Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-22
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az CLEVELAND, Tenn, May 18th, 1861.
EDIToEs or UNION AND AMERICAN: The horrible
atrocities contemplated by the inscnsste fanatics Of
the North have no equal even in the dark ages of
the world, and should arouse the whole South if
an earthquake was on its march 10 the Magnitude
of the mGmentous issues unnecessarily forced upon
us-by the usurpations of the despot at Washing
ton, who to-day rules with as much despotic power
as did-Napoleon Bonaparte. Mr.. Lincoln has, con
trary to the Constitution and without the authority
of law, issued his unconstitutional Proclanations
calling ut men for three years service, unltss soon
err discharged, for the purpose of conquering and
subjugsting the Southern states. and holding them
as conquered provinces. He had no autho ity TO do
so, for Congress alone has the power TO " provide
for calling forth the militia to execute the laws
suppress Instructions and repel invasons" He
has without authority. increased the regular Army
and Navy. Congress alone-says the Constitution
snail have the power, ito raise and support arm s.
but no appropriation shall be for longer period
Than two years-aiso TO provide and maintain
Navy" G q. Washington considered that he had
no authority to call ont the militia TO suppress
"whisky InsurrectiOn" in 1893. Ac ordingy tn
law OF 1893 was passed, and having been icurd
defective was suspended in 1875 The law Of 1895
empo cred the President to call out the militia OF
the State where the laws were obstructed to aid IL
the execution of posse c0nttGtus This could not
be done until the President was duly informed BY
associate justice judge, of the d. ricE where
the laws obstructed that combinations exist
ed too powerful TO be suppressed by the ordinary
course Of law" Gen JACKSON considered that be
had authority in the absence of Congress to call
out the militia, and demanded of jnlr and W Is
empowered BY the act of 1888 to call the mill
tia in certain contingency to execute the laws IN
South Carolina. The law of 1888 expired by II,
own limitation in 1885. The Republicans admitted
this. and lat the last session OF CougrS IS, bills
were introduced and pressed to passage " Il thg
utmost pertnacity Comforting on the President the
power to use force against the seeded States, bur
inf Ia In 3
aware of this legislation, and has unconsttutionallJ
assumed the onus of waging var not contemplat
ed by the fathers but on the ether hand the pTOpO
sltion to use force against a State was signally
detected in the Convention that framed the Federal
Constitution. Mr.. Madison, the father Of the Con
sttutiOn said in the Convention " that the more he
reflected the of force the more he doubted the
practicabity the justice and the efficiency Uf it WHEN
applied to the people, collectively and not indlvld-
uaily.
The use of force against State would look more
like declaration of than infiction of uuC-
ishment and would be considered by the party at
tackled dissolution of all previous cOmpacts
Mr.. Lincoln is usurper and has iRaugurated IN this
country consecrated tOfreedom BY the blood OF our
fathers a despotism as horrible and revolving
any in monarchical Europe-and if his bloody poll
cy is not resisted must result in the subversion
of institutions and the political annihilatOn OF
all the chez ished hopes of our fathers. The God
dess of Liberty will have taken her last flight and
with sorrow and lamenta:ion. She will behold Co
lumbia tor the last time. cursed with civil war
when brother will be arPayed against brother, to
shed brothers blood and when the darkness of the
musky night will be lighted up by general confil-
grafton. How can any hesitate longer as to tie
policy to be pursued? The Union of our fathers
has ceased to exist; and the whole North is a unit
against us and desire that we be wiped out No
voice is now heard in vindicaton of the South Our
friends have deserted in this the darkest hour Of
our country's history. This suggests the propriety
and necessity of united South We read in histo-
ry that when TITUS besieged the Jews that instead
of defending the temple, they wasted their time in
civil and intestine connections and fell by their own
divisions The Remain General did not devour them
| they devoured each other. Let profit by this,
and take care that we suffer no differences among
| ourselves when may hope to emerge from this
contest and at last reach the top of Pisgah TO see
the promised land of peace, happiness and security
am aware of the veneration in which the Union OF
our fathers is held. am aware Of the love for the
national ensign. that ioated VIGOROUSLY over so
| many battle fields. The Union of our fathers is
| gone. The flag no longer represents the Constitu-
ton and equality of the States Our enemies will
march under its bread folds-to conquer and subiu-
gate us-by force of arms In the language of
another, If we have to separate from the shadow
of the flag love, let lay 1t by as sacred YES
ture of the past remembering the glorious associa
tons that cling around it-of battles fought and
victories won" The border slave States must be
exhonerated from censure; tor they have stood as
firm as the rocks Of the ocean, in their devotion to
the Union. Like the faithful Roman sentinel at
| Pompe they have watched the storm cloud, now
dark and furious-the sine qua non of their demand
being Peace. The answer comes rolling down from
the North in notes clear and loud, blood bload!i
MITIADEs.