Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-16
NEW ENGLAND AND THE UNION.

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momentary excitement or the occasional ex-
uemes Of political conflict The history Of the
country if not from its earliest settlement ct least
for the last quarter Of century, has established
the fact that there is something In the education
habit and peculiar Characteristic Of the majority,
Of the New EuglBnd people that is radically neon
ssteut with our Democratic institutions as under
stood and maintained BY the Middle and Southern
Ststss Of the Union. New England has proven
herself but the mere nheritor of the island spirit
Old England, and does not possess that faculty Of
expansion needed to take in a whole Contsderacy
of States She has never possessed more than one
idea At time, and that she has Away run into the
ground. Her purltsnism was nothing but spiritual
despotism-undsr which every man had 10 square
his opinions and his conduct according to the rigid
spiritual master. Under puritsnism there was no
federation Of dissent Disagreement with the
standard was sure to lead to instant social and civil
accommodation. Though the other extreme
Observation-Disclosures now been reached, when
belief even in the divinity Of our Lord is regarded
as non-esseniAl; yet New EDglandism has chang.
ed, in essence, not one idea. There is always one
paramount and exclusive idea in the New Eng
land mind, aud there is room for nothing else.
II 1900, the New England states voted, as 3
unit, against Thomas Jefferson. Her clergy turned
their pulpits into political rostrums-the Sabbath
day was desecrsted by the PRONUNCIATION Of polit-
cal crusadss against the democratic pHrty-their
candidate was denounced as rank iDfdsI, as an
aduterer and as the candidate Of the saVocracy Of
the South
Nesrly forty years ago. New England called .
convention to dissolve the Union, and to nuke 4
little republic for themselves The FIRST American
vessel that ever imported a cargo of slaves into
this country, belonged to New England.
When the southern and middle states, in con.
gress, made an effort to abolish the African slave
trade, the only opposition came from New England.
The last vessel that brought slaves from the coast
Of Africa, into the United States, belonged to New
England. The 6rst, and only petition ever offered
in Congress 10 dissolve this Union, was signed by
citizens of New England. The only man that ever
offered such petition, WAS q member from New
England. The only place on earth, where met
ing has been held, where q man has been found
low enough, and base enough, Ocsll George Wash
ington 8 gcoundTe, End permitted to live and re-
ceivs applause for it, IVES in New England. The
first abolition society was organised in New Eng
land. The first native American society was held
in New England. The first know nothing lodge
was organised in New England.
The New England states we're the primary cause
Of all the troubles, rebellion and bloodshed in Kan
SIS. New England tried very hard to elect Ere.
mont President Of the United stG,es, and bring
ko,t 4L, L.l,,ov Il, vs yssi-s5 b., G,r,,sI A.,
when Massachusetts should govern the United
States, and Boston govern Massachusetts,, and be
Ue Governor Of Boston; butt could not be done
there IS too much patriotism remaining outside Of
New England Influence.
The bitter, intolerant and tyrRnnicRl spirit mani
Tested by the clergy Of New England, in relation to
the passage of the Ksnsas-Nebraska act, proves
that they have not sblei one jot or title Of the
bgotry that marked her colonial period.
The result of the late election proves that, with
rare exceptions, the VIII lie Black Republican par.
ty ismGde Up of New Englanders. They carried
all the New En- land States, and in New York,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and lows, on exami.
nation Of the election returns, it will be seen that
in the counties thst are settled by emigration from
the New England States, they had msjorities, and
in no other. To this general rule there are, Of
course, many eTceptions-fOr be it understood
when We speak Of New England, We mean its
controlling influences. It will be seen, then, that
to the principles, fidelity, virtue and patriotism Of
the nEtivs-born Of the middle and southern States
Of various races largely assisted by men of foreign
birth, we owe the preservation Of the constitution
and the Union.
10 view Of these general truths, one fact is stri
kingy manifest: that if the same mental idiosyn
crscies, habit, thought and feeling that mark ant
Chbrscterise the people Of New England, we're dis
seminsted throughout the country, 50 ss to exer.
else controlling influence in the Middle and South.
era States-or in other words il the people of oil
the States were just like the people of the New
England States, cur government as now organ
lied could not possibly exist longer than the bare
time it would require to disorganizs or rsorganiEs
it, and if we did not return 70 the co nitiou of old
Eng'aad, we would return to Ons Of more OBJ
jectiouabie form. If any donbt the accuracy Of
our position, let them conceive for moment the
came elements to be il power at Washington
embracing the Presidency, the Cabinet and Con.
gress-tbst control the local legislation Of those
STATES suGu - the last MAhheCQuSell5 GDC
Vermont legislatures, and imsgins to himself
what the consequences would be, not sim
ply TO the South, but to the entire country
70 republican Institutions and to civil liberty and
moral progress throughout the wOrldl We shall
not attempt to draw the picture. The mind can.
not fully conceive nor the pen adequately portray
the dire consequences that would follow to hu-
msnity here and everywhere.
Andyet there is q powerful and never cesSing
effort to disseminate New Elglandism into the
Middle and Southern States, and thus inaugurs,s
the socnl and political condition Of affairs that we
have been contemplating. With . singular ensr.
gy end se!i-sHcr6ciDg dupHcity, the Infectious
current is finding sway by means of the church,
the schools and the press, into every department
Of society, whilst the body Of our people remain
unconscious of TIE evil that is being done New
Epglandism under false guse, Is making cru.
sade on RepubliCsnism. It's advance has been
slow but steady. The decisive conflict is not far
distant One or the other Of the two sntsRonisms
must 60 down. There is no compromise or uil-
die ground. Truth and Justice must triumph or