The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-07

From tbs sbebJTiIle American Uuion.
A Nashville correspondent Of the
Cincinnati Gazette, N speaking Of this
paper, SAYS, "The American Ulior is
neither radical or Malignant but its
teachings and influence may be und ?
stood from the fact that it has q Is
bored editorial in the number before
me 10 show that the President is en-
gagedin S tremendous struggle with
| the Radicals IN order tc save she
Ameicsn Republic from drspotism"
And stiil again says the correspondent
referred 70, Although the American
Union could not be depended On 70
support the loyal State Government OF
tennessee in an emergency, yet it is
evidently net Ia the support Of the
rebel interest, and is controlled by
men Who 81 heart seem patriotic and
right"
Claiming as We do 70 have been loyal
from the beginning, We cannot
help considering the above IS quite 3
dubious compliment The correspond
ent is right, however, when he says we
are neiIneF radical nor malignant, and
that We sre not working in the rebel
cause In the article 20 which his no.
ties refers, We did endesVor to prove
that President Johnson was in q strug-
gle with the radicals to prevent them
turning the Republic into q des
Podsm- We still say 50, aud were it
not Tor the fact thst the President is
most nobly sustained by the masses OF
the really loyal peopls of the North, /
these veIy same radicals would succeed |
in rendering the Government of the /
United States the worst dsspotism the
world has ever witnessed Sustained
as he Is, however, by the loyal
masses At the North, and by
the eutiTs South, their efforts will
be as futile as they are malicious The
war IS over, and any attempt upon the
part Of Congress to hold the Southern
States as provinces snd to prevent their
being represented in that body, IS but
an attempt 70 subTert the Constitution,
and erect in its stead e military des-
Dotism. So We thought when We 1rots
the article 70 which the Gazette CORES
pondent refers; 90 We still shink, and
20 thinks Gen. Grant, President john
son and every other thoroughly loyal
mEn &c the North. Those sc the North
Who take g different view Of the qUes-
lion, or, we should say, pretend 70 take
3 different view, we're very far in the
rear of Gen'ls. Grant, Sherman, Thomas
and Sheridan when they we're strug-
Cling 70 overthrow the rebellion.
But the correspondent referred 70
says that ne are not in the rebel in
teTest No, sir, We are not, and never
have been. We call Uncle Sam
daddy" snd SIS an obsdient son should
DO, will try 20 obey him in sll things.
If Our brothers and sisters, however,
DO wrong hy endeayOring TO mislead
the old gentleman by pursusding him
10 be unusually harsh, ve shall not
hesitate 20 rebuke them. Again the
ARys that it Is doubtful
whether OF not ne could be relied on
in an emergency to sustain the loyal
State Government of Tennessee. We
do not exactly understand what he
means by emergency, but he
may be assured that We shall
do every thing in our power to sustain
Gov. BrownlOW, the Legislature, and
the Judiciary Of Tennessee, in the
exercise Of all Of the functions given
them OF any Of them by the Constitu-
ton ard the Laws Of our State. Beyond
this emergency" or what not, it would
not be safe to count on US We re-
gard Gov. BroWnlow as the az fact5 and
is jRrc Governor of Tennessee, and the
same remark Is intended to include
the Legislature and Judiciary. There
now, Mr. Correspondent, will that not
suit YOU Certainly you do not wish US
to endorse acertsin memorial Of recent
date from Tennessee, in which it is
urged that our State is not ready for
Civil Law If you do, We cannot give
you our sanction. Once for sll, be It
that We arc in favor Of Civil
Law, and that We want every single
State represented in Congress, provided /
they present 3 good and loyal delegs
ton who can take the test oath, but
not ntharuriaa I