Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-09-04
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CHATTANOOGA, Sept / 1859 1t, fhal
been some time since | have written you
and for fear that you may think that VIZ
of this section are not observers of pass
ing events and have no opinions we de.
sire to express, have concluded to write
YOU another letter. / will make few
statements concerning politics and par.
ties. gl4-tiE .tAL AZ $3.50
Politics in this section of the country
are about the same as heretofore, only
there are more voters on our side than
formerly. Those of US who are not for
Grant and his administration, as gems
eral thing, were for Seymour and Blair,
the Democratic nominees for President
and Vice President, during the Campaign
of last fall There were hundreds and
thousands who could not vote then
supported the Democratic princis
pies advocated in that campaign
throughout Tennessee, and since they
have become voters will support true
Democratic principles and the Demo-
cratic party. There has never been and
there never will Debut two parties in the
United States that will amount to any
thing One of them is the party of
Of the administration IN power, the
other opposed to it. We who opposed
the election of U. S. Grant as the candi>
date Of the Radicals did so upon princi-
ple We did not believe that the prin-
ciples advocated by that party would
bring peace and harmony to the coun-
try. We are convinced now by prac.
teal application of those principles
Virginia, after complying with all the
requirements of the reconstruction acts
and the behests of Grant, is now to be
Radicalised under the potent influences
of the bayonet. The representatives of
the people, chosen in the late election in
that State, are to be thrust from their
seats, and in their stead the rejected cans
didates are to be placed, 80 that two Rads
ical Senators may be chosen TO misrepre-
sent the Old Dominion in the United
States Senate. And with shame be it
said, this being done that the military
satrap now governing that unfortunate
commonwealth may be one of those infa-
nous twins The little military tyrant of
Mississippi is committing the same infa-
nous outrage there for the same purpose.
Texas is calmly waiting the same fate,
notwithstanding the fair promises
of s.Grant and the oily tongued
orators of the Radical party, and the
principles contained in the Chicago
platform, and urged upon the people for
their adoption. We see him prOstituting
his high Office to these base ends. What
are these outrages, and what are they to
bring fOrth2 They are nothing more nor
less than military crimes being commits
ted upon the rights and liberties of the
citizens of those States and the enlight.
ened civilization of this age, either to
produce an abortion, or bring forth few
shoulder-strapped and political bastards,
whose parentage will blacken thefair fame
of American republican institutions Nor
is this all The military tool Of Grant
and the Radical party in Mississippi sGsr
ponds the habeas corpus, writ held sa-
cred and dedicated to the liberties of the
citizen for centuries past, and directs his
subalterns to obey no mandate of any
court, but telegraph him and he will
attend to the matter.
The right to choose their own represen-
tatives ia denied the people; rejected res
representatives. forced by military power
into their legislatures to tax and govern
them against their will; courts, both State
and federal, abolished, the ipse dixit Of
little lieutenants the law of the land; ops
preston, confusion and tyranny hold high
carnival in the land, that long ago should
have been blessed with the peaceful sway
of we'll regulated liberty. All these are
the fruits Of the election of Gen. Grant, and
are the results OF his policy and that of
his party.
These things are az we'll known as any
facts in history or mathematics; yet | have
heard no National Republican" or Som
servative Republican" denounee either
the authors Of these crimes against popu-
lar liberty or the party for whose benefit
they are committed. Hence | arrive at
the conclusion that those who do not
oppose these atrocities Of government,
belong to the party Of the administration.
We who oppose these crimes and look
with horror upon their commission. belong
to the anti-administration party; and as
there is but one political organization,
national in it character, that opposes such
abuses Of power and such violation Of our
form of government. We belong to that
party either as integral members or as its
true allies, fighting under the same bann Il
for a common pulposn. That orgaDiza-
lion is known as the national Democratic
party.
We are for free trade, or only q revenue
tariff. We are oppose to concentrating
any more power in the federal government
known as Capitalization. We are for pay
ing the national debt in gresnbacks, ths
lawful money Of the country" or at least
that portion contracted after the passage Of
the legal tender acl" by Congress. We
are opposed to imperialism. We are OPP
posed to all "rings," both State and ma
tionsl. We are for an economical admin
istration of both State and federal govern
ments. We are for equal taxation and
free ballot. We are for the right as God
gives US TO see the right, and believe VIZ
have the nerve aud the pluck to advocate
and defend the right. HAMILTON.