Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-12

men ana the Southern press. to inapgurate a
Southern Colfederacy, and therebE establish
southern independence"
From the Washington Correspondent Of the Charles
ton Mercury March, 1851
"There are of the members of Congress
from the different States of the South mum
Der of staunch State Rights men. As the dem
ocr0tic party goes TO pieces, these will form the
nucleus OF a Southern organization irhich must b.
formed TO meet the aggressions of Northeru
consolidation through the general govern
ment. There can be no doubt that the
politicians no less than the people OF the
South are strengthening in the opinion that
nothing is left but taking thar destiRies in their oar
keeping. Yet there l. great reluctance to
acknowledge the truth, and men hide theil
eyes to it as long as possible. By the end OF
the next session we may look to b: cut of the
woods. Ehen the democratic party is TesolreC
into its Northern and Southern elements. now in
coneruously Joined for the sake Of spoiIs, der
the South will wheel into liue for the defence
of her rights on the positions occupied by
the State Rights men,
From the Enfala sp rt OF the Souta, II .reh, 1889
'The North and South agreeing about
some things and differing about Others. made
Il Union for their benefit and constitution foI
their common government. The Supreme
Court. who, according 10 the established
creed Of the North, are the fiual expounders
of that constitution, say that by its provis
ions. slavery is protec ed in the territories
1t the greater portion OF tue North drnounc
Is that d c sion openly, while the remainder
overly repudiates it. What remains then
bat to do that Which has been done lii al
ages and countries, by sensible and right
m nded people, who have the misfortune tC
differ irrecOncilAbly--to sfparate
Iron the Charleston Mercury, May, 1S59.l
"a revolution is, therefore inevitable. Sub
mission or resistance will alike establish it
The old Union--the Union OF the Constiiu
ton, of equal rights between sovereign States
is abolished. 1t is gone forever; struggled
by consolidation, and now the instrument oI
cenIralism, to establish an irresponsible des
potism of the North over the South. To
break up the present Union and establish an
other of the South alone, is no greater revo-
luton than that which now exists. In fact it
will be lesser change. Let the struggle
come when it may, the South, 10 achieve her
safety, will have TO trample down Union
party in the crack Of her political emancipa-
ton"
The above extract from The Washington
correspondent of the Charleston Mercury, so
clearly foreshadows the very events which
have since TRANSFERRED, that the conclusion is
almost irresistible that there was junta of
these disunionists in the city of Washington,
who had, at that early day, arranged the en-
tire course to be pursued. The newspapers
were promptly aud vigorously seconded 10y
the leaders. Below, we subjoin outgivings OF
a portion of those leaders, TO indicate the
progress of the work of per;ecting an organi-
cation which should control parties, legisla-
lures and Statement"
Ga the 18th April, 1859, Judge H. S. BEN
NETT, very prominent man in North Mis-
sissippi, in letter to the editor of the Gre
NADIA Locomotive, says:
Since 1850, it has been my opinion, and
rect Mt events have more than confirmed this
opinion that we have but little hope in look
ing to a Federal Congress for the protection
of cur rights. In every combat we have
lost ground; in every argument our forces
have been weakened in every compromise
we have been made the dupeS 10 Northern
fanaticism. If we ask for the application of
the doctrine Of non-intervention, we are
presented with the hideous ghost Of squatter
sovereignty. If we ask for the protection OF
, ur slaves in the territories, we are told We
can have none save what u lawless rabble in
The territories may sec proper TO give US.
1t may, then, be asked, to whom can we APP
peal? If to the guaratees OF the Constitution,
we are insulted and told the North has yielded
70 Us the fugitive slave bill, and witt that we
should be contentcd. If we demand the req
dilion of our fugitive slaves, we ore pointed
To their statute books, to laws multiplying the
llws of Congress.
With full Knowledge Of all these facts.
appeal to every fair nj lded NAN in the South.
il it is not time TO cease this idle talk, and
let our demand be made Known il languag.
that cannot b. misunderstood. demanding
COngl essional legislation for the protection
o. / ives iDithe Territories as being III unison
with the pIainest principles of justice. equal
rights, common sense and the mandates of
tn constitution.
Ti4is being refused as our common right ander
The compact tie Union: then let rs seek equatiiy
outside OF the csnpJct of Union where the laws
Of G I'd, the rights of man, and the feelings of
free men counsel Us unerringly that We
should seek our redress.
And having. as | do, bit tie fG,:'rzt hope utat
tbs reasonable demand 'ciH be granted. m ~ not
Justly conclude that it is lie TO fix our
aop-s upon Congress for protection aud aid
[ answer, to ourselves, to the means within
our reach. to the proper organization Of Our
own State"
Hon. JOHN J. PETrUs, the present Cover
nor of Mississippi. during his canvass for that
office last year delivered speeches ia all Sec
tons in the State, in each OF which he de-
clared that in the event of the election of a
Republican to the Presidency, he was for
dissolution OF the Union. The Vicksburg
!, Aoo ;rE
had stated 8 that in the event OF his cleo ton
to the GoVernorship, and a Republican
should be elected to the Office of President
Of the United States, he lO0uld dloIit some hos
lie demonstration tolgards the South before advs-
ng resistance" the jackson JEssisappiqn re-
piled:
90 The informant of the Wing is clearly in
error. Col. Pettus. at all times aud places,
n his public speeches and private converse
lions, in his open declarations to the people
n the busting and in his councils with his
friends, declares without reservation or quail
fcation bi. approval of the platform that
nominated him pledging the State to resist
ince in the event of the election of a Black
Republican to the Presidency upon the
syowed purposes of the anti-slaveTy organi-
zdtlo1. In MS speech at ScooDa, IN ms own
county, on the 9th inst. (August1 he went so
FIR as to declare, according to the DeKalb
Democrat whose editor was present and re-
ported his remarks, that although he now
held, as it were, the Chief Magistracy of the
State in his hands, he would freely give is up
md retire from the canvass, if be thought
The people would not sustain him in strong
resistance 10 the inauguration of a Black
Repuo lican President"
In July 1859, the following questions we're
to Hon. L. P. WALKER, of Ala.
BY the editor of the Huntsville Adpocate
II. Is it the duty of Congress to intervene
for the protection OF slavery in the territories
Of the United States?
2. Are you in favor of a repeal of the laws