The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-04-24


Of such men, as will be most likely to
secure for the State Of Texas represen-
tation in the Congress Of the United
States, and the full enjoyment Of all
her constitutional rights and privileges
We are just emerging from an unnee-
essary and unhappy war, which has
brought poverty, distress, and almost
every form Of calamity, upon the peO-
pie Of the South. We have reason TO
fear that there are yet among US many
who propose 10 pursue such course in
the future as will justify what has been
done in the past, and thus furnish the
fuel for continued strife and agitation,
st the expense Of the liberty, the tran
guilty and the prosperity of the PEG
pie.
We want peace We want a firm and
regular administration Of the laws in
the courts Of the country, for the pro-
lection of life and property. We
wish to see order restored throughout
our State; we wish for the security of
the domestic Preside; we wish industry
10 be undisturbed, so that the losses Of
the past can be repaired; we wish TO
sec the Union restored in fact as well
IS in theory; we wish the hearts OF all
the people to warm once more with
love for the Union and Government es-
tablished by our fathers, that they may
be in the future. as they were IN the
past, the Union and Government of a
Tree, prosperous, powerful, and happy
people We wish our beloved State TO
regain, as soon as possible, her position
as a member of the Federal Union, that
her people may have a voice in the
counsels Of the nation, and share the
benefits Of fostering and benehcent leg
islation.
To these ends, fellow-citizens, wecor-
daily invite al men who love the
Union, and who desire its permanent
power and glory, without respect to
past differences, TO unite IN the follows
ingdeclaratiOn of principles:
i That we are unalterably devoted
TO our republican form of government
as established by the patriots OF 20,
and that we denounce the assumption
ofthosc who seek TO justify the late
rebellion by declaring that rePub-
liean institutions have proved TO
be failure; that We have no
sympathy with mOnarchists or
imperiahsts, but fOndly hope that our
free institutions may endure to the la
test posterity; 10 which end We pledge
ourselves TO contribute, as much As IN
us lies, by hearty and undertaking
support of the constitutional authority
OF the Government Of the United States
and Of the State
. That We fully recognize the su-
premacy Of the Constitution of the
United States and Of the laws made in
pursuance thereof that we believe il
WAS wisely ordained that they should
be the supreme law of the land, in all
the States of the Union, anything IN
the constitutions or laws OF the States
70 the contrary Notwithstanding that
We regard the Union Of the Ststes, I'M
der the Constitution, as the best guar
antee Of civil liberty 10 the American
people, and that under the powerful
and benign influence of the Union we
and oCr posterity may reasonably hope
to enjoy the fullest protection Tor life
and property, and the largest measur e
Of prosperity and happiness.
3 That we bold the act Of secession,
adopted in convention at the city OF
Austin, on the LIST day of February, A.
D. 1861, to have been in violation Of the
Constitution of the United States, and
of the constitutional obligation OF the
State of Texas 10 the other States OF
the Union, aud therefore null and void
from the beginning.
1. That we feel, IN its full force, the
obligation which rests upon the whole
people of the United States to main
tain the national credit; and TO that
end We pledge ourselves 10 give a
hearty support to the National Govern.
ment in all proper efforts for the liqui-
dation and discharge of the public
debt; and we will oppose every effort
to repudiaie the same, and every el-
fort to burden the loyal people Of the
United States with the debt of the Con
federate States, or any portion of it.
That we have undated confidence
that the wisdom and patriotism Of the
Representatives of the people in Con
gress assembled win prove adequate to
the task Of guiding the country safely
through the perils and difficulties OF the
present time; and of restoring the
States TO their constitutional relations
to each other, in such manner that the
great principles Of constitutional liber-
~ will be, At the same time, Vindicated
and preserved.
g That we acqui see sincerely in the
act Of the Nation abolishing slavery,
and that we will endeavor TO amelierate
| the condition OF the freed people in our
midst by treating them with justice,
and by according TO them, not grudg-
ingly, but willingly and heartily, the
| rights which ars now, or may hereafter
be, secured TO them by tho Consiitu-
/ ton and the laws
Z. That we proclaim anew the liberty
of speech and of the press, aud the
right of the people to assert and pub
lisE their opinions upon all subjects
| touching the public welfare that
upon the preservation of these inesti.
mable rights depend the permanent ex-
istenoe and value of republican gov
| eminent that their suppression in this
| State, during the past five years, was
both rumous and despOtic, and that
we hold it 10 be one of the highest du
| ties OF the people TO rally 90 their reas-
sertion, and 10 hX them upon immOys-
BILE foundations
s That cur form of government re-
poses upon the intelligence of the pee
pie, and that an honest and psteiotie
devotion to Its great principles is en-
| tirelY consistent with individual free
dom Of opinion; that we fully recog-
nize the fact that very grave questions
are now, for the first time, presented TO
the people, and that we therefore freely
tolerate differences Of opinion upon all
subjects not embraced within the fore
going propositions.
Upon these principles, fellow citizens
we think that all lovers Of the Union
may and ought TO unite.
We further take the liberty 10 recon-.
mend 10 your support the following
gentlemen for the respective State OH.
ces.
For Governor-E N Pease, Of Travis
county
For Lieutenant Governor-B n Ep-
| person, oi Red River county.
Fer Attorney General-CC G. Binkley,
Of Grsyson county.
For Congratulations H. Shaw, Of
Burleson county.
For rreasurer-Sam Harris, Of Travis
county.
For Commissioner Of the Land Office
Francis N White, OF Jackson county.
For Judges of the Supreme Court
VIM T. Jones, OF Bexar county; James
II. Bell, OF Williamson county; Colbert
Caldwell, Of Grimes ecanty, VIM. Stead
man, Of Rusk county, VIM. Thomson,
OF Lamar county.
Smith County Court at Carthage. Tenn.