Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-04-27
ARADICAL RR0ADsIDE.

We take the following from the Chicago
Tribune, printed under the caption, Loy-
atty not Sufficient" to show our Southern
Radicals that they will have TO define them
selves more clearly than they have dcne, or
step out of the ring. Loyalty" with the
Northern Radical lis Of no earthly conse-
quence but party is above everything.
The same is probably the case here, but we
should like to hear the Radicals say so fairly
and frankly, as they do in Chicago. If they
do not they will be kicked out of the church,
il the vcstry has any selfrcspect. The Tn
buac says:
We are astoundcd at the want ol common in
tclligcncc displayed by some protcsscdly Repub-
lican journals relative 20 reconstruction. They
seem 10 consider that 10 matters not how soon
the seeded States are recognized provided two
loyal men are elected gs Senators. and sufficient
number more Of Loyal Representative. Now. TO
our apprehension, the " i3VutH' ot u.a men trhO
.gdV b. sgH 10 Congress ~ matter uf HO earthly
..tIoffrHr. COMPARED with that of the admission
lf the prescribed class In each State 10 vote. An
southern men are about equally loyal They all,
40 some time. opposed secession, and they all, at
some subsequent time. fought tor II. or aided
Others 60 do So. The distinction between those
who favored il early and these who came in late
between those who fought for 10 in the field and
those who sustained IL IN civil office or private
htc-bctwcou those who believed 10 would succeed
aud those who thought tt would fails all the dis
tucjiou there Is between them, and tins docs not
make any ui them a whit more or less arcbrl than
any other. At present they are all whipped out,
and have no disposition TO renew the fight.
They ready Go obey the laws 50 far they
are compelled 60. and there Is real distinction
therefore in their present loyalty. IhCi: loyal.
disloyal and Union men will all vote the Copper
head ticket together. and argue the tuprcrhcad
side OF every question. In this respect even An
drew johnson, though once styled a Republican,
does not differ hairs breadth from 4. III. Ste
phens the Vice President of the rebellion. and Is
even less progressive than Mr.. Reagan, the rebel
Postmaster General.
AN southern whites, whether poor or rich, De
mocratic. Whig or Republican. slay Choldcrs or
slayccatchcrs. arc infected with the same virus.
They hate alhlibcrty except the liberty 10 cnsaNc,
and flr oulv safety for RspUhhcdH pr,Hc,pirs a. 20
DO found not their promises 81 ioruiU, lot iH our
ability ,rrr1~lcrc and an orgdsioBs 90 r1ic than
dorm r., ~, tdliof-bor ere hare rhppct them ~
rhr i~iR tn, opH practical question: therefore, g.,
tu t-luf means NC Freedom iortHg people 81 The
at1u srH most surCiu sucrgssftihy and perpetual
Pa f7Hft rrH The drrufCts al s|UrtTU throughout The
land. Evidently the first thing 90 be done Is 10
give the ballot TO every loyal man. whether black
ar white whose rafs ere u,fd. We are not di>pos-
ed To- insist that this shall be done Immediately;
but until 10 l. done. VIC do insist that the South
ought Go have no more Representative than she
D. entitled TO the basis of the uumhc~ of actual
voters