Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1858-12-13
Spies Upon Us.

On Saturday last some of our citizens as
| cortaincd that a secret agent of the govern
ment sent htbpr for the purpose of embar-
raising the emigration to Nicaragua. had been
| for some days in orr midst. As soon as this
was definitely known, preparations were made
! to drive the gentleman from the town; nut
| on enquiry Mt his hotel il was discovered that
he left for Washington about twelve O'Clock
| in the day. Judge Campbell took his depar-
| ture on The same. The secret agcnt-the spy
| who was sent to Alabama in order to defca'
an enTs rprise for the ext"ntion Of slavery l.
! called Gen. Wilson: and his residence is that
| hot bed of AbOlitiOnism-the State of Ohio.
TRly they are determined to fool us to the
! top of our bent. 1t is not sufficient that th'
| Collector of Mobile has instructions to refuse
clearance to all vessels and persons susp CT
ed of being engaged in an effort to carry
| slavery into Central America; that an intOle-
rant and prosecuting Judge calls Il Special
| Term of Court with view of eXhausting hi
| intellect and his influence in the attempt t.
defeat the enterprise; that a leading member
of the bar should be employed to eXamn,
and croSs-examine within the sacred prccincts
of the Grand Jury room, in order TO elicit. If
possible some evidence to faint the character
OF the emigration to Nicaragua. In addition
to all this. spy from Ohio is sent among us
and he is seen sncaking about the wbarvcs
and warehouses OF the city to find out some
thing cuntraband of Abolition interest and
Abolition policy.
The Coll, ctor of this port is a gentleman OF
honor and integrity. and will discharge his
official duty, even though it conflicts with his
feelings and his opinions Mr.. Robert ii.
Smith, the Assistant Counsel of the United
States, will fulfil his obligations to his client
no matter how odious they may be. as becomes
conscientious attorney. Mr.. Rcquier. the
u. S. District Attorney. with good will, pro-
badly has not the natural sagacity for "A vi
gorous and skillfnl police agent. Judg Camp
bell presiding in the u. 5. Circuit Court, does
not find the Collector. aud the Assistant
Counsel and the District Attorney, suitable
and efficient agents to carry out his designs
against the Nicaragnans. Therefore he pre-
walls on the Executive! Department to send
out a spy from Ohio, in order to hunt down
Southern men engaged in southern policy;
and one evidence of his completely with Will
son is that they leave at the same time for
Washington. but by different roads, to escape
the Suspicion of CO OPP ration.
This last set of the Fed raj Government is
"the mot uukiudcst cat of ALL" In long
list of insults and injuries Inflicted on the
Sou bern people hv the Federal authorities.
the sending OF spy into our very midst, to
watch our horses aud our streets, shines sn-
prcme. We shall mex: have our servants paid
to report the words which drop from us about
the dinner table. Ii was not enough that, to
defeat slavery in Nicaragua, Commander Davis
took the schooner Granada from the gallant
Captain FayssouN. and turned her over to a
Jamaica negro with Costa Rican commission
in his pocket: that Comm dore Paulding
should drag the naturaliZad Nicaraguans from
their homes and disgrace himself and, by I'M
plicatinn. dishonor his Government, 10y read
ing and retaining in his possession letter
addressed to Gene raj Walker by gentleman
Of this city. 1t was not enough that Justice
of the Supreme Court. adopting the words Of
the infamous General Mora, President OF Cos
Ia Rica-known as the murderer OF wound
prisoners-should dcnounce the effort to plant
slavery in Nicaragua as opposed TO the rell-
gion and civilization Of the age
Yet more was needed to fill the measure of
Federal insult and injury tn the people Of
the Southern States. An Ohio spy must be
sent among us.
We take the liberty of saying to the South
ern members of Congress, that IL they do not
make the land ring with their denunciations
of such acts on the part at the Federal Gov
eminent, they will be sadly derelict in their
duties to their constituents. If they do not
act we beg to inform them the people Will
Our patience is not eternal. We cannot and
will not have our homes watched by the
secret agents of hostile Federal power. We
have yet some spirit left. and are scarcely ht
TO become the slaves Of a centrniiZsd Free
Soil authority.--Ko5ile Register. 7th inst.