Nashville daily patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1855-1857, 1856-11-22
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Southern BisuniOnfsms
BE- That there is a class of politicians in the
South who desire the dissolution of the
Union, and whose efforts, for many years
past, have been directed to the attainment
Of this object, no one who has any regard
for his reputation will deny. In 1882,
these traitors to the country showed them
selves in large numbers, and made bold
and determined effort to produce coils
ion between the General Government and
South Carolina, but they encountered the
vigorous arm and iron will of Gen. Jack
son aud were driven to the wall. In
1850, taking advantage of the agitation
of slavery issues, growing out Of the acqui-
sition of territory from Mexico, they again
came forth from seclusion, and aided in the
increase of sectional strife until the most
patriotic began to despair of the Union.
A compromise was effected, however, and
the disunionists again baniShed into retire
ment. In the struggle of 1882, the de-
mocracy of the South stood by Gen. Jack
son almost as unit; but in 1850, such in
roads had been made into the party by the
disunionists, that the Hon. ANDREW EWING,
in speech in this city, was constrained to
admit that-"The whig party at the South,
as a mass, were more united and sOunder
ION the question of the Union, than the
democratic party" But, whilst this was
the case, the majority of the leaders in the
South were sound The Richmond En-
quirer, Hon. Henry A. Wise, Hon. W. H.
Polk, Hon. Howell Cobb, readily co-ope-
rated with such wings as James G. Jones,
Robt. Toombs, and others, in the union
movements of that era. In both of these
crises-that of 1882 and IS5O-the dis
union sentiment did not seem to have per
meated the masses to any alarming extent.
But what is the history of the recent can
vaSs, pending which we have said, the "sen-
timent of disunion was more fully deve
oped than at any former period of the history
of our country?" Why, leading democrats
in high places declared that the election of
Fremont, although accomplished without a
violation of the law or the constitution, but
in strict conformity to them, would be cause
for dissolution of the Union, and ought
to be so considered by the South. So Mr.
Toombs (now democratic leader declar-
ed at an early period after the nomination
of Fremont, and in his speech at Knoxville,
after he had attended and spoke to the
assemblage of diSunionists drawn together in
honor of Mr. Brooks of South Carolina, said:
that in the event of his election nothing
remained for the South but disunion or
blood and he was for blood" Maj. w.
H. Polk, who, like Mr. Toombs, was
compromise union-man in 1850 in speeches
as elector, boldly declared that if Fremont
was elected, there ought not to be another
meeting of the American Congress, and
democratic masses applauded this disunion
sentiment Such a thing in 1882, or in
1850, would have met with universal con-
demnation in Tennessee. Gov. Jones in
1850, and 1852, was so warm a unionist
he declared in speech in New York -
have felt il my duty to say this much in
behalf OF my country, because ! know there
Is ruloar sentiment-NOTth and SoUTH-ddr
perse 10 this country and as live, and God
lives, if HAD TIE POWER TO HANG
EVERY ONE OF THE TRAITORS ON THE
HIGHEST GIBBET, | WOULD DO 50. I do
not care phether the man halls from the North
or the SouTH, if he Is false to the Union he Is a
traitor and deserves a traitors DOOM and tho
highest pride scOuEd feel IN this pOrld, merit to
cling President, uOuld be TO BE THE HANG
MAN OF SUCH TRAITORS. cloud cheer
ing) The man that tries 20 iapdde the saneti-
ty of this Union, deserUes 10 be hung, and he
Who calmly and deliberately plots treason against
10 Is aeelTsea Of HeareR, and utterly aceuTSed
By az good men.
Yet in his speech at Memphis on his re-
turn from Washington last August, he pro-
claimed himself in favor of disunion, and
was applauded by his audience and by the
Memphis Agpea!. Here is what he said, as
reported by the Appeal;
"HaviDg disposed Of this question, fusion of the
South upon the democratic partyl-hsVing shown
that the principle upon which the Kansas bill Is
passed, is the only principle upon which the South
can remain In the Union with honor he boldly pro-
claimed that In the event Of les repeal and the
toration Of the Missouri restriction, he WAS IN
Favor OF A DISSOLUTION OF TIE UNION"
After uttering these sentiment he ira.
versed the State speaking TO large masses
Of thedemocracy, aud we have never heard
that he received any robuke from them, or
from any democratic leader or newspaper
in the State. Are not these good eviden-
ces Of the spread Of disuniOh sentiments
Are not these preachers Of disunion, men
who occupied front rank heretofore in
Opposition TO those who recommended
that last Of all remedies for political evisl'
But, let US pursue the subject further.
Hon. Henry A. Wise, in letter on the
eth Of September last, declared" His
Fremont's) election would bring about