Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-17
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The Banner has found it important of
late to be very severe upon what it terms
originate seeessionists, and yet the Banner
takes especial delight in considering itself
an ''originsl" Greeley-ite. Let US see what
Mr.. Greeley says upon this subject. In his
celebrated editorial headed sMAGNAEIMI-
rY IN Triumph" be spoke as follows:
Nor can we agree with those who would
punish the original plotters Of secession, |
vet spare their ultimate and scarcely will |
ing converts. On the contrary, while we |
would revive or inaame resentment against |
none ofthem, we feel far less antipathy to |
the original upholders of 'sthe resolutions |
of '98"-to the disciples of Calhoun and
McDufie-to The Nullifers of 1882 and the
Estates Rights" men Of l650--tfan to the
-, -, and -, who we're schooled In
the national faith, and who, In becoming
Disunionists and Rebels, trsmpled on the
professions of a lifetime and spurned the
logic wherewiLh they had so III answerably
demonstrated that secession was treason.
Whether they weakly yielded to the mad
ness of the hour, hoping that they might III
| timately ''ride the whirlwind and direct
the Storm to some ill-defned but benef
cent purpose, or surrendered their judg-
ment and their loyalty 10 that imposture of
estate Sovereignty" which they had al
ways held in just contempt, or were driven
4 BY sheer cowardice and fear Of bodily VIC
| lence into course condemned by all their
better impulses, we protest against any dis
elimination whereby this class shall be
screened or favored. We consider Jetier'
son Davis this day q less culpable traitor
than -. But we cannot believe it wise
or well to take the life Of any man who
shall have submitted to the National au-
| thority, The execution ef even one such
would be felt as personal stigma by every
enc who had ever aided the Rebel cause.
We omit the names of the distinguished
Southerners mentioned by Mr.. Greeley as
they have all passed away from US.
II Mr.. Greeley be authority with this
"originaI" Greeley journal, this journal
which 30 abhors all except ex-President
johnson who takes MIR. Greeley as second
choice, then the original upho.ders of the
resolutions of '9S," "the disciples of
Calhoun and McDufie," "the nulliiers
of 1882" and "the State Rights men of
$780," are less culpable traitors than the
Banner itself, which "spurned the profes-
sions of life time" and "weakly yielded to
the madness of the hour" Speaking Of
the Banners class, Mr.. Greeley said, "we
protest against any discrimination whereby
this class shall be screened or favored"
But Democrats, people Of Tennessee, il
is all wrong in the Banner or in Mr.. John
son, or any one to attempt to discriminate
and draw distinctions between those who
vent in late and those who went in early
between officers and privates. 1t was t.
the Southern people common cause
They suffered together whether they wer'
in the field or at home. No service and N
place gave exemption from suffering, sad
ness and sorrow. No court has ever judi
cially declared any one engaged in the Cen
federste cause guilty Of treason. The Brown
low administration attempted to pile in
fanny upon all who fought for or sympath
ised with the South, but just public in
dlgnation overthrow that administration
So it will be again and again whenever an
by whomsoever attempted, unless the Soutt
ern people themselves consent to have tn
brand OF treason placed upon their cheeks