Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-25


and pronounced in opposition to the South
during the late war, and indeed for more
than a quarter of century, than Horace
Greeley. No man has been more abused by
the people on the South. As soonras Gen.
Lee surrendered Mr.. Greeley proclaimed
| himself the advocate of universal amnesty
and declared that, notwithstanding the as
ssssination Of 8Ir. Lincoln, the true policy
Of the administration was "magnanimity
in triumph" Still Mr.. Greeley continue
to be the recipient Of unnumbered columns
of Southern dennnciatiOn. That
did not disturb his equanimity nor
evoke a reyeDgefuI expression. His
voice was still for CANCELLATION and recon-
Citation. His nominations at Cincinnati
and Baltimore did not silence some of, his
ancient enemies North and South. Some
still heaped their abuse upon him and de-
clared him worse man than Grant, others
that hey would take him only as they
would "a crooked stick to beat bad dog"
Still be swerVed not from the policy he had
adopted ofpeace t > ali men, i'll will tonone.
elimination either from the North or the
South has begotten no word of recrimina-
ton from him. While distinguished Ten
nessee statesman and a leading TeRnessee
journal are here in their native South ex-
erting their talents and energies,
their influence TO SNAKE treason
odions," to excite the psor against the
rich, the private against his officer, the
soldier against the politician, Mr.. Greeley
is proclaiming everywhere in the East and
the great Northwest sentiments such as We
find in bis Jacksonville speech. Mr.. Gree
ley there said: .rar ca u
For all those who were simply our antag-
onists in that great struggle have no feeling
of yeDgeful wrath sfteF they have laid down
their arms and complied with all the reason
able requirements OF government and of
public safety. For security and peace
anything; for vengeance and wrath
nothing, nothing! Such has been the
feeling, such the conviction that cherished
through the war and since the war. Now
| say the time has come for universal am
nesty 50 that no human being shall feel be-
cause he was on what you and ], Regarded
as the wrong side in the great struggle,
shall he be prescribed or subjected TO any
penalty for it. The time has come when
we should proclaim amnesty and having
secured the right of every blackman in the
country, so that he is just as good as you
or L, we should give the white man a
chance too. Let us say 10 those who were
mistaken, who fought against us and against
themselves, for il was as much against
themselves as against us, let us say, fellow
eountryrnen you were wrong; you under
took to divide a country that ought not to
be divided; you were u staken: but that is
all ever; the country reunited, we are all
free now; let US make you free and every
one of us be citizens of this country, with
equal liberties and privileges so far as man
can give them.
know it is humanity. | feel it is patri-
otism, that we should all alike remember
10 harsh things of the conflict of the past,
and we are henceforth to be one American
people, and each shall have every chance,
so far as the constitution aud the laws give
him. They say, few are prescribed; but the
many are prescribed in the few. Whenever
you say to me, "your captain shall be pan
ished for what you and be did, 1 am pun
ished with him. l feel the blows inflicted
on him. The ring that ties him TO the dun
geon eats into my heart as well as his. No
part Of that great people who struggled
against Us in the South feel that they are
entirely pardoned and restored 10 citiZen-
ship as long as the chiefs in the struggle are
punished for the common sin or error, or
whatever it is. So then stand before yOu
the advocate Of the rights and principles Of
universal amnesty.
What glorious words, what noble senti-
ments are these. There is no distinction
here between the soldier and the officer,
the politician and the people, the rich and
the poor. There is no punishment for the
few, no prescription for any; amnesty for
all, broad, philanthropic, universal amnes-
ty, as well for those who have blamed as
for those who have praised him. But Mr..
Greeley is not the only candidate who has
uttered such sentiments. There is another
before the people of Tennessee. On the
2lst of August, more than week before
Mr. Johnson's Calvin speech, Gen. Cheat
ham in accepting the nomination. said:
Gentlemen Of the Conyention:-To my
friends, and to the people of Tennessee, [
have been soldier. That profession has
passed away. l have grounded my arms
am a man Of peace; have proclaimed it
for seven long years. / am q man Of peace
"a hard working man. endorse the
grand movement in the United States, and
/ am here to announce myself firm sup
porter of Horace Greeley. loud APP
pause.l am willing to forget and forgive.
Gentlemen | have preached that doctrine
for the last seven years, and mean it. If
YOU elect Inc 10 represent you in the next
Congress of the United States, | viii prom
Use YOU to do the best l can. by word to
me is Eerything-eveTything in the world.
have all my life, 10 matter in what posi-
ton may have been placed, endeavored
TO do my duty. What l desire is peace,
peace, peace. Gentlemen, once more &C
cept my proioundest thanks.
These were noble sentiments too, utter
ed not by a politician, but by a soldier in
war, in peace a hard orking, honest farm
er, who earns his bread by the WORK of his
own hands.