Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-02-15
No. 81.



These rampantiy 'leyar' people argue tina
we ought, in orier to be restored 10 III.
Union, aud the enioyments of cur right.
under il, to be extremely repentant-thaf W,
| ought to feel hEmiliafed, ard that bafer,
we are admitted to the fraternal embrace o
reconciliation, We should abase ourselves
and cfari up to receive their forgiveness.
The philosophy Of these people proceed.
upon the idea that the late tremendous civil
war was nothing more than local revolt q
q few tatterdemalians, who were speedily
put down. Every Southern participant IN
that civil war, is, in their view, snch cul.
prit as we see every day brought up hy the
police fora disturbance Of the peace. and
in their view, the dealings with them 5v
the Federal Government should be quite
as summary, and fully as degrading. as
that nseted out TO the offenders first men,
toned, BY the Recorders OF Police Courts.
4 Trsse philosophers are quite excusable
for their mistaken views of the g situation
Never having been within hearing distance.
much less felt the dread thunder-shock of a
contest which shook the continent as with
the jar of an earthquake, it is rot to be won
| dered at that, now since all danger is over,
they should seek, for their own little ends.
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mere local rebellion What though the
world looked on amazed At the gigantic
power brought into action, and it has passed.
immortality, into story and cong, how the
South in her manhood, kept defantly at bay
for four terrible years Of carnage the mighty
power Of the, United States-making the
Americdn name, for all time to come, a
SYNONYM for whatever is most heroic and de-
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poses OF these political jackals, this conflict
was only an espeuts which may properly be
punished by confiscating the property Of the
participants in II, and sending them to the
workhouse. There are two ends attained by
this way of looking at the matter--1st, the
picking and stealing which may be opened
up by general coniiscation; and I'd, the our
eting of the shivering terror that appears to
possess these sanguinary non comhatants,
lest those terrible arebels' should revolt
again. They will have none Of this accept
ance Of the situation, as the war made it,
because in that case there are no more tro-
phiesp to be gathered by iawiess robbery,
and there is unrest and apprehension that
these impoverished Southrons will not
cringe and truckle TO the demagogues who
never fought nor conquered them. i
Not so does the civilized world look upon
the sublime spectacle exhibited by the South
in her accepting the situation" Itlnows
not which most to admire, the manliness of
the South in yielding frankly and Loyalty to
the adverse arbitrament Of arms she had
herself challenged, and so returning to her
allegiance to the Union, or the quick frater-
nization with which her sons were greeted
by the brave Union soldiers who conquered
them, and who, so soon as the authority aaa
supremacy of the Union was acknowledged.
went quietly back 10 the peaceful pursuits Of
life, thousands of them entering into busi-
ness with the very men they had been fight
ing. To the European vision, this "accept-
ing the situation" BY the South, without any
peevish murmuring, and this non-exacticn
Of her humiliation and degradation by the
soldiers of the North, is a sublime triumph
Of free republican government
Quite as widely does the President Of the
United States, Andrew johnson, differ from
these swapping and snarling thirsters for the
blood and property OF the Southern people.
If there ever was, in the tide Of time, type
and Representatives thereal honest, earnest,
bighearted people, that man is Andrew
johnson. Sprung from the people, his
every feeling and thought, his every SYM
pathy is with and for them. lie asks no
more ofthe South than that she shall accept
the situation, as the irresistible current Of
war has shaped 1t. Representing the nation.
the People, not the Politicians-he de- |
mands no sacrifice 70 spirit Of vengeance,
he asks no humiliation, he wishes no abate- |
ment OF the manhood of his fellow-citizens in |
the South. In this, we doubt not, he repre-
sents truly the mind and heart Of the |
American Republic. We are very sure he
represents truly the veteran Army which
prevented the disruption Of the Union.
Every true Southern heart has but one
aspiration-and that is for his success In
restoring the Constitution and the Union.
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KENTrrxY' Feb' b fssS'
Editors Louisville Courier. have seen. In
the public prints, frequent continents on the
death of William johnson, the brother of
The President Those from Northern papers
we're all iil-natured, as they were unjust and
untrue. knew Mr. johnson, resided at the
place at the time am not only familiar with
ais antecedents ina Texas, but the manner of
MS death. He had lately removed from
Columbia to Veiasco, where the duties Of
his office called him. He was on hunting
excursion with afriend and was accidentalsE
wounded in the thigh, in handling his own
yun. The wound was not thought TO be
dangerous, and was neglected /; modification
onsequence--deatiI Ne physi-
ian resided nearer than eighteen miles;
Fhen called Il was too late. -
/ have no reason for supposing that VIII
lam johnson had an enemy upon earth.
lis character for honesty never heard inn
cached. He was good looking and sensible.
ut unletfered. He was thriitless, and "A a
onseqnence. poor; generous, kind and genial
a his temperament. have heard the re-
lark made that had he possessed the self
i'll and energy of his brother. he would '
ave been equally distinguished. 1879
II is necessary for the prevention Of SNUG ,,
ling to have a surveyor Of customs at Velas-
j, the mouth Of the BRACES. He went 20 :
Washington, with the good will of tls all and
Re recommendation OF many. 10 obtair, that
Dpointment. The salary Is but 81 600 per
mum. am quite sure there was no one !
lat knew him, that was not pleased when
! received il. The duties Of the Office were u
ght, and he was capable Of filling them.
He was q Southern man, as much opposed 6
abolitionists as any man in the State. He "
q not take any interest in politics. but !,
tied with the South. He resided in a county y
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