Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-24

81 Is lost but even theiI trust he viii emulate
ln me- deyotton OF the young seaman il the war Of
lSi- Nns, n Ter ne was rddled with balls and his
5 R1?,;.S Wa Dored thronsh and through By the
~ iasf III vessel filed and went down, and
= she sunk beneath the waves. bis voice was
nsa s ABOVE The din Of the conaies and the
"a Ane eIements, Long live the United States. =
he Is disposed like Washington 10 overlook the
past- 4ha 70 wage ne war upon persons OF proper
y. az SHOWS that nnson and liberty cannot be
knows the Southern people. that the Isst fires of
the late revolution have been extingnished and
tha, there = no reserve Of oPposition He knows
their fanlts of character or their errors of con
duct, are brave. high-hearted, frank and honest
people, and that when they said they had surren-
aerea ana would abide by the authority Of the
aoFernment. they meant Il in good faith. They
conhde IN HIM and he believes their professions /:
ana pc mas II IN his power. in the present exigen
cies 81 tne country. to active the highest honor
That belongs TO public lfe-tbat OF pacifcator.
NneH the evils of the present hour shall have
passed away-when the clouds that yet finger on
the horizon shall have dispersed-when the sun of
real freedom and peace shall have shot his beams
athwart this lately benighted eontinent-when
passion ana prejudice shall have lost their sway
doubtless the laureis Of the warrior will still be
regaied with admiration and respect, but the
wreath Of civic worth, which shall adorn the
prov OF him who may be so fortunate ~ 10
heal the wounds that aifiiet the body polite and
restore concord and harmony among all sections
OF this great country win be unfading in its cha
raeter. and grow greener and yet greener with the
lapse Of centuries.
am for peace and law and order and fellowship
and equality. am for the Union ON the basis of
the Constitution as 1t is. and mean TO do all can
to aid the work of reconstruction. / therefore
share heartily IN all the sentiments expressed in
admiration of the character and principles and
benign spirit OF Northumberland not less so in
the terms Of appreciation of the course and policy
OF the President. And may we not hope that this
days meeting viii be productive of happy results
IN aaying discords If there any, and in giving
assurance to the Government and the country al
large, that the people of Tennessee are earnestly
and honestly obedient to public authority and 10
the laws, both State and national. and may be
safely trusted With the proper effort ON all sides
with the exercise of spirit of justice and con
ciilation-with diffusion OF genuine old fashioned
Amcricanism, VIC have cause TO be hopeful ard
none to despair Constitutional liberty is not vet
dead, though it stands like the last tower of a
ruined palace. still holding its head to Heaven
while the walls of its splendor and the bowers OF
its delight lie in desolation around" The coun-
try, though scathed and scorched by the fires Of
war, is not yet wholly ruined. These fields will
blossom again like the vineyards around the base
of Mount Etna These thoroughfares will again
be thronged with the votaries of business. Your
majestic steamers will again pillow the ocean. bear
ing on their broad decks your surplus productions
to the distant markets of the earth These galle-
ries of art win be replepished with new and more
gorgeous exhibitions. The geniusof industry will
wave her magic wand once more in triumph over
this once fair and glorious land and toll aud thrift
Will respond to the royal summons by sending
forth Their ten thousand riyults and rills Of teem
ing wealth; and light, and life. and joy and peace
VIII recover their long lost dominion. Patience.
prudence and perseverance, will secure to every
man his rights, and restore TO the country its
wonted prosperity ;eld Happiness.
As sure as God reigns and this globe continues
to reyolve all shaekles imposed by ephemeral
power, upon. the limbs Of frecmen, will fall like
the witheS that bound the arms of the giant in
the Scriptures. Can all the art and wealth and
labor of man stop the cnrrent of the Mississippi
as 1t flows in majestic grandeur to the ocean Can
the Sweeping tornado? Can any repressve power
ssife or paralyzc the terrific energy ofthe volcano?
As wei may you attempt to control these terrible
clements OF nature as TO silence the voice Of free
men, or to suspend their power. Tue stu small
voice 81 outraged humanity, way be UNDECIDED for
the time by the oppresslE in his conscious suprem-
acy, but that yoiee viii grow louder and stronger
every Malnent, and will sooner or later utter its
rlaa IN tones of thunder, that will not be disre-
garded. As nature will vindicate her laws, though
1t makes both earth and ocean tremble, so man
viii vindicate his rights, anywhere and every
where, even in the face of "a universe in aTIs--and
II he be a real man, made after the image of God
ne may be annihilated, but he can never be en-
Then why should we worry and deyour each
otherf Why indulge in discussions. in feuds, aud
IN opprobrious eEithets! We are indissolubly
duration and of glorious memories. Are we rot
children of common ancestry, alike interested
In the great work of reconciliation before u.s. af-
ter a most lamented breach? Let us no longer
disturb the stream upon whose surfaee we are all
being waited in the same barqua-bound to the
same hayen-the same destiny. Let us enjoy to-
gether the bright sunshine. the smiling land
scapes, the verdant fields and sparkling villages.
and make the voyage AZ pleasant possible, for
in this way. alone can we make it prosperous
and happy IN the end. The ebbing tide OF life.
With its rosstless current, will coon carry this gen
eFat9n mr. away into that unknown ocean which
they will never retrace; while the returning food
VIII bring into these seats and along these thor
9ughIares new population, animated with fresh
hopes and ardent expectations. Let us show them
that If we have been unwise enough, or unfor-
tunate enough to mar the inheritance, that we are
prompt to repair it, and so transmit it to them in
all its beauty and in all its glory. And may the
spirit OF him whom We this day commemorate
breathe upon the eGunseis Of all those who rule I
and soothe and sustain the ranks of the lowIy
and the children of toll