Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-03-13

lis, her hour of humiliation

this, her hour of humiliation
Join her enemies still further to on
press and degrade her, would In
my opinion, be as base as it would
have been for a soldier in the Con-
federacy, in the last days of its ex-
istenee, when its fortunes became
hopeless, to have deserted his
standard, gone over to the enemy.
and fought with the conqueror to
enslave his native land. The true
soldier stands by his coIors to the
last, in the hour Of victory or de-
feat,in sunshine or in storm. True.
the doctrine of States Rights with
the "Lost Cause" was crushed to
earth, never, perhaps, to rise again.
Corruption, ignorance and tyranny
have taken the place of patriotism.
intelligence and liberty. We have
now all the evils and none of the
blessings of q monarchy. Pcssi-
bly!it may be our good fortune even
with the loss of liberty to have a
firm and a stable government es-
tablished, where law will be en-
forced, Justice ordained and the haIs
piness and prosperity of the county
secured. This has been the fate of
all former republics, and it nay be
ours. Whatever may be the issue,
or whatever the policy Of the ma
tional government, 1 see moth
ing the South can do. As the
law now stands, in an election for
members Of Congress, we are not
permitted 70 vote for a true repre-
sentative man Of the South, but are
compelled to vote for one Of five
classes, a Democratic carpet-bagger
or scalawag, Radical earpet-bag-
ger or scalawag, or a negro. Per
haps, but for the sake Of consist
eney, the negro would do us less
harm and there would be a sort of
retributiye justice in returning the
poisoned chaliee to the lips of our
Northern brethren. Next to the
negro, probably the scalawag Dem
oerat or Radical would be the least
Objectionable, for there are nights
and depths of infamy and ccrrup-
tion known to the carpet-bagger
which the scalawag has never
reached or sounded However, it
is our duty so long as we are per-
mitted to vote, to endeavor to elect
honest and capable men, choose the
least of the evils rendered, and at
all times obey the laws of our
country. The present condition
of the South is well illustrated in
the exclamation Of the chivalrie
Francis the First, after the battle
of Pavia, Cali is lost-save
honor" Some of our leaders from
recent developments, are advising
US to Jose even that-the last re-
source of brave, but conquered
people. In accepting the situation
and giving the administration Of
Gen. Grant a fair trial, as all are
disposed to do, l cannot recognize
Tic -'iucAOIdOlO AOSiC WusOh ~
quires US to join the Radicals and
bow tie head to the cap Of Gesler
or ''fall down and worship at the
sound Of the cOrnet, the ebony
idol which the shriekers for free
dom, humanity and progress have,
like Nebuchadnezzar, set up on the
plains of Dura. The true Southern,
ike the true Israehte, will choose
to suffer Affections with his own
people, rather than for a season to
be clothed in purple and accounted
the son of Pharaoh's daughter.
Let us cultivate that divine gift
charity, (which helpeth all things,
endureth all things trusting that
after a long and lingering night,
light will again dawn HpOn Us and
JOY come with the morning.
w. III. FORNET.