Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-02-08
InE UN1Nslf6 II l-l1IlI II UlJL IE UWN
BOMBsHELI,

'bOmb-shea On your editorial table, and together
wit h you examine its component parts. Don't
turn aWhyl RoH sViR have 70 face q, and you bad
as well do Il now, Is Of future day %
These significant words, addressed 10 US BY the
Banner, invited rs to discussion Of the propristy
&C., Of Mr.. ETEERIDeEs stump resolutions. Tsun-
ted thus BY the BaaR, We accepted the invitation,
and now, forsooth, tistbe Banner that declines to
face the music. By which course of conduct it
Pgoehims lie consistency with the declaration made
in 1884, that the nature Of things, the march Of
public opinion-ths voice Of religion ell have said
that slavery must have an end"
That our frisnds-that theifrisnds Of the South
may see low thoroughly imPaled the editor Of the
Banner is upon this question, and what an expo.
sure he has made Of his real sentiments upon this
subject which, slssI we fear are but the reAsz
msobiuations Of another, we have but to recall
their attention to the issue we presented and sought
in our paper of the frst instant in which we stated
our own position and sought to ascertain that Of
the editor Of the Banner, ss follows:
"In discussing the second branch of the question
in haud-We must ascertain the exact position of
the Banner. 0urs is, that insamuoh Rs we do not
hold slavery as it exists with u.s. 70 be either NOR.
ally, socially or politically wrong we cannot con-
cur with proposition which denounces ''all sug-
gestions,' &c for q renewal of the African slave
trade, as shocking to the moral sentiments Of the
enlightened portion Of mankind. Believing that
the institution Of slavery with US is in accordance
with the designs Of Providence, we are somewhat
at loss TO diEConueot the trade from the exis-
tenos Of the right Of property, and feel therefore
that the right of this kind of property is the be-
ginning point OF the discussions and have hence to
ask our neighbor, before proceeding further in the
argument, whether we agree or not and to the
end that there may be no lodging, we ask him TO
answer us-categorioslly whether the institution
ct slavery as the same exists with Us, is morally
rRhtP'
Thus our readers viii see, that as q necessary
preliminary to the discussion, We asked from the
Banner 4 categorical answer to this question -
Whether the institution Of slavery, as the same
exists with Us, is morally right 2" which he will
fully fails to answer. Thus leaving the unmistak.
able inference that be does not sgree with Us in
opinion, thereby throwing upon us-if the discus
sion is PurEued-the defence of the institution Of
slavery, as well O. its incidents In this connek-
ion, we again recall the attention Of our readers
to our former article, in which we said: when
it asks as to fscs q question, will it please en-
tighten rs Is to its OWL position Convinced,
&c we are, that the leaders Of the divided OPP
position Of 1885, are endeSvoring to fuse the mast
sss Of that opposition for the struggle of 1860,
We intend that the people shall know upon whist
basis it is done. Mr.. ETHERIDGEs course, looking
TO bis sntecedents to the time, manner, &c, Of
the introduction of his resolution, proClsims that
the question zoe haze to face is resistance to tae
encEoschment Of the slave power, to employ the
csnting words of Northern fansdcs-SDd for this
purpose be ibels, mAHgns and nisrepresents the
South by al endesvor to rsise false issue by his
resolution, in which unholy work, be finds, II not
worker, at least defender in the Banner
The South ssks peace, an observance of her rights
and seeks not to encrOsch upon the rights Of others
and shame be on that son of hers, that intimstss
otherwise"
From the first we have charged that fusion
of the opposition Of 1855 was looked to, and as
part Of the indcis thereof, the introduction of Mr.
ETEERrDGE's resOlution-the raIying cry of which
in 1860 was TO be, resistance to the encrOsOh-
ments of the slave power" Mr.. ETHERIDGR, by
his resolution, intended. under the smoke thereof
as we believed If be could dslude the people by
g false issue, TO join that grand combination of
of resistance to the encroschments Of the slave
power" We repeated this charge and asked the
Banner to enlghten Us as to its own position, IS
it had invited Us to face it." The Banner again
fails to answer usI Thus fastened and Pinioned
to the deatR-stakC we could have excused the Ban
Re, if it had become penitent, when its unnatural
position became manifest when it saw that it was
drifting into opposition to its own seCtion;-or,
had it become manful and proclaimed without fear
its real views and again said that "ths nature OF
things, the march Of public opinion, the voice Of
religion, ell have said that slavery must have an
end" Instead Of pursuing either course, We find
the editor Of the Banner engaged in skulking and
in clipping" from Mr.. Madison, Jefferson and
others, in order to defend himself from the Just
allegation Of doing violence to the memory Of the
fathers Of the republic" The debate published
BY the Bsinnsr-the fact of the compromise on the
question of the slave trlde-sustsin as in our
position without further argument or authority.
This work Of chipping extracts in order to
array names, or to quote authority fori principle,
is & work in which the BaRHsr's northern allies
are more successful than himself and ia one in
which they have sought to do Mr.. Jefferson and
other Virginia statesmen injustice by differences
they intend to leave We express one regret, that
the editor Of the Banner is mAnfssting a DISPOSE
ton TO follow suit.
In concluding this discussion-as conclude we
must. aimee the Banner declines to meet Us at the
entertainment to which he had invited us-we
leave him at the stake impsled BY his own im'
prudence declining to afrm that ths istitatiOH Of
slavery as he same szists Nth rs Is morally right
but giving active sid and comfort to that false
representative of the South, who libels her mo-
tives and her iuteutions-Wbo indirectly charges
his section with . desire to encroach upon the
rights Of other sections knowing the allegation to
be unrrue-hnd now, in our day Of peril, prsys an
excuse, by denying responsibility for the e1iss
tepos eff the institution of slavery among u.s.
With such aiders and shelters to the fanatics Of
the North, ws ask how long is it that the South
can maintain herself against those who seek she
overthrow of her peculiar institution Far more
dangerous, too, are those men who by dividing and
distrseting councl--who by raising false issues-
seek to make parties here in the South, than al
the Adsmss, Hales, GidddingS GreeleyE and
Stewards of the North combined. It's duty we
shall not shrink to perform to unmRsk this class,
and when we discover them we shall, as we now
tE, in tho ufnok1 IN 10 ID