The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-23
The Disunion Party.

The Auti-Slavery standard, in comment
ing upon tbs policy OF the President, saws:
"His purpose, however, remain uuchang-
ed, and every desperate expedient he
clutches az only shows now reso lute he is to
save his own scheme though be destroy the
nation n the attempt.
THAT purpose We believe may be stated
in a sentence: 10 bring back the states with
out negro suffrage. To that the President
makes everything else be1d. We, therefore,
no the other hand, demand that everything
shall bend TO the purpo'e OF keeping them
out until negro suffrage IS secured
When the rebellion hrst broke out there
was a psrty in the country consisting main
ly Of the ultra Abolitionists, which was in
favor Of letting the South 90, in order that
the North mignt be relieved Of all resp nsi-
biity for the lin Of slavery, and that North
eru men might no longer be hanperrd by
the south, in their control Of the national
Government. II was 10 pursuance Of this
policy that Mr.. Chase, in the first Cabinet
meeting held after the attack ON Fort SUN
ter, oppo-e ed raising any troops or making
any war; and lt was also in pursuance ol
the same policy that the TT bune took ground
in favor Of secession, provided a majority OF
the people o. the southern States wished "a
secede.
The patriotism Of the nation overruled
thi, policy aud re olved upon war. Il was
then demanded by the same party that
emancipation Of the slaves should be at once
proclaimed, partly as a means Of carrying
on the war, but mainly as an act OF justice
20 the slave--and that the war should not
cease until that emancipation had been Sc
cured. Mr.. Lincoln's policy, shich was to
save the Union--using slavery or abolition
a- means 90 the accomplishment If this
end-was denounced with intense violence;
but il nevertheless prevailed until. IN due
course Of time, il became clear that as a
military wea Jon, emancipation was neces-
sitv, and that public sentiment had become
ripe for its employment. Dir. Lincoln then
issued his proclamation, and thai, instead Of
the preservation Of the Union, became the
main object for which the extreme party re-
isrred 70 sustained the war.
Now that the wsr is over, the same party
resist the restoration or The Union, or q. her
make a. wholly subordinate 10 Importance
to the elevation TO political power OF the en-
franchised slaYes. As the standard Gle, RI =
puts the case, they mean 20 make "euery-
hinF bend TO the purpose Of keeping me
Sou b out Of the Union until negro suffrage
is secured" Their policy has been steady
and consistent They have never sWerved
They have made Everything 5caa" to the
interest and elevation Of the ne 70 race.
They would have consented % the division
Of the Union and ths overthrow OF the gov
eminent, rather than the contiJ uauce Of
slavery. The war destroyed slavery, and
now they not only C nsent, bus demand,
that tue Union shsI not be restored until
negro sui age has been secured IN the
Southern State.
We have nothing 10 say nov about the
question Of negro sufr &c. IL may or may
no. be desirable. But hose wh place it
above the Union, who were and ere willing
70 dest oy he Union and perpetusts the
reign Of con fus sion and violence IN order %
secuie il, may be philanthropists within
their sphere, but ihey are not good patriots,
nor men who should be allowed to dicta e
the policy and decide the destiny Of oar coun-
try. Their immediate purpose is 30 force
Congress to thwart the Presidents Efforts b.
re tore the Union snd re-establish the au-
thority Of the Constitution and goyernm ut.
unless negro suffrage is secured BE- q co1di-
ton precede-t. We do not believe that
either lsnaticism or party discipline or both
united, are srony enough ID Congress to
give them success.-Nat7 F0rk Ilmt5-