Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-08
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Thai We d9-net cut loose from these our friends,
loin or gigf's and enemies. Ert aboTe and be
you'd ali these, we're considerations af interest w
are linked te the South by tiss Of kindred ans
homer and thess al forbid cur separation, and in
vits. GA ihe contrary, or hearty cooperation.
Should Tennessee determine to remain nnder tbs
Eoita i certain that she cannot lcng fetsin hel
4 present Institutions. When the ether Southern
Statee, south aad west CT Us, shall have ieft The
Union, cur peEsr TO protect ourselves VIII be gene
We shal then, with cur sisters who take n similar
course, DO in wefa minority AID entirely at the
mercy CT Black Republieansm. Tho policy which
viii be pursued towards US and eur iasitHticns saa
be MISTER Ct no doubt, Living under govern
me9t hostile to us, powerless to protsct ourselves,
denied our jus. rigat Of expansion. overrun with
free negro population, which sill ocs 20 cur State
FROM The North to seek = mildsr climate, and en-
eoarsgsd TODD Sc By the belief that the GaVssns
msnt j: f.isnaly to them, we win, in my opiAien, in
short Sine, be aboliHanizsd and ruinsd. First
Will coma emAneipstica; then free-negro suffrage;
Rext, and lsst to complete the history Of our Eees
moral, social, AID political equality Of the races.
De tho c0atrsTy, united vita cur sisters Of She
South, We osn msniaiu cur insi;uiiens. secure our
political equality aud independence. AID perpetu-
ate thc superiority Of the white tie black
repeat then, that, as /. Ternsssean, can give no
corhtsnsRee to any scheme which teRds 70 sepa-
rate ear gate ia interest or political Connection
frem ihe other States Of tho South HsI 5astiny Is
..
movement, therefore, which lesks to eefsratior
Of TeHnsstcs rontse SsutAis, ia my opinien, treA-
es2a5st to ar hest interest, fatal t0sur prosperity
and shsuld bs frswHed deTn at oncs BY err people.
Ts those amssgst you Who arc eth ssiustei BY
an herest desire 20 PsrFetuate ihe present Dlisn
(aud knsW there are many such) ID TIE midst OF
Sic gloon asd darkness which sarrcunl us. I can
efsr but ere hsps. There 10 nc prospect phsts7eF
of preserving yhs pTescnt Usio7, Isis slTea5E dis
solved. I car only psiGt you te The hope which
many g00d men entaFfain, hist Il my be recon
struotsd upsc seld and endaTipg bssis J. is
not Improbable that VIXEN the norihsra abslisisz-
lists see, as they mast sosa see, the destruction.
which their ianssieism hss wrought, they nay
awake and be EilIine 70 abids by the Co1situ'isn:
whsn shey shSll discover thoTrsok # his feiFfab
re Of constitutional liberty; when hey behels the
Eerk q CIR fathers 81 despoiied By Heir zniity
and iFsasaRsble hands Il tho immortal spirits OF
dgPartei heroes ccn.c net 70 rsbUke hen foc their
tre:sos it i. at last to BE- hoped ;hzt their guilty
oesscisrCss, a5d the Aely memory eli the Tzss, nay
arouss hem &c csme foTE-Fd. SD stsas the 5ee1
bT sfering tAsi- opaiors upsn the altar . jnetiee
and liberty You will then see, feIisz-ejiizsns
that thsugh, 10 ny feeble sight, thsro Is hope Of
tie present Uniou. thsFs cay Re ssnc Of its future
We casnst avert dsaah. but mcFed
b. the Inspirations cf ssChrssisn's fsiih, II may
ook-b.yosi shs grave, sad hors fer giori5a5 r.
Thus though fzsaleigm has dcst-sysa
,ur eaes noble Ea5sie CT reEe-srsnt. snd laid is
oundafiuns bars, NAY We rot, novel bT- hose sd
rnl5ed By patriot fsisA, lsok forward 70 the day
reesoa shall have resgnei her gva7f Eaez 4
Fiehed and selfish leaders she'll have tesn driven
rem high Places Of hsnsr, and useu tasss Ststes,
li7ilcd sad rcsi esusdsr IS they now are, nay be
euuitel upon basis which Wil pTGve ea9Grisg?
L have thus kastIiy given you ny spi1ions. 0ther
ove-e "a States aee strigiag te take care ~ tbsm
elves J. behssEss Us 70 10 liksFise. Tsnzes-
e>An il scul and il bsdy, idestifsd with g5a snd
oh q, <fst. ! -
soslo. apd 20 calirats q hkbitusl regard for thc
Constitution and the Union, have spoken 10
81 csadid!y and freely. Ny inisrest IS ysur
llsrssL, e11 my 5esiiry IS Tith ysS; ard Whsth-
: 1 heye errsj CT nst ia coming 70 NJ cen
lusiozs s. hers e.gTssssd Eel sgr- Inst tis ses-
rous peopls who hsTe often trusted saa hcaorsd I
le via 1t least, give credit for siEooT sn3
esirs 70 advance lac prosperity of ny native Sss.o
~ tie bay7.a1ss q her people, .hsps I h.vs :
rrassad tEess views without tSo east party lcci-
- sid t.uyt s4e pssPle - WhoI tne.s wofts arc c
5dsssse1 viii 80 receive thSn. bet rs bury past "
snd forget ell fer1sE divisions, and rally :,
ononsu 70 the cause tf ths Stats in his hsur o. Il
.r d.nre7 IT, in ths past With pstrieic zsal, W, 4
ave cTisesi such dsT0zsn So tbs Uziss to de-
,!ve err cze7iss, lot IS fos osos eosviGce them z
III hiehly :. re ks7s ohsTishsa So UnjoE, cur 81
s7eSoa - car syn homer sna ne rights Of eur 7
eepo usdsr TIE CRnEtiiuiisn, Is suos that csz q:
ever surrender thsn. TIE 7eise Of Teasessee il &
e present crisis viii 80 poteat. Let hsT, in her
,ord sovereignty, fpsak fs.rlsssly eaS fesnkly, G.
"a st-sd r.adT 10 susiasl her judgment by the re
,lsr sad ohiykisJ Of her soas She, in 81 times d,
.st have shsTn thcnsslTss FQHal 10 eFsry sasr-
,soy Let her valleys sad her msuz.sins resouad 81
ID ceks with Voice which none ea1 missndeT- d
and Let her declare nsE that Stats equally is 81
: hsritags bseassshci to her hypatrist ssrts and Ill
al In dslsnse Of tbs hsfitags 81, 1id conquer CT &c
rish. JOHN Y. Wright. N
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