The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-09
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- NEsDAl, January s. 1895
Florida.
The Legislature of Florida met on
the 18th of last month, and after it was
organized, Judge Walker, the Governor
elect, was insugurated. Provisional
Governor Marvin laid before the Legis-
lsture MS farewell message and retired
nom his Office. We Icy before the
readers Of the USIoS this morning in
tereshng extracts from the inaugural
address OF the new Governor. Il will
be noted that be is fully alive TO The
important duties devolved upon him,
and meets questions connected with
the abolition Of slavery firmly and pa
triohcally. The legislature of Florida
viii, 10 DOUBT carry out his recon-
mendstions, and then Little Florida"
viii be resdy TO resume her constitu.
uOnsl and normal relations with the
Federal Government What Congress
ought 10 do when her Representatives
appear at Washington, is plainly indi-
Gated in the following article from the
New York Evening Post:
We sboald like 10 know on what grounds
OF public policy, or sven OF ordinary good
iailh, The people If the State Of florida are
10 be denied the privilege Of resuming the
political relations with the other people Of
lhe Union. In 3 moment Of frenzy aud de-
fusion they too. part with the States Of the
South which tired 10 force themselves out Of
she Union by q resort 10 arms. But they
isiled IA the attempt. The project was III
advised, hopeless, desperate from the be-
ginning, as the event has proved, and thew
How see the magnitude and wickedness Of
tier folly, and they desire 10 return 10 the
happy told from which, like spoiled children.
they endeav0red 10 get away.
In order 70 accomplish the reconcilistion
they have asked Of those Of rs who took The
wiser course, on what conditions they would
be permitted 10 retrieve their mistake, and
knit onte more the bonds Of political union,
which they 70 foolishly severed. The prompt
and decided answer Of the President was
that which every just minded man would
give IN similar circumstances He said that
Lehad no aoubt that Congress, es the rep
resentauve OF tho nation, would be glad 20
welcome them back, # they would repent
Of the evil principles and propensities that
had mlsled them into the war, and put that
rspentance in such permanent shape that it
could never itself be repented OF; and hat
they would never again renew the follies Of
the past.
Two or three things the Presiden thought
would be a sufficient evidence Of the SINGER
ity Of their reformation; in the first place,
that a convention Of the people Of the
state, the ultimate form Of action on the
part Of TIE sovereign authority, should re-
peal the act Of secession, declaring il null
ana void fsom beginning, declaring that ali
they hHd done in heir state Of instruction
had 40 more validity Than the doings of a
crazy man; IN the second place, that the
debts they had incurred in prescott ng their
mad schemes should be also f'repudiated, -
that iB, denounced as no debts At all, but
mere Eoap-bubblss or paper wind bags,
out Of which no man 10 the end Of time
would ever be able 70 derive the slightest
succulence; aud, in tie third p ace, the
real cause Of their alteration, the practice
VI a~iavcrv, should be removed, first, by the
orrsuc law Of the state, and second, by the
organic law Of the Unioa. One nail was
nor enough 70 be driven into The conn Of
thut monster, and SO two OF the strongest
and most tenacious texture we've to be sent
home by the hammer Of the popular Wa.
This i what the President advised, hold
ing atiho same time his poWer Of pardon Tor
~ulterior use. To rid the nation and
the states forever o. the causes Of
the war. oil slavery and the principle OF
secession, by the IA. mal and regular eNer-
ciso Of the functions Of government, seemed
10 them a pro1igious and glorious consum-
matitn.. The war had been undertaken
ouly % defend the integrity Of the nation
hut ia the course OF It's prosecution il had
brought with IL. besides success, the emsn-
ripa ioa Of q race and the free and ul
acknowledgment OF two such grand results
br The very states wAich had struggled
against them, was an event hardly 20 be ex-
.ected- 4 beaten Ice, Of course, "a obliged
10 submi 70 the terms dictated by has con-
queiari but, Tor a beaten Zoe 10 hasten It's
abiurauun OF the principles that made him
. Toe, IN order that he might live again in
ths iriendhest relations with his eoLqueror,
D. not a common end OF war.
Floriua took the recommendations Of the
President. speaking not authoritatively but
NORMALLY { 2 the whole people, In the best
affaith. A convention vas called which
repealed abe act OF secession, which pat
away tne rebel debt, which abolished
slavery, aud which provided for the more
tmporlant civil rights o. the class emanct-
nai.d. In addition 10 this, the Legislature
-asf assembled viii, IN q few days, confirm
ne tensuuutional Amendment, which ren-
drrs slavery nlegsl, in al its shapes, aud
"a all parts of the republic. This has beer
done, "a Z sullenly, not reluctant y, not Of
necessity. because there was no other
course % pursue, because a PROSTATE enemy
must submit 10 the heel Of his v~anquisheri
lut. IS we are told by both the pro-
Nsiunal and regglar governors, with the
.heer.u l concurrence Of The people They
-. as eager To procure the good will Of the
nation as they were Formerly 40 ineur ~
snuiiiy.
No,.. when Governor MRrvin. IS ardent &
Vnronist throughout the war a. any man "a
Wellington. presents his credentials as tbs
ehc.eu S-natr Of Florida 10 the senate o
tbe United states when another person a.
unobiectonuble o. he shalt present his ere
lauti.ls 20 the House Of Representatives
,ve should Ike TO know what principle o
yutlte law. AHA motive OF puulic policy
whst confederation OF justice aud good laid
wall warrant US in ainging those papers II
their face and telling them 40 wait our cap
r..a We ave been az war Tor tour years
.y.ndiue three Thousand millions OF dollerl
90 ascrlGcing two hundred and hity thou
aud live, 10 prove 60 Florida and other
thai they could not dissolve their polltlca
connection with the Uaion; and when Flos
,sa and the others are convinced OF IN
truth by sore experience, aud propose &
f.sume thar connection, there - y iactiri
amonr W which says they are cat OF IL
Uniol, aud oaghs 10 be kept out for ave o
zen years 81 least.