Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-07

bers Of Congress- acting upon usErned authority,
the fret steps were taken to make him the instru-
ment Of a factions desertion from the Democratic
party, and an unholy coalition with the different
factions which stood opposed to its administration
and policy. This we will notice in our next
The war-Ory OF DIsunIon.
The history of all the political contests in which
the people Of the United States have been involved
from the foundation of our Government to the pres
ent time, demonstrates that they cherish devoted,
if not religious attachment to the UNION. They
were aughtby the fathers of the republic guard by
jealous sensibility, the least eGcroachment which
looked to dissolution of the bonds that unite these
States. Our Independence was won, and the origin
al States cemented, upon the basis of Democratic
Government and equal rights, by tolls, sacrifices,
sufferngs and bloodshed sufficient to affx the seal
of perpetuiy upon the institutions that the revolu-
ton evolved. Hence the man against whom eonclu-
sive proof can be brought and established that he
is engaged in a deliberate scheme to sunder the
States. is regarded by the masses of the people as
no better than traitor-as in fact one who is
"giv1ng aid and comfort to the enemies of our
country-which is the constitutional definition of
treason. This permanent and pervadIng sentiment
of the American people has served to beget class of
politicians-men politically of small calbre and one
idea-who uponevery occasion, in season and out Of
season, raise the wsr-cry of d;sunion against the
party to whom they are opposed. They use TIL;
holy sentiment, this religion of the patriotic masses
as stock in trade an electioneering instrumentali
ity whereby they constantly hope to elevate them
selves to power. If the reader will recur to the
history of the last few years. he will remember that
in almost every canvass since 1850, it has beer
bruited about by the Opposition that the Democracy
either were disunionists or were allied with them
1t has thus been deemed one of the chief accom-
plishmens of this class politicians that they should
be able to enuncate with voice and rOtund
emphasis the parrot cry of DIsUNTON.
Disunion has thence become the very politica
thundsrbolt of JovE; but alas! instead of being
hurled by JoyE himself it has usually been managed
by parties of such slender snews as to fall far shor
of its aim Yet although it has proved impotent tt
effect the mischief intended it has not been without
evil consequences. The frequent repetition of th
senseless and mischevous charge in the Southern
States has produced effect similar to what we
suppose would result from the treachery of faith
less sentinel, whose continual habit it is to alarm
his camp, by firing sigma! guns in the lorong di
rection when there is no enemy in their range. A
few such false alarms, if permitted would soon de
moralize the camp and be greeted with derision b.
the soIdiery. They would destroy discipline ant
even bring contempt upon the commander. Th
liberation of such practice would leave an army
totally unprepared for the approach of real enc
my, and would subject them to all the consequence
of n Joc,o
without resistance
In these remaI ks, we are far from asserting tina
there is danger of Disunion We know too well thu
height to which fanatcism folly and treason hav,
been carried in the Black Republican party, to ven
/ ture such an assertion. We would be compelled Il
Obliterate from memory the infamous JoHN Brow
raid, the HELPER Book on the " Impending Crisis
the late Abolition outrages and incendiarsm in Tex
as, and the thousand and one evidences of deliber
ate design on the part of the Black Republican fac
ton TO break down the barriers of State rights
force upon the South their vaunted irrepressibl
! sonflct, before we could endeaYor to cry peace
peace! when there is no peace This we canno
and will not do, as long Southern rights are me
naced by the lack faction who are real Disuniou
lists and the true disurbers of tie peace and agains
whom the heaviest artillery of the Unon-saver
ought to be leveled. They are the Disunionist
who strike blows at the principles of State equat
upon which the Union rests and not they who woul
save from Dissertation the foundation stone that sui
tains institutions.
The superstrueture must necessarily fall of itsel
when its base is removed and we could never az
preciate the reasoning that would &scrIbe de:
| tructive purpose to him who points out the DANCE
and would thus save our country from the const
| quences of sectional domination and tyranny, ths
are certain to result in the fercest antagon:sm
sections. Nor can the people of Tennessee, or W
much much mistake their temper, be led to dIstru:
| JOHN c. BRECKENRIDGE, who stands squarely an
erect upon this true Constitutional Union Platform
If disunion should ensue from the Presidential eeC
ton it will be by his success because if electe
his administration will insure a long and glOriou
| term to the confederacy and constitutional prime
! pies. His triumph would be hailed from one es
tremity OF the country to the other by his Of
ponents as the guarantee of peace and good govern
ment just as the rainbow is the signal hung in tn
! Heavens to denote the truce of Heaven with mar
With such noble sentiments and such sterling primo
pies as he has proclaimed, the country could breath
freely if it were to-day satisfied of his election
! Read them for yourselves, as he himself has thu
| eloqueutly summed them up THE CoNsTTUno
| AND THE EQUALITY OF THE STATES THESE ARE TIL
SYMBOLS OF EVERLASTING UNION LET THESE BE TIL
RAIIYINC CRIES OF THE PEOPLE,