The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-12-07
Disunion.

DlSuhlOu.
[From the Georgia journal and Mcsscngcr.l
Whence comes this alarming cry of
d;suaiom dismion! Does it come from the
Bell men, or the Douglas men, or the
Yancey-Breckinridge men? The Bell
men, so far as | know, are in favor of re-
Sistonce to Black Republican domination,
by wise and prudent measures. The
Douglas men, with some few exceptions,
are disposed to be conservative and do
nothing rash. The Yanccy. .Breckinridge
men, who, before the election, were so
indignant at the charge of disunion de
signs, are now open-mouthed and straight
out for an immediate dissolution of the
Union. This remark applies chiefly to
the politicians and those who flourish
about the street corners and bar-rooms in
large towns and cities. But how stands
it with the People? Are they for dissolv-
ing this great and glorious Union, with
out a single effort to save it? Not So
Devoted to Southern rights, burning
with Indignation at the insolcnt aggres.
sions of the Northern States, they nev-
ertheless love this Union, and will not
20 out of it at the dictation of South
Carolina, or any other State, without first
making all reasonable efforts to preserve
it. In this movement, the people-the
planters, the mechanics, the business
men are not with the politicians and
demagogues. They did their duty at the
ballot-box-voted as became Southern
men; but they always repelied the charge
of disunon, and now they will stick to
it, at least until they can, by consultation
with our Southern sisters, determine up
on suitable measures of redress.
They (the people) we'll know, that our
present troubles are not the legitimate
fruits of Presidential election. The
real cause lies deeper. They trace some
indications of it in the bitter and relent-
less opposition of Mr.. Breckenridge and
Howell Cobb to the promotion of Stephen
A. Douglas. Again, they find trace, in
the programme of the fire eaters, an
nounced long in advance OF the Charles
ton Convention, "to fire the Southern
heart, and precipitate the cotton States
into revolution i. @. to dissolve the
Union merely for the sake of dsmnion!- =
If they were really indignant at the ag-
gressions Of the Republicans, why was
there no demonstration against their
nuNifcation lars before the meeting of the
Charleston Convention?
And now, when we have entire control
of both branches of Congress-, and the So.
preme Court as on our side, our adversaries
completely hemmed IN, and rendered
harmless and helpless, why this sudden
cry Of disunion?
Depend upon it, people of Georgia
they care but little for Lincoln's election
1t is only made the pretext for dssolving
the Union.
If the Democratic party had remained
uuited, and stuck together at Charleston
as it was their duty to have done, until
they nominated candidate, and had
gone into this contest unitedly, there
never would have been a cause for thi.
excitement. But they chose to break ur
the National Democratic Party and nom
| mate and vote for sectional candidate
and the North met them in the sam,
spirit. The North triumphcd, as all in
!
telligent minds foresaw they would, anC
now we hear the cry of disunion.
Nevertheless, whatever may be the
faults or iailings of individuals or parties
we are all sorely aggrieved by the sue
cess of our adversaries, and every true
man says now, what he ought to have
said years ago, resist, resist, resist!
But in resisting, let us not lose our dis
cretion. Let US 20 calmly to work, Sc
lect good and Conservative men for.oul
State Convention-iuyite Congress OF
the Southern States, urge them TO take
common ground with us-dcmand that
our enemies shah rcCele from their often
sive position-do all that we can consist
emily with our rights and dignity to pre-
serve the Union, and if we cannot main.
tain our rights inside of the Union, like
barve and true men, protect ourselves out
of it. DRUTUS.