Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-23

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M a. Topi, Christian Advocate (southern Methodist or
- - gan) Of Nov. IS ie6o
Po1TTTc,I, SuuMARY.-Ere this reaches them, al
81 or readers will most likely have learned the re-
ltaf he Presidential election so far, at least. as
n satisfy them that Mr.. Lincoln is elected 1t is
5000 here that all the nOn-slave-hOding States ex
cent New Jersey, have given him mjority of their
votes respectively. California mas not yet been
heard from. From the slave States the reports are
not counnlte: enough. however is known, to assure
ms thar their votes are divided between Messrs.
Rreekinridge and Bell, but how they are divided is
not vet determined Both parties claim three four
States and the question can be solved only by the
full returns. As anticipated. the election OF MIR.
Lincoln BY the northern states, and by lttle if any
more than one-third of the popular vote of the coun-
try has produced intense excitemeEtat the south
Some of the secular papers here ignore pass light
" over the fact but it exists nevertheless. The
citement is intense. Public meetings being held
at various points in different southern states, a
which tits resolved that the election cannot and will
not be submitted to. The South Carolina
Legislature has ordered an election to be
held on the sixth of next month, to choose
delegates to q state convention - meet nj
The seventeenth. in order 20 determine what, in
their judgment is best to be done; and the proba-
bllty is that three four other States will imme
dlately make arrangements for similar acton The
question Of secession is @ g7J different one from that
Of notification inasnch as recedinq from the union of
des is gerry different from tte nldlgyiRg The la1os Of
the general government loEde IN the Union. The ques
ton Of the right Of a State or States to separate
from the Union viii depend upon their sovereignty
If this be admitted in its full SENSE the right of
separation will scarcely be denied; and if the cork
Of secession be once commenced he probabilities are IL
l1iH 90 on until IL includes all the SlGUehOding States,
and terminates IN a southern cOfederacy There are
thousands Of experienced and 1oiSe men, both North and
South, tsao believe honestly that this 1oil be the
sooner later and many Of them insist that if II must
come the sooner Il comes the better. The parties say
they are now so nearly matched as that neither
sodd care 70 risk Girl loar, and if the matter be
deferred many years. the North viii have increased
so as to command majority that may lead them to
attempt cOercng the South, IN 'chica case war and
blOodshed would be inevitable.
WhdteUeT Tie secular papers nGy say on lttS SNgec |
we affirm but the truth when we tel the puDhc as
we do now that some experienced, ICiSe and patriotic
men regard uls perpsdty Of HepreSet Union Of these
States as foregone conclusion, and are TOlo only ana
iOLs that de separation may be peacefully eTeced |
Whether they are right or wrong IN their views, |
do not undertake TO say, but have evidence that
the views are fully and honestly entertained, By |
Of he ShrelodeSt Of the achote coanry-among
politicians Ia the army, and IN commercial circles
What the result of the present agitation will be, is
impossible now to say. few months viii deter |
mine.
That our readers may be informed on the subject |
we propose to give, at early day-next week, |
perhaps-an outline of the grounds upon which the |
secessonists base their action, and the arguments |
they use to Justify their action But to return;
ority of the States. but by minority of the peo-
pie; therefore, a majority Of the whole people are
opposed to his doctrines Both Houses of Congress
have majorities opposed TO him. His own party is
divided on the very question which he elect
ed Some of that party are for pushing forward
the "irrepressibe conflict until all the slaves in
the United States have been liberated. Others,
more moderate, are for combining slavery within its
present limits and there let it he In view of these
things, it must be confessed, Mr.. Lincoln will go
into Office under very delicate and trying circum
stances. If he pursue an ultra course, he is sure
to break up the Union and If conservative course,
he is equally sure to break up his party. Be-
sides, after all that has been said and done, it
will be very difficult for him or his friends to
inspire any confidence n the South to his
real conservatism. His record is abroad, and so
Is that of his party, and most people judging the fu
ture by knowledge of the past, will be slow TO be-
lieve that after the many ultra pPotestatiOns and
right around and pursue the opposite course. Though
there is no telling what may happen.
The &c vernon of Georgia, in his message TO the
Legislature now in session, takes strong grounds, |
not so much in favor of secession as in favor of
what he calls just retaliation = that is, retaaung
on the States where those measures most untriendy
10 the South have been adopted and carried out.
He proposes among other things, tax Of twenty
FIVE per all goods shipped from those States
to Georgia. He also recommends that one million of
dollars be Immediately appropriated for military
purposes within that State, which will likely be
done. as they have nearly all of that amount
surplus in their treasury Other States are equally
active, and few short weeks may develop some
startling events. Our readers shall be kept ad
yised.