The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-03-06
Grea, Johnson Meeting at New IA


known as active Republicans, who have
contributed to the triumphs of that
party, and who have been its recog-
nized leaders.
Among the signers were such well
| known names as Hon. E. c. Scranton,
Mayor of New Haven; Nathan Peck,
! President of the Merchants Bank;
Hon. Jas. NJ. Townsend, President OF
the Townsend Bank; Rev. l.. Bacon,
D. D; John B. Darlington, Esq, of the
Journal and Courier; Hon. George II.
Watrous; Hon. John Woodruff, ex-
Member of Congress; Hon. Thomas B.
Osborne, ex-Member Of Congress; Hon.
H. B. Harrison; Hon. JAS F. Babcock,
Collector; Hon. n D. Sperry, Poatmss-
ter, and Edward S. Rowland, Esq.
Senator Doolittle was the principal
speaker. The following resolutions
were adopted
ResoiUea, That no good reason exists for
| the disruption Of that patriotic and power
| ful party which has carried this country
| safely through the perils Of civil war, and
| 10 which alone can De safely entrusted the
work of establishing peace aud just and
| firm foundations throughout the land.
ResoLUed, That in tie opinion of this
meeting the President and Congress have
the same great object in view, that no vital
| difference Of opinion exists between them,
/ and that all attempts to excite among loyas
] A,f Traai1ar Of
are mischieV0us in tendency, and ought TO
! be suppressed.
Resolved, That without intending there
| BY to cast offensive reflections upon any
! lOyal man or set Of men, and with the eE-
| prersion of our profound regret at the per
sonal difficulties which have arisen between
| the President aud certain members of Con-
! gress, We feel bound 70 declare that Andrew
! johnson has never yet betrayed, and, ia
our opinion, never will betray, any trust
| confded TO him, Lgreat applausel and
/ that by indicating MS wish TO have the
/ Southern States restored so coon as they
/ safely can be to iheir constitutional relation
TO The National Government. and his deter
miuauOh to aid 50 far as he can legitimate
| ly do 1t, in securing a representation OF
/ those States in Congress by thoroughly loyal
| representatives anu none others, he IS Tor
| the fully carrying carrying out the policy
/ of his lllustrlyus predecessor, sod Of Ehe
| party which elected them to office, and in
| 30 doing is entitled to the confidence and
| support OF all true Union men.
| ReS0lUed, That every shade Of opinion
! among loyal men deserves TO be treated with
iorbesrance, and that it is the special duty
| Of the Union men Of Connecticut at this
time, by acting in the spirit of this resolu-
tion, and by unitedly supporting and tri-
umphanIly electing their nominees, to ex-
| hiblt to their political friends at Wash
| ington and throughout the country an eX
ample of the invincible strength produced
| by tolerance towards honest differences OF
| opinion, combined with absolute and deter
mined unity Of movement in the hour OF
| action. (Enthusiastic aPplause.)
DR.. Bacon of New Haven, whose
name is respected throughout New
England, and indeed everywhere in the
religious world, addressed the meeting,
making one of his characteristic
speeches, full of power and meaning
He set out by announcing that he had nto
presented himself on that platform 10 in
| dOrse President johnson, nor to lndorse
| Congress. He had ever since the beginning
Of the war apprehensions Of danger IN re-
! gard to the capitalization Of power at Wash
lngton. He spoke not as politician, for he
belonged 10 no political party. He was for
| his country. Who, he said, protects US IN
| our homes who guards Us against danger
to our lives and property? II IS the State Of
Connecticut, not Congress, nor would we ever
think OF looking to Congress FOR such sec urity
To the State of Connecticut then we owe our
safety aud our protection. He was be-
lever in State rights. He did not mean
! by that State sovereignty. There were
those who thought that Congress should
govern the Southern States. As Tor nm
| he did not want it to govern Connecticut,
and vet Connecticut had furnished some ol
the worst and some of the best men 70 the
country. In fact, Connections could raise
| almost anything. She gave a Gen. Putnam
and a Wooster in the Revolutionary war,
| and she had produced a Benedict Arnold.
| Not long ago she produced a secretary y
| of the Navy for President Buchanan
| Administration. And if she should by
/ some mishap send such a one TO the United
| States Senate, be did not see how MS friend
| Doolittle was going to prevent 1t ana al
| though the loyal people OF the south miShE
/ not like it, he did not see how tney couId
| help it. lie said that when peace was fully
restored, and President Johnson ssald II was
| not restored yet, we must allow the eoulh-
ern States 10 govern Themselves, Just as
! truly as Connecticut. II must not be eX-
! pected that the States which had been IN
! rebellion would send the very best men 10
| represent them in Congress at hrst; but ne
| thought that no State IN the Soutn Would
send a worse man to the Senate than Con-
| necticut, If the ticket headed by the name
kof GEN Hawley should be defeated. UP 10
| the time when misunderstanding tooA
| place between the President and Congress-
| they had been rejoicing over victory Oul
the prospect had been dulled by this con-
| f.ct in Congress, and be hoped TO avoid the
| spreading OF this conflict from Washington
| to the whole country. While he did not
appear 10 indorse either the President or
! Congress, he was opposed to this conflict
because it was fraugnt with harm and ms
chief, snd it must be stopped. lie dia not
| beliye in the theory that the southern
States were out of the UaiOu. It was I'M
possible Tor a thing 10 be out OF itself, hence
those States were still n the Union. Al
though the States never went OUT 'uo ,,o
cessionists did, and in seceding were sun'y
of treason and entitled 20 hanging 'nion
| men Of the reyoited States have rgnl 20
representation in Congress, and this had
been the view of President Lincoln, as ne
showed by his approval Of the admission oi
representatives, from Virginia into congress
and the admission of Andrew johnson into
the Ssnats, although his Stale had procl am
ed itself out ofthe Union BY secession "lth r
in its own borders. The North bad iough'
through four years Of bloody war TO prove
that the revoltsd States could not 60 out Of
the Union. The South should be allowed
TO send representatives 10 Congress upon
taking the prescribed oath, but the strong
hsud Of the Government should at the same
time, protect the rights Of the freedmen
aud the white men OF Union principles, as
also those Of Northern men resident IN me
South.