The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-24
Important Message lrom rresidon,

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The special message Of the President in
response 20 the resolution Of Senator Cowau,
Of Pennsylvania. accompanied b. the reporl
o. Lieutenant General GRAFT, viii be read
with genetsl and gratifsd interest Il Is
impossibls To overstate the importance Of
the fact that ths southern people are rap
Idly preparing FOR the mighty organic
chang pr3dnded - the dest'uction Of hu-
nan slayery i is iIstafri that int=lligeat
yen, yea those bopnd together by con-
mon political isitht should enter-aln fer
ent opinions in regard % the adjustment Of
new soeial and political conditions il is
natural that the Prcsideut himself should
hesitate loug before adopting o policy, and
has even at cr reaching what he bel We, 70
the BE- remedy Tor the national eompli-
cations, he should impress upon Congress
that vital portion Of his programme which
includes the care and protection Of the
nsnumitted millions Of the South. Pre-
ciseiy bee i & that the national So
licitude is most intense, and here, il
will be- perceived the President has
taken a course Enthusiastically So ga
ci.us- He does not propose the withdrRsal
o. the supPrs s-ion Of ire Freedmen's Blu
Te6u, bat presents with his approval the
recommendation ofthe Lieuteua ant General,
who has only just returned IRON tour Of
inspection through the Southern States, and
therefore brings with him the most recent
intelligence Of the condition Of the eolored
people, and the temper OF the whites. he
recommends the retention OF that Important
institution underthe authority Of the Depart .
ment Of War, regulated by such rules as
Ungress may adopt. se3ator Dooittle, as
II T. meet this very case yesterday present
&c a bill, which ives Ieferred 10 the Conn
mittee on Allitsry Affairs, that viii sub
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rights. and prevent the exercise Of the un-
isst aud oppressive practices OF their recent
masters. Ia desling with such stupendous
interests, the measures employed should
be comprehensive aud statesmanllke-
The spirit Of our public leaders in dis
cussing them cannot be too deliberate
and tolerant We are not dealing
with foreigners, but with men who,
however criminal and offending, are united
10 us in bonds Of consequently aud social
Intercourse; in commerce and 10 history;
geographically aud politically. All concur
that the posteFity OF the men lately IN
deadly conflict must live together in peace
and harmony. Il would, therefore, be an
incouceivsble calamity If the representa-
tives Of the people, IN full view Of all their
duties. should not be animated BY the same
Sentiment Of unison and self sscr fee which
cOnsolidsted tile eOnquering armies OF the
Republic Admitting the foil rec Of the
statement that there is q solemn and i'm
pressiye duty laid upon those who are COM
missioned TO bind up the wounds inflicted
by the rebellion, and TO mark Out the paths
in which q people doubly emaneipated shalt
walk, in order 90 attain and hold lasting
and unending ascendeney, We do not believe
that il viii need higher qualities to eoneen-
trate the great Union party into triumph
snt organization than we're required TO unite
the millions Of men who carried and saved
the old flag in our victorious armies
Washington Chronicle.