Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-25
Rumors I'm East Tennessee.

We learn from letters from East Tennessee that
minors are rife there that great reaction has
taken place in this portion of the State in favor of
submission TO the acts of ABRAHAM LINCOLN subver-
sive of Constitutional liberty, with the view to ut
terly subjugate the South and carry forward the
Infamous doctrines of Black Republicanisn. We
can but believe that those who originate such re
ports know well that they are totally unfounded
and on the contrary, that the small remnant OF
Unlonsm which either ignorance, prejudice or lack
of patriotism yet keeps alive, is fast melting away
before the overpowering convictions of an aroused
and determined people. Of the misersbly small
SQUAD of Unonists that yet adhere to their untens
BILE position in the county of Davidson, all of them
belong to one of tie classes above described Those
who still Esunt their devotion to the once glorious
but now perverted and disgraced Union, through
mere prejudice, and some Of whom are clever men
in all the relations of private life, regarded as
monomaniacs who cannot in political matters see
beyond the cant and clap trap Of old party watch
words, and are incapable of forgetting the fanced
injuries to their pride and feelings which party dis
cussions have engendered. Such men justly have no
influence in any great movement, and are generally
set down. by their friends entitled to charity and
pity from the mbecility Of prejudice that smothe's
their better feelings and makes them the prey 70
wrong headedness obstinacy and passion 1t is hoped
and believed that these will pause in their career,
and ateast when the voice of the people Tennessee
shall be proclaimed for separation from the tyranny
At Washington and union with our Southern breth-
ren to secure our common rights, that they will not
then add criminalty 70 their misguided zeal for 81
odious cause.
That class of tbs small sausd OF Unionists, who
from ignorance Of the facts incapaciy to appre-
ciate and estimate their bearing. are drift
ing into sn odious position similar TO that
of the Tories of I776 ought TO be treated
kindly, reasoned with and enlightened by their
friends, 50 that they may see that the tendency
Of their acts is towards encouraging internecine
war upon our hemes and fresides, the butchery OF
our families and the enforcement in cur midst Of
reign of terror, destructive of the constitutional
guarantees of freedom and the sanctity Of home.
Every means ought to he used to teach such erring
lersons the error of their ways; and they ought
moreover to be taught that when the people shall de-
cree separation and representation in june, it is
due to their safety and the self preservation of the
State that their raven notes should cease, and no
longer be heard to gve aid snd comfort to the COM
mon enemy"
The third class of Unionists are those whose
hearts are far away from their homes They are
Black Republicans in fact, and enemies 20 our PEG
pie.
The indignation of the people against such men
Il Justly hot fierce and unrelenting. That such
class should be permitted TO disgrace our soil, is
only ascribabe TO the spirit of tolerance and con-
servatism which reigns throughout the South. Al.
ter the sth of June they will no longer be known
smong us Until then the sacredness OF the ballot
box will screen them from injury, but not from
scorn. But when Tennessee shall take her position
with the great and patriotic object of protect
ing her soil against invaders who hold precisely
similar position with these men, they must hide
their heads from public view, and woe to them, 4
they shall be found practiCing their peculiar ant