Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-14

We suppose that the standard of 'tin
tegrity, intelligence, and frst-rate mora
and religions character and influence" de
manded Of all these parties land Of whicl
the Radical party, like John Brown, CLAIM
the entire monopoly, was not higher thai
that professed by Brown himself and hi
Harper's Ferry followers, who had stoleI
horses, the fruits of theft and robbery il
the cities of the North, to raise a part o
the means to carry out their "raid :" no
higher than that required of and professeC
by Radical officials since 1860. The ex
tent of their integrity, morals, and religion
is pretty we'll understood, but none of then
have been punished for the most glaring
crimes, and many have been promoted.
But here is the idea that all employ
ments must be given alone TO the member:
of the party-"Quit dealing with Demo
crats-starye them oul"-has been The
command of the Loip Leagues. Here il
also the whole systematic establishment
of negro schools, "Freedmen's Bureau
and the support Of all from the Public
Treasury. If men will read this section
they will readily see that they could mol
have stood in more wonder and amazement
at the acts of the Federal Government
since the war, if section Fifteen was in the
Federal Constitution instead of John
| Browns.
Section Thirty.Ihree provides that all
| persons who may come forward and Voiun-
tarily deliver up their slaves, and have
their names registered on the books of the
| organization, shall, so long as they con-
tiuue at peace, be entitled to the fullest
protection Of peTsOn and property, though
not connected with this organization, and
| shall be treated as friends and not merely
| as persons neutral"
The persons and property of all non.
shareholders who shall remain absolutely
neutral, shall be respected so far as cir
| cumstances can allow OF it, but they shall
not be entitled to any active protection"
The main provisions Of the above were
fully adopted, so far as they are 10 Ite in
terests OF toe Radicals; when they insti-
tuted their provisional governments, all
Southern men had to register upon their
books, swear to put away slavery, and to
do, and refrain from doing many other
things, and promise to continue at peace
but they have not been treated az friends,
and protected accordingly. In this the
Radicals are less humane than John Brown
CoNFIsCATIoN.
This word formerly unheard by any
American ear, is first boldly written in sec
ton thirty-six.
"The entire personal and real property
of all persons known to be acting, either
directly or Indirectly, with or for the enc
my, or found iu arms with them, or found
wilfully holding slaves, shall be cOntfscGted,
and taken whenever and wherever 1t msy
be found, in either free or slave States"
This is the present Radical idea of con-
fsCatiun, aud advocated all along by their
advanced men. The scheme is by no means
abandoned. This section requires no pre-
viOus legal conviction of the parties The
forfeiture IL not limited to their lives, as in
the Federal Constitution, the language Of
which claims no attainder of treason shall
work corruption Of blood or forfeiture, ex-
cept during the life Of the person al
tainted" was construed by Judge Under
wood Of Virginia, 10 mean that the whole
estate cJuld be forfeited forever, but il
must be done before the death of the per-
syn attainted, or it could not be done at
all Another Daniel come TO judgment"
This moustrous judgment was, however,
reversed by Judge Chase. This section is
the source Of the Radical constitutional
idea Of Confscation.
CARRYING ARMS.
Section forty-ihree provides as follows
"All persons known to be of good charac-
ter and of sound mind and suitable age,
lck0 are connected rith this organization,
whether male or female, shall be encOuT
aged to carry arms openly"
Hara - tho n adinal plau ipduStripua-
ly carried out by their leagues and secret
societies, and by their State and Federal
officials to arm all the members of their
party.
But, lest their opponents might prepare
for such demonstrations without their
knowing it, section forty-four forbids "all
persons, not by law authorized to do So,
from being allowed, at any time, to carry
| concealed weapons; and all such persons
| shall be deemed suspicious persons, and
may at once be arrested by any officer,
| soldier or citizen, IrithOut The t0rm0lity of a
complaint or UarTdat and NAV at once he
subjected to thorough search, and shall have
! his or her case thoroughly Investigated,
and be dealt with as circumstances on
proof shall require" that il, by death, or
! less punishment. This section il intended
to prevent the other party from retaining
the means Of self defense. 1t is in accord
ance with The Radical governments eslab.
/ lshed over the South.
Section forty. five, however, goes further
| and aims TO secure the organization in its
power and sole right to have arms. Il de-
! Clares:
Persons not connected with this organ
! ization, having arms at dN concealed or
| otherwise, shall be seized at once, etc, by
! citizens or soldiers, as well as officers, with
! out the formality of complaint or warrant,
! etc, with the same provisions as to exam
inatiOn, punishment, etc, az are contained
in section forty-four."
These sections will explain where the
Radicals got their idea of delling with the
! subject Of arms, and arrests, and military
! trials, and their action in that respect all
over the country, and especially in the
! South and Border States. Many were puz-
zled TO know how they could do these
things under the Federal Constitution. 1t
! provides:
"The right Of the people to keep aud
bear arms shall not be infringed. The
right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers and effects against
I
not be violated, and no warrant shall Issue
but upon probable cause, supported by Data
or affirmation, and particularly describing
the place to be searched and the person
and things TO be seized"
1t also enioins that no one not in the
military or naval service shall be tried or
punished, except by the civil law tribunals.
1t gives them a right to trial by jury, after
indictment by grand jury, which must
be founded upon a certain law, prescribing
definite penalties, and no cruel or unusual
punishment can be inflicted.
II the John Brown Provisional COns;i-
tuition is our fundamental law, and not the
Federal and State Constitutions, then al!
these things are legal, and easily explained
and understood. But section forty-six
reaches to the very sublimity of audacily
Read il:
"The foregoing articles shall not be con-
strued so a. in any way to encourage tht
, overthrow OF any State government, or oi
the general government Of the United
States. and look to no dissolution of tbs
, Union, but simply to amendment and re
peal. And our flag shall be the same tina
, our fathers fought under in the revolu
ton
We see here the design wac, in establish
ing this government, by force and fraud
, to claim 10 be the party Of the Union, tc
shout for The old flag" TO deDounce al
who differed from them, or who would no
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