The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-22
rhe congre..IonaI Eace in DIS DIsLTIst.

OF EEAAAlE lAaAe1Ar
The Congressional Race in this District.
We have lived so much amid the
scenes Of active warfare, and been 50
long accustomed 70 military restraints,
that we hardly know how 70 settle
down to the performance Of the quiet
duties Of peaceful citizenship. We re-
greet to chronicle the natural, but hurt
ful indifference Of our people TO the re-
suit Of the Congressional race now max
ing in this District It is certainly not
a matter Of so little importance that we |
can afford to permit the district to be
come 8 race course for merely personal
triunphs We have interests ourselves
at stake.
The South has been twice arrayed
against the North-once politically and
once in arms. The result has been de-
feat in both instances. This defeat
must be accepted as a great fact and
the legitimate business of true Southern
craftsmanship is to seek out for the PEG
pie the readiest and most beneficial
mode Of adjustment TO this memorable
condition. Some questions must be
considered as definitely settled. The war
decided something. What was it
The impracticabiIity Of secession-the
integrity Of the Union, and the incom-
patability Of slavery with freedom In
cidentally to this is the destruction Of
slavery. Tae fact must be accepted,
that slavery nowhere exists in the lats
rebellious states. In the progress Of a
great war it became necessary for the
Government 70 use, for a purely military
purpose, the African race in this coun-
Try. The condition of that use was a
change in the status Of large portion Of
that race. That change having been
made from necessity by him who was
by law the sole judge Of that
necessity-and there never since
having occurred a necessity for
a rechaDge, it must remain fixed.
He who does not recognize this is
a disorganizsr, andian impracticable.
Statesmanship never whines over re-
suits, but deals at once with them in q
sensible and straightforward manner.
In connection with the fact of the
destruction Of slavery, must be consid
cred that other great fact that a ma
iority Of the American people have re
peatedly declared their will that i
shouldbe 30. They look upon it as
compensation for the loss of life ans
treasure they have sustained In 9th
er words they regard il as blessing
This expression Of their viii and senti
menta, the South cannot afford to dis
regard Upon the temper which is dii
PLAYED in future intercourse with tn
North, depends much Of the futur
happiness and prosperity of she South
ern people
IT % persist that VIC have been rol
I'D. that slavery was wrongfully an
wantonly destroyed, and seek furthe
TO agiiate The subject we simply Gu
ourselves of from the sympathy Z
those with whom We must live, an
volunteer to the world a standing *
vertisement OF our subjugation. Wh
praie Of wrongs If We can seggest n
remedies Why provoke from victor
Gus enemies or We win be SO foolish .
10 call the Northern people sueh, } il
creased rigor Of rule and fresh imp
sitions Of burdens2 Il remains entirel
with the South itself 20 determine j
future positiOn-whether it shall
one Of equality or one of vassalag
just so surely as il arrays itself again
the fixed viii Of The great majority, ju
so surely, as it has already most sad
learned, will it fail 70 secure anythir
but contempt and defeat Let US b
ware then OF those who for person
ends would place as in 80 false end di
astrous an attitude. II we do not wal
negro suffrage forced upon us, let !
not provoke il by foolish perversene
in our failure to accept accomplishs
facts We must keep in sympathy wit
the Northern people, and remove frol
our midst an offensive relicts Of dea
institution, in order 10 bringabOut l
the earliest possible day, compIei
CELEBRATION Of sectional lines, and Sc
cure that aclual union which can sprin
only from harmonious feelings an
commons interests 1t Is only as "
lift ourselves to the national lev,
that We cease to be mere deper
dency, a contemplate province to
conqueror's dominions This ma
be humilisting fact but we must nj
forget that il is The result Of our volui
tary passage at arms with superiC
antagonist
In sending men 20 Congress 10 repr
sent our interests, we must select tho
only who viii seek 10 heal the wound
We have inflicted rather than sggravai
them; those who will command the r
speot Of the majority; and who. whe
they ask for their constituents 3 favor
bic consideraiion,will be heard FOR the
moderation, their practical wisdom
and unquestioned loyalty.
ifthe people Of this District think
man who is constantly finding Eau
with she administration, who bssely il
suits She only power that can graz
them favor who practically seeks |
make The South another Poland, lore
er laboring with abOriiYe revolution
let them elect Ex-Governor Campbell
But IL on the other hand they desire /
be represented by a man who is in syn
patty not only with the 6overnmer
at Washington, but with the spirit t,
the age, let them demand that the
desire shall not be defeated by a mul
hplieitJ Of Union candidates. Here "
remit the question We have for In
first time formerly taken up 10 tn
hands Of those 10 whom il belones-th,
sovereign people
JscksOns Law Onlce.
Near the centre Of Salisbury, on th
grounds Of Judge Boyden, stands a
Office whore Andrew jackson ono
practieed law. Il is little franz
b uilding about ten feet square, stand
ing on a line with the pavement viii
its gable end 10 the street A small
board shutter covers the only window
and the low door opens into the var,
At the sides It is painted red. bu