Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-19
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The Cincinnati COmmercial and the
New York Times, for the past twelve
months, more or less, have been classed
as moderate Republican newspapers, ana
their disagreement with many Of the
leading acts and measures Of the Radical
party has cost them various lecturings
and castigations from the ultras OF their
party, for their faint-heartedness and re-
creancy. 1t was manifest to all that the,
conductors Of these Journals had cOn-
science enough to be somewhat indepen-
dent and reSoltcd from the Radical
ultraisms and denominations that have
been crowded into the last three years oil
our history. But the necessities OF TINS
politicai campaign have scdueed them TO
the walIowing in the mire, and they noW
rival the most rabid of their sect The
latest numbers Of each which have
reached us, contain editorials worthy of
the pen Of Greeley, Ferney or Tilton.
They both relate to the same subject, and
the doctrine put forth is, that the SOuth-
ern people were conquered and subjuga-
ted blythe recent war, and that they must
be content 70 be 30 considered, and SO
remain. They contend that complaint
from the South against oppressive legs"
lation is disloyaIty to the government
and that the triumph of party IN the
government that viii give heed to such
complaints will DO but the triumph oil
the rebellion This sort of writing is not
new, hut it is aggravated in its mingled
meanness and mendacity, when appear
ing in quarters from which something bet
ter was expected, and from those who
know they ARE tutoring atroeiOus false
hoods st.l
The Times says the North went to wal
to Conquer q peace and efeeta perma"
nent reconciliation and, that if they
have not done this, the war was an utter
failure What does it mean2 Docs II
claim, that in the peace made in 1868, the
Southern people gave to one political
party in the North complete bill of sale
of their opinions on public matters; thai
they surrendered and basely abandoned
their right of thought, and acknowledged
themselves as no more fit or worthy t.
wear the franchise Of lreomen 2 It would
seem so; and the Times might as vel
learn now as later, that while the South
ern people do not mediate another
struggle against the government, they dc
not eonstrue peace to mean political
slavery and, that under the government
and in conformity to law, they intend to
speak and as far as possible make efec-
/ live in its administration, whatever
: political opinions they may see fit to
10 adopt. This idea that the defeat Of
the rebellion gave one political party abs
solute and unlimited control of the gov
eminent is absurd Men, North and
South, regardless of the fact whether
they were "Rebels" or not have
now as perfect Il right to form and
enjoy whatever political views they
please, as they had in 1860 The warac-
complished nothing of the astounding
change in the condition of the people in
this regard, that is now claimed by the
Radical party. 1t made men obedient to
Federal authority, but it did not and
could not make them vassals to any party
dominant in the government The Times
aud Commercial are not fools, and when
they print such twattle az we refer to,
they must expect TO be charged with sim
lister motives, and to be branded as
conscious falsiiiers