Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-15
Neutrality Ina Gmissfble-Every c1ti-
zen must take sides.

In this contest between lne NoTtu anu the
South the North has become unit, so far as
open expression of sentiment is concerned.
The friends the South had in that section,
who appeared to be honestly DESTROYS OF sus-
tanning rs in the maintenance of our consti-
tutional rights, have either sIccumbed to the
storm of black republicanism and deserted
us, or have been forced to keep silent by the
fear of mob violence. The silent are not to
be permitted to maintain position OF neu-
trality. In a speech made few days ago,
in Roxbury. Mass, for the benefit of the Rox-
burv Volunteers. the Hon. EDWARD EVERETT,
heretofore so sincerely esteemed and deeply
revered for bis conservatism and comprehen
siye patriotism, stigmaiiZed neutrality as
nf,6ae6sro,s- and mot less dangerous than open
bo.,il;tvn to the Federal Government. and
declared that this 'is contest IA t0iich no good
.;t;z,, eon remain neutral" We do not cit
these ominous words for the purpose OF call
ing down denunciaiion upon EDWARD LIVER
EFT. He has been respected and honored by
the conservative masses of the South, as
friend in whom they could confde in the
dark hour when abolition fansiicism should
attenpt to crush US in its serpent coils, but
he has fallen before the monster whose pro-
scriptive malignity, for years past, be has
seen and felt Let him gO-let him, in his
old age, shoulder the musket, be prOffered in
early manhood to- the defense of the South
and march forth at the summons of his old
enemies-the South Can do without him
of
Tennessee who have been so dPvOut in their
affection for the Constitution and the Union
of the Constitution, will permit his words to
arouse them to a sense of the folly of at
temp ing. in a cont ST of the kid in which
thu State is now engaged. to main ain po-
sition of neutrality. 1t ISL in The Language
of Mr. EVERETT, "a contest in which no good
citizen can remain neutral" The war will
go On-you cannot escape its cons qnenc's
and must give the State the advantage OF
your cOunsels, and your stout hearts and
strong arm~, if nt cessary, on tie field OF bat
tie You nerd not decrive yourselves. with
the hope that the Federal Government will
pause, and that peace will soon bless the
land Mr.. EVERETT assures US in the speech
from which we quote above, that be has often
been asked-bOw long the contest will LAST
That Is a question, he replied, ''the South alone
can arasarer;" and, he adds-"THERE WILL. N
MY JUDGMENT, NEVER BE PEACE TILL THE FLAG
OF The UNION AGAIN FLOATS FROM EVERY
STRONGHOLD FROM WHICH IT HAS BEEN STRICKEN
DOWN. Can you not see, at a glance, what
mighty consequences are involved in repla-
cling the flag upon 'every stronghold from
which it has been stricken down" This can
not be done unless the South is subjugated. |
And what have you to gain by witnessing the
subjugation of tie South? Could you, when
that achievement is accomplished. hold up
YOUR heads in the Union which follows and
feel that you are men, and equal with those
who have subjugated your section, and made
her people unwilling citizens of govern
ment they despise? Would you not feel hu-
inflated and degraded, and hate yourself as
q slave, if you could consent to live in such
Union? Would you not