Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-02

cess, advocate the Uuien Of the South
with the North upon such terms as
the South may be allie 70 get. We
commend the article 10 every onej
as there is much truth and sound log
ic contained in it. Tbs Expositor
says:
OUR POSITION.
/ |. bas been said by some, that
they do not understand our position.
We shall eDdaayor to enlighlen them.
Since the election of Abraham
Lincoln We have been for the Union,
believing 6rst, that the Congress of
the United States would adjust tie
difficulties between the Nerth and
South upoR an honorable basis
When We despsired Of this hope wa
looked forward to the action Of the
peace Conference" which assem-
bled in Washington. We confidently
expected that the eleven Northern
States Sho had SO grossly and insul.
tingly trampled upder foot the Con-
stitutioD, or great bulsark Of lIber-
~, by the passage Of Personal Lib
erly Bills" would repeal them, and
Thereby restore peace to a distracted
country. In pursuance Of this hope.
as "a sincere lover Of the Uuiop, we
we're opposed to a'y action on the
part Of Tennessee until that hone
was exhausted The leaders Of our
party assured US that in the event
satisfactory settlement of our Diff
culties were not settled by Congress
or the Peace Conference before tbs
Inauguration Of Ale Lincoln. they
would then counsel separation. Ali
attempts at sell!e nenl have failed,
yea, ignominlously failed. The Dor.
der Slave States were willing to ac.
eept almost anything for the sake Of
the Union. They have been spurued
and scerned BY Northern Black Re-
publieanlsm. The very vote which
Tennessee recently gave in hopes of
saving The Union has teen iauntipg-
ly interpreted into an unconditional
Submission. The labois and results
Of the Peace Conference are berore
the country. Lincoln inaugural is
tefore the people, giving DO hope Of
peace or concession. For one. we
are unwilling to bold fellowship With
Abolllionist4 anG Black r. publleaus
on any ground; and when We find
Union leaders" taking than by the
baud, and joining with thcm in their
heartless, false and unhalloyed de-
nubciaiions Of Soutbern men and
Southern institutions, we think it
time for Us all 10 take stand that
will convince them that we are in
earnest, when We say that W. Dc mand
Peace aud Equality 10 the Unionor
Iade ependenee out OF it."
We take the position that every
true and loyal Union man, who like
ouIseIf, devoted every energy Of
our nature to save the Union
so long as there was hope, Is alb.
solved from further action With the
SO called ard misnamed Cat presently
Union party, because its leaders have
falslfitd their promises and pledges.
and because every proposition fer
peace and compromise has been
sccrnfully and contemptuously re-
jected by the Black Republican par.
ty- Congress has failed, ibe Peace
Conference has failed, and all sf the
Northern States who had such on
their statute books, have refused TO
repeal their personal liberty bills,
which were made in direct violation
of the plainest provisions of The Con.
stilution. We are absolyed because
Andrew johnson, Emerson Eihe.
ridge, and such Ike are, under the
name Of Union men, panderirg to
the purpose Of w. Ii. Seward, and are
seeking to Abohhsnizs Tennessee.
/ As TenDesseean we canpot and
will not, ander any name, "bou the
plant knee" at the altar Of Back Re.
publican faBaticism. We will not
become ihs plastic fool of sny man
or set of men TO vent their spleen
| upon Southern men and Southern
institutions. We have, in our day
seen the cleaning cohorts Of tbe old
whig party fall beneath the swift ad-
Ivancing hordes Of the ever increasing