Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-11-22
For the Pa;riot-
General PiI;o~'s proposition.
COMMENTS BIZ a. W. PUTNAM

communication. / put il aside for more care
fuI reading at this my earliest leisure mo-
ment.
The very heading--Dangers of Disruption
Remedy Propos d )" would of themselves
attract attention. thoGgh presented by any
yrntler1rn much I.ss distinguished than Gen
eral Pillow.
But d. r,gard bis Remedy as no relief,
aud the laws and m assures he proposes as
Unacceptable. ill-advise d and impracticable,
as we'll as anti-democra;ic and revolutionary,
deem it a privilege and duty. re pectfully
ro-prcSeat remarks upon them. And further
[ VIII say. d. not believe such measures
can lie tremendously adopted, nor if they
should b. adopted. that they would seal the
Ifgs or oueII the mad spirit OF fanatics, North
OF Soaih | conf - that do not hope for a
cessation Of clanOr and agitation OF this to-
pic long as the great mass OF the Ameri-
can people are willing to suffer demagoGues
10 magnify il above all other subjects and in
tercs:<. and thus to keep it as magazine
ever filed with EXPLOSIVE materials aud used
by fools and madmea. Such men are con-
-;au.Iv rushing IL where angels might fear
to tread.'
Fauataci-m i, not always wicked, but it i
always blind. especially as 10 cons quences.
Ignorant. dciud-d. frantic as are many of the
aboli,ioni-ts. they are not all the children OF
the Devil. This spirit is fOsteTed by fierce
opposition from without. and stupid delusion
ar lack of wisdom within themselves aad
iheir own set OF sympathisers. Intelligence,
calmly and p.FSisteEtIy communicated, is the
only cur. Frenzy met by frenzy, fury by
turv. bit rise the higher, infame the more.
magnify. spread and prolong the evil. And
'hus are |e justified II the opinion that in
40 nation Of Intelligent people are ali
wild enthusiasts or raJid fanatics. Hence we
Of the South often mi>judge the people Of the
North IN States. when we classify and de-
ueunce them rs rank abolitiOnists;' and
many Of them equally mi<judge Us foolishly.
am aware that some hasty spirits may
-av such sentiments are too favorable to the
D-.oulc Of the nou-slavch0Iding States. But
I verify believe wisdom will not die with
a. II ppily it is not all here or there. Iu
"a more general diffl ion of intelligence only.
is The hope OF harmony. quiet and prospect
T.. We ought to know each other more than
yr do.
The excitement and Juror of the present
day ar. worked up. encourag d and extend
ID y..haut calm 7, ilrc,ion aud good counsel
True. there is no lex Of mat rails VIII rcwi'h
10 kfudl. a f me. which none king TO ar
rest. but thousands To rXtend, may, YES must,
re long. CONSUME cur b auti.ul fabric # lib
..f.. a!I ST gl,e world aeha-t at cur folly
nd mlduys,.
I'm drvot.dIy attached to the union ofal
rh So SIT ;. do not bill " that sufficient
-au-s. la- been given f'r disuniOn. see no
good 20 He atiaiu,d 10y scces ion,-evil only.
lud thet continually. If vikings md mad
men buster aud kick mp 1t row North or
South. it l. no, the fault OF the Union. aud
surely df-uniun will not exercise the demoui-
&c spirit in such persons.
I chrerfnlIy and arprovingly quote th"
opinion of Gen. Pillow as thus expressed:
In tn. cl.cgion Of Mr. Lincoln there has
been $40 violation of the letter of the COAST
uriun. Ju, - compliance thrrewith. And
h. fac5 Of his election and the triumph Of
h Republican parry, is no valid cause for
-ec.SSfou o. di~uniou Nor is a Withdrawal
rom the Union remedy for the impending
crisis
what thea shall We d." asks the Gen
e-nI.
He then proceeds tn present his
-REMEDY:'
couvccation If Commissioners from the |
southern Staies-..to report back to their re-
,pective Legislatures for enactment, the fol- |
lowing Laws. viz:
First a RsUs.us Lqsg. b. which all goods |
III goods imPoSed through Northern ports,
hall BE- taxed for the purpose, and to the
,2igts Of prohibition. (These last words are
has it1Iicised.) In support of the State
,owcr to tax thus and to such extent, he re-
ers to decision of the Supreme Court as
eported ms Howard, p, sos. and onward"
Te will look at the case in due time.
He endungcrs and Expresses his fellow
itizens by statutory walI.-uo higher or
lore forbidding. it is true, then the Chinese
ave to keep out the Tarars, and through or
yer which these or other enemies or friends
nay fnd easy passage.
l. is true the n. adds volunteer mill
Ia force of ten, tw.nty or fifty thousand
zen and thus would keep out absolutely and
otally. all goods MANUFACTURED in the North
RI States or passing through Northern
orts'
This is the first measure he proPosrs,-
prob 5aioa:'
1 bad thought that the statesmen of the
recent day, had acquired wisdom sufficient
, di-ctrd tn. la,Iscy of filling the treasury
: proHihi,ory taxation. Had been asked,
should unhesitatingly have said, Gen. Pill
DIV l. a believer in Free Trade. He certain
y Is to well Informed TO believe that the
Avs o. trade can be controlled by legisla-
on.
Acts OF government may interfere, ob-
truct, embtrrass, burden, imperil trade
at it will be carried on in despite OF all
sch penalties aud imp dimrnts. If it can
''t ~ TN l't'4 ~ Ia o" on IN L III innate anu
ppropr.ate channels, it will break down.
rfak over, or sweep away all interposed
arri"rs. Smuggling. with perjury and all at
anl,nt iniqutie~, will Certainly ensue, and
tterly d-prav- a border population. And
I'm in high places and men of capital, will
met their conscjrucr-, while they c,nnive.
ire aud pay many oth'r a Gals to intro
nc a fall supply of forbidden luxuries and |
rnveuieuc,s TASTE, utility or The nope of /
ala may suggest or demand. If such |
niag~ cannot h,. had directly, they can and
Ill b. had l'y indirrciion.