The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-25

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t~raitors bound to Justice, the law vim
dicated. and the TACT judicialiy estab-
lishsd that treason is crime. zap
lla.se.) But whIa ehe conscious. lead
ing and istelhgent traitors are TO be
puni-hsd, should whole communities
aud Ssates and people De made
10 submit to the penalty OF death
NO. mol have, perhaps, as much
ssperitv and as much resentment a.
uehtt to have, bu5 We must reason
IN great matters Of government about
man "a he IL. We must conform Our
actions and our conduct TO the exam
.le Of Him who founded III holy re-
jigiou. not that / wouh make such a
comparison in any personal aspect l
came into this place under The
Constitution OI my country and 10y the
approbatiou Of the people and what
did fpd2 ] found millions of people
who were. in fact, condemned under
fhs law, and the penalty was death
Was 1 10 yield to the spirit OF revenge
and resentment, and decsare that they
should ali be annihliated and de-
stroyed. How different would this
have been from the example set by the
Holy Founder OF our religion, the ex-
uemities Of whose divine arch rests
upon the horizon, and whose span en-
braces the universe. he who founded
this great scheme came into the world
and found man condemned under the
law. and las sentence was deaihi WHIST
was his -exaunpls2 Instead OF putting
the world. or even a nation 10 death,
he died upon the cross, attesting by his
wounds and his blood, that he died
t,at mankind might live. LGreat ap-
@plause Lei those who have erred
repent Let them acknowledge their
| oUeaiancs. Let them become loyal,
willing supporters and defenders OF our
| glorigus -iripes and Stars, and oil the
,retitniion Of our country. Lei the
/ f.o5ers-the conscious, intelligent trait
he punished and subjecsed 10 she
! peusltle5 Of the Law. Applause But
n The prsqt mass who have been forced
ioio Tins rebellion Ia many instances,
and in others have been mlzled, say
/ laofancy. kindness, trust and conf
! denee Applause
Ng couutrymen, when look back
aver tD. history OF the rebellion, / an
n.t win when 1 ask you il 1 have not
ryss as much evidence Of my deyo.
non 90 the Union as some who croak a
ar.at deal about H. When / look back
OYER the batlle-ields of the rebellion,
thiuk OF the many brave men IN whose
r,mganV / was 1 caunot best r6cOl.
! Isct. though l was sometimes ia places
where che contest vas most dlticuli
and the result was most doubtful, buI
almost before the smoke has passed
away. before lie blood has done reek
in7. before yae bodies of the slaiu have
rggsed tirsu2a the stages Of decompo
r.iou What do Ie now nndi The
rebellion has been pus down by tn5
steady rrru Of the Government IN jhc
Hsll But IT, .hat the oNly way in Whict
vgu can have rebeliiOnl Our struggle
Wis AGAINST an attempt TO divide thy
Union. but almost before the smoke oil
the batlsfeid has passed away-b5.
lore our brave men have all returned K
their hoInes and renewed the ties 0
affection and love 10 their wives anC
their chiIdren-ae fnG slmOst auothe.
p REBELLION i-nauEnrated. We pat down
3 The former rebellion in order TO proven.
the separation of ths States, 90 proven.
3 them from flying OF, and thereby
, changing the character OF our Govern
/ ment znd weakening its powers bu
now that the struggle on our part ha.
. been successful, and that attempt he
, been put dogn, we find now an etior
j. 10 concentrate al power in the band
1 of q few at tae federal head, aud there
by bring about 81 consolidation Of tn
g Government which is equally objection
I able with a separation, (yocilerous APP
4 ulause) We lind that powers are as
/ spmea aud attempted to be excl
cised. of q most extraordinary charaC
les. II seems that governments ms.
be rey~olutionized. Governments a
To- lleast may be changed without goin
"A through the strife of battle.
believe it is q fact attested in histC
o nv that sometimes revolutions most dis
n sstrous TO "a people ere effected withou
the shedding OF blood. Tie substanc
g ur your Government may be take.
away. while the form aud the shadov
remain. We find that in point OF taC
nearly an the powers of the Govern
It meat are assumed by an irresponsibi
central directory, which does not eve
"a counsel the legislative or the executiy
e department OF the Government ]
e seems that practically the legislatiy
power OF the Government Is now veste,
That great principle OF the onstitutlo
a which empowers the Legislative d.
r. partment-tbe Senate ana the hous
of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tor itse.
h of The election returns and qualihc.
N lions of its own members, has Oeen va
tuslly taken away from the lowe
d branches OF the Legislative Departmeu
.r of the Government, 9pd conferred ~
re- on a committee who must report be
To- fore either House can act under IN
Constitution - "a prospecting the men
n beers who are 20 take thei- seats, q
Y- clmplcit parts of interpretive bOdie
By taIs rule DC is assumed that theI
K must be laws passed recognizing a Stat
h as IL the Union, or its especial r~elstio1
Ia 10 the Union ara restored, before th
IN ~rssoective Houses can judge of In
r- election returns and qualifications {
e their members. What oppositio
is tbat7 You struggled for four veal
ii to put down rebellion; You denied j
m tie beginning Of the struggle that an
la state could 40 out Of the Union; yo
re SAID that il had neither the right nc
he the power to 30 so the issue was msd.
and ithls been settled that the State
had neither the right nor tue power
q 20 cut Ok the Union.
er With what consistency, sitter Il ha
d been settled hy the military arm of ia
D. government and by the public iuds
msut that the States had no rightto Z
Al out of lhe Union, q SDy one no,
Is turn round and assume that they on
70 uat-thAGt they shall not como iu2
am free 90 say 70 you, as your Execr
tive, that I am not prepared TO take an,
Ia such position. (Appiause) / said II
.a the Senate in the very inception of thi
7 rehslii01. that the States hEd no nigh
70 10 out. / ssid they had 10 POKE
10 70 out That question has been sci
d died, and ID beng settled, I cannot ,url
around o and give the lie direct +
g all tbatl have prolessed and all hay.
done for ihe Lass five years. tApplause.
3 Even those who rebeiled comply witt
D the Constitution when they give sufi
g cient evideuce OF LOYALTY, when thel
show that they can be trusted, wheI
.a they yield obedience TO the Law tina
D you snd +! acknowledge obedience t.
I say extend 10 them Inc right hsnd o
Is fellowship, sud let peace and union b.
restored. Immense applsuse)
@ WAsHSGT0S, Feb. 22-Ihe National Mon
umeut Society held mestiug ta-day; Pres.
dent Johnson presided, and made a few re
marks, allu0i8E to M~ashngt0n's farewell
Z address as containing the principles b.
) which he sought to be guided, and express
u ing the hope that all the States would con
. tjnue their contributions 70 the structure L
be completed as an enduring memorial &