Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-26
HEAR.

Mr.. Greeley in the speeches which he is
making in his Western tour, is furnishing
most excellent reading to the people of the
United States. Much of it is especially ap-
propriate to the political situation in Ten
nessee. Here we have Greeley advocates
who think it the most important part of this
canvass to convince their readers and bear
ers that the struggle of the South was "a
politicians war and a poor mans
fight,p in which CONSUMPTION played
the principal figure, that secession
is now rampant aud that there is immadi-
ate danger Of disunion if Frank CheatIanI
is not beaten for Congress and Col. Colyar
elected Governor. Hear what Mr.. Greeley
says in bis Dayton speech to such teachers
and preachers: rEvGa EsEgFC
81 do insist that all questions about dis
union are nov as dead as the question of
American dependence on the British
Crown. Icheers,l They have all gone away
and he who now undertakes TO tell
you that the people are trying TO dissolve
the union, or that l want TO let them
90, simply dares not meet the real issue
before the country. [Cries of That's
so, and cheers.l He is trying By falsehood
and misrepresentation to prejudice and
mislead you. With regard to the great
questions of the day, these questions con-
corning reconciliation, we are one people
and shall evec more remain one people.
Shall we be a harmonious people? Shall
ours be union cemsnted only by bayo
nets, or shall it be a union Of hearts and
hopes and hands? | am for the later
union. (Applause.) / am for not to exult
over victories won in the last war. am
here not TO meet one particle of prejudice
or triumph. do not propose to do any
thing that shall make the Southern people
feel bitterly that the union between us is
one ofexultation on our part and humilia-
ton on theirs. | think he is not patriot
who would try to intensity the bitterness
and soreness that those who fought against
Us must feel in view of their great defeat.
Theirs is lost cause, but they are not a lost
people, for they belong TO US. They are
our brethren. They have come back to US
under compulsion, il you say SO, but wish
to change that compulsion into affection, for
that is craftsmanship. [Grest applause
That work am seeking as far as / can do so.
This is what Mr.. Greeley says from the
North. Hon. Il, NJ. T. Hunter, Senator
from Virginia before the war and Secre-
tary of State in the Confederate govern
ment, speaking from the South, in his
recent great speech said:
Mr.. Greeley is Republican, and L a
Democrat, neither having changed, or pro-
fessed to change on those subjects of diyi-
sion. And yet l sincerely desire his cleo
ton, and stand here to aid in it as far as 1
can. His friends have put him in the lead,
in the great cause of National Harmony.
Questions of finance, of currency, Of
commerce, are worthy of all attention, but
in importance they sink far below those
which concern the social fife itself. To
infuse social sympathies aud affections
among all the sections of this great people
is mighty task; and the man who leads
and succeeds in it will deserve the Presi-
dency for This, if for nothing else. And
yet, fellow citizens, there IS large party in
this country seeking to build up its power
on the Commissioned sectional hatred among
its people. Whatever can be said or dsne
to keep up this bitter feeling is sal or done
by this party under the hope of finding
favor with the majority, as being the best
instruments for the punishment Of those
they dislike.
In neither of these speeches do we find
anything about 'crooked sticks" or ''Seces-
sionists" Or ''precipitators" or "apolitlcian's
war and a poor mans fight" No. 1t is
''National harmony" Mr.. Hunter says:
Questions of finance, of currency, of
commerce are worthy of all lattenion, but in
Importance they sink far beLOa, those achich
concern the social life ITSELF"
Mr.. Greeley says "these questions con-
corning reconciliation are the great questions
OF the day" Mr.. Greeley says, "StOp this
acdr." Frank Cheatham in his speech &C
cepting the nomination says: Il have
grounded my arms. Il am man of peace.
L have proclaimed it for seven long years.
am willing to forget and forgive: What L
desire is peace, peace, peace
b, These are the utterances of Northern
statesman and a Southern soldier. Vote
for them. "Stop this war;" says Mr.. Gree
ley. ''Forget and forgive" says Frank
Cheatham.
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