Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-05
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And the Accomplishment of this great
sell conquest. would place as In such an atti-
tude as that f-the severance of the Union
must come, we would be above reach of the
most ealamitous results Of even this event.
believe I co not underrate The task of
disbanding ourselves from those, organize
tions, to which our lifelong training has ac-
cast omed.ands to- a. great extent, moulded.
our characters,
profess to be neither wiser nor better than
my fellow-men. l too, know what it. is 20
have had partizan father, to have been
raised a partizal.. and 10 haFe. been hitherto
Jealous parfizan. But I appeal to your
wisdom. il il is allowable that we shall failsin
the midst OF the dangers which now threaten
our general government and our peace. as
citizens OF contiguens States, to rise above
the petty and partizan strife of the day, and
act worthy of the occasion and of our de-
scent.
Shall we suffer ourselves to reach so lame
and impoteDt a conclusion as that, while
there is found no parallel in all history to the
wisdom, self-denial and patriotism of our
sires who won the independence and estab-
lished the government we live under
and enjoy. there will also be found no paral
lei in history to our madness ard folly in
losing that independence and destroying
see. or the virtue to fOrsake our faults,
The prevention of these evils can only be
accomplished, so far as / am able to see, by
our ceasing to be either Bell. Breckenridge
or Douglas men, and regarding each other as
men having common Interests, and COM
mon desire to escape the impending evils.
The calling of this meeting, then, of citi
zens irrespective of party. and by prominent
aud distinguished gentlemen of all parties,
was to me joyful evidence of the existence
here in Tennessee, to some hopeful extent, OF
the right spirit, and the right estimation OF
our position.
may be over sang uine, but l think dis
cover in the general tone of the Southern
press more recently, some promise that the
public mind is maturing towards this conclu-
sion. l. e. that we can accomplish almost any
thing desirable for us TO do, If united-that
we can do nothing divided-or at least moth
ing if We start divided, but Increase our di-
visions aud embiter our strife. et
| have faith in my fellow-cItiZens of the
South, that when they are brought to see that
unity at home is their duty. and must be ac-
cOmplished before they can do anything to-
wards settlement of our troubles, that they
will come together generally, as We have
done here to-day, and take steps to ascertain
their duty and enforce their rights. s-
And remember that we are pOwerless now.
either as Wings or Democrats. We cannot
stamp either Wing or Democratic principles
upon the policy of the General Government.
for it is in the bands of Lincoln and his ad-
herents. who are equally averse to either
Judging from the recent election, we are
entitled 10 infer that Mr.. Bell is as distaste-
fIl to the Northern people as Mr.. Brrckin-
ridge. What political purposr, then, can we
hope to sarye by our partisan strife amongst
ourselves in the South? None whatever, so
far l can see, which might not be better
accomplished with harmonious Union
2 A different distribution of the State offices
might be accomplished from that which would
lie effected without part san division. Not
better distribution. And after all, this is
chiefly inter sting to place-hunters.
We have for long period of years suf-
fered ourselves to be called from our voca-
tons, aud harangued into fiercer partisan
slips; will We not. now that we see the pow
eres-ness to which divisions reduce|us, rem
dering us incapable of even declaring, much
more of eXaciing our rights. Will We not
abandon our fratrcdal stiile? r-
Shall we, my country men, so far fail in
the high responsibilities events have now
throw upon US, as 10 continue our old di-
visions and slrtts. vainly dreaming that our
parties offer panacea for the evils of these
Times; when the true questions are, whether
We OF the South are to be degraded from our
Equality? Whether the whole Union is to be
disrupted? And whether the vast energies
and resources of this country are to be CON-
mitted to and consumed Ly civil war?
trust nOl trust that this meeting is to
be Indicative of the nobleness of mind and
spirit with which the whole Southern people
can and will act, when as now the exigen-
cies of the times imperatively demand it.
1 must hope that when the record of the
present times shall be made up, that such
vyYn no 4 tho
and grand-sOns, and great gTand-sOns. to-
the latest posteriIy, will blush with
conscious modesty and pride when they read
1t, to learn that we, who lived in this sevent-
full time, were worthy 10 live new, as our
sires were to live in revolutionary times, and
therefore, our memories, like theirs are en-
balm d Tor all time. u 1T - "a
And now 10 conclusion, I beseecb you:
Lay not that aattering JUNCTION to your
souls. That not your trespass. but my enthusi-
asm speaks: 1t will but skin aud film the
ucerOus place. whites rank corruption min-
ing all within, iniects unseen. Confess
yourselves to heaven, repent what's past;
avoid what is to come, and do not spread
the compost on the weeds to make them
ranker.
Forgive me this my virtue; for in the mad
ness OF these pdrtizan times, virtue it's II, OF
vice must pardon beg. Yea, court and WOO
for leave to do him goOd.'' fs-F s-a-z-s 1sg 4
Suffer not yourselves to be deceived into
the belief that hating South Carolina or de-
nOuncing Massachusetts is any virtue in
ITSELF or any remedy for the evils OF these
times. If we are 10 lie united 10 these peo-
pie hereafter, we have been heretofore, it
is of he highest importance that there should
be kind words and good win between us.
And if we are 10 be severed, it will be con-
soling to remember that justice and modera-
tion marked our own conduct. -. -, --ez,
From the N. Y Tribune, Nov. soth-