Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-10-12
FRID4Y MORNING. OCT. ~ 1870
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States bad many T.. which W.
trust will not obi .it,r. We arr
still ssnguiue n C of the North
are not prepar. '"t-- the control OF
~ apd :, cti"uaIi>m. But
n lain. II shows that
&C cTea-ing in wig r
a,s,: "f The Telegraph
WIN m aud p'F-
teuiuu- at fact. The
Uni u, RENE and 'he All
nouucr;u,u i ali app al AID warning TO
the psfriuiic. IN c,suseryaii'e aud tin, unsec-
tionaI every where ." stand - Ii cIO-er by the
noble aud sIprinu- Union. heg .eathed t" US
by the Immoral sir If 76 IL Will be pro-
claimed 10 us that these Il cIious ar' hui The
tocsin OF the war growing on. of the doctrine
and teaching OF the - irrrpr' s>ibe conflict,
and that our only b"pe L. i'll united S''uIh,
and that the only hnpe for The S"uih aud for
Union is in united south This ha> been.
Is, and will b. the Syren song of the dis
unionsts. But there was nevrr a greater
fallacy- Ii is only the poor sxpcdirut OF an
unworthy cause. The people had we'll
learn first as last, that the sscIi"naliz luion or
the Uniun l. It's destruction. IT,, u an of {
frI.nd Of The U.ion for me cake # Ihe U,.ion,
Norh ana SoutI, Is The oAiy kpe Of the Union
The Republic Cannot continue on a sectional
basis, and every Sep towards placing it in
that position is stsp towards its over
throw The people of the Union have been
educated in the schools of Liberty and
Equality. They look upon revolution. with
all the horrors which it displays on the pagr
OF univ rsil history, preferable tn sniju-
CATION and servItude. Rhode Island, D,-la-
ware. Florida, the smulIe in e COufrder.-
cy. would fy With : to- extinction auniLf-
Iation, before submitting to diSh"uoFaLlc vas
salage under any earthly power As Sta IS
they will stand to their equality in the
Union, with all the privileges. franchises and
powers expressly ACCORDED by Ibe COnsiiiu-
ton. OF go ouI of the Union Tiry will Pl''d.
bare ted and bic dirg, tn patti Of mother
revolutionary war; father than d. grade them
selves by base submission 10 q depOtisn
whether kingIy OF otherwise, that may as
sumo to rule by rod of iron. So it Is in all
the States, aud so il is in both sections OF
the country.
If. therefore. the South und-rtak-s to
dOmineer Over the North, through party sue
Gers. in such Eay as 10 deprive the people
Of any tight cured By the great organic las
of the Union. the Constitution, the N-rih wIl
resist by h cru-hing weight OF h'r undcup;
ed maj rites That would be her Il
q like course should BE- pu su far I'd fi.,
South by the N-,rth. >be q -s- --s-s, 'l'. I
10y The fundamentally as H.r ...~- to
these he has not but 10y -.E- ".
ia mankind. And tits
ditiUn towards which We g.
ling up our sectional pr II ED. y
oring 10 obtain secIi macy IN a
gu. siInn of cOnstitn [. We hale
uti,rrd warnings. hem With Ut
number in the H. uf thu clnse-
-ces of the icr sectional pr, =
Il a. n'ra an that ih.. Nor
w".,I, led by the South.
and tna ii not -ubmi to be
uleti 10y ri.e N5i...- srcfiuns. And every
effort To- array n ia, II lace them in Iha
attitude is fl r &C nvrrturn the cOnstitu
ton tie IA gHa chrta of our equality and 4"
inauguraIr rrvulIiiun and war. Th.se efforts
have been d. and they gaining
ground with every year and with every day.
They gain strength day 10y day. They "r,
made both in Ih North aud la thu South.
They have been presented 10 The people in
various shapes. They row appear in the
guise of the " irr preside connlCt" and the
slave CODE" The iOrmrr carri-s the day
in Pennsylvania. Ohio and Indiana. The
latter calls upon the South 10 rally in solid
unbrnken columns for the slave code" Both
seek TO establish u IyranicaI d.sp"tisIn in
places cons.-crated to Liberty and Equality f.
and to .s'ablish enmiy where frat nit,
should reign. If eithc- succeed the Union
must speedily Come to an end. T. e
glorious flag of th.. r public must cra-.
to be the emblem OF Union and power Ter
into fragments, its place will be supplied BY
two men. ST. ange. inglorious Cnes, waving,
instead of peace or coniraterniiy, war and
defiance towards each other Thus the cri>is
approaches.
What is the duty of the patriot in sucb an
hour =? For ourselves We answer. cling still
closer To the Union, gather still mar r
around the sacred altar OF The Constitution.
and with redodbled en'rgy and zeal comb.t
both enemies Proclaim anew war upon c.
tionalism, aud by all the sacred memories I
the past aud hopes for The future rally To tn
Constitution, the Union, aud the enforcement
of the laws. In these lies our safety = in these
we must rely. We must now rise supe.i Tor to
mere party ties, and strike for The Republic.
If the SuuIh wastrs. let The North do
her duly !; if the North waivers, / tue
Sonth do her duty. Pursue the path
of duty and IF highland never despair OF
the Republic.
These elections in the three States named.
are not conclusive The peculiar existing
party relations were such that the gr. al,
oVershadowing question of the Union, war
not put directly ia issue. That POST
ponsd till November. When thai Is subm L
ted We shall have the controlling expression
OF the popular will. For that will be If
f-ctiye aud cert in We should have clear
declaration oil ihore who art in la o. II tie
Union for IL, and OF ibose nLo u, pore IL
sgsiusl il. Ii ihe people At lie .eltoi-box
will only recogn Z ibI- gTeai ~ need
have no fssrs tvr the I,sult J., iusm DIS