The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-11
5(ashrille aGniu1I.
MN. CAMERON q co., Publishers.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY II. Isss.
The Republican Parry and the Presi


The Chicago Tribune yesterday Is
sued its bull accommodating Andrew
johnson from the Republican party
and, after the manner of the ancient
ritual, cursing him in his body and al
its members, and in his soul and all III
functions The charges upon which
that paper has tried, convicted, and
sentenced the President are, in brief
J. That he is a pro-slavery man from
habit, education, and natural inellna-
ton.
IL That his association with the Re
publican party was merely to secure
good home and support; which, though
secured, has not been able 20 prevent q
struggle between honor and affinity
between his higher and lower instincts.
Ill That he has been playing false
to the Republican party, TO secure the
eountenance and support Of the rebel
element for the next Presidency. That
he is courting the rebels, and shaping
his policy to secure a united Southern
vote for himself at the next election,
and in this matter is afhliating more
and more strongly every day with
the Northern and Southern Democracy,
hoping 10 so divide the Northern vote
as to make his election certain.
". That, mot being q statesman
nor a lnan of any high order of intellect
nor elevation of sentiment, he has never
been more than specifically Repub-
lican, and now gravitates by force of
his affinities toward politicians of his
own class, and they are to be found
among the three classes of men who
are alike in despising ideas, especially
those of liberty, viz l. Republican
trimmers like Dixon, Doolittle, and
Raymond Copperheads like the
Seymours and the Woods. 3. Rebels
like A. H. Stephens and Herschel Y.
johnson"
The same paper also alleges that the
Presidents purpose Is to arrest eman-
cipation at the present stage of its
progress and turn it backward, and to
admit the Southern States forwith un-
der their present organizations, keep
ing the loyal negro from the ballot
box, and GLOWING the rebel element in
the South to participate in Congress
equally with the loyal North in the
settlement of all questions growing out
of the war, such as the rebel and ma
tional debts; and that he proposes to
use the coerciVe power Of public plum
der TO bribe and bully Republicans into
a support of his policy.
These are the charges presented
against the President, and upon which
his accusers have already convicted
him, ard sentenced him TO the pains
and penalties of accommodation.
The proof upon which the conviction
is justified is said TO be "intimations of
a private but reliable character re-
ceived from Washington.
We trust that we have the unity
and perpetuity of the Republican party
as much at heart as the conductor Of
any other journal in the United States.
Fidelity to its great leading principle
of liberty and justice 10 all men, and
the equality of all men before the law,
has been and will continue to be the
test by which we shall decide for our
selves upon the truth of its members.
We knoY oil no man so high in the
party that his betrayal of that princi-
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exalted in position that his falsity to
this principle should be extenuated
But we have no evidence yet that An
drew johnson, who is President, is not
as loyal at heart 10 the principles of
those who elected him, as the Andrew
Johnson who braved secession in the
Senate, braVed rebellion in Tennessee,
and won the plaudits of an admiring
country by the frank expressions of 8
bigh-toned patriotism.
The American people will be less in
clined to unite IN this sweeping de-
nunciation of the President, coming, as
it does, from q quarter which in times
gone by was equally virulent in its
abuse OF Mr.. Lincoln, and declared
Grant and Sherman unfit to wear the
swords of soldiers, and murderers of
the men sacrificed by their incompe-
tency. The same paper now excom-
municates the President; and, in the
absence of all evidence that Mr.. John
son has committed or contemplates
committing any act Of national treach-
cry, the public will have no trouble in
sttributing the assault to the same low
motive which dictated the like assaults
upon others.-Chieago Republican.