Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-10

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NUALElMulN RAINS FEtNAaa
We publish as copious extracts Of the speech Of
Mr. vnIASn1CH,N a. cur limits win permit and j
we sincerely invite to those extracts the candid at
teution Of every reader. We have been accustom- 1
ed to give too little heed 70 the assumptions and ag
eressions Of the antsavery sentiment of the North
We have been 700 much accustomed to regard
Black RepubIcanism as the temporary result Of an
impoteit aaaticisnl. But the dread realities OF the
recent past are fortunately fer u.s. rapidly dis2elling
that delusion. Mr.. sEwARD's Rochester speech was
regarded by large proportion Of the South IS but
the clap-trap of an ambitious demagogue In it, he
declared that there is a collision between free and
Slave labor; that this collision is not accidental
Unnecessary, the work Of Interested or fauatical
agitatoEs and therefore, ephemeral = that 1T is
an irrepTessibe conflict between opposing and en-
during forces and il means that the United States
must, and VIII, sooner or later, become either en-
tirely slave-holding or entirely a free labor
ton !" that the existence Of this great fact rem
ders all pretended compromises lbetween the slave
and free States) when made, VAIN and ephemeral"
II know said he ana you know, that a revolu-
tion has begun. I know and all the world knows
that revolutions never 60 backward. Twenty Sen
ators aud hundred Representative proclaim bold
" in Congress today sentiments and opinions and
even in this free State dared 90 utter their own
homes twenty wears ago While the Government
OF the United States, under the conduct Of the
Democratic party, has been all that time surrender
lag one pain and castle after another to slavery,
the people of the United States have been no less
stea Oily and perseFerIngy gathering together the
forces WIKI which TO recover back again all the
fields and all the castles which have been lost and
70 confound ard overthrow, by one decisive blow,
the betrayers Of the Constitution and Of freedom
forever
Within less than twelvemonth after the delivery
Of this speech, followed HHPER's Impending
Crisis, book filled with the vilest misrepresenta-
tons and ISLANDERS of the South and her insti-
tutions a work which received the written
approval Of Senator SEWARD and sixty-eiglt Re
publican Representatives in Congress, In which
the author declares that the purpose of the anti
slavery party Of the North is as firmly fired The
stsr7al pillars Of HsaUsn re hare determined to a50l
ISL slavery. and, 50 help as God, 5s uR!' Before
the contents Of this work were extensively known
at the North, JONI BaowS's diabolieal attempt at
Harper's Ferry startled the honest people Of the
whole Union. All these circumstances, following
one after another, as regularly and naturally
the harvest follows the seed time aroused the fears
of every patriot in the land 1t is deeply to be
GREETED that those fears were with many but the
feelings Of a moment In the heat Of political
citement attendant upon the meeting of Congress.
they were too frequently forgotten. The nOmina-
ton by the Black Republicans rs their candidate for
Speaker Of one Of the earliest and most persistent
advocates Of their doctrines, and one who had con-
trbuted the influence Of his name to extend the cir
culation Of the HELPER book it seems to us should
have re-awakened the sensible fears Of every good
man for tie safety Of the Union; but it had not
that effect The hypocritical cant Of Black Repub-
lieans in favor Of the Union, and their false dis
chalmers in Congress of sympathy for JOIN Brown,
seem to have quoted the alarms Of some Of our
southern Representatives and seem to have induced
some of them to believe that the northern masses
are opposed to the slavery agitation Such are gift
ed with most marvellous credulty" We do not
hesitate to believe that there are many in the hum
bier walks of life now acting with the Black Repub-
Leans who could easily be induced TO desert them,
if these misguided me1 were informed of the real
sentiments Of the South, and Of the influence Of
slavery boh upon the white and the black popu-
lation. But suchis not their present feeling. The
great mass of the Republican party to day enter
tain sympathy for JOHN BRowN. personally and
sympathze with his purposes. 1t may be as Mr. Nell
son said that the great body Of TIE American Eco
pie everywhere are sound upon the [Unionl ques-
ton" But he may be assured that tie great body
of the Black Republican party under the baueful
lead of Black Republican politicians are for the
URion l5ih ne abolition Of siarsy; such a union as
no honest man in the South would tolerate for a mo
ment The HELrEE motto which they emphatical-
ly ask us to understand is "THE ABOLITION or SLAVE
RY, AND THE PERPETUAuoN OF TIE AMERICAN UNION"
Let not the Southern Opposition laugh at tins as
but the expression of silly renegade from the home
which he fast disgracel and now ISLANDERS. Mr..
SEWARD says. he has "read the book with deep at
teution and that it seems to (lim) work Of great
MERIT Senator WADE recently declared that he
could find nothing in it that was not right just and
proper BY the AboIitionists Of the North. JOIN
BRowx has been deifed. Some Of the clergy have
proclaimed the coming of CHRIST dead failure
and openly asserted that JONI BRowS and him
hanged would do that for the world which CHRIST
and him crucifed had been unable to do"
Upon the day Of his execution bells we're tolIed.
places of business closed courts adjourned, eulo-
gums pronounced and poetical paaegyrcs read to
commemorate the Uir5les of the victim and sanctfy
the cause in which he sacrificed his life We clip
from the summit Beacon, published the day on
which Mr. NELSON made his great speech an account
OF the proceedings had at Akron, Ohio
DECEMBER SECOND IN AKRON
This day. fixed by the authorities Of Virginia for
the execution of our old neIghb0r John Brown, was
duly observed. with fitting ceremony, by our citi-
zcns
The Court OF Common Pleas adjourned on Friday
morning. ON molten OF Gen. L. y. Bierce, who in a
short, impressive speech announced 10 the Court.
the judicial murder that day To be pcrpetrated
In view of this fact, he read the request Of the
members Of the bar, in which, the jury and officers
OF the court Joined, that court adjourn.
Tins motion, seconded By Attorney General |
WocOtt in a brief and eloquent speech; to which |
Judge Carpenter replied in fitting terms and there
upon. Court adjourned until Saturday morning
At II O'Clock. tle Stores and places of business 1
were closed. and the bells tollod for one hour.
A Gag draped in mourning, was suspended from .
Empire Hail. during the day.
In the evening, a meeting was held in Empire Hail. |
whittier the citizens of Akron and vicinity, repair
ed in immense numbers. We never saw this Hall .
(the largest IN Akronl 50 crowded, as 1t ANS
occasion All the seats were filled. and all who .
could lind place to stand, did So Judge J. ,. Car
penter was chosen President David Hurn, and .
Judge Thompson. from Hudson. and Andrew Har-
ris of Springfield. were chosen Vice Presidents, and
L. King. Secretary.
Gen. I. Y. Bierce, read history of the life and
character Of john Brown. in manner which show
ed that he felt the old man was worthy to receive
the grateful tribute Ofhs old neighbors and friends
aud such was this one of Gen. Eercc
lie was followed by Hon. C. T. Nolcott, who read
he Gispatch from Charles.own. announcing the ex-
acution of Brown. and followed it with eloquent
.ulogy. which will not sooa be forgotten by those
who heard IT,
lie was followed by DR.. Thos. Earl. Or. Cole.
Prof Gatchc y. W. Goodhue, w. F. Sanders, and
y ID. Tibbals
A poem. written for the occasion. BY one of cur
citizens was read by S. A. Lane. Esq. lie also read
letter from John Brown. written Monday, Nov.
18Th, 1859 10 Jeremiah Brown. his brother, 1t was
me of the best meetings we have attended for
ong time All felt hopeful for the future that
he execution of John Brown would be followed by
-boeting the spirit which sought aud finally exc
utod this murder.
The orator Of the day on that occasion described
SR0wN as having elements of character as noble
g LEoNDNs, as brave as CESAR. as pious as CROW
VEIL The poet said:
''Tbe c--Sea imps o. unjust power,
For forces the nation caIE \
They murder IN . lCczless hour
'The uo5los. Roman OF them all "
Ii is proper and essential that the people of the
oufh should know that sucb sput,,srts ,., ..,t. .