The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-09


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From the Pail Mall Gazette, Dec. 10 ia
The references contained IN the Mes7
81 seE % sih ternSE topics Ars vague, but
10 some extent interesting II is satis-,
fseboFyslto ind that shs army hasIbeen
reduced to 5000G men, though even
that modeTateznumber is considerably
higher than the figure st which the
forces stood before the ~sF. ! Tie essir
mates for this branch of the service hAysr
been out down fFep snere than hum
dred millions sterling TO something
0gensix, AL honest critics Of the ~.
stitu hons and 'oondnct8 Of States must
admit that these fesuits sfs * wonder.
fuI proof. not merely of The nAterAl
resources Fof s eOuntrys which can re-
6Bs 6flSA b pensable finsthi ils without
uercep tib bls 1t 1ehiehee cne 81 rather
tNo OF the largest armies ever raised
in modern warfare, but Of the general
ly heathy condition of the country IN
which, on the termination of a civil
war OF unparalleled severity and magni,,
lhkre 4 mot ulhfb M.si is pewi put
thkte y tertAhly -tbuAetthhE q thAfacier
istic, in the opening PASSAGES of The
message, in which the President spebku
of the progress 5f fynso0astruction, aud
Of the terms on which it is proceeding
and mp7tt hereafter procSad he, IL,
naturally enough, reserved ID his refefI
ences TO what has taken place; butiI
must beoEned that the Bish that there
should be legal recognition and afR Ff
nation Of the principle that treason
is a crirns add tksttsseession was tlie5
gal is as natural and moderate a wish asi
the ruler Of G great nation could beieS.
pected 10 form under the Oircumstsfill
ces Hitherto there has been no grObnd
ut sll for. charging the au1hOritiea of
the United States With ang appFokeh
q, cruelty intheiF conauct towards the
conouered party, No European Gov
eminent ever -behasedds0a bumaneiy
sftef suppfessing rejection, aud the
PresidsRts 3 Message sgiyes W every
reason to believe that this merGf1l
policy viii continue 70 @ be pursued
The Importance oflegal principles and
their extraordinary power over large
masses Of men was never 90 strikingiy
illustrated a. in the whole course ofshe
war Of which this message commenoa
ra4sa the eouelusjpn. Something hks
it may be traced in the history Of our
nBa ciF u MARS hut ip most Of the cOn.1
dicts which have tsken place during
the LAST hundred yesrl in every part Of
Europe, Law mas been cast t0SthS Uinds
BY both sindes as soon IS they took
afnn INTO their banda Il has net
been so with the Americana 4 certzia
number Of violations Of the letter q
tbs ipz ! pe Doubt did saike HIace d1-,
ring the actual conflict, thongh even
in1thosR iustanesi. legal laztificatioas
always were sought for with the great
sst care. AID were often really disooV
Eersds bat in lalu0it every ease ths lew
alone was sPpcl.led 80 and che pOaeFs
Which IL sORfeEFed upon the, public aHia
itllogStleB WeFs 'foand senpiy Asufieieuts
for every purpose This ih iHelf Is,
most rsEsArkable- fast and u j. bnS
which thpr reFitiezpal democracy ought
70 bear eontlhhdllY in mind ID has
beetfysrs csIrhSsS . SFrisa npea the
subject As if by the necessity Of the.
csss, ; deuoersey wss harty sn 3tied %
be popsie = regular go7eEnfnent
II. Is 3a be hopad that the, eSents Of
aslIis' war VT 3aSsl Us 7Ssl bi4g can
sbe. = goyeEn@ent. bat thst iteaH be the
most energetie sAe NEST ree0lsr, the
most iegsi form Of so4efirnant in the
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