The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-28

cause. / am not sfraid 10 90 before the
people and argue the question of the
WIc6eduess or righteousness Of this re-
be.Hon, for none are 50 strongly con
vInced Of the evii OF this rebellion as
those who, for four years, have been
suffering from It's rarages Gou can
point 20 their broken, scattered house
mold goods, their little neglected
farms, their small possessions gone;
their friends, brothers. husbands delu~
ded into TINS rebellion, Iving cold aud
dead on the battlefield. You can show
them taat aI this came about by the
infamous doctrines OF secession. and
the vicious hand OF slavery When
TINS ls done, and the indignation of p
deceived people Is aroused the guilty
Leaders viii be ready 20 call on tie
rocks and the mountains 10
fail upon and cover them. The
men who ruined Juis people, who
deluded them into rebeE Lon. have
many of them come 10 Nashville,
have voted and Will vote again, willis
their poor unfoaCnaue victims are moi
/ permitted TO approach the ballot box
/ had these untOTturates resided ct the
| North they would have been IS good
/ clliz MS as the others there, Why
I should we shut tue door in their
fsces3
cannot forget that was born at the
south, rs We're my tatber and my moth
er cannot fOrEet that the people
were educated 10 those evil sentiments
Tor many years cannot forget thst
there / stood in the storm, ior my gov
ernmeut Neither can / forget mat
one Of my own brOlhers-I DO not know
how many more-but one, at least OF
my own flesh snd blood, entered the
rebel army, snd died fighting against
AIS country. Iregret and mourn the
fact. / have every confidence that if
hs had been with me he would have
taken different step, and fought ss
CALAMITY, and as brayely for MS coun-
try flag as he certainly did against il.
My heart warns towards his memory,
and 10 day, if it were possible, I would /
receive him 70 my arms with Joy, and I
think he is not TO be envied VINO would |
not 90 the same Let US make treason
CdIOUs, but where the circumstances I
will Justify it, let Us show mercy 10 the |
traitor. Let Davis and Harris meet at
the gGllows-Let those who induced
Others to go into the army to 6ght
sgdiHst their country be dIsiranchlsed
that will be justice
Look at some Of the counties in
Middle aud W est Tennessee; there are
men pratiug of their loyalty and deyo- /
ton, and talking IN the harshest terms |
o the policy OF Gisis n-h.semen', while /
they themselves could he convicted OF |
IebeilJug & inst the government it is /
now their policy % exfOl have been /
spoken to sbouJ what should be done /
against rebels, and about depriying I.
them Of the franchise, by mon who !
were original seoessIOuists, big Biuns"
iOr the south, until tLer applications /
for position in office, or rank IN .he sr /
my was refused Uy tine rebels then they /
became intensely loyal, and what they 1
viewed as q misfortune, has become I
t1elr boast Jhg have never held Of
nee Ii-1 were never IN the rebel (.
army--oh, no, thsr perseyeT.ug sttsch~
men, 70 .le old drg kept them from
,lat.
1 hope we shall show mercy 90 those /.
VINO were mislesd while We iaIl not 10
strike those who were the dupes Of (.
tneir false promises. such ought not be
allowed "a vote SIS have induced poor
men 10 60 into the aruyi they and 9TH
CTS are best away from tue ballot box /
But as q member has observed, it wiz /
no. do 10 20 too far iu41 the record OF !
these gentlemen. / hope the House |
Will consider well tins majority bill,
and thaJ some conditions will bairsert /
ed that-whila it keeps away the N
Jeulonal, cunning, aud vicImir.uC
rebel, will eXClaUe no man who bias
been driven or oeiuded into tue rebel
service. and who would have LeeE cont
staut and loyal it. opportunity hSa all
lowed them 70 act according 20 shei-
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