Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-22
PEACE AT rFEE SOUTH IS

The subjoined article under this head
ing, from that always giss and temperate
journal, the New York Journal Of Commerce,
perhaps underestimate the danger Off
rupture Of the peace in this State, but it is
correct in the data which It has chosen and
on which it, conclusion Il. based. One read
ing the nsterahces and tibssrving the con-
duct OF ltaiiiag Southern men who had
Participated in the rebellion, The men who
represent lhe class from which il oPpres-
sion is a sufficient cause 10 stir up resist
anee and strife, would suppose taere wasno
danger Of contest; but if he turns to a
message or speech from "the Salamander
Of American politics. and those of his ilk
and temper he sees words calculated TO
provoke breach Of the peace at any mo-
ment. The oppressed are pacific. The
oppresaors are warlike. sdi 20 sa3asa
Says that paper ~ e.aaaT l1al
II often happens that men who would
give almost anything TO avoid pounding
each other, are forced into collision by
the interference Of injttdicious friends.
We are reminded of this manifestation Of a
vulgar sort OF human nature when We look
al the situation Of things in the South.
There we find the dwellers in the land,
with hardly an exception, strongly in favor
of peace. The editors on both the political
sides preach peace daily. The stump
speakers, even in the highest passion of
campaigning, when men are intellectually
intoxicated and not fairly responsible for
all the wild words that they utter, preserve
their temper marvellously we'll. If an ex-
Rebel General, momentarily forgetting
himself, makes use Of some hasty and
foolish expression for his lost cause and
unlucky flag, he apologies for it through
the papers of the next day. The surviving
leading spirits of the rebellion are those
from whom we would expect the least
earnest advocacy of peace. But the meet
ing of the ex-Coniederate generals at Nash
vile some days agO-the largest gathering
ofthe class that has taken place since the
war-sh0wed how unanimously and pro
foundly they desire peace. Since that date
another large as5emblage of ex-Rebels,
officers and privates, has been held at
Memphis and they Endorsed enthusiastic
ally the sentiments of their fsrmer brethren
in arms. Equally earnest, on the other hand,
in their prayers for peace, are all the
United States military officers scattered
through the South. We hear from no enc
of them words of belligerent import. SO
little bad feeling actually exists between
the United States soldiers and the ex-Con-
federates, that the former do not believe
a collision possible Even in Tennessee,
where a serious outbreak has been expected
(by intrnders) for many days, General
Thomas, who il perfectly familiar with the
looks for peaeeable and AMIGA
bic adjustment Of the difficulties" He re-
CARDS the speeches delivered at the recent
interview between exCcnlederate officers
and the legislative committee AZ mutually
and friendly" We know of
but one man in Tennessee who seems real
" TO be spelling for a hght-and that is
Parson Brownlow, the Salamander of
American politics And, in fact, he is the
lnly person that we could now name in
he whole South TO whom the conflsgration
If another civil war would be a welcome
experience La thus commenting upon the
lspect Of Southern affairs we do not forget
he negro riots and disturbances of politi-
al meetipgs But these are not serious,
lnd, for tiIe most part, seem to arise from
he excitements of the hour, and not TO re-
leet cherished haireds between different
aces or different parties. To sum it all
Up, the South, judged by all the internal
is az much at peace as any
ther region Of the same size on the face of
he earth.