Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-12-13
Southern Movements.


The reports show that the excite
,ent at the South, having its origin i
D the fear OF the election Of q Presi.
lent by the votes Of single section
# the Union and upon the doctrines
# the Black Republican party, has
increased With fearful rapidity since
he result has become known, land is in
several Of the States taking the form
Of action-action too, which looks d.
reetly to a dissolution of the Un-
ion by the secession of a portion Of
the States composing it. Time was
within the memory Of most Of US
who are now actors upon the stage
Of life, that the Union Of these States
was enshrined 10 the heart Of every
American, As something to be guard.
ed from proclamation either ofthought,
word or deed. Love for the Union -
devotion to its psrpetuity, was cher
ished and taught by sire to son as
a sacred principle to be inviolable
fore YER. The idea of Gisunion never
occurred but that it sent a shudder and
a thrill Of horror through the heart,
and was only contemplated N some
INDUSTRIOUS evil too dreadful for man.
kind endure or heaven to permit.
But how is this fair picture changed.
Bitter revilibgs, taunts and denunci-
atoms have taken the places Of fra
ternal confidence and regard, disunion
is advocated as a choice Of evils BY
the people Of several Of the Southern
States, and preparations. are actively
made under State authority to pro.
mote it, even at the cost Of civil
war, that ditest of human calamitiss
This is the grave position to which
the country has been brought. BY
teachings originating with falss-heart
ed hypocritical English abolitionists
Through such instruments as Garrison
Giadiugs Wendell Phillips, Cheever,
(who is now in England receiving biz
reward in contributions from the en-
emies Of bis country,) Beecher ane
their co-laborers in bad cause. They
pronounced the Constitution, (framet
by the fathers of the Revolution, st,
form a more perfect Union, establish
justice, ensure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defence
promote the general welfare and Sc
cure the blessing Of liberty to our
selves and our postsriiy,'') to DO sc
league with hell!' and have for year
made it speciality to inveigh agains
tho people Of the South as recre
ant to every principle Of honol
morality, justice, religion and com
mon humanity. The spirit Of fanati
cism they snvoked has been fed an
stimulated by political dsmagogue,
until their antagonism 10 the Con
stitution, born on foreign soil, ha
become the basis Of the success
of the great sectional parry. Thi
party having used i,s power in sever
al Of the States, virtually to nullif
plain provisions of the Constitution
which are essential to the protection
and security Of .he Southinits ma teri
al interests, it has Looked, as have all
friends Of the Constitution, With alnr1
to its accession 10 The executive pow
ers Of the general government
To that point We shall arrive on th
4ib Of March next; and We now a
a nation and government stand onth,
brink ofaprscipioe. 1t becomes ever,
man to consider the whole subject, it
relations and circumstances, calmI,
and dispassioDateIy, and to do what hi
ability will permit towards peaceful
and justsolution ofsxistIug difficultie.
lfthis great effort in the eauseof hu
man progress which has done SO nue.
is nov to fail, woe to the man, th
men, the party or the section tina
has given the offence If they do no
remove it. The curse Of Heavel
and posterity will rest upon them
But we have no ~ mpathy With any
thing fonkino IN anu forco - J;src:o,