Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-08
ABoLITIoEIsM IN DISGUISE.

He who suppOses that the sentiment of abOli-
tionigm at the North is confined to the brawling
politicians or ranng regOuists, and that their eff
fsctve schemes are only such as are manifested in
the excitement of the times, is grossly deceived in
his calculations. There are hundreds Of the polite
yankees, who, while they deprecste the political
agitation of the question Of slavery, only do so
from an Impression that more can be accomplished
in a reasonable time by policy less manifest to
the South, and which, just in proportion as it is so,
is the more dangerous to our institutions There
is a school Of abolitioDists who believe that the
only effective way Of accomplishing their ends is,
through the iustrume1tsty of certain agencies, to
commence tie work here in our own midst, instead
of laboring at the North-to undermine by sub
tie policy, what they may not be able to break
down by az open attack. Persons of this class
are, and have been for years, at cir work; and the
fact that their efforts have not been more general
" recognised is conclusive proof that they have
rot mistaken the efficiency of their policy. Their
plans are to get possession Of the Southern miad
and confidence by their emissaries in cur midst
through the pulpit the scboolroom and the popu-
lar literature of the dsy. Hence their great su1.
ietv to supply our "morsl destitution" with their
preachers, through the fundamentally OF their
Southern AID Sooieties'-to educate our people
through the emigration of large numbers of their
teachers to the South and West-and to get their
works on moral science and other elementary trea-
ses into the hands of cur children and their trashy
literature, through the form of periodicals and fami
" newspapers, into the domestic circles of our PEG
pie. This, they justly calculate, is more efectua
means of matchmaking sbolitionism in the South
and weakening our means Of resistance against
their G8gns than all the bslderdssh that their
G1eeleys can write, or phlpics that their Summers
can proclaim from the political arena.
For wears their Peter Parleys and their Dr.. Way
lands have ueen instructors in our sChools--their
iesuitical missionaries have been tampering with
our religious congregstions-snd Their magazines,
such as Pdtrams aud family newspapers, have
been finding their way amongst our people.
We have had occasion more than once to give
evidences Of the working of these evil Influences.
We have referred 10 the fact that whilst we nave
been sending Missionaries to the heathens, New
England has felt called On to send Missionaries to
us-that whilst they have refused to fellowship
with us in their churches on account of the "sin
of slavery they have claimed the christian privil-
eye ofseDdg, by associated action, spiritual guides
to instructa1d improve us-that whilst they have
mocked a. cur uueducated habits, they have man
Tested peculiar interest IN filling our schools and
colleges with their teachers.
These people eve not sent here with the expee-
tation that they shat boldly avOw the doctrines
they espouss. To do so would be the utter ruin
OF their plans.
The people of the South would understand and
repudiate at once their IRRESPONSIBLE mission. But
they must adapt themselves, with Yankee shrewd-
ness, to the difficulties under which they labor,
and drop by gradual means their Ingredients in
the poisoned chalice that they are preparing ICr
our lips With a seeming disspproVal of the ex-
trenes Of Northern fanaticsm, they stand ever
ready to paliate the ofence while at the slightest
ransgrsssion Of propriety in a southern man, IN
Ger the excitement of insult, they .unaounded
4 their excavations Whenever there is division |
among our own people as to the extent Of resis-
auce we should offer to Northern violence, they |.
become Jealous advocates of that party that is |
most tolerant to their sectional allies.
We have never des gned in our remarks in this
connection to impugn the motives or cast suspicion
.-ouud the character of any citizen because be /
lanced to have emgrsed to cur midst from
northern S ate We could not do. so without vio-
ence to our own feelings and opinions, for we
;aow that a large proportion of the people in the
forth, much less those who have come south, are
IS loyal to tie COZ stituto0 and as much opposed
o he purposes of sbolitoni5m as the truest of
Is; but we cannot fore,o, from q fear of being
nisunC erstood, the important duly CT warning our
esiers sgainst the inroads Of sb JItionsm in cur
lids', through the Crafty and subtle policy Of Sc
ret emisssries sent here for the purpose Of diGl.
ing spirit of hostility to slavery into the min6s
{ portion Of our own people, with q view to
Ell. ultimate purpose of abolition, and if needs
e. southern subjugation. With The spirit of the
acieut crusaders, these BID and mad men of the
5rth have s t out to accomplish their designs and
Mess watched and foilei their efforts, no man can
,Ioul4ts the conseq ueaces to which may lead.
A appropriate to this subject we append the