The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-02-17
sLet Us be True 10 our Cause. -


No man ia ghe South seems more N
yeterate in his hostility to a restoration
or the authority Of the Government in
she rebel States; or more subseryisnt
20 the behests Of the old diaunicu
LEADER, against whom in the past be
dealt his best and heaviest blows. i
seems strange that a man Of his ability
with his anteCedents, should occupy h.
present position. We cannot account
for IL, except upon the hypothesis that
his obstinate support Of the rebel cause
is the result Of a conviction that it =
bad, and he bluniered when he be
came a traitor alike to his principles
AMI the Union. Itwould be more man
ly 10 confess his error, and endesvor to
atone for the injury he has done his
country, and the suffering the rebellion
has ontailed upon his fellOw-citizens
But this Is not to be expected Of him
HavinEsold himself to the devil, he does
not intend to shirk the internal obliga-
tons imposed upon him. He il a man
OF iuteIlect-in some degree a states
mau-but his heart is Of marble There
is No warm, sympathizing blood in his
veins. The very flesh on his bones re-
pels the idea that his emotions are hu-
man His eyes have the lustre OF the
=erpents and glow under the inspira.
ton or Hood and carnage
Whilst this man continue to sup
port the rebellion, IL may not be an
profitable for Us to recur to a passage
IN his past history when his ambition
had not been whetted 10y blood, and
learn how well he knew what duty was
required Of the patriotic. We, there
fore, mako the following extract from
Lsapeeol al Millejgeyille, on the I4th
o. November, 1860.
"Tle Er., question that presents Itself
a, Shall the pei nlc IF the South se.eie
from taa Union. .u consequence OF the cleo
tIon aE SIR Lincoln 10 the Presidency Of
the Cale5 States My countrymen, ! tell
gru rmIy, o.ljl5ly, and earnestly, that
a5 NOT 5liuE tbat they ought. ia my
Judgment, tHe.ereatiaa OF no man, coust-
ta.r.naIIy chosen 90 that high office, is suf-
-eieat ragse ior aag state 70 separate from
fua Union. 10 ought To- stand by and aid
a,.ll .u nairJa5ulu. the Constitution OF the
country. T. make % point e gs5 stance 10
abe gossrnmeut-to withdraw FROM iJ be-
cause ueu has loon coaztitutiouaIy elac
taa-ru.= Us in tno wrong. We are pledged
t1 maintain tie Constitution. Many Of Us
have sworn to support it. Can we, there
:o-e, for the mere election Of man to
The preaiIeucy-and that, too, ia &c
-or5Eace with the prescribed forms Of tbo
grHsuuueu-saaise point of resistance TO /
fno Government and without becoming the !
breakers OF chat sacred Instrument our
selves, thdrsw ourselves from it? Would
va uot be i'm the wrong? Whatever fate is
o. henI this country, let il never be laid
o, lbe charge of lbepeople ofthe South, and
especially of tao people Of Georgia, that We
were untrue % our national engagements.
let the fault and the wrong rest upon 9TH |
egs. Il ala our hopes sre 10 be blasted, il !
She Republic Is go go down, let us be found
90 the last moment standing on the deck,
with tho Constitution Of the United States
waving over our heads. LAPplause.l Let
Che fanatics OF the North break tho Consti-
tuition, If such is their fell purpose. Let
the resPous.bility be upon them. shall
speak presently more Of their acts; but let
not the south, let ms not be the ones to
commit tho aggression. We went into the
election with this people, the result was
different from what we wished but the
election has been roasututionally held.
Were we 10 make a point of resistance TO the
Government, and go out OF the Union on
that account, the record trol.Id Be made uP
hereafter against as.
" But, 1t ,s said, Mr.. Lincolns policy and
principles are sgsinst the Constitution, and
that, If he carries them out, viii be de-
structive Of our rights. Let as not antici-
pate "a coming evil. Ishe violates the Con
stijutiou, then viii come our time 20 act.
DO not Dot us break it, because, forsooth, he
may. II he docs, that is the time for us TO
strike. Applause think it would be
uJudlclous and uuwisc TO do this sooner.
do not anticipate that Mr.. Lincoln Will
do anything 60 geopar3ize eur safaty or So
eurlty, Whatever may be Als spirit Go il
for he is b5uua by tho cousti tutiouaI checks
which are thrown sround him, which, at
thls time, render him pow er,ess 20 any
great mischief THE shows the wisdom OF
our system. Tho President of the United
States is no emperor, uo dietator-he IL
clothed with u0 absolute power. he can
do nothing unless ice is backed by power IN
Congress. The House of Representatives il
largely in the majority against him. In
the Senate DE wiz also be powerless. There /
viii Doe majority OF four against ham. /
This, after ,ae boss OF EiEIor, Fitch and /
others, hy Che unfortunate dis
sous.ous OF the Democratic party in /
their States. DIR. Lincoln cannot appoint /
au officer " thou, the consent OF 1he SEN 4
at---lc cannot ..rm Cabinet without The /
same eaurcut. Hew.u he In the condition /
% George the I'LL. the embodiment o. To-
ryism.. who hsd d. ask the Wings % lp- /
point h.a Minister, and wa compelled % 1
receive o. Cabinet utterly opposed to his
views and go III. Lincoln VIII be com
PEELED b. asE oil. The Senate % choose Tor HIM
O. Cabinet, Il me Delosm,H Of that body
choose 70 pa. hum 5u such terms. HewiI
be- compelled TO do this, - lee the Govern
utltop, .ftbe National Democratic men
f.r that is their name "a. tal Nc-tL-,he h
conservative men ia the ssuate-shouId So
determine. Ihcn, now can Dir. Luco.u
Obtain q Cabinet which would aid ham, or
allow bim To violate tho Constitution
"Whv, tLeu, Z ray, should we disrupt the
bonds Of this Union when his hands ere
.ied-waen he can do moth ng against us?"
wRmiag with Lis argument, BIZ. Ste
5heIs did not hesitate, before concluding
lls speech, 70 cay
"I believe "a The power Of lie people to b
.5goru tbemsel yes yheG wisdom prevails, p
I'd passion is s.lslt. Lo5k at what has b