Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-16

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Let us Understand zach other
Not being satisfied with the late letter of Mr.
BELL and Ex-Gov BRowN," we have taken occasion
in the exercise of our privilege as public journalists
to state some of the objections which we had to
positions taken in those letters. The Patriot refer
ring thereto, says
1t seems to us that those objections are untenable
we will not say fPivOlOus-and we desire to know
if the outgivngs Of our neighbor to be constru
ed into desire to perPetuate party warfare in the
State of Tennessee, while the deep foundations OF
the government trembling for their safety. Is
il proposed in hs State to fosterand keep alive the
partizan preiudicies which have characterized Ten
nessee politics since 1885!
We might appropriately respond by asking the
Patriot, if its approval Of those letters is to be
construed into desire to perpetuate party warfare
in the State of Tennessee But we prefer to an
swer directly and emphahcally No. We objected
to those letters because we believed that instead Of
Eteadying the deep foundations Of the government
now trembling for their safety their tendency
to tumble in ruins the tottering fabric. While
standing upon the perilous edge Of disunion we
have without hesitation dared to speak out against
ali Objectionable sentiments or propositions that
came before US, whether emanating from Mr.. Buell.
ANAN, Mr.. BEILor more intimate personal friend,
Ex-Gov. BRowN. We have not attacked the patri-
Otism of either. Their judgment, ike our own, is
but human. We ask the Patriot, whether it would
consent to a re-estabhshment of the Missouri Com
promise as a Constitutional amendment. If so, we
can but regret the change which has come over it
since its eloquent and unanswerable vin6ieation of
the policy of Gen. ZOIICOFER in urging the repeal
of that very compromise Times change and we
change with them" is an old adage but the Patriot
cannot have forgotten its teachings relative to
the Compromise Of 1850, and thc KansasNobraska
bill
Again, does the Patriot concur with Mr. BELL in
the opinion that Mr.. LINCOLN does not hold extreme
opinions the subject of savery?" Docs not the
Patriot think that the determination Of the Black
Republicans to drive the Southern people from the
enjoyment of the right to carry slaves into and keep
them in the territories right guaranteed them by
the Constitution as expOunded by the highest autho-
rity known to our government. the Supreme Court"
ought to be met?
In january last the New York Express prop0unded
the following interregatorles to the Tribune:
" LIST. Why every Southern woman with an infant
in her arms is robbed Of her and its nurse the mo-
ment the Susquehannah river is crossed
I'd. Why ever, colored body servant attending
kentuckian Virginian to Saratoga, Newport or
Niagara, is beset by body of hounds that often &C
tually force him to run away.
Sd Why and bOl1 the Underground Railroad, in
utter violation of the Constitution of the United
States runs of thousands and tens of thousands in
value OF persons property. as you please-and
t0so are the runners, and who provides the money
4th. If our treaties with Great Britain should not
be so amended as to compel that government in
Canada 10 surrender fugitive slaves as we sulren-
der other fugitives from Great Britain or Canada
The Patriot copied them and said:
The entire body Of the conservative men South
want these questions answered. All those who de-
sire the continuance of the Union the basis of the
Constitution and laws; who repudiate abolition and
disuniOn fanaticism alike. wherever found, desire
these questions answered. VIII the Tribune respond
Will 1t say 1t is for government founded on con-
stitution and controlled by law. or for one founded
on individual opinion and controlled by fanatical
prejudice Meme Of your sentimentalIsms. your
philanthropy, MF. Tribune, but answer fairly
Is it less important to have these questions an;
swered now than it them
The Patriot concludes its article with still another
question for US, notwithstanding. it refused not
long since, if our memory serves US right. to
answer plain question "a, Would you
support BRECEE-RDGE or LINCOLN if the choice
should be between those two:' Bus We answer it
by stating that shall notfolow any State or States
North or South. Internationally. Wherever the rights
and interests of the people Of Tennessee lead
them we shall follow. But if we should be forced
to follow Internationally either South Carolina OF
Massachusetts, should unhestatngly choose
the former with all her foibes as our leader. Hot
headed, Whimsical and capricious as she may be,
there are bright pages in her history that stand
undimmed beside the brightest Of any Of her
sister States There are traits IN the character of
her people that command our most enthusiastic adj
miraton. Upon every battle field, all that she has
asked is in the language Of her heroic BUTLER, -
place in the picture the flashing of the guns.
There is not native of that little state,
land rich or poor Shareholder or nOu-slayeholder,
that would not at the first crack Of the rife,
rally beneath her Palmetto banner. Yet Ten
nessce is as bold, proud and Independent
she, and when the time for action shall come the
Volunteer State will follow the high bchests OF her
peoples honor and welfare. In all that we have
said since the election, feeling the Importance of
harmonious South, we have avoided saying anything
which could be construed into partnership We
regret that the Patriot should have suspected us Of
any such disposition. There viii always be two
parties. We have idea that party lines will hence
forth be exactly the same that they have been in
Tennessee. We know that some of Mr.. BELLS
former political adherents do not approve Of his
letter There may be isome with whom we have
hitherto acted that do not concur in the sentiments
that We have expressed.
+ Goy.MlGoFFN has addressed the following circu-
lar letter TO the Governors Of the slave States:
CoIboNwEAITn OF KENTuCEY, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
FBANHORT, Dec. o. 1860
Entertaining the opinion that some movement /
should be instituted the carlist possible moment
TO arrest the progress at events which seem to be
rapidly hurrying the Government Of the Union 10 !
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. as an initatory step. have, with
great diidence concluded to submit to the Govern
ors of the slave States series Of propositions and
ask their counsel and cooperation in bringing about
a settlement upon them as basis. Should the pro |
position be approved. they can be submitted to the |
assembling Legislatures and Conventions of the |
slave States and Convention of all Of said States |
or those only approving, be called to pass upon |
them and ask general Convention OF all the States
of the Union that may be disposed to meet us on this
basis for full conference The present goed TO be |
accomplished would be 10 arrest the secession move
mcnt. until the question as % whether tba Union,