Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-01-04
WHITTIER TENDING,
steady Progress of Radical Usurpa-
tiOn-PredicIiOns which were once
Secuted now EuIfiIIcd-Tenness
TO be Reconstructed.


tiOn-PrediCtiOns which were once
Secuted now FuIfiIIcd-TennesseC
TO be RECONSTRUCTED.
Correspondence Of the Baltimore Gazette.
WAsHNGToy, Dec. %, 1869. -Radical
leaders assume and proceed upon the
idea that, however barcfaced their infrac-
tions Of the constitution may have been
heretofore, they have come far short of
what the people Of the Moth would
stand. They know fully the power of
impudcnCe and audaCily Pending the
late Presidential election, II was boldly
ayOwcd by them in political circles that a
majority of thcpcOplc would not daIe 10
vote for the Democratic nominees, IN fear
that if they were elected they would be
unceremOniOusly set aside by a Radical
House Of Representatives, and thus posi-
bly, give rise to civil connections In
other words, that Radical power is based
solely on the timidity of their opponents.
There is gDDd GrOURd for this pinto
sophie Octipa Cf the Rudicol faction.
Years ago in these letters the scheme
of suhjeCtiu- the States, North rs well as
South, TO the mbridled will of Congress
81 a. ltltNl.'. wv tils II WAS also from
other and more efficient sources that the
people wcIo warned that the despotism
exercised towards the eleven seeded
States wa merely intended as n means
to Suijugate the States C,l laaSsc.
And when +, was urged that 'Teconstruc-
ton" mean. simply the requirement Of
bogus CiC,'Dr0i yGtss sufficient 10 OUcr-
came ADTbCrH mujOritiCs the suggcs-
ton was treated as sensational. The re
handing OF States sOlemnly admitted"
To cOlOuia. yassalage if they proved reuC-
tant to submit 10 the Radical yoke
voluntarily, was also predicted and met
with similar incrcdulity. This outragehas
been accomplished with an ayowal HafHC
same pDr.r cliNts III respect TO States
congcss,1.y acrer ont Of the Jni0n, |
What does all this mean, but the procla- !
nation of purpose ON the part of the |
Radical in Congress TO maintain power at |
all hazHds Will" 'rughiny at resist !
0Hcc ?
l have lhis moment received reliable i'll |
formation that Tennessee (and any other |
of the States lately engaged in rebel |
lion, w which shall ''Tcbcl' against the
"Radica. ticket) viii be treated precisely
after the Georgia fashion WITH thus
obtaincd) "A united South v,ting at the |
points al Grants bayonets (and it will be |
forced to vote to order. } the ruling faction |
would be able to continue its dcspotism,
though Sustained by only fraction of the |
Northern people, Undoubtedly. this game
viii be assaycd-Ond NOTthcrp in,Jc-
Giles griH utuyUytr q dissent, but it viii
not exceed a whisper If the country is |
ever 10 De redeemed, it will be by other |
and more determined means. An earnest |
man, While looking on, can but dcplorc |
the shi.y-ha!Iy and honcyed terms in |
which opposition to the current cnormi- |
ties are Cuchcd in Congress. Democratic |
Senators and Representatives sit in their |
seats 10y ,ut!cranCC, rs it were, and seem
TO accept as a favor the privilege Of utter |
ing syllable Of qualified dissent. Better |
indeed would It he TO decline to open
their mouths sHcr, upoH oN such |
g'Ds'...... MT CJ,1l 70 vDfct Protest