The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-25
SUNDAY. JUNE Is. 1865
Anul-sfarred Morement.


An Hl-starred Movement.
There are certsinly some imPrsctiea-
BE theorists around Nashville In
stead Of waging q fair and manly oppo-
sitiou to the unconstitutional action Of
the Legislature, they 90 farther and IN
innate. if they do got propose, TO set
aside eli the action Of the loyal people
in re inaugufating civil authority. On
the assumption that the civil govern
mert has not been regularly organized, /
they would disregard it entirely, and |
therefore they propose TO commence the /
reorganization of the State government |
by elecdng 8 Legislature, Governor
and ConFressmen at the next August
election. This scheme is revolutionary,
and is calculated to do great harm
The people Of Tennessee have legally /
amended their Constitution in import
ant particulars, and re-inaugurated
their State government, and it is too
late now for those who would not par
iicinate in the elections which were
held. 70 object TO what was done. Let
all Good citizens advocate q repeal OF
me disfrauchise bill IN legitimate
way. but let Us not hear any more init
nations OF a revolutionary tendency.
II the legislature does not retrace its
hsstv steps, a constitutional conven-
ton can be easily called and al imper-
fecffDns remOVed.-1ielnphis BHtLTln,
jt75e Is.
Our contemporary of the Bulletin has
hasr led into error. There Is no party
In or around Nashville that proposes to
revolutionizs the State government. II
j. true that there are numbers of cit
pens who 10 not believe that the pre-
sent State government has any authoTi-.
" whateyer-that it is wholly uncon-
stitUlonsl and illegal usurpaton;
but they do not contemplate attempt
ing 10 displace it with another 70 be
elected next August. Anonymous cor
respondents Of the Dispatch did make
some suggestions Of the kind, but they
represented. 70 far as we can ascertain,
no one except themselves Those who
coincide IN opinion with the CORES
p3ndents referred 20, relative TO the
illegally Of the State government, re-
gard as "better to bear the ills they
have lhan TO AZ to others they know
not Of They have had enough Of
revolution, aud do not care 20 EN- bark
in anything which may even seem to
be Of a revolutionary character. SUCH
al any rate i5 the conclusion we have
arrived al after inquiry into the facts
o. The case. -
There is opposition to the elective
franchise law, even amongst those who
have been most loyal They do not de
ny the power Of the Legislature to pass
il; bat doubt the soundness of the poll
cy OF prohibiting any one to vote who
:. disposed faithfully TO support the
foyerument, simply because he partioi-
patsd 10 therebellion. Il is with them
q question Of expedieHcy alone They
are, therefore, willing to await the real
izarous Of the practical operation of the
franchise law and the test Of time upon
the good faith and honesty Of the pro
d.Eale who have, alter being soundly
thrcshed, returned 10 the family board.
A few months may work q vast change
IN public sentiment If our erring
brethren conduct themselves as good
citizoas and support the Government
they rebelled against sincerely, the
Legislature, when it again convenes,
may deem it the part Of wisdom and
sound policy to modify the law disfran-
chisiug them.
Unless tho law IA set aside by the
Court-, il must be enforced until it is
repealed. It's not probable that de
cision o. the Supreme Court will be
made upon it before the Legislature
assemblies again, and it viii not hurt
any one who has sustained the author
ity OF the Convention, aud elections,
which gave the Legislature being, 70
await iis mature and final disposition
OF the subject
The law docs not commend itself al
together 70 our approval, because we
spprehend IL viii exclude from the
polls many worthy voters who desire 10
aid in The restoration Of the State to
her former relations with the National
Government, and who would make any
sacrifice to preserve and perpetuate the
Union, although they may have in
some manner given aid and comfort to
The rebellion Bat we shall be content
toawsi. the sober second thought" Of
The Legislature, and ior proofs Of the
intentions Of those who desire 10 be
restored 70 al their lost rights