Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-06-26

thO SONchnlaH}ot tAe4 ufd4e ~ Tug pCOple
bore could potbc lightly disrcgaracd: it
wasa compact which good faith required
him to observe.
Now let us see what the editor Of the
Press and Times thought Of the action
under this order Of General Mitchell, il
there be any sincerity in his published
declarations. In the Nashville Union Of
April 25, 1863, he said
The rush to the Secretary's and Provost
MarshaPs Offices, 10 take the oath and give
bond has been immense for several DAYS
past. Citizens Of all classes, both men and
women, crowd up by hundreds and thou
sands. II has been found necessary to
place strong guard at the door, in order
TO keep the officials from being crushed to
death. There is press around the table,
a press in the ante-chamber, press at the
hall door, and continuous stream of cili-
Gems going to ahiure the JEFF. Davis dynasty
and renew their allegiance TO the Federal
Union, the BEST yes, pre-eminentiy the
best government which e'er the sun shone
on Confederate stock is in q galloping
consumption, and greenbacks are rising.
We earnestly invoke all who take the oath
TO go manfnlly to work in the good cause,
and restore the government of our fathers"
Again, on the 2Sth Of April, 1868, he
said:
zone Of the most stirring and animated
scenes which we have ever witnessed in
Nashville, came off yesterday at the capt.
toll. For days past citizens of all classes,
both men and women, had been going in
steadily and rapidly increasing numbers to
the Federal authorities TO take the oath
and give bond in sums proportioned to their
means, for the strict observance of the same.
But yesterday morning the tide of return
ing prodigals swelled beyond all precedent.
Ii appeared as if some great mass-meeting
was being held 10 the lofty halls of the mag
ni6cent Parthenon, which crowns the Aero
polls of our city. The great halt of the first
floor extending from the south TO the
north end of the capitol were thronged with
an unceasing stream Of people, all eager,
animated and excited The fairer portion
Of the city and vicinity were out in large
numbers, and pushed their way through
the crowd manfully. We scanned the
eountenances of the crowd for sometime
carefully. There were visible animation,
carnestness and enthusiasm, but none Of
the logged sulliness which we have some
times seen in the face Of those who took
the oath reluctantly. Many eyes beamed
with undated delight at the hope and
prospect of the hearty return Of Tennessee
to the Federal Union. We regret that not
withdrawing the large corps of clerks EN-
ployed expressly for the occasion, and not
withsianding many leading citizens from
adjoining counties generously volunteered
their assistance to the authorities for the
occasion, it was found absolutely necessary
to keep many applicants writing for many
hours. 1t was literally impossible to attend
to them as fast as they came in. Bri@rils
himself could not have done it, although
he had hundred hands. The miserable
and desperate cause of rebellion has de-
clined rapidly in this city within the last
few weeks. The most sanguine and obsti-
nate Rebels have plainly acknowledged
that the Southern Confederacy could never
establish Its authority in Tennessee. TIE
bold and decided stand which the AID
ministration has taken of late, and
the determination expressed by loyal
soldiers and citizens everywhere, that
the rebellion shall be put down at
whatever cost, and the fearless avowal
made by the powerful, popular and rapidly
growing Union organization, numbering
among its members so much of the sterling
worth, intelligence and enterprise of Nash
vile, that the government shall be sus-
tanned, although slavery perish, and the
determination manifested by the military
authorities to rid the city of the intolerable
nuisance of disloyalty, have all contributed
to bring about this state of feeling, whose
results are seen in the public abandonment
Of the rebellion"
And he wound up by appealing to "the
thousands who have taken the oath of
allegiance to the Federal government, to
labor hencaforward earnestly f5r the re-
storation of the Union" The thousands
who had thus renewed their allegiance
to the governments, whose return had
filed the heart Of the editor of the Press
aud Times with rejoicing, have since been
deprived of the rights to which that act
entitled them, have been disfranchised 10
violation of the plighted faith of the gov
eminent, and the editor of the Press and
Times has exultsd in this act of trea-
cherry and perfdy.
We have shown that the faith Of the
government, both Federal and State, was
pledged through their representatives
here, to protect the men who took the
oath of allegiance as good and loyal citi-
zens, and thousands took that oath and
have observed it in good faith, yet the
pledge of Gen. Rosecrans and Governor
johnson, made with all the solemnity that
could give binding force to compact,
has been utterly disregarded by the party
into whose hands adventitious circum~
stances threw the control of the State.
We place this burning, blistering record
of bad faith before the people of Tennes-
see, that they may know what estimate
to place upon the men who th1s trample
upon the dearest right of the citizen.