Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-16

WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 10, 1859.


The attempted instruction Of BRowN at Harpers
Ferry has had one good effect: that of arousing the
South to the dangers Of permitting the Republican
party TO administer the Government of the Union.
This sense of danger win make the South unani-
nous indeed, she is nearly now. 1t viii have
another effect in rendering any fusion of the South
ern with the Northern opposition impossible ltis
true that the newspaper in this city which, from
the anteceents Of its editor may be supposed to accu
rately reflect the sentiments of Mr.. BELL is still
harping upon the repeal of the Missouri Compro-
mise as the cause of our troubles but 1t is equally
true that the great majority Of the Opposition take
decided ground that the nstgatOrs of the outbreak
at Harper's Ferry have excuse for the outrage,
and that the South cannot submit 20 tho Govern
ment Of President elected from among the men
who encouraged the attempted revolt The Rich
mond WHO, heretofore among the leaders Of stu
sion" in an article copied approyingy by the Banner
of yesterday, says:
I'VE make no threats, and we indicate no line OF
policy to the South but it is proper to inform the
Northern people with camness and candor, that the
election Of VIM II. Seward 70 the Presidency, would
De followed according to our Judgment and belief,
by an almost instant secession of the SeuthernStates
from the Union. We entirely pass over the question
at present whether il would be the part OF wisdom
and patrl0tsm not Tor the southern olaes 70 IT,
fuse submission 10 the Inauguration of President
elected in accordance with the forms of the Constr
tuition Nor, is nece sary to state even five knew
exactly. what will be our course in the event OF se
wards election. We can only state what we firmly
and religiously believe thatthe SouthernS States will
not submit TO the Inauguration of Seward as Pres
dent of the United States. We 70 further, and say
that the Southern States viii not submit TO the lnau
guratlon of any Black Republican President what
ever-that Is any man elected by the hepubhcaT
party, such, in its capacity of separate and dls
tinct political and sectional organization. In sucf
an event we believe all the Calf States, with one ac
cord, and at the same moment. viii so out Of ths
Union aud set up for themselves, and that the Other
Southern States Virginia included, will ultimately
if not Immediately take precisely the same step W.
confess, that unTil recently, we have never so be
lieved thought, or dreamed; but there Is now M
installing the temper and purpose Of the Southeli
people, and the ominOus signs of the times
We are not here called upon either 10 endorse o.
repudiate these views of the Wing. We put then
on record as an evidence of healthy progress on tn
part of leading and influential organ of the south
ern opposition. We do not think that any sensible
man can mistake the temper and purpose of tn
South in the case suggested by the Wing The on.
hope for the perpetuity of the Union, so far as
rests on the defeat of the Republican party is in tn
success of the Democratic party. May we not rea
souably hope that when the Wing and the Bd'u's
see this they viii cease to Cbstruct that success: