The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1861-04-26
Tho Address.

While it promptly opposes the policy of
the Lincoln administration, and endorses
tho response of Governor Harris TO the
demand for troops, IL intimatcs that the
position Of Tennessee, for the prese mt at
least, should be neutral one-takinc
sides neither with the Government at
Washington or tie South. Tho address
IS signed by John Bell, Neill Brown, An
''rew wing, Cave johnson, and other
! prohnnent names High authority, and
at the time the Address was written and
first published (the lSth,) the views enun-
cisted may have been wisely and proper
iy conceived and digestcd. But we doubt
whether more than one or two of the
distinguished gentlemen would, them
selves, be willing to stand by them now.
Events hurry along rapidly. What was
yesterday but mere apprehension, is to-
day terrible reality. The conflict is at
our borders, and Tennessee cannot take
a neutral position. The contest at this
hour is between the North and the South
between the Slave and the Free States.
The North is a unit We see no evidences
Of any Of the Border Free States taking
a position Of neutrality, On the contrary,
they are voting men and money for the
wsr--arrhing AND sending forward troops.
The South must be mated 1t is only by
defensive union that they can now main
tain their existence as a people. God
knows we c,sntesded with all the energy
of our nature for the preservation Of the
Union--con;ended III. Til the recently
developed policy of the Administration
eyting2ished the last ray of hope. lis
Union party Of Tennessee hcye done eve.
ry thing to secure a settlement that could
be done by true and loyal citizens. The
limo for different course has certainly
come. Differences and preiu6ices must
be laid aside, and we must unite as one
people for mutual defence and preserya-
ton. a prompt union and defensive al.
lance of the entire South, though it can.
not prevent fight, may shorten the du.
ration of the war. Virginia is in the
oo,tost o,l T,,,,o.. -.
e'iiiio' "'o!d II II
she would.
Since the above article was in type, We
have received the Nashville Banner of
Wednesday morning, whchcontains the |
following article:
MEETING LAST NIGur.-,SDccch Of Hon. |
John BeH-SpeGches Of Hon. Ed. II. Eicirg.
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tha n,nst t,r,ii n,I i ioI.o"t" III one OF
the neon,o 70 nr "" o'o tpr "pPeal' 10
have ever beord lie ,jnc,o war ' nav. we
in favor of mnrching unon Wash i,,',to,'
and tokinr nossession Of That oi,r H. ,o ~
a Southern civ mon Snpthorn .nil nnI
shouId never he Iaft 70 tho nossos o;l' "''(
usprpers and fanatics, 'e9'''" Vi
Hon. Andrew Fwinc foIIov,od ~ tho
somo strain JJe told the o a,,Giono Al , .,u
tOnulY and "reliulOuSly he had clunr tn |