Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-02-23
M nuM PYRTTRVIB, THURSDAY FEBRUARY g. 1850

, acted unadvisediy, but yet he wa
, glorious old hero and martyr
The truth is, that all the differ nee
between them and Captain Brown,
bis iIl-bred and Inflated sons aud
their reckless few, was, that these
men had .be brute courage to attempt
what all the liberty crusaders wished
TO see done, but which they had mol
the nerve to undertake. Had the
old lion succeeded iu taking bis
prey, then, as SO many hungry yul-
tures ant croakiDg ravens, they
would have 1ocked tothe ensangulned
scene, to rejoice with him over the
carnage wrought BY his pixies and
rifles. But it was a failure; and
when the diabolical scheme began to
recoil GU the head of its executors,
its rt al instigators knew nothing OF
it and very much disapproyed it.
Yours, Mr. Editor, is q powerful
city has few superiors of it's age,
anywhere. 1t has ample capital
and able fnanciers; unconquerable
energy and industry;large intelligence
and genuine refinement; great moral
worth and rs much true Christianpiety,
doubtless, as any city Of 100000
peopls in this or any other country.
It's politics are conservative. Fortu-
nately for yourselves and the e0un-
try, there are but few such men as
Joliffe and bis followers among you,
Unfortunately, however, that few are
among you, and are doing you no
little harm abroad. 1t is not just to
you that this miserable clan should
be the occasion of injury to your
commerce. But it is so, and is des-
tined to become more so, unless yon
throw of, or at least control this
corporal's guard Of harpies who as
sail strangers that come to your city
on their legitimate business. These
men are aD incubus upon you.
AS many good men at the North
have very unjust notions Of the in
stitution of slavery, forming, as they
do, their opinions from isolated facts,
egregionsIy distorted, and from gross
falsehoods and misrepresentation
detailed to them by fugitive negroes,
Abolition lecturers, and such lying
abolition romaDces as Uncle Toms
Cabin and Helpers (alias Helfer's)
Crisis; so, many honest pro-slavery
men at the South are misled IS to
the character of your population
and that of the Northern communl-
ties, by such perddious movements
as that which occurred here with
myself, on the 9th. The South
buys more Of her provisions and pro-
duce, wood and iron manufactures
from Cincinnati than any city North;
more perhaps than any place IN the
/ Union.
You are destined to increase your
business With Us In these lines, In-
definitely. should such facts as the
one referred TO cease TO occur. This
, fact is in itself but tIifle; as an
, individual care net hing for it; but
, its tendencies are evil only evil
, Your position on the line between the
two great sections Of the Union. IL
a very important one. especially IL
, reference to the absorbing controversy
: between the North and :he South
In your situation you can mediate
: between them. and so quiet the pain
a ful and suicidal strife so unnecessarily
D wsged between them. This 'gooc
j city ought to be, and | trust will be
j., a sort of pledge Of peace between
i The North and South, connected al
6 it is, geographically and commercial
j ly, With both. AIlow me therefers
TO say-and / do it with dlHidenct
!. and profound respect-that the ex
: celIent population of Cincinnati owe
$ it to themselves and their country
|. to their children and to the mem
!. ory of their fathers, to keep sucl
' men as Joliffe and coworkers quiet
: OF else send them to Canada, or SOM
9 community where their principle
a and practice viii be more eongenlaI
;. TO OUR REPUBLICAN FRIENDS.
y You tell me that you are no
e Abolitionists--you condemn them ou
!, right and Wholesale. / am soun
It to respect your unequivocal decla
a ratioDs, for l regard those of yo
, With whom am acquainted, (an
Q. known many Of you,) as men I
% truth and honor. But you are,
d course, aware that these disturbers
,g the public peace are, as clas