Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-07

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THE TwENTY-sEC0zD IN NASH
WILLIE.
From the Washington Chronicle. (edited by J. w.
The most dramatic coincidence Of these
stirring times was the celebration Of the
twenty-second of February at Nashville,
Tennessee, by the COpperheads and sympa-
thizers. II was almost a duplicate of the
comedy on the same day that began at Gro
ver's Theatre in this city and ended before
the Presidential Mansion. A so-called
Union Convention, the auspices of men who
had served in prominent positions in the
rebel army, and who had been Andrew
Johnson's merciless enemies, was called for
the purpose Of sustaining his policy +" and
denouncing the Radicals, particularly Ste
vens, Summer. Wade, and Wilson The
Nashville Daily Press end Times Of che 9th
instant says that "the getters up of the sham
Union Convention seem to have thrown a
drag-net into the turbid pool Of Tennessee
politics, and to havetal<en Il strange draught
Of odd fish, How graphically true this Of
the architects and managers Of the Copper
head celebration in this city Every one
of the Nashville speakers denounced the
majoritits of Congress in the bitterest terms,
the test oath and the Governor of Tennes-
see; but they all strongly endorsed the Pres
ident's veto Of the Freedmen's bill.
The platform and resolutions were of the
same character, being almost exact copies
Of those adopted at Growers, declaring that
Congress kept eleven States outof the Union,
and characterizing that body as " a fanatical
despotism," a conspiracy" " a asurpation,"
etc, etc. But here the coincidence ends.
The President Of the United States allowed
the Copperhead meeting to call upon him
and addressed it, repeating many of the
charges made by the fresh and furious enc
mics of himself and the Government, and
denouncing leading patriots by name. IN
NdshuJie, h0uerer, NOT a kn0trn Unioaist or an
honest friend of the Government addressed The
Copperhedds. But the remarkable play went
on. After the Copperhead convention, a
mass meeting Of the real Unionists, the old
Andrew johnson patriots, was called in the
hall Of the House Of Representatives, which
was addressed by the brave Col. VIM. B.
Stokes, one of the applicants for admission
into Congress from Tennessee. We COPY
copiously from this powerful speech.
The Hon. Horace Maynard, also an appli-
cant for seat in the present Congress, and
Colonel Stokes had been invited BY the con-
trivers Of the eopperhead Convention to adj
dress them. In reply to their invitation
Mr.. Maynard sent them a letter Of scorching
denunciation. IL is rebuke to the bad men
of Tennessee, and of their associates and
sympathizers in Washington, and parts Of il
may be applied with terrible signiGeance TO
the speech Of the President. But this is
much more true of the speech Of Colonel
Stokes. That noble soldier left Washington
for the purpose of accepting this invitation,
without knowing the character Of the meet
ing, but when he got to Nashville he soon
discovered the design, and Of course avoided
all participation.
We could give no better supplement 10
the speech of President johnson than the
overwhelming argument Of Colonel Stokes.
1t covers the whole ground. 1t not only
jIstifes the Union majorities in Congress,
but asserts that the only real friends Of Ten
nessee are the Radicals in Congress. 10 ex-
poses the COpperheads with the seyerest sar-
casm. Ii shows that the delay in admitting
Tennessee was inevitable, TIE result Of rebel
ATROCITIES in that State, and that when the
Committee ON Reconstruction reports the
plan upon which Tennessee will be admitted,
that will be the basis for the admission Of
the insurgent States. This able statesman,
who fought in the Union army with signal
bravery, declares that he would not vote for
the repeal Of the test oath until he froze in
his seat" But that part Of his speech which
relateA to the Presidents forgiveness Of the
recent rebels and Copperheads, and "a their
false professions Of friendship, Is most
worthy Of serious reflection, and shows how
the veterans Of the war, the moral heroes Of
the rebellion all through the border, regard
the extraordinary attitude Of oEF Chief
Magistrate.
Oh, that such appeals would reach the
heart OF the man upon whom 50 many hopes
have centred, and whose present position IL
30 deeply mourned in the loyal sections OF
the landl The voice Of the brave Colonel
Stokes, of Tennessee is but the echo OF the
aching hearts Of millions Of Americans.
Will not the truths he speaks awaken the
old patriotism Of Andrew Johnsenl Is he
still insensible to the fact that the enemies
of his country and Of mankind are seeking
to use him to destroy civil liberty, and TO
give permanent triumph to the foul iend
OF human slavery? The passionate excite
ment Of the masses; their earnest longings
that he may respond 10 their patriotic pray
ers; their agonized amazemeEt that there
should be any doubts az TO his relations 10
the great principles at issue; are not the
Of mere party resentments,
bet the development Of holy, irrepressible.
and religious attachment TO country. Let
him respect and obey this sublime appeal,
and all may yet be well.