The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-02-27
Southern Observation-Disclosures.

Oy the eXpfesSeu ana u tFd otilhloiiS VI hei
statesmen. These statesmen are windy, llo-
Waiting and holly enthusiastic, and appear to
think they represent the cliivitlry of the
Union. and speak rs authoritatlveiy rs iftheir
State were the Union itself, and each of
them were an individual President. RecoI-
Getting vlvIdly the great achievements of their
fore fathers in the Revolution, they appear
10 think, that as the fathers fought for our
liberty the sons should have the only voice
in declaring at what time the Union conse-
auent upon the SUCCESS Of American arms
shall be dissolved. They have taken it upon
them: elves to represent the voice of1he South.
which they do without any authority and in
opposition to what the voice of the South is
well known TO be. They are now clustering
in the halls Of Congress about disunoa.-
They have proposed Il Southern Conven
ton" the avowed object ol'which is dIsuuion
The South Carolnian, procaims the follow :
ing lis Que of the objects of the proposed con-
venlion:
Z" That the organization Of Presidential
party. and the adoption Of q candidate. is 10
be considered an appropriate END and SUM
MARY IF tie deliberations 9fthe COArentioa."
We have not language TO express our alb
florence of this declaration, or the contempt
We leel for the man who would present ii
10 American citizens for support 1t is use
less to talk OF patriotic feelings, love oil The
Union, and the du'y of American citizens
The man who would uphold such ii section
| al division, and lis disuuon is lis vile trait
or to his country us ever was Arnold. But il
few years back. even in chivaIrnu< Sou h
Carolina il would have been an unsafe opera
tioa to have made such IL declaration. Lltll,.
did those glorious menofihc revolution dream
that the Union for which they had fought
aud hled would receive its first bio rom
The hands of degenerate and traitor sons.
This declaration tells, that sectional lines
are 10 be drawn and for the first time in our
history as = nation. the South and the North
are 10 be arrlyed against each orher--and all
for the object cin be plainly seen in or,er
to make Calhoun the heal Of The Southern
party. As the Nashville Banner says-this
is the true aim Of Southern Disunion-rhe
very shortest road TO it. The Banner speak.
The voice OF Tennessee. when it says. the
people Of that State have not consented to
follow the lead of South Carolina or its CO
workers, in taking care of Southern rights.
The ST. Louis papers, speak just us plainly
in uttering the voice of the citizens OF Mis-
souri,, and the apers of Kentucky are strong
in opposition to The disunion disafcction In
fact South Carolina stands alone, if lis posi-
ton may he known at all from the ultra raw
ings and harmless threats gifts irothy mouth
ed Representatives in Congress
This proposed Convention, is given out to
be held at Nashville, Tenn. There are prob
ably not dozen citizens in the place, or an
hundred in the State, who uphold disuuion.
The opinions of her people. as expressed
throu Ii the Press Of the SAFE, and Senate
resolutions. are worthy of all admiration bv
the friends Of the Union. The Banner in
speaking of the question of Disunion, says:
| III the mean time the question is before
! Conrre$s-ihe wiscst and best m"n in the
nation occupied in endeavorS 10 stle it. and
il Southern President who has moi signed the
iVImot PrOviso is there TO see that Justice
shall be done. All This is not enough. how
rver. Tennessee must pass all that by. aud
| in advance. proclaim her disiru~t oil the Pres
ldent, her fears lest The Cons tuition should
not give her adequate prot, clion, and her dis
agreement with The views of the late Prcsi
dent when he declared that '-;,Ii parts of the
Union should rheeriully acquipsce ia the final
der>ion olfhe tribunal created by The cnnsri-
tuition for The settlement of all questic rs which
arise under the constitution, treaties or laws
of the United Stltes.n
The people of the free States would like
10 see il little more holiness and firmncss in
tihtir Representatives,, both as TO speaking
and voting on questions with which dissolu-
lion is in some manner connected. Let
our Representatives. stand up for the North
and the Union They have the votes TO
crush the presenr disafection, yet they allow
the South to rifle them booted and spurred in
all these sectional differences. There is IL yir-
tue in compromise, but there Is too IL point
beyond which the spirit ceases to be u vir
tue.