Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-07-12

let the Masses read and Ponder.
The first serious attempt to dissolve the
Union and revolutionize the Government oi
this Republic was made by the State OF
South Carolina in 1928 1t met with 10
sympathy outside of that State, and Gen
JACKSON, then President, gave it an cffectu-
al uuietus. The advocates Of secession, al
that day and in that State, were forced L
retire from the unequal contest in disgrace:
or surrender their positions. and to address
themselves to the correction of what they
conceived to be evil and Injustice in con
stitutional way Hence we heard but little
more of secession and dsunion for neaIly
twenty years.
In ISJu-5I. however, the agitation OF the
question o. slavery growing out of tie &C
ouisition of territory from Mexico, gave ris'
to state of feeling between the North an"
the South. which was fearfuIly violent
There was, before that time, latent spirit 0
enmity towards the Union. lurking in ih'
breasts Of fer Disconnected and restless
-pirits-of which il j. sufficient evidence &
recite the course of Mr. WILLIAM L. lAN-
cEY in an effort 10 break NJ the Bal;imoF
Democratic Convention Of ls4G. The 2gita
ton Of 1850. was disposed OF by the series
acts passed by Congress during that year
familiarity known to the country a. iii.
--Coyauromize Measures Upon the pa==ag.
of these the small disuaion faction sullani.
rose to an importance which 1t had never a.
taiuet! before. n several Of The SHuiheFH
St1reS. in elections following. the issue wa
made Of submission 20 those measures. o.
dissolution Of the Union The question "-s
discussed before the people, aid every Ell III
made TO fire the public mind, TO arouse tn'
popular passions. ard to bring about 3 VIC
lent DISRUPTION OF ihe Government lt Wa
vt this time that Hon. JEFF DAvI-. now ti's
leading secessioni=t in the National LeEi-
la,ure, declared that -he was Tor resistance
and would never submit to the stain 90.
depradation' which those measures lu ii.
estimation. imposed. He ran as eaudidai'
for Governor of Mississippi On in.t Issue
,ud vas defeated before the people. Ia oihei
States similar issues were mad. anu tn Pc
nile throughout the South placed tae seal 81
their condemnation upon the enemies Of IT,
Union at the baIIOt-bJx. While this cNciiso
feeling was at its highest pitch, S0utAeri
Conyeution was called TO cOHvene IN TIM
civ. 10 extend the spirit Of disInion, and ts
N ke il par amount in the Southern ate
Il aI-o resulted in an iguOminiVas failure
ThergTer, and in Whatever shape tie iSSur
was presented to the people 1t vas r'JecLe.'
With scorn and Indignation
Thus covered with defeat, b. ed at ever
poiut. rejected, spurned, and driven fFoIi
place and the hope Of place, the diSnnIoniSis
retired from the contest in humiliation
and shame. In 1852, they, with the SANE
hypocritical solemnity which disiInguishes
their present professiOrs OF love and adinira
ton and friendship for the Union, met will
the democracy in National Convention, ant
proclaimed that the Compromise Measures.
of 1850, were just and final settlement g
the slavery question: They gave their ad-
hesion to the Union, as they low pretend l.
do, and declared they wouid shed theif bloc"
in its defence. We heard no more Of IrJus-
tice. aggression, and unconstitutional enact
ments. But now the spirit Of treason and
disuuion is again abroad in our land. Ii
now has no Congressional Compromise as
point of attack, as rallying cry. But the
enemies of the Union have what they I'M
agine will serve their purpose equally as
well. They now hold that the election OF
Black Republican to the Presidency. Is a just
cause for secession, disuni0n, and revolution.
They have cultivated this idea for several
vears-not the people, for such thing has
scarcely been seriously considered by them,
bnt the leaders. IL is the inception Of this
idea and the means to be used TO bring thai
contingency about, that is the purpose oi
this article. and to presen; the evidence OF Il
N concerted, coId-blOoded, deliberate, heart
less conspiracy to break up the Union OF ihess
limited States. We propose to present such
an array of facts-indisputable facts-a>
will satisfy all that it is the purpose Of Ger
tain of the leaders Of the Baltimore seeeS-
siou movement which nominated BKsCkIN-
RIDGE for the Presidency. to overthrow and
ter innate the exisilg government Of the
United States.
Leglu this array by citing fact, wl;ch
vas disclosed for the first time Ia Knoxville
:, This State on the occasion of Union
Meeting held in that city in the month OF
J,nnary last. Judge BAILEY, who was CHI
zen Of Georgia, until within short time pre-
v;ous to that time, delivered aspeech on that
occasion, in which, according to the Knox
vile Wing:
"a. s-,,d. that during the Preside ntial
.,.,..~t Gov Mise had addressed isti'ls TO
81 The Southern GOyeTIurs-and fiiai the
On. TO the Governor of Florida; bad cen
sb,ua HMM which Wise said that He
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