Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1861-01-11
From the Memphis Appeal.
he Impolicy of Union Meetings. at
Present

81 At the present iuncture of political af-
fairs we can conceive of nom more lmpolltlc,
hiudicious or unnecessary move than
holding so-called Union meetings through
out the border States. Learning that
8proiect is on foot to initiate movement
Hof this kind in our midst, we desire in ad-
Evance to put in our condemnatory protest
against it, Having been among the mum
Der to do battle for the Union OF the States
sslnder the Constitution during the past
8presidential campaign, from whose dust
and turmoil we have but just emerged, we
! feel that our voice, even if it carries with
! it no potency or influence, ought at least
| TO elicit the kind consideration of our
I friends touching subject IN which we,
! not less than themselves, are deeply litter
ested. ;,
We look upon these meetings as lnJudl-
sciOus for reasons which are SO paiPaole. 10
1.-THE thinking mind, that it is impossible to
ignore them. In the first place, they SOW
the seeds of discord and dissenslon among
Yourselves, Creating two separate factions
;n tbe slave States, one of which will ad-
Loot the maintenance Of the Union sat
9 II bazards and to the last extremity, and
j. nther beng equally intenl upon disun-
fion. our own knowledge OF PARTISAN war
fare and of the tendency of tie age to ex
tremes ; oar experience in tlA conflict of
argument and of words, with the crimina
tions and recriminations which they en-
a gender, lead US to believe that the tenacity
with which these two parties would hold
TO their respective opinions would become
more marked with bigotry and intolerance
every day of their existence. Thus we
would behold people, one in interest, in
sympathy, and in destiny, contending
among themselves with all that blind de-
votion TO ouncompromising pGrtylsne which
should rather characterize the demagogue
and trading politician. The united front
s which the South should pfesent in the
s bold and manly maintenance of her rights.
would be broken, the door to Cancellation
and harmony closed and the ''irrepressible
conflict" introduced as a living and fearful
reality among ourselvesi The true south
State, party policy to the veal of a
# common sisterhood of States.
In the next place, as we have frequently
before intimated, the conservative States
must ASSUME an attitude of sympathy, not
3 OF defiance, OF concIllatldn, not of intoIer
8 ance toward any sister State, who deemine
the anti-slave power already past endur
u anee, shall express determination 20 Sc
1 cede from the Federal Government
/ Sophomore resolves c0ncern;ng ssthe glo
i riouE Union," accom- panied By fulsomt
eulegies upon the founders, can never in
spirg the freemen ofa sovereign State with
veliqation4or Black Republican dynas
ty, they have once sworn not to snbmi
ss5- E5 Is domination. 1t will not induce
fher3 tosp4nse and ponder the re1nedie:
they have in the Union by cooperation
with all the slaveholding States, in de
manding their rights of a tyrannical ane
ii oppressive northern majority as the san
# qua non to their further continuance il
POLITICAL aflliation with them. Sucf
naualInand sickly sentimentalism, regard
ing subject which has become obnoxiou
to MANY worthy citizens, will only servt
rs anatural incentive to make them spur
4 andsloathe it the more. Pertinacity upof
the part Of Tennessee's valiant yeonanry
IL. idolizing a government which has be
come odious to Mississippi, and ssresol yes
to cling TO Black Republican Gonfedera
cy as It's tail end in the event OF a dissolu
tlon rather than 60 whore her interests AM