Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-12-28

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If our wise and patriotic statesmen whc
have the whole country at heart could con.
troll the management, our difficulties would
soon be settled to the satisfaction OF reason
able persons North and South But Their.
are too many guardians of The public welfare
Who haze hut one eye open and fixed upoa
sfsh-r the one side OF the other exclusively
and som. there arc who have both eyes 81
in q totally diiieren, direction.
TIC South should uuquestionabIy insist
upon all her jus, claims.-first and foremost
the preservation and ps,pavty Of our Reg"5Lic
and under il all the Others. She should d.
nand all legal security and protection d
person and property for every citizen in il:
and in case Of conflicting claims, should De.
mand settlement according 10 justice and
egai,y. The North ought to couccde 30 this
believe che Middle States North and South
viii be ready to agree a1 what j. fair and
equitable, and will accept nothing more uoI
la--: that upon points where the precise
boundary Of respective rights does not admit
Of satisfactory determination las often hap
peas I'm ogr courts they viii agree upon fair
compromise founded On thc principle. OF
/ natural justice. and that they will demand a
, repeal Of alI unconstitutional and uuGrieadIv
enac'maut~ which disturb tba peace.
/ Bat some %, tnc Northern States nay met
! racel. from uG.enab.e positions, or the ex-
/ tgeln. south may d-myud humiliation rather
. ,han honorable concession; OF each may say
. .f 'Lr other I'VE can't trust You. If So,
! they viii be more hostile than ever.
( ~ England VIII probably stand her
/ Ssound and caviI with logged pcrtinaci:y to
/ the last. She feels ehc has been Urcrreacbed
. i,y the West in tb, election Of Lincoln upon
I d t,co tars5 gigforlv, which in its most ultra
construction does not conc mp 90 her notions
The conclusion does not alarm her. though
, she may bemoau leaking purse It makes
her the more puglaciouS. Standing in Puri-
tlnical serenity amid the turmoil She Will
BOW. whatever betidc, contend TO The ninth
part Of a hair unless ovcrruled. Such ap-
pears New England as at present represented
in Ca.stes~; although ". admit hey masses
might. if given time FOR second sober
taaug'.t. send up better councillors.
Tho attitude u rhc Cotton States -ive-
still -;ca-.r cause Of alarm. IIere lies cur
immediate danger. The members from this
quarter do not appear DESTROYS of an adjust
meat. but rather disposed to thwart it if pos
-.5'e- Taosa who are di-un ouf,t- pr 50 do
not cate about g.t'5n. redress for erievan-
ce-- la Inc Union. and had rather prevent
% J.
ing OF accepting fair concessions from the
N0r,h. ia order go force she $50 sections into
@ le!liseragt attitude.
Il Is rrohanf- Il tEr Cotton States we're
E.r.a g i-.-i- Tine .oc1a>ii-r. they would re-
main true. it may be the more moderate
portion oI their citizens are even now in the
ascendant If they l,non. it and could be heard.
AND that tae majority Is oyerawcd and con-
tre!Iej by t4e violence and sudden ouset of
the minority. \ man moved by strong pas
ion may >.leucta dozen more quiet aud tenn
Z. rate mon. especially If they sympatbizc in
his feelings, who really condemn his purpose
aa3 would resist it II pushed to extremity.
Bat however this ba, their representatives
In Caagre-s eyinsn au anxiety 10 ." 90 out
and appear go bc only troubled for plagsi-
Bile Justification. We fird them restiesslv
Topping from one pr--cyr toanolber. Before
So. have linn. To- examine the validity OF the
fist shey repulia.e Il, and are oil upon
second and third Others knowing there
IS q" present justification and no occasion
for rHa proposed step. and seeing that TO emu
Iuara-e grievances only serves to impress the |
-fct t.... uo- o.e will De- removed. but all
aggravated by -ueh course. while. by re-
E..ilsn- loyal 10 Tie Union and Constitution. !
an .re likely {. give way before "a returning [
sense Of Justice do MOI pretend to offer any !
Justification. They simply cant endure the |
CliaH saG want 30 dissolve II. or % out. !
lt.a Constitution itself Is com !
l-alas--. aud lis .maadm-nts compromises. |
.ad .a. aEia.ry Of -ocie,y-natioual, /
State an. fn,!-.- tbp work Of couuro- !
i-a-, their cry f. ~aa more c.mpromisr.''
.aat 'i..- meets d raaav -roa-e from d >fr1f-
sg g.n-~ ID politicians on the other side. /,
II Meanwhile tra..e j. rasaIyz.J ii, conGd,re" de-
.rorsj. and revolution almost upon w..
il therefore h.eamc- the Central State.
md a'i others inat ra.ilv love the country
3D. show uuiiy 81 uurgo-. arI stand foge,n-
g.. ng !... public @asG
Tai- Republic has high mission vet TO
--f.L- >a. cannot afford To- o.. if.ytrt-d bv
-.s'lectai ~.a,.-. Il laey revolt let them Dee
.s-t az. Deer 40 90 OIL MANNED AMI halt
el-haar th-n.. than H. utterly psraIyz.I
.ad vver-hroaa IA consequence oil lhair cl.
rne.s.
Ii-r, need hc 30 attempt ii; coercion. and
. no. np blood need b. sAed gnIess III self
.---ace. AMI none would hazard ana attack if
hey knew it would not breed discussion in
be Union. TEa.e wru!d bs no ground for
garraI between our free aud slave State, as
o the reclamation oi property. The con
.guu-s free States have s.iingent laws
2..iu5t negro immigration. Their 30 impu-
.I Qualifying laws" prove go be enactlneuts
gtiu-t the kidnapping Of free negroes. cnti-
led TO freedom. for tie purpose Of reducing
lem illegally to servitude, probably . couu-
.rpagt of similar regulations in slave States. |
puud together by closer affinity in view | {
d common object dear to all, and by re-
ew,d pledges 10 the Constitution-the guar
ntcc OF mutual rigbis-the rendition of iu-
itfvcS by the free States would be in conso-
arge with their inclination and interest {
hcrea-. it clagrin-d and cNasperated by
nc shock of hostile rupture, the same States
hight prove our worst enemies in this re-
D.ct, fal however iutolerant of hIrboring
lch uuisanccs within til II own limits, they
)uld easily facilitate their transit north
ard.
Human nature ha, in itself much OF good
nd much Of evil and it depends mainly upon
ow it Is operated upon as to which shall be