The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-20

The soming EIecslsn.
Fos he Nashville Union
At no time in the history Of Tonnes
seeshas 30 much Or interest to he peo- /
pie been connected with COMPRESSION
81 Dissrici, q with the approaching one
Hitherto where our people hnve been
called upon 70 select consressmen, oar
State bas occupied . clearly defined pc
sition aad relation to the Government
Now, after four years Of rebellion snd
bloodahed, we find all harmonious re-
laiionship destroyed. It Is true Ten
nsszee Is not, and has not been out Of
the Union. But II IS equally true, that
there Is in the Congress a large party
who maintain that cur State can never
be re-admitted 70 representation in
that body, until certain terms and con
ditioas which they seek to impose are
accepted by uA Upon this question
our Chief Magistrate occupies a posi-
tion upon which every loyal Tennessean
should rally. Candidates for Congress
who oppose bis administration do SO
because Of their hostility to the meas
ures by which the rebellion was over
thrown. They claim to be, and may be-
Union men; but such unionism would
never have crushed out rebellion.
While Northern impracticables and
fanatics seek, upon one hand, to en-
baFraas the reconstruction policy Of the
President, and to impose upon US con,
ditious not of our choosing, these men
Il elected. will, by making war upon
him in their own direction, become the
efficient allies Of the fanatics Of the
North. Bot it IS ever abe case
that extremes meet Giddings and
Hale and Summer could never
have affected the security Of slavery
bat for the aid given BY Yancey, Rhett
and WigfalL The President stands to-
day as the great exponent Of conserya
tisn in reconstruction What We as 10y
al Tennesseans, need to do, Is to sustain
him To do this, we must elect mem.
bers to Congress who viii support, and
not assaii him. Suppose that Gov.
/ Campbell or Emertou Etheridge should
be elected OF what earthly use could
they be to the people Of Tennessee
What sentimsnt would they represent 2
The sentiment only Of opposition to
President johnson And does not
every one know that nineteen TWEEN
tieths Of The men in Tennessee, Who
are to-day opposed to Johnson's recon
struction policy are, or have been
rebelsY But what can Campbell OF
Etheridge accomplish for even such
men as these9 They denounce Presi
dent Johnson's policy Of reconstruc.
ton, consequently cannot be expect
ed 70 act with him All IN Congress,
save the radicals accept the Presi
dents policy. In making war then up
on this policy, they neesss arily cooper
ate with the Radicals. Should negro
suffrge be imposed upon US, as j prere
quiEite 70 representation, in Congress
against orr viii, It viii be because tn,
peoplsihave failed to support the Pres
ident in the position he has taken, ans
the policy he has inaugurated- w
must needs be practical We nee,
l men in Congress who will sustain th'
President on this question. men VII,
are qualified By their position to wielS
an influence in that body. Can Gov
! Campbell do this2 Could Mr.. Ethe
ridge1 Certainly not. Then whoshoul5
= wish 70 elect such men2 Is it not L
the interest Of even the disloyal portion
Of our population, now that the war j
over and they must needs come bacl
to the Union, for Tennessee 10 hay'
such Representatives as win be able {.
effect good for the State.
But it is said Gov Campbell viii b
I elected on account Of the multiplicit,
Of candidates against him. Who ar,
J these candidates9 Very good meI
! they may be, but what are their claim
that they should defeat the viii of tn
loyal people Of this district7 Are the.
? NOS sufficiently patriotic as for the SAX
Of their county 10 lay their persona
desires upon that conntry's altar
Are they so enamored Of defeat as tha
: they win cling TO a candidacy and thu
insure not merely personal defeat bu
! the defeat Of their cause With onll
one candidate, Campbell could b
E beaten. Cannot our present candidates
E make some smicsble arrangement I,
{ secure this object The time is short
let it be done st once But if they re
), fuse, there is yet sime for the people 3,
e act If these men must block the wal
o 10 success, let them look to the eonse
e quencep, for when the people move they
may find It dangerous TO stand IN III,
= way. OSz or TIE ProrlE.
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