The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-24
Two Voices from Tennessee.

dispatch to our negllbor of the True Wing,
will be read with joy and sorrow throughout
the length and breadth of this land-joy by the
millions who desire to see peace and tranquility
restored to a distracted country-and sorrow by
the few who wish to keep up the slavery agita-
ton for their own especial benefit The five
wounds are now healed and political destruction
awaits the man--whether in the North or in the
South-wh attempts to open them. We give
a loud and enthusiastic response to the shout OF
of our friend Ewing Three cheers for the
Union !! ~
WASHINGTON, Sept. II, 1850.
T.. p. McGiniy-The Fugitive Slave Bill has
passed the House by a large majority. The
battle is now fought and won. Three cheers
for the Union! ANDREW Ewing.
We find this morceau in the Nashville Union,
print which Immediately on the adjournment
of the Nashville Convention, endorsed its rcso-
buttons in this emphatic language:
"On this rock we plant ourselves, and the
gates of Hell shall not prevail against it. "
But far different spirit speaks through these
strong utterances from the Daily American of
the same city, which we subjoin-that spirit
which the South has always hitherto exhibited,
and which still animates the masses OF her
people:
"SHALL WE AcQUIEscE 2-Shalll Tennessee
acquiesce in the passage of the severh, bills in
Congress! So far as we are concerned, we an
swer emphatically, NO! We pretend to speak
only for ourselves for in these "weak, piping
times of peace" submission to any outrage is the
order of the day. Let others act as the please
we are for never indicating an ucquiescence in
ff,ttn of IF ('nn,r Wv,
though we are overcome by pow erful and recl-
less majority and, per force, have our hands tied,
we are not for kissing the rod that smtcs us, in
addition to the reception of the blows. We
speak thus because we believe the admission of
California is fruit Of Executive interference
the sanctioning of which is destructive of State
rights and ucal to the Constitution OF the
| Union. alt was conceived in fraud and brought
| forth in iniquity,p and the action of Congress
cannot hallow the unholy deed We do not be
| leve it sound policy to acquiesc, in measures
which are more than entering wedges to DESTROY
the South-they are direct and open assaults
! upon us. We know not what the South may
| do-she may submit but her submissinn will
only embolden more daring encroachmehts TIL,
! action of this Congress will be regarded here
alter rs full warrant ard precedent for close
advances upon us--to rejoice at the temporar,
adjustment of these difficulties will be construed
to our disadvantage and ruin. Other may fin,
it in their hearts to peal forth loud hozanras a
this time, but we only see in the temporar,
; calm, the small white cloud which forebodcs tn,
storm that will break upon us with all its fury
The wounds so graphically described by Mr.
, Clay--the FIVE bleeding wounds--are not healet
they are only closed, and few years will re
veal them fostering in all their hideousness. lie
such as please relolce--we see nothing to grow
) merry over. We seek 10 invitation to such M
entertainment and can but look upon those who
arc so greedily hailing the triumph of the North
over our rights, as jewellers growing noisy and
\ boisterous at the singular. half solemn, half.
sportive ceremony of an Irish wake"
| Bull fights have been introduced at San Fran