Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-29
southern Extremists VS.. Northern Fa-


We should not be surprised to hear Northern men
institute comparison between what our opponents
are pleased to denominate as Southern fanatics dis
uniOnists, and secessionsts and northern abolition
fanatics and incline decidedly to the side of the lat
ter. This would be natural and might fairly be at
trbuted to the influence of education, association,
and sectional prejudi,e. But how any man who
breathes Southern atmosphere or has particle Of
Southern soul in his body can persuade himself that
these two classes of politicians stand equal
footing is, we confess entirely beyond our compre-
hensiOn
The time was when JOIN C. CALHOUy was de-
nounced as q disuniOnist by his enemies and oppo-
nents, but the men who 80 slandered and traduced
him are now compelled TO admit that they did him
injustice, and that he pure patriot and true
friend to the South the Constitution and the Union
Yet, while admitting. they SANDER the character
and deseerate the memory of the great and glorious
Southerner, by placing him level with such
traitors as SEWARD and Hale, and GIDDISGs JEF-
FERsox DAVIS. who has devoted lifetime to the
protection of Southern rights and Southern inter
ests, and who shed his blood and risked his life in
defence Of his countrys flag and his nations honor
is stigmatzed being even worse than Ton CORwIS,
the sworn enemy Of the South, and the man who de
clared upon the floor of the House of Representa-
tiyes that If be were Mexican as he Amer
lean. he would welcome the brave Mississippian
and his gallant comrades, with bloody hands to hos
pitable graves.
We repeat that we cannot understand how any
Southern man can entertain such opinions and to be
frank, we must say, that in judgment, none do
so honestly and sincerely. Admitting the Southern
IL had heir
us believe them there is STILL in our estimation,
very wide difference between them and tho Republi
cans or Abolitionists-such difference that is as
honorable to the it is dsgraceful and dshon-
orable to the other The former-radicals, fire
eaters and extremists, as they called-ask only
70 be let alone in the enjoyment Of their rights under
the Constitution and in the Union, while the latter,
hoping thereby to gather political strength and pow
er, seek to wage continuous and bitter warfare
upon US and our institutions. The Repu blicans and
Abolitionists denounee pirates, slave-drivers
enemies to human freedom, and open vioators of
every moral and religious sentiment. The South
ern extremists and fire-eaters defend US against
these assaults, and maintain our equality with the
non-slave holder in all our relations men, as citi-
zens, patriots and christians. The Abolition
list declares it right to war upon our Institutions
steal property, and even to invade soil with
fire and the sword: the Southern extremist pro-
tests against such course, insists that it shall not
be adopted, and announces himself determined and
prepared 10 resist such violations Of the constitu
tien and of the laws Of equality justice and human
ity At all hazards and to the last extremity. The
Black Republican seeks to subugste the South--to
make her and her people the Eassals and slaves of
the North. The heightened, chvalrous Southerner |
announces his purpose TO prevent this outrage upon
the rights AM the honor OF his section in the Union
if be can and out of it if he must The former adj
vises that theft, robbery and murder shall be prac
tised upon the Southern people-invades their soil
with band Of outlaws, cut threats and sssassins,
and when the arm of Southern justice has arrested |
them in their fell purpose seeks screen them from
punishment and turn them loose upon society to re-
peat their dastardly crimes; while the extremests-
the hated and odious fre-eater, demands that the
constitution and the laws shall be respected the
people of the South protected in the enjoyment of
their lives, their liberty and their property and the
traitors and murderers be made atone with their
lives for their crimes against the country and hu
manity.
Is there, We ask, no difference between these two
classes of men nothing in the character, conduct
and motives of the ireesrer worthy of respect
and admiration than in that of the Abolition IA
matte Of the North-nothing that should make good
men and honest men everywhere esteem the former
above the latter-nothng that should protect him
from being elassed with the nstigators and perpe-
traitors Of arson and murder, and trea nothing
hat should make the true lover Of the Union prefer
such utilization to that Of pack Of abolition scoun-
that should make the cheek Of the
Southern Oppostionist Jingle with shame when
he dares proclaim that his Southern brother
whose only sin if sin it can be calledg too great
devotion to the rights and institutions Of the South
srn States-is no better than the GREELErs. GARRI-
SONS and GTDDnNasEs of the North!