Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-06


millions at hons. the prayers Of every heart
painting for liberty. All these aids and infnences
are with US to-day except the few who, looking
from neE standpoint, have felt constrained 10
form an alliance with those they lately despised.
But We have now the glorious memories and as
s0eiations Of thousand battles. while rallying
By our side are the spirits of the grand army Of
patriot martyrs, Of Lyon. REYNOLDS. SEBGWIcK.
MCPHERSON. and last, though not least, our own
beloved N1DSWORTH, cherished II life, his mem
DRY will be green forever. though thousands who
fell into honOred. though unknown, graves in the
swamps Of the Peninsula the thickets Of Wilder
ness, on the field Of Gettysburg, among the clouds
OF Lookout Mountain, at Vieksburg and Porl
Hudson; OF the brave seil0Fs who fred the last
shot dehantly from out the waters that swallowed
up the gallant crew Of the Cumberland, withthe
flag Of their country flying above their opening
graves; that gallant spirit band which went out
from the tortured, starved, and murdered flesh Of
Belle Isle, Libby. Salisbury and AndersOnville
The great spirit too Of taat great Christian pa
trl0t, whose mallgnerS while living were the
friends of his assassins and the viaiers Of whose
memory when dead are now the born companions
around the festive board, and rejoicing in the pat
r0nage Of man who has betrayed the trust Of
cOnhding people. How can the dead body. of
rebellion against the single issue made as BY the
President Of the United States before the peopie3
Shall the States lately in rebellion be restored to
those rights forfeited by treason. or shall they
wait until the results achieved By blood IN the
field shall be firmly secured BY constitutional
OWledgement3
JOHNSON may call US Constitution thinkers
Dees henot remember that every act Of the great
LINCOLN for SURPRISING the rebellion. the tink-
ling of the little bell by SEWARD, which consigned
to Fort Lafayette Northern traitors, without
trial by judge or jury or benefit of clergy; every
act of Congress to raise revenue or an army, was
institutional. JAMES BUCHANAN pronounced not
only secession, but its coercion, uneonstltN-
tiOnal. Let run no such hazard again. En-
grave sOiemnly on the foundations of the repub-
lie the lessons of this war that bad men in future
can read and understand. Their President, JOHN
son, Is on pilgrimage Ostenslbiy to lay the cor
ner stone Of monument to one Of the statesmen
of the Republic; greeted and entertained By men
Of all parties, taking the great heroes Of the army
and navy to create enthusiasm, playing the DEM
agogue by pretending that he II one of the tri-
Dunes Of the people. yet openly Ignoring their
representations, even thankleSS, by Withdrawing
from their contract the settlement of the great
issue before the country, and is giving the only
obedience. In New Orleans he allows the crea-
lures Of the rebellion to suppress an assembly of
Union men, while the bitter malignity of his
every speech clearly indicates the Purpos to at
tempt the suppression of the American Congress.
It is WCll we should know the dangers around US,
that we be prepared to meet the emergencies. and
let the ballot box give out no uncertain sound.
He brands on independent press as subsidized be-
cause it does not hatter his egQtism and praise
his famous policy. Who but he he has the
power to subsidize the press, and who be-
fore he used it basely and uuscrupulOusy.
While denouncing Congress as hanging the
verge Of the Government. he forgot that the sIme
vote alone made him Vice President Congress
and their advocates to-day are deg andlng all
that JOHNSON said at one time should be eXacted
from the rebels He still processes devotion to
the Baltimore platform Of 1864, which pledges as
sistance 10 the Government IN bringing to punish
ment the rebels and traitors that are arrayed
against it. In accepting the platform we did not
consider the States in rebellion entitled to imme
diate restoration. But in calling a convention to
restore the State, who shall restore and re-
establish it2 Shall the men who gav3 their
influence and means to destroy the Gov
eminent are they to participate in the
great work of organization Shall they who
brought this misery upon the States be permitted
to control the constitutions II this be then all
the blood of our soldiers and officers will have
won by noble armies go for naught and all
the battle fields which have been s0wn with dead
heroes during the rebellion will have been made
memorable in vain; therefore say traitors should
take back seat in the work of restoration: he
forfeited his right to vote with loyal men when
he renowned his citizenship and sought to destroy
the Government. Traitors must be punished and
Impoverished; their great plantations must be
seized and divided into small farms and sold to
honest, industrious men; loyal men, whether white
or black, should control her destinies. This AN
DREW JOHNSON mOcks the sentiment OF the
American people, for such sentiments are now
as deep and strong in the loyal heart when he
gave it utteranee He spoke the truth in 1864 IN
his first message to Congress when he said il was
not too much TO ask that each rebel State should,
before it was received in the great family Of the
Union. give evidence and pledges of loyalty. Did
he consider all political rights restored 70 these
States when the rebel armies surrendered Each
had Governor and other officers. yet he set them
aside and appointed military Governors to rule
oveTtthem.
General YANWTcK continued at great length,
criticising and deuOuncing the Presidents policy,
and defending the course pursued by Congress.