Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-12
SeffIo IL Now.

- There seems 10 be unanimous sentiment North
a6ASouth, to have TIDE differences exisIiag between
Black kpGhlicanism aud the South settled now.
The Chicsse-Tribune, tho paper in the largest cir
culstion Of the North west, thus develops the poll
ey Of its party:
From every quarter we obtain bus express
sion Of sentiment relative 90 existing political diff
cnlties and that is hat they should be settled now,
and in such way that they will remain settled.
We greatly misjudge the temper of people if
the day of compromises, (which means demand
by slavery and concession by freedom has not
gone by forever. There is a fixed and a reselu;e
purpose. growiug stronger every day, not o1ly not
to yield anything mere, but also require the
faithful performance Of their stipulations by the
States now threatening secession. The present
troubles have their origin in the arrogant assump-
tions Of the slavery oligarchy, and they be
psaceahly AID permanently settled in no other way
than by TIE abatement Of those assumptions Sla-
very has rights beyond the States in which it is
established, except given in that provision of
| the Constitution relStiye to fGgitives. Everything
demanded on its behalf beyond this not only has
no constitutional warrant but is in direct conflict
with the genius of our institutions, and comes d.
rectiy in TIE face Of the neral sentiment Of the civ
| ilized world We would he unworthy descendants
of the founders Of our Government we're we to
suffer ourselves to be either bued or coaxed in
TO a violation of its spirit; ard we should be
/ traitors to humanity f we fall below the common
| sentiment of the eye IN which ee live We shall do
neither the one nor the ether. And because such
islhe stntim ent throughout the free States, and
believe, in the border ssveholdiDg States also, We
| repeat, there can be no permanent settlement ex-
cept on the blsis CT moderated pretensions on the
part of the Slave Oligarcby. If Tho North Should
weakly and pusiilenimols yield, she would secure
but temporary peace at he cost of humiliation.
| Her plisncy now would but invite subsequent de-
maads, as the slave power grows more arrogant
from the Increased strength which the new conces
sions viii give it. Then come up again the same
troubles that siiict tie nation to be settled at
greater cost than would be necessary now, or TO b.
followed By still other concessions each moro shame
full thar the last urtil either every vestge of free
dom is como and vast iron dsspotism usurps the
place of our free institutions the spirit Of the
nation vindicates its ancient character by whemng
its oppress5rs and the institution which created
them in one common Iuin Unless settled now,
and settled in The manner indicated, the
other Of those results will, sooner or later 'urey
come. There is 40 ground Of safety except IN
vigorously holding the secession States TO their con-
stiutepEt obligations. Slavery must be content with
wha. was con eded 10 it by those who framed the
Federal Constitution, AID who did 50 in the belief
that il was wrong nd as such doomed 10 an early
end. Ii must be content 10 remain o creature of
suierance where has already been planted and to be
regarded outlaw everywhere else The Amer
lean people would not tolerate it day longer II
l0ey DeiieVeO Ihat It's power IN the government 10
TO be constantly augmented, il everywhere II is 10
have the advantage of freedom and if wherever its
baleful presence extends these safeguards of ber-
ty-freedom Of speech and Of the press and the
security of person and propetty-are to be struck
down They will transmit no such heritage as this
10 their children They will not risk free institution
to the chances which render failure morally certain
: They prefer making the matter now, and making
such terms will require amendment hereafter
If there must be Runnymede in our history also
there will be no better time fer it than Whether
it shall come or not, will be FIR The enemies Of the
Constitution and the Union to determine. We stanc
on the Constitution and tho lGSs; il they will nG
stand there Iikewise, the Constitution and laws
must be vndicated st every hazard. and the respan
sibil.y for the consequences will rest on tSe tra
tore. The Representatives and Senators in Con
grese who are there - reflect the will of free Goa
| stituency will have fearful reckoning TO maxi
with au outraged people if in this crisis, they fal
Ter for au instant, or yield one o title to tn
inscleLt demands of the seeding States, or pcrmi
lhem 10 carry out their revolutionary threats.