Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-25

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ehe pew arrangements desirable in rsgsrd to our
P0locai aed municipal relations He Carefully
S4Al'heo INTO the several matiers submitted to
nim' eho made an elaborate report thereon, Of
nsaiy ia'osao!e ehGracter. It shows clearly
that justice has not been done 70 Us. II sdnits
SUBSTANTIALLY all thar We claim and desire. Beiug
agenueman Of ability andhigh character, his re-
port should. We think, have had some Ise;eht anil
influence n our favor; but i appesrs 10 bave had
none. Three of the members q our dslerltion
| having returned homo, they have been sent back
BY the nation with Instructions 10 persist i, ou-
efforts TO obtain justice. They hsve only recent
" arrived; and as our oppegls 10 the department
have resulted only in disapp 1intnrens and rnori-
! ication, We have no alternative but 10 submit
our case 10 our "Great Father,H the President
himself. 0Ir4
Ia invoking your interference and kind consid-
Grafton of OUR case-which you viii find fuIiy ses
forth and explained in The memorial and accjm-
panying papers, which we ass permission 10 pre-
sent to you've beg leave 10 state or belief
mat issues OF the most momen,oGs character to
our people are Involved in the appeal Nhi,h NC
now make TO you in their behalf
we nave arrived at q critical point il cur lis
,ory' and much depends upon TIE course vhici
the government shall now adoDt tovVars u. We
have struggled hard 20 degenerate and. elevate
ourselves In the scale Of CIV ;izatsoa. Ever. dol
!eF that We could spare, ard eyery insiru zen. all
" In our power, has been msde use Of 10 d,fi5z.
the blessings of education auong our people. ,,5
to improve their moral and physical copd lion
But our means and resources are too scaBiy 70
accomplish bGt little Of what We dss:re Our
progress is too slow, and we are almost disbesrt-
ened; but let our affairs with the government be
properly and kindly adju.ted-et only simple ms
tee be done 10 US in the matter which we now
sa5mltfor your cOHsideration-and we be 1--we 4
ne" ard brighter day will soon dawn u1ol US
that the dark clouds which have SO iong obs-ureI
olrtu'ure VIII Pass away, and the sunlight sbora
VIII gladden. our hearts exciting and epcours
gng US to renewed Efforts aud still nobler ANS.
we regard NTH deep interest Toe plan which
has been brought forward 6y memb,r az tba
Senate, whom We love and honor IS kird. dis
Interested and jealous friend Of our .uaior.ueats
race, Tor placing ourselves and the othes trbss in
our ylcinIy IN POSITION OF equality with cur
white brethren. II IS one that we are aRxiousto
occupy; but our pT, sent resources are too res,rc
ted and limited, we fear. to Justify rs in assuminr
IL Let US but have tie means Of giYinga new.
stronger, and wider impulse TO the cause Of e5u-
cation among our people and to oil Us IN defray-
ing the greater expense Of a more elevated rosi-
ton and form OF government, and we shall DO
proud 10 assume them. We believe a jos. and
fair settlement viii US by tie government would
give rs means 10 sufficient extent 10 Justify US
IN assuming the new and more elevated position
so kindly proposed TO be held out u Us And we
realize the necessity Of some such change. We
cannot remain long we are. We must rapidly
become regenerated aud enlightened people.
and place ourselves as nearly as possible
in a situation of equality with car white bre,t-
rem, or We shall be overcome ard DESTROYED
by the mighty wave o. population and civilz-
ton which is rapidly spreading and rol ing on
ward with accumulated and resistless force to-
wards the remotest confines OF this great countrg.
and which has already engulpled -u-h nyFiad5 If
our race.
We believe, honored sir, that cur destiny Is, in
a measure, in your bands. &c yau via sOGsent to
interfere and cause justice and ber lily 10 be ex-
tended towards US, we shall feel Ourselves safe
We will endeavor to profit wisey and discrestly
By the results Of such kindness, whateter they
may be, to vindicate and ennoble the wisdom am
which dictated your friendly inter
ference IN affairs, ahd so 10 preserve and man
Hest our deep sense OF Obligations towards you
that your name may descend with reverence and
blessings to the generations that are 10 cone sf-
ter Us
We now beg leave 10 place in your hands OFT
written memoria! and documents.