation, they
have been potent in destroying the in
cipient unionism Of defeated rebels
and in completely rebelizing those out
ward Union men, who made loyalty 8
matter Of dollars and negroes. The re
suit may be that these men will be re
turned to Congress, but it win be 81
the expense Of the real interests o
their constituents. They will be, al
heretofore, only mere mouth-mskers il
Congress, but, as heretofore, theil
speeches will come back to the people
TO still further befog and demoraliz'
them.
In the Louisville District there is
strong hope that Mallory will be de
feated by Gen. Rousseau. May this de
liveranee be vouchsafed the people
there. Gen. Rousseau has persona.
claims upon his constituents, which
they can hardly fail to liquidate. Hii
election will subserye. though, a. far
wider thana merely local interest He
Was q noble warrior, discreet and brave
10 the last degree, and his speeches, de
livered in the present canvass, show
him to be an PROFESSIONALLY able states
man. he stands prominent amongst
the national men Of Kentucky. Lei
the nation, as well as Kentucky, have
his services. The District Of Middle
Tennessee, over which he so long and
acceptably held sway as a military com
mander, only regrets that it is not per
mitted to make his election sure, by
voting for him. We assure u Louis
vile friends that Nashville as heartily
wishes Gen. Rousseau's election as they
can wish It themselves.