The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-13


merous, but never suggested any thing
better than what was proposed By
Others.
In making these efforts, Why be 0ivi-
ded? Agree on two or three simple
propositions; defer your quarrels until
you get government to quarrel in.
The sooner you get law and order the
better for yourselves and the nation
would submit a proposition to the
people amending the constitution so as
to exclude slavery from this State for
ever If you do not do this yourselves
at an early date, will be done for you
| got dispatch S0-dsy from Missouri,
and, God bless her, she is free
There are some men setting their ne
groes free (sarcastically). Slavery has
become an itinerant institution.
owned negroes; but mine walked off
and saved me the trouble of going
through that formAlity. So l have not
given myself any trouble in that par
ticular.
The people have an inherent right to
alter, amend and abolish all, or any
part, Of the Constitution; do nothing
that you viii not submit to the people,
for their ratification or rejection. When
you want q thing poorly done, get some
body to do it for you; but when you
want it well done, do it yourselves.
The simplest and shortest plan to get
back is the best one. | am citizen
myself. have not joined the rebel
lion, ror have run away from it-only
about three years ago ] did travel with
considerable speed to get out of some
bodys way. Settle the niger question;
take that clause out of the Constitution
which says that no slave can be eman
cipated without the consent Of his
owner
Leave franchise out of the question;
but if you want certain class dis
qualified as voters, say SO; but do not |
putt in your Constitution. ~ 81
That usurpation, which vas withouta
parallel the act of the 7th May 1861, |
which delivered 100000 Of free men of
Tennessee, bound and shackle1 hand |
and foot, to the bogus Richmond gov
eminent, and the ordnance of secssicn n,
as well as all other acts of usurpation
passed for the purpose of promoting
Rebellion, aud abetting Treason, should
be repudiated, and declared null and
void. Elect your Legislature lay your
State out in districts, and elect your
representatives, and send them sto
and they will be received
and recognized
If Mr.. Lincoln and JEFF. Davis were
to unite their powers, they could not
prevent the universal emancipation Of
the negro. 1t is like huge avalanche,
half on its course; its destiny is certain
and irresistible The negro will hence
'orth no longer wear the shackles, that
nave SO long and shamefully festered
N his limbs. They viii be stricken
rom him, and he will stand forth re-
ieemed, regenerated, and disenthrall-
ID"
Let US talk a hStle common sense
The Powers above know that there is
quite enough of ,mcommon sense.
Treason must be made odious, and trail
ors impoverished-I mean the leaders.
t would be well if, in the adjustment
i our laws, we could arrange it, that
he property of rich rebels, which is
onfscated, should 20 to reimburse inn.
'overished Union men, of whose pres
mt distress they were the immediate
nd remote cause.
He wanted the present Convention
C submit amendments to the Constitu-
ion to the people direct, without wait
ng for any regular Convention. Such
course was necessarily demanded,
nd should be adopted. Better fe,0 IT.
sguLarities than no Government
The Governor then concluded his
peech by an eloquent and able appeal
. the patriotism of his hearers, and re-
red amid three cheers.