Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-27

inRatezsRti-slazzr< faBaszciEaa hat he his
tory o. the world viii show that such fanat-
ieism is never convinced-is never satisfied,
never Reasons. aud never ends but in victory
o9.blood. That accordingly this fanaticisul
III the Northern States has been constantly
Progressive, always getting stronger and
more impudent, defiant and aggressive; and
that Il. will never cease except in our s1bja-
Cation, unless We tear loose from it by dis
solving the union--T These advocates say they
have no faith IN any resistance in the Union,
because. in the nature. OF the evil. none can
be efeetual 2 = ~ =
Lie Advocates Of -the.seeond mode Of resis-
lance: of whom I am humbly one, reason al
Ter another fashion: We say IN the first. place,
that while it is true that this aDti-slavery
sentiment has become fanatical with many
yet it is not necessarily SO in its nature, nor
was IL so IN its origin. Slavery has always
existed in some form. 1t is an original In
stitutiOn. Besides, We say the agitation now
upon Us did not orr ginate in fanatieisu1, or IN
philanthropy. but in c1pidify.
England owned the West Indies and there
She had some slaves. She had possessions IN
East India which she believed were adapted
to the growth of cotton and which article oil
produce she desired to BlOn0pOlize.3 Z y =
The Southern States were her only dangerous
Competitors She desired 10 cripple or break
down the cultivation of the cotton plant in
the Sonth. The South could not use her own
soil and climate in the successful production
of cotton without, the African slave: Eng
land, therefore, must manage to set Iree tne
slave and turn the Sonth over to some mad
equate peasantry system, something Ike t1e
coolie system. To this end England raised
a cry of philanthropy in behalf of the poor
negro. As show of sincerity she abolished
slavery in the West Indies near as thanking
thereby to affect the same Institution IN mel
Southern neighbor. She taught her lessons
of false philanthropy to our Northern pQlplts
and Northern papers, and thus to our North
ern people. sas@A&
AT this time the Northern politicians saw
in this infammable subject fine material Tor
political. agitation, party success and sell
promotion. They leaped upon the wave and
lode on. The Southern politicians raised the
counter cry, leaped on the counter wave and
met The Northern politicians office: As
long as the people answered the politicians
called, aud the result Is what we now see
The subject is intsrminable IN politics, be-
cause utterly llegitimate asa polltIcaflssue
Thus it has never approached, but receded
from political solution, and increasing In
excitement as it has progressed, Gil states
manship North and South is dwaried to q
mere wrangling. about African slavery.
the Union and peace may not The Southern
States will continue to raise cotton, but the
hoping subject of tyranny in the earth may
not continue to point to the beautiful success
of the experiment of self-government In
America.
While the storm which England raised in
America has been going on, England has
been trying to raise cotton in India. She
has failed Her factories are at home, but
Ind ha If
have cotton. -Four millions of her people
can't live without it,. The English throne
can't, stand without it 1t must come from
the Southern States. 1tcan't be raised in the
South without slave labor. And England has
become the defender of slavery in the South.
Will frankly state thatth revolution in
English sentiment and policy has not yet
reached the Northern people. The same
causes must slowly produce it. W -
+ But while the anti-sl very sentiment has
spread in the North, the pro-slayery senti-
ment has also strengthened in America. In
our early history the Southern statesmen
were anti-slavery in feeling. So were Wash
ington, Jefferson, Madison, Randolph and
many of that day, who had never studied the
argument of the cotton gin, nor heard the
eloquent productions of the great Mississippi
Valley. Now our people not only see the
Justice of slavery, but its Providence too.
The world can never give up slavery until
it is ready to give UP clothing and food
The South is magnificent exemplifcation of
the highest christian excellence. She is feed
ing the hungry, clothing the naked, blessing
them that curse her, and doing good to them
that despitefully use and prosecute her.
We say again, that even the history ofthe
slavery agitation in this country does not
Justify the very conclusion that abolitionism
has always been, progressive. Whenever
popular sentiment ,in politics has condemned
the agitation, abolitionism has declined.
Many Instances could be given. In 1S48 the
abolition candidate for the Presidency re-
ceived about 300, 900 votes. At the end of
Mr. Fillmore's administration in 1852, the
candidate of that party received about half
that vote, and fugitive slave could be re-
covered almost without opposition in any
Northern State. Even the Act of Massachu-
sets multiplying the Fugitive Slave Law of
1913, had not been applied to the new fugi-
tive slave law of 1850, and was not SO APP
piled until 1855, after the agitation had been
revived. f ~ IL - -
These, and many other similar reasons,
we urge for believing that all the enumerated
grfevances-th results of slavery agitation
are durable by remedies within the Union.
But suppose our reasoning all wrong
How shall we be convinced? Only by the
experiment; for in the nature of the case,
nothing but triad can test the virtue of the
remedies proposed. Let us try these rene
dies and if we fail, this failure will establish
the truth of the positions of the advocates OF
Immediate secession, and zoe shall all join IN
that renaedy.
For let it be understood, we are all agreed
that these grievances shall be remedied-
most effectively remedied, and if this cannot
be done in the Union, then the Union must
90. And we must not LET this crisis pass
without forever solving this doubt. Ii the
Union and the peace of slavsry cannot exist
together, then the Union must go; for slavery
can never 60, the necessities of man and the
laws of Heaven viii never let it 60, and.i
must have peace. And it has been tantal-
lied and meddled with as long as cur self
respect can permit. wf go 1
But what remedies Ia the Union DO we
propose? / will answer: -,sss..t s.s. saF
The grievances enumerated are two kinds
-enistinq and dsreatened The existing actual
grievances are all Violations of the Federal
Constitution and Federal laws either by
Northern citizens or Northern-Ststes. Now
what does good craftsmanship, good logic,
and common sense naturally suggest? Why
that the Federal Government shall enforce
its laws. No State can enforce, OF punish
for the violation of Federal law. The pow
er offended must adequately punish the Of
fender. The punishment must be such as te
redress the past and by certainty and terror
secure the future. The Federal law is often
ded The Northern States and people are
the offenders The South is damaged by the
offence. This gives hertz right to dsnlq,ld
the redress at the hands of the Federal Gov
eminent, and if that Government for want Of
Will or power, shall net grant the redress
then that.Goyernnlentis q demonstrated fail
ure. And when government ends, selt-de
fence begins. We can then take redress II
our own way; aud to our entire satisfaction
Let the Georgia Convention meet Let
her nots simply demand but command that
this war on slavery shalk cease tbst-these
unconstitutional acts aud proceedings shall
be repealed and abandoned by the States oil
Topudioted aud redrqSsOd,, hy the Federal
Government. 6 Let her invite all the States
to Join in this demand: IF no Others VIII
come tn their dirty and meet with as let the