Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-30

the 0iden time when that great party. which
has ontliyed every older and every Younger
organization, and survived even tho shock
OF revolution and civil war, stood then
audacious, defiant, belligerent and struck
as with a hero's strength; and when the
blow fell its heroes went down before il.
{Cheers
20 for the sword Of lor,nor days.
y, for the men who bore them,
Who. armed for right. suhiimeiy stood.
And tyrants crouched before them
Auspicious smens cheer US; and the
growing vigar and pugnasity of our Demo-
cratic press and pBblic speakers smack OF
coming triumph. Sparkling in every eve.
| speaking from every tongue, beaming from
every cotintenance IL has the very ring of
assured and not distant victory. Give us
time; let us be patient and calm of sonl, and
the future is ours. The recent past is full Of
encouragement. Look at the late election
IN Ohio, where, with sound, bold plat
form, and gallant candidate--one in
whose veins flows the bleed Of the earliest of
American martyrs to the liberty Of the press
more than sixty years ago--one hundred and
nlnety-three thousand freenien renewed their
solemn vows to Liberty, to the Constitution,
and to the Union forever
And to-day the ensign of Democracy
stands full high advanced, with the augury
Of victory smiling konf every fold From
another quarter, too, we have hope. Provi-
dence, fer wise Purposes, and choosing a fit
instrument, commissions the great enemy Of
Democrats-and of souls, too, as we learn
from Holy Writ-to SOW the tares of discord
among our foes, and bountifaf harvest will
soon be ripe and ready for the taper. Po-
litlcal artiic glve ns Sonthron. Demo-
crat born and bred, for Vice President.
Men propose; God disposes." Providence,
IN an suspicious moment, made him Presi-
dent; for so the loyal prophets told us, and
does not Providence speak TO and through
them2 And although we may not endorse all;
though Andrew johnson has done or omitted
some things for which he deserves our most
severe and just condemnation, yet, through
him, the future is full Of promise; and
though some may censure me here tonight.
yet as for myself, believing verify that his
aim and purpose is the immediate and com
plete restorationsof the lately Confcderated
States to the exercise of all their rights
under the Constitution, within the Union,
representation included, |, as a member Of
the Democratic party, am ready to give him
a cordial and determined support. loud
cheers. To the exact extent to s'hich he
shall adhere to the Constitution, restoring
the old Uniou-I mean the Union founded
upon the Federal idea; State lines, State
rights, State sovereignty, the supremacy of
the General Government within its delegn-
ted powers, and supremacy of the State Gov
ernment within the limits of their reserved
rights, he has claim to our support, which.
as patriots, we can not deny. Applause.1
However much and however Justly we NAV
at times have trembled and doubted whether
he had nerve enough to meet the shock of
fanaticism rushing like the angry surces Of
the ocean against him, will not question It
now; vet would that could whisper in his
ear, ''Change your Cabinet, and at once, if
you would not be betrayed, and would be
saved" Said he the other day to distin-
guished citizen Of Ohio, no lenger resident
here, speaking of the great question of re-
construction, and Of his policy in regard to
it, My baggage is checked through on that
line" God grant il, and that he may lose
neither his checks nor his baggagl. Loud |
cries Of Amen and cheers.
To this extent as patriots, let US stand by |
him. Yet LET us not be deceived. The |
Democratic parfy will not come into power
through Andrew johnson, nor by reason
merely Of anything he may chance "a or
to leave undone. First OF all men o. that
party, TO express a degree Of confidence in
him, judged by his antecedents, his educa-
tion, his discipline, and his formerly and
long-professed principles, | speak it freely. |
The Democratic party is dependent for |
triumph upon no President, upon no Con-
gress, upon no one man or number Of men,
in power or out Of power but upon eternal,
lmmutable and omnipotent right and truth,
and upon Its ancient, compact, consolidated
discipline and tread Of its
heavy-armed legionary soldiery, beaten, 1t
may be, at the Trebia, at Thrashimene and
Al Cannae, yet able, at last, TO execute their
determined purpose, that the Carthage of
anatieism and of tyranny shall alike be
destroyed, and free-liberal, tolerant, Dem
ocratic system Of Federal Republics give
laws and public msrals alike 10 the land.
Loud cheers.)
In conclusion, Mr.. President, while may
not even yet pronounce for certainty that
liberty is now secure among us nor may
promise that civil war shall not, sooner or
ater, again scourge and desolafe the States
md people Of this land, yet in the more dis
ant future, at least, | behold the morning
'tar Of hope gliding the horizon and cheer
ng US with the coming Of brighter day.
Myself, Just entering upon the meridian Of
ife, believe shall live to see il In all its
gorgeous magnifcence. | trust that the
oldest here among us may not go down TO
he grave till his vision shall have been
blessed by the splendid restoration Of the
,ood old days which We and our fathers
nee saw-days such rs old Rome enjoyed
n that most glorious period Of her exis-
ence, immortalized, not more in prose by
Ter great historian, than him Of England,
ssayist, poet, historian. alike, and worthy
n all of Greek and Roman fame:
"Then none was for aparty,
Then all were for tho State:
Then the great nan helped the poor.