Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-09-18
TO the. People of shs United state.

To the People of She Uusted ststes.'
THE Undersigned. the Central Executive
Committee Of the Union party of the sate
Of Tennessee, deem it proper, under existing
Circumstances, 70 address few consffera-
lions to their brethren of the United S les.
especially those of the Northern Suites.
founded upon the current progress Of The
Presidential canvass
From the results of the recent elections,
from all the information which, froEi s.seir
position, they have been able to obtain from
every Indication indeed they are satisfied that
Bell and Everett will receive the cleo; oral
votes Of very large majority of the South
ern States. Nothing, as 1t seems to ticm,
short of some powerful and unforeseen reac-
ton can disappoint this expectation. In view
OF such "a result, il becomes a matter of
gravest moment to conservative Union men
in the North, of all shades of opinion, to con-
slider whether it lis NOS their daiy at eAet 10
close up in solid column, and by adopting
this ticket. put an end TO the struggle This
they could do, under the banner Of, the Ton
stitution, without any compromise Of tOs ally
to party, and save the country from discord,
from the hazard of sectional ascendancy, and
perhaps from q vii war If adj the mon 10
the North who love tie Union and the peace
of the country more than party would at
once give their CO operation to the FRIENDS OF
Bell and Everett in the South, there Is mol IA
doubt but they would be uiumphaniiy elect
eddy tae electoral colleges Under ordinary
circumstances, such even partial sacrIilee OF
party Interests and party deFotion conid not
beiexpected, nor would il be asked s-..-..
But the present is unlike any contest In
the whole history of the Republic. Never
before was the spirit of sectionalism IN the
North aud the South so strong, so threaten
ing and so utterly inIolerant. There can be
30 truce or peace between the extremes
They are powerful for mischief, bot impotent
for good. To check either or both. the gov
errIfncnt must pass into the hands of those
sho are governed by mcrr moderate and ma
tiohal coenseIs. - fz+ESe e
No doubt thousands of good men at the
North have been upon q baianee as betweeni
a choice or evils. They have hesitateh which
side TO take in the war of the sections; they
have seen no Available middle ground; they
have been ready for compromise and cOneil-
iation. and longed for peace and harmony,
but have looked in vain for the means of
heir attainment; they have felt that the
election of Mr.. Lincoln would be regarded as
an insult by the South; that the election of
Mr. breckenridge would but increase the ia
matte fury of the North land that the election
of Mr. Douglas would not give satisfaction TO
the country. Il is TO these. especially that
an appeal is now made. Is il cot true that
I'll
the doctrines of his party are repealed, unan-
imously repealed, by the-Somtb? Must he not
be elected, ii at all. wholly by the North,
and. will not the division into geographical
parties, so much deprecated by the Father Of
his Country. be then complete: In spch an
event il is in vain to hope that MIC. Lincoln
will have any support from thS South. By
none will his. Administration he more than
tolerated. If his rule shonId be acquiesced
in. il will be with snll"n bitterness prog
nostic of future evil. And how would it be
at the North should Mr.. Breckenridge be
elected upon the platform prOpOnnded by his
followers Would the war be ut an end ,
The Northern sectional party would but feel
the eager thirst for renewed Conflict, conse-
quent upon temporary overthrow. They
would find continuous nutriment in the. ae-
ton and cXultaiiOn of their opponents. 1hey
woud sustain themselves. and even gov, by
appzils to their Northern brethren. upon
their sectional defeat. And tbaS, IN either
event the evil day would be ONLY postponed,
if pOstpOnement We're indeed possible.
But there is good reasOE co believe that an
available middle ground has now been found
That which first Appeared as mustard seed
is now becoming a great tree /; that which
first appeared as the cloud of the prophet, no
bigger than mans hand: is now covering
the whole Southern heaven The names of
Bell and Everett have become tower OF
strength, to which thousands are ilocking for
refuge. In their election. there would be a
truce to sectional warfare, and peace might
be expected once more to smile orer now
and divided country. Those of
the South who are supporting the Union
ticket are doing so upon grounds above all
sectionalsm, and thousands will rally to it
who have ever differed from Mr.. Bell on
party grounds, and who will still differ with
him upon many questions of national policy
They feel that. the Unions is in imminent
peril, and that all minor considerations
should be sacrificed to its security, The M
dersigned, expressing their own opinions and
the opinions of all thoughtful and consider
ATE men in the South, believe that the Union
is in imminent peril, and they believe that.
with the aid of the conservative men of the
North, this peril may 6e aVerted. The South
waves to the North she oliye-branch of peace
She asks to b. mes On national grounds. Let
the North and she South. in spite OF the ex-
tremes, proclaim . The Truce of God" and
may it be followed By a peace that shall be !
everlasting.
EDWIN II. EWING, Chairman.
NEIL s Brown. .
JOHN II. CALLENDER.
ALLEN A HALL
JOHN LELLYETT.
= HORACE Ii. HARRISON.
Nashville Sfpt. 8, 1860.