Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-14
GOV. RroYvn,s Liter.


affairs Gov. B. manifests a highly commendable
devotion to the Union of fathers, and the men,
cries of the past. BE favors Southern conference
and says:
If redress cannot be had by ordinary legislative
Executive action, the occasion is not unfit
ask for amendments to the constitution. by which
all disputed points upon the subject of slavery
be settled forever and beyond all further question.
That might be- by establishing the Missouri line in
the constitution, and extending it to the Pacific
Ocean, and erecting a barrier against the interfe-
renee by Congress with slavery either among the
States in the District of Columbia, by express
admission of the principle OF non-interyenton with
slavery in the territories
We think that the people of the South are fully
satisfied that redress cannot be had by ordinary
legislative or Executive action" and that it is fit
occasion to demand amendments to the Constitu-
ton by which all disputed points upon the subject
of Slavery be settled forever and beyond all
further question: The interstate slave trade and
slavery in the District of Columbia may be consid
cred two of the disputed points, though they are
not much agitated By the Black Republicans they
regarding them remote points to be acted upon
in the future. They not salient points subject
to everyday attacks from the LINCOLN party. Still
it is well and indeed important in a settlement of
our difficulties to erect a constitutional barrier
against the interference by Congress with slavery
either among the States IN the District Of Colum
bia." To this extent we concur with Gov. BRowN.
But he further proposes establishing the Missouri
lire in the constitution" We have no doubt such
concession on the part OF the South would be highly
gratifying to the supporters Of Mr. LINCOLN butwe do
notbeeve that the ofpeOple the Southern States will
ever consent to yield another inch to Black Repub-
ican aggression or Black Republican demands. I'm
der the compromise of 1850 we obtained the right
to 90 into Utah, and that portion Of New Mexico
North of &c deg. 30 min. If did not obtain that,
tell us what did obtain an equivalent for our
concessions as to California, the Texas boundary
and the abolition of the slave trade in the District
of Columbia VIII the South yield all that she
had granted to her by that compromise for the priv
ilege Of living in Union under sectional, ANTI
slavery domination? No one will deny however
loud he may be in his praise of the Union, that
anti-savery is the vital spark OF Black Republican
ism. AGAIN, under the decision Of the Supreme
Co6rt OF the United States have the right to go
into any Of the common Territory of the United
States. Viii any Southern who acknowledges
the validity Of that decision consent to appease
Black Republican wrath by yielding what is estab-
lished Tor us by that decision? We think not. The
constitutional amendments which we want are such
as will guarantee TO US forever those rights which the
Supreme Court has already determined are justly
ours under the present Constitution. We ask for
nothing new. We ask for nothing more than the
highest Judicial tribunal has already decided is CON
sttutionally ours Such guarantees would include
ian express admission of the principle of non
intervention with slavery in the Territories" By
"non-intervention we mean non-intervention both
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is what is meant by the Supreme Court and four
ffths Of the people Of the South in the of that
word We ought further to have a more explicit
and effective guarantee for the return Of runaway
negroes and negro thieves. But some one may turn
on us and say we never get such constitutional
amendments. To obtain such would require COM
plete surrender of the Black Republican party. 1t
NAV be So But are we demanding more than we
are clearly and unequivocaly entitled to under the
bond signed by our fathers and the fathers Of HALE,
SEWARD and SUMNER? Too many Of those who are
proposing plans to save the Union seem to forget
that the only way 10 do and maintain our
equality is TO preserve our rights. The Union Is
certainly as valuable to the Northern it is to the
Southern States If they are unwilling to yield
their sicly seutimentalities in favor of Southern
slaves to continue the blessings Of our Republic
shall we consent to yield acknowledged rights
for a longer union with them? We see disposition
on the part of many to brighten the South into sub
mission by expressing fears o. Monarchy and IL
tied aristocracy. Do those who such arguments
believe that Southern men are less devoted to the
principles of liberty and less capable Of selfgovern-
ment than our Northern associates? We think 1t
probable thaG there are some old fashioned FEEDER
aIists in many. perhaps all Of the States, who
believe in strong consolidated government.
But such doctrines have always found less
favor among the States Rights Democracy Of the
South than anywhere else The States South ofuSh have
never had party IN favor Of property qualitica-
ton as large as there is in North Carolina or
Virginia. 1t is comparatively but recently that
those States abolished the property qualification and
yet no one fears return to that policy in either Of
those State. Gov. BR2wN seems TO apprehend some
difficulties from the expenses Of Southern Confed
eraey. He says
do not see how the expense can be less than our
prgsent government They are now. according 70
Mr. buchanan, ifty-five millions. hear much said
about doing away with tariffs under the new gov
eminent One great object Is 10 let in foreign goods
free of duty if so, the revenue must be raised by
direct taxes to be levied on every man property.
A few figures will show such system to be into !
cradle in its burdens. If the whole fifteen South
IT,
sttute about one thirteenth in population, being
more than an average State. That would make her
share Of the taxes about four millionsper anum.
We might answer that the doctrine Of cur patrl-
otic ancestors was Millions for defence, not one
cent for tribute" But prefer to look the figures
IN the face 4 Northern statstician puts down The
annual load ,rhicb Southern industry is required 10 car
~ in the present Union at s23I 100000 TenneS
see proportion Of that sum (onehrteenth) is ST.,
sO7 Gg2 or more than four times the amount that
she would haze to pay in a Southern Confederaey
according to Gov. BRowNS calculation. "A pretty
round price to pay fer the privilege Of re-
mainline in a Union under the rule of party
whose object is the ultimate extinction OF sla-
very Should Virginia North Carolina, Ken
lucky. Tennessee and Arkansas so into South
ern Confederacy with the States further South,
the FORMER would upon the present Congressional
representative basis have forty -threc votes to thr
ty-three il The latter. Should Delaware, Maryland,
and Missouri also go along there would be 81 votes
in the plain growing States to thirty-three in the
remaining Southern States. A majority sufficient in
either cao TO control the action Of the government
We merely throw out these suggestion in response to
such as we hear daily made by those who are toocon-
ident in the hope of preserving the Union by dwell
hopes OF the future. We regard ali such arguments
and calculations as premature. Let us endesVor 10
bring about bold and unanimous action. The Old
Latin maxim is appropriate TO ,he times. S,m1ma
a,iaciI, S,mma PTudeutiL The greatest boldness
is the greatest prudence. Let demand to the full
all OF our rights. We can lose nothing by such
policy. If we fail in securing them and the Union
be dissolved, He Will be the time for the people of
Tennessee in their Sovereign capacity to determine
with all the lights then before them the future posi-
ton Of the State.
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