Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-27

81 the S..uthern States. and in utter denial.
or the properly and even liberty OF the eiti-
zens of the Southern States-this party.
say, with these principles, and this history,
has at last secured the Execafives depart
usent of the Federal Government, and are
seeking to secure the other two departments
The Legislative and the Judicial.
Here then il party seeking 10 adminis-
| Ter the GeEernnent on principles which must
destroy the government-proposiBg to pre-
serve-the Union npon a basis on which the
Union, in the very nature OF things, cannot
stand; and offrring peace on terms which
| must produce civil war.
Ia Now ny- friends the next question Is,
| shall these grievances be resisted know
Of no man who says they onght not to be re-
sisted. For myself l say, and say with en-
/ phasis, they ought to be resisted-feslsted
| effectively and at all hazards. ----------
/ What lesson have we here? We have seen
| differences running high-even apparent Bit
! terness engendered. Passion gets up. De-
/ hates become jeers and gibes and defiance.
| ODe man says he VIII not resist Lincoln.
| His adversary pronounees that treason to
| the South and the man Black Republican.
Another man says he will resist Lincoln and
demand immediate secession. His adverse
| ry pronounces that treason to the Consdtu-
| ton and the man a disunionist.
What do you mean by Lincoln? Stop and
/ dstfns The first means by Lincoln the man
| elected, the second means by Lincoln the
issue on which he is elected. Neither will re-
| sst the first, both will resist the latter, and
Sd they agree and did agree all the time they
| were disputing. s-I ~
| These grievances are our real complaint.
| They have advanced to point which makes
| a crisis and that point is the election of Lin
| coin. We dare not, we lCiu not let this crisis
| pass without a settlement. That settlement
| must wipe out existing grievances, and ar
rest threatened ones. We owe it to our Con-
/ stitution, to our country, to our peace. to our
| posterity, to our dignity, to our self-respect
| as Union men and Southern men, to have
cessation Of these aggressions and an end TO
| these disturbances do not think we should
wait for any further violation of the Con-tir
tuition. The constitution has alreadv,be a
violated and even defed. We must resist.
| and not to attempt to resist and not do 50 eli
fectively-even to the full extent of the evils
will be TO bring shame on ourselves, and our
State, and our cause
| Having agreed on our complaints, and dis
covered that all our suspicious of each other
are unfounded, and that our, disputes on this
point had their origin in hasty conclusions
| and thoughtless mistakes. let US with an en-
| couraged charity and forbearance advance
| to the next step in this argument.
| Who shall inaugurate this resistance! Who
| shall determine the mode, the measures and
| the time of this resistance!
| My reply is The people through their
| delegate convention duly assembled.
| 1t is not necessary for me now to urge this
point Here again We have had disputes
without differences
| have the pleasure of announcing tonight
| that the prominent leaders of all shades OF
| opinion on this subject came together this
/ day and agreed that it was the right and pri-
vilege of the people in convention to pass on
! these questions. On this point we have dis
puted for week, and to-day acting as Geor-
| gians should act, We came together IN spirit
| of kindness and in fifteen minutes our
hearts were made glad by the discovery that
our differences or disputes were founded on
| groundIess suspicious, and 1Cs are 6greed- We
| are all for resistance, and we are all for the
people in convention to say how and where,
| and by what means We shall resist.
l never beheld a scene which made my
heart rejoice more sincerely. Oh, that /
could see the same spirit of concord on the
only remaining question OF difference. With
nv. heart full Of kindness beg you, my
friends. to accompany mo now to that ques
ton. l do believe that we can agree again.
Nv solemn conviction is that We differ as lit
tie on this as we did on the other point, in
every material Uie,c. At last nearly all the
auarreIs of the world in all ages have been
founded more in form thau substance.
. Some men are honest, wise and prudent.
Others are equally honest, and Intelligent,
but rash and impetuOus. The latter are Of
ten to be loved and encouraged; but the
first alone are 10 be relied oniin emergencies.
We often appeal to the history of sour faith
ers to urge men to Indignation and hasty re-
sentiment of wrongs. Let study all that
history. Let me show yen from that history,
an example of metal and Over-cOnfdence on
the one hand, and of GOODNESS and wisdom on
the other.
During our colonial history the English
Government sent General Braddock to Anne
RIGA TO dislodge aud drive back the French
and Indians. The General in arranging the
campaign assigned to his own command the
duty of recovering the Ohio Valley and the
gr1at Northwest. 1t was necessary to cap
ture Fort Duquesne. He never though of
any difficulties in the way of success. He
promised Newcastle-to be beyond the noun
tains in very short period Duquesne he
thought would stop him only three or four
days, and there was no obstruction to his
march 10 Niagara. He declared the Indians
might brighten the raw American Militia, but
could make no impression on the British re-
gulars. This was Braddock. $500
One of that raw American Militia who had
Joined Braddock's command, was the young
Washington, then only about twenty-three
years old. He became one of Braddock's
aids. Hearing his Generals boast, and see
ing his thoughtless courage Washington. qui-
etly said to him, 1--WE shall have more to do
than to go up the hill and come down." Spea-
king of Braddock to another, Washington
said, "He was incapable of arguing without
warmth, or giving up any point he had asser-
ted be it ever. so incompatible with reason or
common sense.
Braddock was considered on all hands to
be a brave gallant and fearless officer.
Here, then are two men, both brave, noble
and intelligent, engaged together to accom-
plish a common enterprise for the good of
their country. The one was rash. thought
less, never calculating difficulties, nor look
ing forward to- and providing against OBJ
structiens. s.s =. ss-re.-H -.-
He arranged his express and sent forward
the news of his victory beforehand. But the
other was cool, calculating, cautious, wise
and moderate. He was man who thought
before he acted and then acted the more.
Now for results: Braddock was surprised
before he reached the Fort. His British re-
guitars fed before the yelling Indians. and
the raw American Militia were slain by them.
Bradd0ek himself fought bravely, and he
was borne from the field OF his shame leay-
ing more than half his little army dead, and
himself seHseless with mortal wound. AZ
ter the lapse of a day he came to himself,
and his first exclamation was, "who would
have thought it,, Again he reused up and
said, i"we shall better know how to deal with
them another time" Poor General, Il tcas
too late. for with that sentence he died. For
more than century he has slept near Fort
Necessity, and his own history might be
written for his epitaph He was brave but
rash, gallant but thoughtless, noble but bigot-
ed. He fought hastily, died early, and here
he lies. oars @ ....s541.st
The young Washington was also brave and
in thethickest of the fight. Horse after horse
fell from under him. The bullets of the In
dams sSh;stled around him and through his
clothes. but Providence spared him. Even
the Indians declared some God protected
him. So cool, so brave. SO wise and thought