Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-10-26
ssOId ABe,, OH the Southern BiSuDiOr cues
tjOn-MF. LincOIE's Forthcoming PrOcia-
nation.

ssOId Abe,, OF the Southern BisuniOr Cues
tion-MF. LincOIn's Forthcoming PrOcIa-
nation.
That our readers may know something OF the spir-
it of the more Southern journals, copy the fol
lowing from the Charleston -iIre4y, Oct. IL:
Our tclegrapnic dispatch from Washington, in
our yesterdays paper. stated that Gov. Seward had
let out the important fact that should Mr. Lincoln
be elected President of the United States ne intend
ed to put forth proclamation OF such views Is he
deemed important, to allay all opposition from inc
Southern States. Seward and Lincoln obviously
think that the Southern people are very like cap
tursd elephant. In Africa they dig hole Tor HIM.
and when he has tumbled ill., they beat him and then
bring him some grass; and thus, by alternate beat
ing and feeding they subdue his spirit, and he iol-
lows his master. So these two political charlatans
SuppOsc that. after years of sectional organization
in the North. on the ground OF hostility 10 African
slavery in the South, and its righttul and necessary
overthrow by the general government, and they
succeed in gaining the mastery OF the government
TO carry out their policy. they have only 10 put forth
a few hypOcutiCal and lying phases and the south
will submit-a little green grass to the elephant IN the
nit Mr.. Lincoln or Mr.. Seward Is nobody III tins
great contest They only the trOh on the top OF
the yaye the wave itself begins its heave from the
depths Of the ocean. They have by their Gema-
goguical and fanatIca appeals to the people CT ne
North divided the Union into two great antagonis-
tic sections They have taught the people OF the
mission to extinguish African slavery in the south.
That they should endeavOr, when reaching the
powers of the general government, to Keep tle eo-
pie of the South passive under their rule Is perfect
" natural. That they may even endeaVor 10 ger
Their cohorts to pause in view Of the separation OF
the indignant South from the North, is also very
natural They know that the day the Union is dis
solved is the day of their doom. But II the ooutn
submits to their rule they cannot arrest the onward
course of events If they pause they VIII be tram
IL I'm, HpSt nplUl
slavery agitation in the No:th have been, where
now are the BaFnards. the Hunts, the CushlEgs the
Winthrops the Van Burens, the Everetts OF the
North? And SO it will be with Messrs. Lincoln ana
Seward il they attempt to arrest the tide OF section
al fanatcism and ambition short Of It's great CON
summatiOn-the abolition Of African slavery IN the
South If Mr. Lincoln to come out and declare
that he held sacred every right OF the SOUTH WIN
respect to African slavery, no one should DeleEG
him and If he was believed his professions should
have not the least influence on the course Of the
South The Northern people by electlng hlm' nave
manifested their determination to SET up seCtIoui
and fanatica dominion over the South, totally III
consistent with the whole scope OF the constitution
and the safety and self government OF the SCUM
They have established despotism; and II mStters
| not who wIelds it. mildly or sterny-lt snoulu ue
/ thrown off That readers may Judge no"
| Mr. Lincoln will administer the sectional uespo
tsm his election to the Presidency VIII SET up a.
! Washington we give below an extract from a speech
he delivered not a year ago, in Kansas, whist tue
contest for the Speakership in the House OF hepre
| sentatives was going on. The impudence OF com
Daring their anticipated Administration to that OF
| Washington. is quite characteristic. With seward
and Douglas to support his policy, in case the South
ePn States should presume to escape from Iheir WI
gar tyranny, let all Southern men take warning anu
! trembe: . -,
You Democrats greatly fear that the success OF
| the Republicans will destroy the Union why 10
! tbe Republicans declare against the Union No'!l
! inc like it, Your own statement OF OF u IS ulaI
tie Black Republicans elect President you won
| stonJ IL Yum will break up the Union Ihat WIZ
he vour act not ours. To justify It, you must snow
that our policy gives you just cause Tor sutn ueS
nprote action Can YOU do that? Wheny you aIte'iPE
! # Won will find our policy is exactly the poLcS Va
! tbSS ,1en who made the UniOn-nothlng more nor
! nothing less. Do you think you are Jusuleu u
break up the Government rather thah 10 nav II
ministered by Washington, and otAeF Roou ai1G iS
men who made it and who first administered ~ -
! Won do YOU are very unreasonable, and moTe lea
! sonable men can not and will not submit 10 YOU
While we elect President it will be our duly 70 gee
! that YOU submit. Old John Brown mas Deeh huiis
for treason against State. We cannot OBJECT even
/ though slavery is wrong. That can not excuse Iio
Icnce blcud-shed and treason. 1t could aYaIl mn
! nothing that he might think himself right 90 II
coustitutonally we elect President, and therefore
/ Won undertake 70 destroy the Union 1t VIII DC our
! duty 70 deal with you old John Brown mas Deen
. dealt with We can only do our duty. we nope
and believe that in section will majority 50 act
! ne r. render such extreme measures necessary.