Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-04
paytof HrmIliation.. Fasting and
Pray Il.

2 The President of the United States has re-
commended that this day be observed as a
day of humiliation. fasting and prayer
Throughout the Union; and invoked ''every
Individual in whatever sphere of lie he may
be placed. to feel a personal responsibility TO
God and bis country for keeping the day
holy, aad for contributing all ia Lis power
to remove our actual and impending calami
5 ties.;' No right thinking citizen. no true
Christian, viewing rightly the prrilons erisi
which is upon the country, ought to reinse
: compliance with these recommendations.
= Let Us all unite in the observance Of the
day, aud in appeals 10 the God OF all to
avert the dangers which hang darkling over
oar selosed country. and restore the frazier
nal harmony and AFT ction which once di@;in-
zaizled rs As people.
The Bdszer and Pltri0. conservative pa
pers OF Nashville. and opposed TO Ex Cover
nor Juhns"n in politics. ir. al his laie sP ecl'
in tae q. S Senate much more respectfully
than those Journals which have hlh~rio sup
ported hi ~. The Patriot m ,inIy OH els ia il
on the ground that tan Ter tn. peculiar cir
cuu1stances OF the present cribs il WAS cal
cuIated To 'rmbOlden The Rrpubiicans.'--
CsRaassgti GozaYe.
And that is very strong oil ction. We
have not thought il our duty to take issue
with Gov. JOHNSON touching the doc'rinrs o.
lis speech, nor to speak of hin 10 disre-
spectful terms. Whatever may have been
bis motives-Hhether thry were good or bad
whether he has become superior to himself
and altogether unselfsh-we have not deem
cd it necessary TO inquire. Whether his doc
trines be sound, or unsound bis motive pnre
or selfish, the speech was impolitic and M
timely. Although we do not understand
him to propose to coerce South Carolina, or
any other Southern State. which may assume
hei. position. yet The impression is left mp
on the mind of the reader that he might in
terpose no objection TO it, and this has led
Northern men to believe that Mr.. Ii coin.
should be be inaugurated President and feel
it TO be his duly to attempt coercion. wou' d
be backed by strong party in Tennessee.
Thus he has led his Northern admirers intoa
fatal mistake and should Mr.. LINCOLN be so
blind as not to perceive it, and bring his
bayonets TO bear to enforce his authority
or. more properly speaking, to enforce the
laws, he will simply delnge the land in blood.
and fail TO accomplish his purpose. The rev.
dictionary movements in the Sonth have as
su1ned such proportions--so many of the PEG
pie of all the States are parties to them
that it will not do to resort to force. If the
people of the North are determined to do no.
thing substantial to quiet the appreheusions
of their Southern brethren; are determined
to deny US portion of our constitutional
rights-then they should prepare for peace
full dissolution of the Union. Civil war is
unnecessary. The shedding Of blood would
not restore sundered fraiernal tbs; would
not harmonize the disconnected and belliger
ent sections. 1t would only ma Ike bad worse
The better policy, if dissolution is to he
forced upon the South. is, to separate
peacefully. We are bound to remain neigh
bcrs; we cannot imp oVise an ocean or sea
to divide our territories. We must have
peace and repose TO be prosperous and hap
pv. But, we trust that disunion is not to be
the result of the present cFisis-tbat our
troubles are yet to end 10 the more pcrma-
nent cementiDg of the ties of brotherhood
and Union. We must rot have such speech
es "a Gov JoHNSoS's made list they coDspire
70 prevent this happy consummation.