Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-10-22
TIE NORTH AND THE SOUTH.

Friends and fellow citizens Provide nee has cast
our lot together as one people. This Union has
made US powerful safe and respected the world
over We have prospered under it beyond all ex-
ample or precedent We shall continue prosper
GUS if we do not despise our own mercies. Their
is no reason why we of the North should wage
perpetual warfare against the South They have
not wronged us, but have faithfully fulfilled their
part of the stipulaious of the national COM
pact. Have we done the same towards them p
Should the black republicans get into power, they
would instantly repeal the fugitiveslave law, or
30 amend it as to render it imperative. In either
case they would deliberately violate stipulation
of the constitution, deemed so important by the
South that without it the Union could not have
been formed. This is matter of history and cam
not be ganssyed. The deliberate and continued
violation of one stipulation Of q covenant is virtu.
ally breach of the whole How much better to
live up to our engagements until honorsbly dis.
charged from them As friends, the South are
invaluable to US. As enemies, they could do US
vast mischief in various ways. Wars between US
and them would be as frequent and as bloody as
between Judea and the Ten Tribes. In Short both
sections would be- in an important sense, undone.
The Union cannot be maintained by force, as pro-
posed by the black republicans. 1t must be volun-
tary-the result of mutual kindness, respect, and
good will. Every offensive word every wanton
accusation, every breach of brothery kindness ma
infested by one section Of the country towards ano
Their, is a blow aimed at the union of the States.
And what torrent of viliication of the South has
been belched forth by northern presses and pupits
within the past five years What misrepresenta-
tons What uncharitableness Why, there is
not foreign nation on the face Of the earth that
we have treated half 80 badly within the same Pc
Rod. All foreign nations put together have not
been subjected to a 1.-THE OF thu abuse which has
been hesped upon our brethren Of the South-our
compstriots, who have stood by US shoulder to
shoulder in every war, and who are ready to stand
by US to the death. The South has not changed
its relation to slavery since the Union was formed.
They stand where they were. 1t is the North that
has changed; or rather portion Of the North, now
combined under the abused name of 'republicans"
1t is these black republicans who are making war
upon their partners, whom they have vowed to
love aud cherish. 1t is they who are sowing dis.
sensions and he art burnngs all over the land which
it will take years, if not centuries, to heal Eel
low-citizensl merchants of New York! will any
of you help such party into power2 In the days
of the revolution and of its glorious result (the
Union under which we live and prosper,) the MER.
CHANTS were foremost in making pecunisry sacri-
fees to secure its accomplishment. Will the mer.
chants of this day, and of this commercial empo.
rum, aid in destroying the temple which their
fathers reared at such an enormous cost of blood
and treasurer Will they rather not frown down
the treason of the traitors by rolling up such a
majority for the only man who has any chance of
defeating the blAck-republican candidate as shall
carry dismay into the hearts Of all sectionalsts,
and show to the world that New York city, al
least, is determined to stand by 'the Union, one
and indvisible, now and forever2" We seem to
hear the shout from 10000 or 900 citizens of
this metropolis, like the voice of many waters
"Ayel ayel the Union, now and forever one and
indivisible. Down with the sectionalsts under
whatever flag they sail Down with Them" Amen,
30 let it be.