Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-08-04

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the country. He said there were but two
parties in the country; one Of which was
composed of the constitutional and true
loyal men of the United States, those |
who fought for the preservation !
of the Government; the other was
made up of all grades Of characters, rebels,
guerillas, outlaws, robbers and copperheads.
ANDY JOHNSON was at the head of this |
party. He could not name the party
would have to wait until after the Philadel
phia Convention. As to the DUNCAN letter,
he did not care how often the rebel press
published ibid not intend saying any
thing about it if published daily.
Much had been said about the illegality of
the present Legislature. The so-called
JOHNSON party, in making these attacks on
the Tennessee Legislature attacked their
great chieftain, ANDREW JOHNSON, for no
sooner did the Congress of the United States
receive the intelligence of the ratification of
the constitutional amendment by Tennessee
than she was admitted, shd this action of
Congress was approved by the President.
He said he was sorry to see some Union
men disposed to denounce the Legislature
and to follow off after the rebels. During
the revolution of '76 there were two parties
in the country-one of these was the
Wing party, and other the Tory party.
The tory party was distinguished for its
devotion to the English Government; the
Wing party for its adhesion to the cause of
the revolution. So soon as peace was de-
clared, acts were passed by all the States
but two, DISTINGUISHING all those who sympa-
thized with the English Government. These
acts were approved by Congress. If
the States during the early history of
the United States had a right to dis
franchise their citizens, of course
a State has the same right now. Hence the
action of Tennessee in DISTINGUISHING the
rebels of her State acted as precedent
established by MADISON and others who
aided in the establishing of the government.
He said that the leniency of the general
government towards the rebels was enough
to ruin their respect-that no government
had ever exercised such kindness, and that
when they were still its acknowledged enc
mics.
The constitutional amendment was sent
ito Gov. BRowNLow by ANDY JOHNSON
through the Secretary of State, and that it
was duly ratified, and that it would be rati-
fed by three-fourths of the States North.
Much had been said about the Metropoli-
tan Police law. 1t had worked adj
mirably in Memphis and Chattanooga, and
he could not see the propriety of the course
pursued by the MAJOR and people of Nash
Vile. The Legislature had the right to pass
the law authorizing the organization. 1t
had been done through all the Northern
States. Some of the Nashville papers had
threatened resistance in the event Of an at
tempt to carry out the organization in this
city. Hesaid that this expression was in keep
ing with the declarations of MONTGOMERY
BLAIR, one of the advocates of ''my policy"
who had said that if the Republican party
was triumphant that another war was GER
tain.
In such an event all that would be neces-
sary for a reconstruction of the South would
be surveyors compass and chain. The
riot at New Orleans was one of the results
of "my policy"-the teachings of the Adj
ministration.
The men who use this language, and are
endeavoring to incite revolution, never
smelled gunpowder-they fought with their
pens and tongues. They were anxious for
the strife, but always put others forward to
do the fighting. He said that he desired to
dissuade them from such a suicidal course.
That war again was folly. The North was
unit; and should they endeavor to rally
another army, the South would be extermin-
ated.
In all this he held JOHNSON responsible;
and if another war broke out he would hold
him responsible for that also. In 1861, in the
Senate of the United States, ANDREW JoHN-
son. the father of Radicals, said that Loui-
siana and Florida, by their acts Of rebels
lion against the United States should cease
to be recognized as States, and should be
governed as territory. This was uttered
before SUMNER and STEVENS advocated such
policy.
As to the negro he would confess that he
was his equal, and in less than five years
would have all the rights accorded him by
the laws Of the country that was due him as
an American citizen. In abiding again to
the action of the Legislature in passing the
constitutional amendment, he said that
| 100000 ought to be appropriated by the
! State for the erection Of a monument TO the
| memory Of these who voted for it.
Speaking of the despotism that had been
exercised by the President, he said that his
| dispatch TO the Attorney General Of New
| Orleans in regard TO the convention Of loyal
men that was held there, it was unparalleled.
No despot in Europe had ever dared
/ 70 issue any edict half so despohc. lie
closed by appealing TO the Union men to
| stand firm and not suffer themselves to be IN
| huenced bv the rebels Of Nashville and the
surrounding counTy-that a crisis was at
hand and they must be ready to meet 1t, let
the consequences be what they might