Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-17

feel the effect of this sad change in our condition.
The factories in which the villagers labor, and hon
esty secure the means of subsistence would soon
be deserted. New York. in the shriukage of her
real estate to onehaf of its present value, would
feel it. Ought we 10 provoke these consequences,
think not
am satisfied that if negro slavery be sin, no
honest man can sanction or tolerate IL. / am salts
fed that if 1t be sin. the Republican party is right
We ought to concur with them and TO extirpate it.
We ought not to wait for the South to secede, if
cannot persuade them to abandon it. III negro slave
nv is the unmitigated crime the Republican party
represent it to &c, we should purge country Of
it. either by suppressing it cutting off from our
communion, even though it be our right hand lhe
member that adheres to it.
But am satisfied that the question: whetherl 1t be
sin or not has been fairly considered by the
geople of the North, or even argued before them
They have never heard or deliberated upon any ar
gunien concerning it; and before ually deciding It's
character and proper destiny. they ought, IN com
mon prudence, to give this much censured practice
fair hearing.
! On the whole, therefore, am most anxious that
the question of negro slavery should not be decided
at this election-that respite of four years should
! be allowed TO our Northern people, during winch
the subject may be fairly discussed and deliberately
/ determined.
fee a single Senator who dare, in his place, assail
the South on moral grounds, Mr.. Sumner and
/ many eminent politicians constantly assaling
that section. as Northern man would assent to a
peaceful dissolution. Distinct States, with concep-
tons of social morality widely variant those
now existing between the Republicans of the North
and the people of the South, unfit to associate
under common Government if the moral odum
in which either holds the other is allowed any play
or operation in political affairs
This is all ask of American conservatives at the
/ North, who conscientousy believe in Republican
doctrines or any portion Of them-a brief term OF
deliberation before striking the irrevoeable blow
and bringing to its climax the rrepressibie conflict
| If after such deliberations the sentiment of the
North should be unchanged, peaceful separation, BY
mutual assent, would be the duty of both sections
Such mode of separation would greatly mitigate
the evils resulting from that event. Every man Of
common prudence, every lover of his species should
prefer peaceful dissolution to violent and reyo
! lutionary disruption.
If the Southern States should secede. no Overt
act of treason will be committed by any person
during the official term of Mr.. Buchanan. (Consti
tuition United States, Art. 8, sec, 8, subd ~ MOI
| indeed will any crime whatever be committed in vic
lation of the Union. Mr.. Bucaanan's administration
will have power to aid in suppressing 'the wratf
to come" The coming evil will be announced BY
sovereign legislative acts to take effect the inau
guration of Lincoln and not before. Mr.. Buchanan
can do nothing in the premises except 70 issue hi.
proclamation summoning the new Congress to assem-
bic on the 4th of March, 1861 This would enable
Mr. Lincoln, after being elected by section, and in
Quoted into office as the President Of section to de
mand Immediately from the Congress of that section
measures and war supplies for the purpose o
reducing to obedience or subsection the reyoltet
South, if, indeed the foes of the South believe
coercive measures are adapted to such exigency
or at all practble.
pray that the impending evil may be averted
my faith in Divine Providence gives me confidence
that it will be averted. On tbe vote of New Yorl
depends the result. ] am, dear sir, yours truly,
CHARLES OCONOR.
George W. Lloyd, Esq, Corresponding Secretary