Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-04


mark has run many of them into nidelity Wornan's
rights Free-love, spiritualism, yea downright out
right Atheism are some of the legitimate ofshoots
Of the disordered public mind at the North.
would not bring wholesale denunciations against
the North. There are many wise and good men
North of Mason and Dixon's line men with whom we
fraternze in the social circle and at the altar of God
men who know and maintain our rights men who
fight our battles and who deprecate the utraism of
their people. These we honor and respect, and
wish them better fate than to be under the domi-
nation of those who fear not God and regard not
man. think there is virtue enough in the South to
save the South, if not the whole country.
81 am yours, sincerely, j. B. M'FERRiS.
The President Elect of abe North.--The
Position OF Kentucky.
Under this head we End the subjoined commune
cation in the Louisville Courier of the LIST. The
Courier in speaking of it says:
1t was written by gentleman who voted for Bell
and Everett and who has been active and efficient
ant-Democratc partizan since his entrance of pub
lie HE, Probably not any one man in Kentucky
has donc more. in the last five years. in behalf of
the Opposition in Kentucky than the author of the
article headed, 1.-THE President Elect of the North
The Position of Kentucky" But he is n loyal and
devoted son of noble old Kentucky; and attached as
he has ever been to the Union and the Constitution
he is not blind to the great events taking place
around us; and he sees clearly and states forcIbly
the which this State should take and the no.
siton she should and will occupy.
The following is the communication:
For the benefit of those who are not well ae-
quainted with the past history of Mr. Abraham Lin
coin, few items may be seryicable and not uninter-
| esting.
In 1887, when he was member of the Illinois
Legislature, memorials from the General Assemblies
of Virginia, Alabama, Mississippi New York. and
Connecticut. relative to the Vaccinations of Adolf
honists, were referred to a special committee who
reported. on the 18th Of January, the following
| resolutions
That we highly disapprove of the formation of
Abolition societies. and of the doctrines promulga-
ted by them.
| "That the General Government cannot abolish
slavery in the District of Columbia against the CEN
sent OF the citizens OF said District, without mani
| fest breach of good faith"
Abraham LiacoLn aoas one of the Sie "aGgSn
In 1887 he did not disapproye of Abolition soci-
| ties and the doctrines promulgated by theml
In 1889 he voted in the Illinois legislature for the
abolition Of slavery in the District of Columbia
We find him then in Congress, where, upon the
| 9th day of January, lS49 he voted mo" upon a
resolution offered by Mr. Meade, of Virginia to-wit
THAT the Committee on the Judiciary is hereby
instructed to report bill to this House providing
efectually for the Apprehension and deliver yof fug-
tiyes from labor, who have escaped or may hereaf-
/ ter escape from one State into another"
Two days afterwards he introduced into the House
a bill containing these provisions
1 :" That no person not now within the District of
1
sons residing within it. nor hereafter born with
! in it. shall ever be held in slavery within it,
| That no person now within the said district, or
now owned by any person persons now resi-
dent within the same, or hereafter born within it,
shall ever be held in slavery without the limits of
| said district"
THAT all children, born of slave mothers, within
said district, on or after the LIST day of January,
| 1850 shall be free"
| officers of the Government were allowed to bring
l in their slaves wi hon
| temporarily upon business. majority of the citi-
zens of the district voting favoraby for the bill
would suffice to carry it into effect.
On the same day Mr.. Lincoln voted againt a bill
| which passed, cempensating slave owner for a
negro captured by Indians whilst in the service of
the Government. And upon this occasion Mr.. Gid
dings made long speech against the right of prop
| erty in
January 3Ist 1898, he voted for bill to prohibit
the Introduction ofslaves into the District of Column
bia, as merchandise, for sale or hire
During this session of Congress Mr.. Lincoln voted
for the Wimot Provso forty-two times
We find, therefore. from Mr.. Lncons acts thathe
will the power of his administration to abolish
slavery within the District of Columbia and that he
ocia do It, no one can doubt if he should be inaugu-
rated ond installed in Washington. He will have
both Houses in his favor by very decided MAORI
ties that the Cotton States are certain to with
draw. Tbs rights of slave owners will find no ia
VOr with him.
So, too he has shown by his acts that not another
foot of territory shall be dedicated to slavery
Mr.. Lincoln's speeches and letters show that he
has remained consistent to his early record though
In one respect he has changed his opinions since
1856. Then, in a speech at Ga'ena, he said, in re-
gard to the power of Congress to exclude slavery in
the Territories:
The Supreme Court is the tribunal to decide
such question and lce toiH submit TO its decision
and if you do also there loH be an end of the matter
VIII you? If not, who the disuniOnists, you or
WEI"
Two years afterwards, in his Jonesboro' speech,
he said
"The Supreme Court of the United States has de-
cided that any Congressional prohibition of slavery
| in the Territories is unconstitutional
Shortly afterwards he said:
Il have always hated slavery, and always believ.
ed it in of ultimate extinction. If were in
Congress, and a vote should come up, question,
,obeher Sl0Uery should be prohibited IN Territory
in spite Of the bred Scott decision 'co,d cote that Il
should"
In the same debates he said :
1.-The people of the United States are the rightful
masters of both Congress and Courts"
| What comment is necessary upon this to show
that Mr.. Lincoln was a law-abiding man in 1856, so
long he thought the decision might be IN has fdUor;
and that, when adverse his wishes, he proclaimed
his radical intent abide by the decision of the
| Court of final resort? Nay more He asserts that
the Courts the slaves of popular will, and
must obey its behestS. That the dominant despotism
of a majority can trample with impunity upon the
/ TlSnlS VI Il VINO ever HedIu VI SuCu u
tyranny as this? Even in France, where Napoleon
has supreme sway, the final decision of the highest
| court of law renders an irrevocable right, which
| the Emperor himself cannot disturb. With power
far greater than that which Victoria wields in
| Great Britain, KING LINCOLN would undoubtedly
rule with high hand What rights would a con-
temptibe minority be allowed to exercise? None
whatever which could conflict with the doctrines of
the higher law. The father of the "irrepressble
| conflict" Mr. Lincoln stands pledged to his party,
md hos, T1la
to abate jot title CT his hatred to slavery.
In his letter to DR.. Canisus. May l7th 1859 he OPP
poses the lowering of the Republican standard
even by a hairs breodih." What that standard
| is we all know; and when taken with his
declaration of April 9th, 1859, in his letter
to II. j.. Pierce, This IS a world of COM
pensations, and he who would be slave must
consent to hare no Sdue Those 1oho deny freedom to
others deserve it not for Themselves and UNDER JUST
GoD CANNOT LONG RETAIN IT, We justly surmise
that the crusade against rights has barely COM
menced. "HoneSt Abe,' as he is termed, if sincere
| must carry ont his views against so horrible sim
| If lust God will not long permit us to retain
| freedom under his administration must prepare
with due humility for the compensation in store for
US. Doubtless should easily consent TO become
dutiful and obedient servants TO our former bonds
men, and soon learn to wear the servlle yoke most
| peacefully That portion Of the community, who
could be foolish TO stand up for their rights
would of course either have to emigrate to other
/ States or if resisting such tyranny with sword in
hand, would be shot down by the submissionst and
emissaries of King Lincoln, would made be dap
gle at ends of ropes for their horrid crime of rea
son! Out upon such cravens, who, uttering the ba-
tant cry of Union basey submit to any wrongs, and
| deem the Union, upon any terms, panacea for
| all evils Such men, if living in lT76 would
have been loyal to King George, and would have
paid homage to his mnion, whatever oppression and
wrong they had chosen to inhict. Kentucky will
soon have an alternative presented to her. WHEN
| THE COTTON STATES SHALL HAVE SEVERED
| THEIR CONNECTION WITH THE NORTH, KEN
sTUCKY MUST CHOOSE HER FUTURE LOT
EITHER To BE A MERE APPENDAGE, IAN INFE-
RIOR In THE NORTHERN CONFEDERACY,
WITH A I CERTAIN EXTINCTION OF HER PROP
ERTY IN TWO HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF SLAVES OR SHE WILL TAKE HER
POSITION WHERE ALL THE OTHER SLAVE
STATES VILE BEF0UND.
Whether South Carolina or Alabama any 9th
State has been hasty not whether their action
is right or wrong has now nothing TO do with the
question Upon The tordet Of The Sale 'saere an A6o-
lion element has been introttced there may be Jod
strong cote for Submission thder any dad all circa
stances, but thank Heayea, le honest yeord1y Of the
rural districts rally understand this subject, and
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