The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-01-10

eminent puDLc services OF many of its
members
And nov with the New York Even
ing Post we would like to know what
good reason can be given for denying
Florida her representation on the hocr
Vi Congress
The An,i-Slsyery Standard says bIr.
Seward having pressed Great Britain,
on the Alabama and kindred claims,
10 tbe point Of s fight or a back down,
chose the latter; but that be is now en-
gagged IL stirring up 3 wal cloud on the
Mexican question, having transferred
his bullying from ST James to st Cloud
The object Of Mr. Seward, the Standard
says, is to furnish dmid republican
members OF Congress with an excuse
ioI lupp0rting the Presidents policy of
reorganization If foreign war should
seem imminent the necessity for a
uuited country viii override all scru-
pies a TO the expediency OF The Presi-
dents pisn. IL adds, Doubtful Re
puhlicaus could not desire a more
plausible excuse 10 their constituents.
In tho presence Of a foreign foe, what
patTiog can remember internal dissen-
sionsy The country is div ded, TO meet
Al enemy, it NUT be united. The
South sUllen in defeat viii forget her
resentment In haste { rally once more
Tor defence Of the flag against the in
suits OF 8 European power. The North
a 40 longer stop TO think Of the ne
gro when Tie Union is assailed from
without Strike hands, Join ranks. be
brothers once againl Congress opens
lie doors, the traitors rush in,-aud
them Wen, then, Mr.. Seward comes
back from Vera Cruz, Hot having seen
JusrtE Gen. Grant does not 20 in Com
modore WinsiOWs aagship; Gen. Scho-
fields Paris mission diss Olives into air;
the troops on the Rio GrAnde are mus
tered oui the war cloud vsnishes. It
viii have served ats purpose. Mr.. Sew.
ards and ME Johnsons policy has tri-
umphed sud the Union is restored
the GA Union, mark you, with the
Southern members back in Congress,
whence no human power a again ex.
clude them, the State lines once more
drawu close against all Federal legisla-
ton, tle unhappy blacks delivered
over q lie mercy Of State codes, and
reduced st the viii Of their old masters
10 their old bondage.
"ghere are o a few Republican in
both senate aud House who are per
iecay ready TO assist such ascheme as
THE They dare not 10 IL without some
decent prttext, Mr. Stewards busines.
iz 10 iuruisb the pretext IL is the cas-,
oi the man who was indicted for steal
ing d pig. The proof against him wa
perfect yet the Jury-under such iniiu
,nces as the administration uses OF
Congress hsd agreed 10 acqTit him
why then. said his counsel, "need
make IA speech Oh replied tn,
thief Il want to give them q prstsz
ior acquiaing me
But may not the standard be playin.
q game itself, TO keep the members j
has ia 10 eye from abandoning tn,
radical cause. 1t Is weak invention
"a tany thiug in a stress Of weather
struck en- an the FLANK.
A correspondent Of The New Yor'
Independent laments that Congress
too& d long recess, because il rave IA
Prsli-u. sad Mr. Seward an oppor
uuulty 10 make . flank movement o
uir uit,as lie says:
Adtsutaea has brcl taken ct this d,
.uraua.ut. Hs .hrl Pres. dent aud Air. Sewar,
.s ea..utu "a Hauk movement ugai.st O..
l.Il.u hosts Eor they have withdraw
tls F.sy .-.1aul Governors tiom tour 5I Al
.sa. ga, ana r~-roguiae The ooysruot
ar,L -ay they aayi-edlE for &C s We
u-..r-.a.. lgrs tuat ,hls ayu0u IS o. mus
AIR. srsuII az she marsh to Jhe sea vi
ecu ral sherman
Ar sand hiss committed himself
shs policy uurssrrvcd To a certa.
H,usrr ui t1a press ho said that. 3D. e.
El,ss persisted u is raur-,. Tie Preside.
.HuId oI,uaraw the troops frotn thc >out
al-, itru Do aa tushrrcctisu sud auosh
ua. cau4c, au tnEress would Ic the Tea
800 r.-T u-.Hs Hl suocccdiuEth this acmarl
ah.r tfreal came the ~caautiuc ct the pt
4-... .E.Hrlu --i States au.uE lao
that ratified tlg CLsa,unonag amen.
ut-t ab.i-l.i 8 lanery. Aud now ,c las,
..r I--.-u.tul u. South tauoiiua. with
,.i-. uud MtsIssrI w.th ts rebel Gr.
at.eg tsucral Uoycr-Hr.
aut U-lrVatvu- hich mauy Seaafa
aai st.rc uIhU,rs boldly doclafe it4h
a-a.u o. -Jissauriesr O. b Coz -rcs whs
Us- GUIgr ,onr.Irrll.aa she S5atas OF %
Ia QsesuuL. uua u e calculated
..,sts tr.ello l,ts,,l Caugu,es aad q
lr--l.t-l
some OF these Fellows will. alter
sb.ie REGARD it IS a discourtesy to Co.
ggoss los the President and heads
Jhe Departments - discharge the COZ
mouest duiss of their oi-osS III,
would have Congress absorb the who
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