Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-03-22

of slavery from the Territories by Congressional
legislation 5th. The sweeping out of existence Of
All Territorial legislative enactments protective of
slavery 9Th The alteration Of the Constitution Of the
IInited States ID such manner as to give Congress
full power over slavery the States themselves, so
soon as By the natural result of the measures above
specifed. the Free States Of the Union shall have
attained such a numerical superiority over those OF
the Saveholdng section. as to enable them to effect
such amendment of the Constitution in the manner
authorized by that instrument eth. Then viii
speedily follow. as matter Of course the extinc-
ton of slavery in the States. Sth The destruction
of the Supreme Court Of the Union, and the substi
tuition of another Judicial Tribunal in is stead the
constituent members Of which wOnld be likely to
prove more subservient to the behests of abolition
leaders than the existing Court can ever be. 9th.
Long before these events shall have occurred in all
probability, the trade in slaves between State and
State viii have been prohibited. 10TH In due sea-
son Mr.. Blairs famous scheme for the colonization
of the whole African population of the Union in
some part of Central America, or in regions South
thereof viii have been attempted. All these meas
ures are most distinctly fOreshadOwed in Abolition
newspapers and speeches even at the present mo-
ment most Of them viii probably undergo fierce
discussion IL the progress of the approaching Presi
dentlal campaign. Under such alarming circum-
stances does any doubt that the States Of ssis
sippi, Louisiana, Alabama Texas, Florida, South
Carolina. Georgia and Arkansas viii secede from
the Union in less than sixty days after Mr.. Seward
or any Of hisavowed principles, shall have been
chosen President When this terrible event shall have
occurred-as greatly fear twill-whO can say what
may be the fate of that second proposition to with
draw from the COnfederacy, to be addressed by the
States first seeding to Virginia, Tennessee Mary
land North Carolina, Missouri and Kentucky I!
In the condition of affairs which viii already
have been brought about between the free
and the slavehoding States of the Union, who is
prepared to give assurance that the example Of
secession already cOnsummated in part, would not
be generally initiated by States who would see
themselves in their then enfeebed condition. exposed
without defense to all those ruinOus and oppressive
measures, which Abolition fanatics would stand
ready to contrive and to carry into early operation!
This is truly amelanchoy and discOuraging prospect.
! Thank Heaven, we have it yet in our power to
avert the threatened catastrophe! Let all the
true friends of the Union them and Of the constitu
tional rights Of the South, UNITE band Of broth
ers orgetful of all past differences of opinion upon
minor questions let them cordially and zealously
cooperate in supporting the only Presidential candi
date, who is at the same time, thoroughly national
/ in sentiment, and of undOubted availability-and
the dangers which now unhappily environ US
viii be at once brought to an end the clouds which
at present darken our political armament, viii be
! dispeed and the venerated institutions Of our
| fathers will be re-estabshed upon foundations so
solid and enduring as proudly to defy the malignant
efforts of faction, and renew the patriotic hope OF
preserving the priceless blessing of free government
| to US, and to our posterity forever.
/ I have the honor to be gentlemen, your friend,
and fellow-citizen, II. 5. FooTE.
Gov BIssEL1, of Illinois, died on the 18Th of con-