Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-08
PIANOS. MUSIC,

er is idle to talk about an Aage-Ssxsn peosle. vi
ng are and Of right oxght to Be frea being Maid !.
gsther in hostile Esvernmeni ss ccaouersd pro,
s. incas. If the sovereign people In any Slafe. b
st virtue Of their inaienabe rghts-rzhss reeora;,
of ed by the Declaration Of Independenoein eoisn.
10 form declare themselves free and independent I
9 all governments upon earth, save such Is The
choose themselves to institute power can ensIay
them. / do not think, then, that the doctrine Z
J. coercion can meet with . response from any per
: ticn Of the people Of Tennessee.
e Assuming it as fact, then, that all the extrem
e Southern States will very take such action
# will place them out Of the pale of this Union In
d question comes up, what position is Tennessee {
a take? This is NEST momento1s question, to be dc
cided alone By the psope of Tennessee in their SOY
ersign capacity. see that our Governor. has, h
ny opinion very properly csnvsned the Legislature
on the 18th Of JaRHsry next. prssume the lsgiala
turs win appoint sems early day Il think IL should
be early FOR esAventisn 70 be called to determine
upon these most Herious questions-msrs seriozi
than any which have ever Jet engaged the oenside
ration Of the people Of Tennessee. hope all lks
issues which possibly arise pD4er the sxisilne
and prospective state Of facts will DO presented Il
the people for their most solemn confederation Ny
own opinion is-and it ie but the oplnisn Of one
TenRessesn who fsels deep and sbiGisg intsssk 10
the prosperity and welfare Of ais native StAts,
with which sll his fortaaes are fersver idensins&
my cEA opinion Is thai there viii be bat two qusa-
/ tons fer Tssnssses 10 dssermins- And they are.
] Whistler, ia the Formation Of SosthsrA Osntsduse,
CT, shs will swing 30 the Nersh or to iho SenkA q
aid in forming 3 middle republic. These sltsnzA-
tives being preseatsd, an dssaedlyi IN nvsr Of -
I ing Hith the SoRth. l WoRld epFiAg infsifivsly b
! the side Of my section. The Tnisy CT tks Gs0tA
wsuld tend to prevent civil war and hlssdshsd. II
would 20 very far To Insure euch e-establishnm
of our GsveTnmeab upen terms Of equality as Weuld
be enduring. The reasons Why Tennessee Ia oass
of dissolution and the fsrmstisA Of Ssathern Ger
fedessoy shoald lax her destinies with the South
70 my mind, are many ana Esighty. That rich azd
hourshing portion Of the Siats that have Che hsne
to represent Is especially identified with tbs SouA
II her every mateTiAl interest Southern treds M
Southern commerce have poured their rich srssszrss
into the lap Of The ysusg metropolis Of Tennessee
Whas position, les me ask, would Tsnsessse sasa-
py hemzed n AL arednd by nenabers Of q diEeps1t
government? Where Dc we leek fer eur tradef 70
It to the States nerth or south Of uss Are net
interests every way ideatihsd with Che Southi Oar
natural outlets sll there. The States noFtA Of
are the competitors Of Tennessee In the prsdusr
lions sf COAL iron, and stkeF ninerzls-comPsa-
tors, too, IA the raisiag Of hsrses, mules. satba
grsis.
Tennessee, together with her sister bsrds Esasss
as part Of Southern repnblie, wsuld to reg
great extsnt msEspslizs this class Of trade. SasA
States as Virginia, Keatucky, Tennessee, Missouri
snd others of EiRdFed locality and interests, by
uaitiSg themselves into separate eonfedsrasy, be-
ing aomsWhat homogeneous, similar 10 seme extent
the other it's rival Whereas by all liaking thsiz
destinies With the South, tksy wscld sesssssEily
become the great mazufsssursrs sad prsduesw fOs
the Southern republic.
lie = middle csAfederacy, too, We wsud ksvs tvo
or more heste borders to p7stsgt and dsfead;
whereas with only Northerz ssd sosthern son4
fsdsraey, We wsnld have but one. The reasons, u
seems t. M, are all against . middle republic
formed out Of WAIST is called the border StsAss.
Deeply dsVolsd as ever have bees 10 the Union
Al IT. - =
may remamsrancsa Of my oountry's glory, sssad-
ing as shs does the TsRdsr Of the understanding
as De, people the msst prsspersVs aad happy q
any upon earth-a government the grandsst sad
the best-nighty amIdsk he mightieat nstiszs Of
the globe-leokiaR at her ~ she IS mast cay hat
it is with = ssddsHed hear. am broxght to cos
template the sub scts have bssa discussing But,
dsprscste it az We may, these Issues are uPsn az,
and like men, they mast be nat Tsnnssasans, tee,
will have The proud CONSCIOUSNESS Of kRosiBg that
y ne act sf theirs hsts tAsy besa the ssuss of
,Aese dread consequences.
It Is needless to remind Ts1assssans f EiIr ley
,lty ana dsvstis1 to the CcsstituaeA and UAisH Of
heir fstSsrs hey have nads iHpszishablc ssessd
4 thai dsvstisn vhsnsvsr tAsr csuatxy las sailed.
10 preserve both the Csnstisutisn and the Uaisn
Asy came frsn tbs hands Of their CREST bsdsss has
'sea the highsss aim Of TsnRsssesns. Lei ne tsu
-os, IN all sasnestaess, tAsA tAis ceAnss GOV Be
sEs By pFctsstasisBs Of devsAsn 10 TIE UsioR. As
said ia TIE hsginRiBS Of thIs lstsf the SsssA has
sen guilty Of ne wrong Sac has demanded netAtA6
acsnSistsRs wish the esmpasss Of tAs Constitution.
he NsrtA denies us these. In sressh lad the
ensr To make upon the ssr Of Congress 81 las last
sssisn, arrsigsed the republisan pary u Ne bar
pzbiis Judgment fer tAsir nseeasaalatieaal eeta
iea charged that they we're the true disunicn ParF
{ The country, because they Asd broken tAe esm-
scl aad, in the Language Of Mr. Webster, 80 be~-
sis broken On one side was bssksn On al sidss-"
Sc they brsks the bargain, aad tAey alsHs ees
lsnd 10. They will never de 1t 50 long as We are
iviaed is tie Ssuth, so loBg thsre are imposing
smsnsfatiOfs, rssslutisns, speeches pleading fss
he Union sad palliatiBg our wrosgs. This is net
be way 10 save or to re>establish this Unisn. Il
sly emoeldeRs our enemies aad weakeRs and ex-
spsratss our frisnds. Let rs, regardless Of all
asst party differences, present one uaited and ua-
roksn Southern voice and Ssuthsrn acsien. l wish
D act As II 1 had Bsyer uttered party sentiment
r given party vote In my life. Thus we should
L sct. EHeroachmenls Aevr have been, nor
svsr VII be, stepped By yielding to them. Had
e been long sgo bsld, determined, tuniled South,
10 presext evil might have bees avertsd.
Tsnnsasss will, truEt, soon speak through her
,nventien VITA potential voice. Whatever her
,tion may be will abide. Ny fret and highest
lsgiaase Is 10 her. With her brave psople an
Hing 10 iatruT these monestsus quslions. Sat
fsd an last Tennessee, in her action, win but
-snstamp upsn the enduring pages Of her own
isullied hisssry the high rsusvn Of her illussr%
II pAsL WM. 7. AVERY.
WAEHIsaTos, D. G., Dee. q, 1860.