Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-08-04
Making n Difference.

The Opposition papers IN Tennessee are -ond OF
placing before their readers the declarations OF South
ern men uttered in reference to the Inauguration OF
abotiOnisn the policy of our Government. Mr..
Keitt of South Carolina is quoted as demanding for
the South Equality in the Union or independence
ont of it :" and as saying IF the Black Republican
party succeeds loyalty to the Union will be treason
to the South" This the advocates of submission
call preaching treason. and would have the authors
of such sentiments hung.
The Nashville UNION of the 9th ult, contains the
following paragraph:
ave have letter from smhVilie, in DeKAb county which
says Ignores had meeting there on the sls absut
present. Col W. W Stokes did the speaking Tor
the crowd According the Colonel thought
there electng BREcKrSRIDGE and LANE as
they ud be PERM ted to he sworn IN HOW tay are
prevented learn But e her by an open secret
foe The Colonel his hearers that the Black Re
pubcans told him and HATToN before they ef that
lincoln be ell cted they, the SAID black kepub
cans would give The fourteen sck Republican States and
thai a DoTeIAs wd prefer Of BRECKIS
RIDGE, Illinois would 60 for BELL
Black Republicans may threaten to prevent the In
auguration of Breckenridge and Lane, should they
be elected by the people, by assassination by anoh
or poisoning case at come Washington Hotel or by
force of arms, yet these protested lovers OF the
Union have nothing to say against Item.
In 1870 the opponents of the Democratic party
could threaten that if the ballot box failed to do the
work of putting down the Democratic party the
cartridge box should be employed to do 1t. D. o.
Graves a member of Congress from Kentucky, said
in one of his speeches: f it notfor the hope OF
redress, the hope Of change through the balIOt
box, would here-so help me God upon this holy
altar take an oath this night to take up arms, and
march with You to Washington, and put down the
present dynasty bytorce."
Captain Stockton ofNew Jersey, when haranguing
multitude told the people they must rally to beat
the Democrats peaceably if they could, t0rc6ty II
they must" For said he They have robbed US
of name and pursued US with beagles. Give their
roof to the flame, and their flesh to the eagles"
To talk of resisting the aggressions of lawless
fanatcisn upon our constitutional rights Is IN the
Judgment of these Union savers an objectionable
sin. but to put down by force Democratic admins
traton and to kill men of that political faith is nc
crime. =.
We have never heard of Mr.. Bell, nor of his
friends making such threats against the Black Re
publican party as Messrs WISE iYancey, Keitt, and
others are said to have made but in the same year
that the Opposition were threatening to put downthe
Democratic party by force, letter was addressed
to a club of Opposition men in Tennessee which
closed with this paragraph
appeal is now to reason No feelings but those of par
osm love justice and equal rights need be invoked ds
though the day may come, 1Oetd sceIe OF INJURY ana OPP
PRESTON of Indignation for souaFTys Institutions diSon
orsd and OperthT0o may cGHf0rt deeper passion ana
Gapk different ezergies That time, Hope may not come
hi n II fo,d shall be ready do my duty then as aosH
as respectfully, your ooedient servants
Yancey and Keitt spoke in reference to the Black
Republican party, Grave and Bell uttered their
threats against the Democratic party. That is the
difference, Had not the ballot box that year de-
feated the Democratic party. we cannot tell what
,,-ouId have fOIloyUpd