Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-14
REMEDY.

| REMEDY.
Let the Governors of all the Southern
| States convene their Legislatures, to consider
the emergency of the crisis. Let these Leg
isatures Immediately appoint commissioners
| o confer with like commissioners, to be ap-
| pointed by the other States. Let these COM
missioners agree and recommend back to
their respective Legislatures the passage OF
laws as follows, viz:
First. A REVENUE LAw.-By the provis-
ions of which, all goods manufactured in
the Northern States,-and all goods import
ed through Northern ports, shall be taxed for
lie purposes, and to The points Of prohibition.
The Supreme Court of the United States
in vol. of Towards Reports-page sos and
unsettled that the States, have tbs pOiOer.
Let these laws of the Southern States stand
unrepealed, as long as any Northern State,
retains upon its Statute Book-any Law hos
tile to the Federal Constitution. or TO the
rights of the South.
Seeondly-Let each Southern State-raise
organize, arm and thoroughly drill--ten,
twenty or fifty thousand volunteers, and
provide an ample supply of arms and mu-
uitions of war OF every kind. This the States
also have the Constitutional right to do.
7Hndly-Let the Southern States, all de-
mand of the Northern,--a National COnven-
ton, for the reconsideration ofthe questions
involved in the present issues between the
North aud the SOuth--let this demand en-
brace an amendment OF the Federal Consti-
tuition. by which it shall be declared.
Forth.--That no law shall ever be passed
by Congress--in any way affecting the rights
of property in slaves as it now exists in the
Southern States of the United States, except
by the concurrent vote of the entire Senate.
!SecOndly-That the common Territories of
the United States. now held, or hereafter to
be acquired-shall be open to settlement by
the citizens alike of all the States-ihat their
property of every species--slaves included
shall be protected by the Federal Govern
ment-that neither Congress or any Terrific
rial Legislature, shall have power to pass
any law Except to protect such property at
tecting the ri hts OF property in slaves there
in--so long as such Territory shall remain
under a Territorial organization. But that
when the people thereof shall form and
adopt Constitution, preparatory to their
admission as State into the Upion. they
may. in such convention, settle The question
1i slavery for themselves and as they please.
Ahirdly.-That no amendment of the Fede-
raj Constitution shall ever be adopted, by
which any of the rights therein secured to
be slave holder. shall be affected in any way
and that if any such amendment shall
ever be adopted. it shall be ipso facto--a dis
solution OF the union of States, thereby re-
manding each State TO its original sovereign
~. as an independent nation.
If the Northern peuple,--with the lights
which this attitude of the Southern people
will afford them.-shalI determine by popu
lar vote. to meet us in Convention, aud
adopt the amendments proposed--it will be.
Ill that the South can desire, and we will,
in such case, have saved the government
from disruption.
If they sh2lf refuse to meet us in conven-
ton, aud allow so reasonable an adjustment
-tuC odIe ptOpOSlllOu lOr settlement, upon
terms so fair, will unite the Southern people,
and turn The moral sense of mankind in our
favor. In the meantime, while this appeal
to cur Northern bretheren is being settled
ny them, the political battle ground will
have been transferred to the North, and the
South will have time (by this diversion, to
consolidate her strength, and prepare for
whatever may come. Ii thus united-armed
and ready, We should be unable to agree
with the North,-we will separate without
blood-shed. If not, however, we would pre-
sent front OF nine millions of freemen.
united AID armed, with four millions of
slaves-to feed and clio. he them, and if need
be to fight also. Such people never were.
and never will be subjugated.
1t is believed by many Southern men, that
the great body of the Northern peonle are
patriotic and right-minded towards their
Government; but that they have been deceired
and nuisLed by corrupt and designing dema-
gogues. That when they see ahe South ,1uit-
ed,-0rnled and determined with all CONNER |