Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1859-12-09

the Confederacy to the Gulf of Mexico
thus passing through all the great divi
sions Of our country, and furnishing
= highway for commerce between them, un
, equalled in extent and excellence on tn
, face Of the globe.
If the climate, soil and production o
our whole country were similar, coffpeti
tion and rivalry might engender ieclin,
between the different parts. But each hai
its separate gift, aud their natural diver
sites, instead of being elements of discord
are sources Of union, harmony and
strength.
But, like the foolish Corinthians, some
OF our people are disposed to indulge " in
vain glory, envy, corrupt emulations and
repinings,' which are alike opposed to
truth, charity and patriotism.
To all such may we not, reverently para
phrasing the language of the Apostle, say:
" For as the body is one, and hath many
members, and all the members of that one
body being many, are one body, so ALSO
Is OUR COUNTRY
For by one spirit are we all baptized
into one body, whether We be jew or Gen
tile, bond or free, and have all been made
to drink into one spirit-the spirit Of The
Constitutions
" For our confederdcy is not one mem
Der, but many. If the North shall say
because | am not :he .So,ih, am not of
the Union, is it, therefore, not of the
Gnion?
I" 1t the phote country we're mdnufdc-
turing where were the cotton and sugar
gro,cing?
g. If the whole were agricultural, where
were the commercial and mdautdcturiRgy
" But now hath The pistlom Of our .fdth-
ers set the separate States, every one of
them in the Union as it has pleased them
And if they were one Statc, where were
the Uniom?
"But now are they many States, yet but
one confeleyacy.
"And the Eds cannot say unto the West
have no need Of thee; nor, sgsin, the
Northern States to the Southern, We have
no need oil you.
"And whether one member suffer, all
the members suffer with it; or one mem
Der be honOred, all members rejoice with
it,"
These are teachings of inspiration And
| appeal to my fellow citizens, in all parts
Of the country. if they d. not convey to us
an instructive lesson Of practical wisdom
and patriotic dutyr
Let US, then, in everything that affects
the interests of our country, cultivate a
catholic, national senti-
ment. Let US discard from our confidence
Il. Ill a.
who attempt by any device whatever to
array one portion of the Union against
another. Let us remember that while each
section has its appropriate function to per-
form, each is essential to the welfare and
security of the whole. Let us bear in
mind that the liberty and independence
we possess are the work of joint councils
and joint efforts-of common dangers,
sufferings and success" Instead of foster
ing local jealousies, and striving to inHame
one section against another, let me urge
y ou, fellowcitizens in the impressive Ian
suage Of Washington, to raise up your
minds and your hearts to a just apprecia
ton of the immense value of your Ma
tional Union to your collective and indi-
vidual happiness, SO that you may cherish
a cordial, habitual and immovable attach
menr to it-accustoming yourselves to
think and speak of it as the palladium of
your political safety and prosperity, watch.
ing for its preservation with jealous snxi.
sty-discountenancing whatever may sug-
yest even a suspicion that it can in any
event be abandoned - and Indignantly
frown upon the fir.t dawning Of every at
tempt to ALLEVIATE any portion of our coun-
try from the rest, or to enfeehle the sacred
ties which now link together the various
parts"