The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-27

arr. - H.Ha 49, u aHaahF~ sH'N
lately Ia rebellion, by Itself, ana uecioe
each question upon ito own merits
Ia bs speech % the Cooper Institute
meetirg- Ny. Seward sdycrted 20 the fact
that Congress had been three months IA
session, and that while dlsagreeing WIN
ths Presidents plan OF restoring the SouIh-
en- states, it had given the country no
plan OF is own, and that the 70
which that subject had been referred AHu
done nothing but recomDaend an amend
w.ut 20 the constitution, changing the "a
rf concentration Even tne amend
m-nt has met the oppoation 81
Mr. Sumner. ana Il I5 sad ihat enough
r.sfrol Senators viii vote ugHlu5tIt 10 Iu-
sure its uctsut
If .omuittes IS 10 be sustslued as o
marty measure. is recommendation should
Alec be treated as parry measures "h" be
uuttedIy sustained. Batl All. sumner AHd
other extreme men Do h.t iee1 oou1U'
support ne PROJECTIONS i presents, WY
-b5li5 the Nnuie Un.on sLeug,h oil Con
grsss ie bound 10 acqu!esce IA ats Noh''A-'-
,Nlst-uccg
I'm a G utest before the people, between
az. President. w-o his a. vel uthueu pan
FIR the 10. t5rai5u Il the lete reltl ties
ma Jrrgr,ss. which has 70 pan, aLd Cces
mot seem likely & agree upon one b
difficult d pred ct the resd I. ~ lue OeA
mlttce Of Fifteen en- pre- euis q rt'.ei Pc"
f,sr that OF the President, they sAvud dc
sa. or II il determines in4J those s'H'c'
,lFlt L. have u0 representation RI present
an Tor definite period, let % cay Go. Goa
tuusd delay keeps TIE puohc miha m
f.yerIsh state, and give, an advantage 10
the Copperheaj party that DC o"gh' NOT To
enjoy. ,, wi,h
th4 uroblsm committed 10 is charge We nrh
what sacrifice Of principle Is involved IN
.f,,t5ur The theory ct PRESIDENT ~Johnr'u'
1-. an 9loyaI p-prs-entatlve ana Senators
.T..t men who can take the test oath. and
,E,-. ,,e.rI Is c.esr-sloulu Dee admitted
,...-st ID. tau-rcss. aud those who ols4uaIl-
"a tt.ms,ry,r bv engaging M thc rebellion
.h.ufd be- seat hulucE That plao certainty
la- Ahis merit. that Do WiI encourage lEe
rrrs Union men OF the SOUTH ana az the
ssfne time keep eN-reocls, ana present Ie'-
els out OF The national eouA'itr- Inc O'f-
,.rha3ds have committed themselves u-ry-
trry.3lv 20 the Presidents policy, and have
luru.a 81, much powder iu hls honor, mat
tbeir months would be- CLOSED Gcalust Ell
demands for the admission oi their rebel
friends.
Nothing would so cHcstually ~caeckmate
the now hopeful CoppcrEoad party, as the
adoption by Congress ot tbls ruErtsuon Oh
The President and nothing would s' surely
tend to its signal overthrow as the res'2Fa-
lion of harmonious relations between 'ou-
rress and the President.
Unless our friends I'M Congress can pre-
sent some other and better scheme we sub
nit 90 them whether 40 Is not She part Of
wisdom and patriotism Co speedily admit
the Iayal men who have been elected from
the South. and say 20 the people of that Sec
tsau, that on such hereafter elected VIII be
admitted TO Congress, aud no oih1rs1
It is 10 be hoped that sensible Union
men everywhere will exhibit the spirit
of temperance and moderation which
characterizes the above article from the
Journal. There is 10 good reason for
an irreparable breach between Con
gIess and the Executive nor Is such a
thing desirable Differences Of opinion
must be tolerated and meSu sought
10 get around them in such a way that
the country receive no detriment, and
the mission Of the Union party DO full
filed. Mr.. Sumner ana Mr. Stevens,
and men of their extreme views, do not
represent but are in advance Of public
opinion, and they should not be per
mitted 70 dragon their associates IN
Congress, or out Of Congress, into the
support Of measures calculated, if not
intended, to cause n~l-feeIng towards
the President and those who coincide
with him touching the restoration Of
the Southern States to their constitu-
tional relations with the Government
and thus open an impossible gulf be-
tween Congress and the Executive.
In his veto message the President
gave good and sufficient reasons why
the vetoed bill should not be made alaw. |
Entertaining the reasons he gave he
could not have done ~otherEise, as an
honest man, than return it with bis
objections For this be ought net to be