Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-11-25
BLACK Republican I7soIence.

The following from the New York Courier and En-
quir fairly represents the opinions entertained by
our abolition brethren % of he spirit of the South
ern people. The latter have endured wrong, insult
and robbery so long that the former believe that the
degradation to which they will submit has no bot
om. A different tune viii be sung by the 4th of
March
1--WE have all become somewhat familiar with the
bullying and threatening of the South. For nearly
half a century a mere handful of ignorant,
reckless and unprincipled men at the South,
have by bullying and threatening, governed
the millions of educated and intelligent men
OF the North; simply because they are men OF
peace and buSily engaged in moral industrial pur-
suits which do not encourage or foster restessness
and excitement They have submitted to be thus
governed, so long, great principle was involved
and no sacrifice of honor and national character
was demanded of them by their acquescence. In
1920, however, this bullying and threatening became
offensive because it demanded the extension of slaves
ry into the great and free North West and then the
men Of the North reused themselves for moment,
and Indignantly hurting defiance at the B1HieS who
Presumed upon their forberance, demanded guar
antee of better behavior for the future This was
Conceded and the great Missouri Compromise follow
ed Then again, the great North, knowing alike its
moral and physical strength, returned like refresh
ed giant to its repose and to the practising OF those
industrial pursuits wherein consist its happiness and
prosperity.
But after thirty years of peace and quiet, and
when the generation of men who had quailed be-
fore Northern indignation in 1920, had passed away,
a race of LalipldiGnS in the South, who fool
ishly imagined that because they had never heard
the roar of the Lion and seen him shake his name
and brush away the insect tribes which occasionally
annoy him, he was no longer TO be feared. They
saw the whole North, year after year Submitting to
be bullied and governed by mere handful Of South
ern adventurous; and emboldened by the repOse of
people conscious of their strength, but 10th to en-
plOy it. they finally ventured to lay hands upon and
violate the great compromise of 1920, accompanied
with threats of a dissolution of the Union. Then
the men of the North awaked from their slumbers
and hurting back defiance, and treating with
scorn and contempt their cOwardly threats of dis
union told these reckless and dishOnOred tricksters
that not only should the principles of the Missouri
Compromise be restored and enforced, but that, if
need be- the State States which ventured 10 trfe
with their allegiance to the Constitution and the
Union, should be lehipped into obedience, just as
sul1y or insoent, unruly schOolbOy is made to
feel that when necessary the Birch will compel a
prompt If not willing discharge of all his duties.
The lesson has been very fairly inculcated and the
South understands that if any portion Of the
great cOnfederacy whether it be Of the East the
West the North or the South. attempts to withdraw
from the Union, it will be prom pity lohpped, aye,
lchpped into subsection. 1t is all idle TO mince the
matter. The fat has gone forth and will be en-
forced. Let Washington, Oregon and California
at the Northwest or Name New Hampshire and
Massachusetts at the Northeast, or the agricultu-
raj States of the North and Centre, or the Slave
States Of the South and Southwestern any one
of them or combination of them raise the banner
of rebellion against the American Union-we care
not what their pretence Tor treasOn-as certainly
as there God above so certain is it that the Of
Tending States will be whipped into obedience and
the traitors who encourage rebellion terminate their
career upon the gallow. The North, the Centre and
the West the great heart and most efficient limbs of
the Confederacy, all true to the Union and the
Constitution and should dsuniOn raise its head at
the South, John Brown has taught the world how
much OppOSIton from that quarter is really worth.
If seventeen fanatics led on by mailman could
hold in subsection a town containing two thousand
Eirginians, and kept at bay whole regiments of Yir
glnia militia, who even under the eye of their Gov
ernOr dared attack their Invaders, but stood by
and saw hCelUe United States Marines make as
saut and capture in ten minutes-what would these
boastful soldiers do, when confronted by Northern
UdlOr, banded together under the Constitution and
bearing alOft the banner of the Union? Why our
Seventh Regiment alone, in such a cause.-the cause
of the Union and the COnstitutCn-aided as it
would be by the good Of the slave States would
promptly oyerrun every rebellious State of the
South and compel them to return TO their allegiance