Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-08-15
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MENTIN TENNESSEE.
A correspondent of the Memphis Post
lone Of the chief organs and opponents
81 Radical sentiment in this State pub
fishes q Communication from !" A Repab-
lican, Of which the following is the
drift and gist
Looking, therefore, at the political con-
dition as it exists to-day LET the kepnb-
lican party in Tennessee ask itself the
question Wat is right now for Us 60 do 7
We are successful in all the length and
breadth Of the nation. We now have our
machinery SO organized that no policy can
control the country but our policy. What
isrioht for us TO do? / do not hesitate to
say for myself(o course / do not speak for
nobody eise,) thasI believe the first great
step in the Fright" will be 70 declare for
q universal amnesty and impartial suf-
fraee :" and 80 far as we in Tennessee are
concerned, 1 am firmly pursuaded that II
Governor Brownlow would on tomorrow
announce this as his policy, one universal
shout of acclaim and glad rejoicing would
60 ND in Tennessee from men who have
long been SICK d tOEAnch OPPOoAeAS- -
national authority, and an era Of fellow
ship and good feeling, essential always 70
domestic happiness, would begin to grow
which would speedily put away this turning
adrift of poor negroes, and which would
more rapidly than anything else cement
the masses into common brotherhood all
eager and enuIous TO cultivate the general
harmony.
Commenting upon it. the Post thus re-
spends
We give elsewhere the letter of 'Repub-
lican." It comes from gentleman who
has always acted and always will act with
the Radical party, and whose high char
acter always entities his suggestions to con-
sideration, bui from whom We must beg
leave 10 differ We, too, would like to be
magnanimous, but magnanimity toward
Rebels has been an utter failure. The whole
Radical party would doubtless have desired
the extension of the franchise, had the dis
franchised class shown in the late election
becoming regard for the rights of other
classes and for the safety and peace OF the
State. 1t is notorious, however, that what
ever freedom of election was enjoyed IN thus
county and others in West Tennessee, was
the result simply of the presence OF loyal
forces. Our doctrine is that it Is magnani-
nous to hold bad boys from setting the
house on fire; that it was magnanimous IN
the highest degree to prevent the Rebels
from breaking up the government; and
that II is magnanimous to-day 10 prevent
the Rebels of this State in their folly from
inhieting upon themselves and Tennessee
the evils of anarchy, injustice, and defiance
of law, under which the people and the
| State of Kentucky are now suffering. The
Rebels of this State could have made, and
canstiiI make, the road to their enfranchise-
ment very short and easy, but they have
so far seen fit not to do it.
A few days since we published two ex,
tracts from the Press and Times, of this
city, as expositions of the Radical pur-
pose, and give the above as corroboratory
There viii doubtless be a contrariety Of
opinion, and perhaps conflict, in tho
Radical party Of Tennessee, regarding Its
policy. We do not think that anything
from a Conservative source can render
the leaders either wise or just Such
considerations, in our opinion, do not en-
ter into the composition Of Radicalism
What that party may do in the premises
will be governed alone by partisan calcula
tons If in any respect the condition o.
the people of the State shall promise t.
be benefited by change in its policy
we shall note it; but for the present, pro
pose to content ourselves with merely
giving the indications as they arise.