Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-08
FROM
LETTER EEsOId
HON. W. T. AVERY,
OF TcEnesrce.

To ny G0asiiiae'ds'
1 an daily in receipt Of very May LISTERS frcm
dfsrer. portions Of ny DISTRICT asking ny views at
length ooacs-zng she present perilsus condition Of
tho eauatry. I. eli ST tkess sis impsssibls to re-
plr ThsreiaIioHs 81 psaple and representative are
or at least ought to be- sitAo oest nimats aad COZ
flenlial character ReesEni5isg thess rslstioa5 il
The fullest eztsnt, and myself having 20 conceal
,1snts from NJ oenstlusney, in view Of the events
70 raridlv transpiring s1d Of tia diaieulties and
delays Of ohtSisiag the fsor 10 speak upan these
subiso,s, I hare deemed It nol Inappropriate TO
adset tbs msde OF addressing ycu.
Il is not ny purpose 70 aiscuss 81 lsnTth eny
oueslios, bat nsrsly TO si7a tho cosylcsions 20
which my mind has ee-s sfts- the aass solemn re-
feotion.
When reached your Federal Cspiis, aoH aes7ly
month ego, l vas nos withost heps thst some
thisg might be done TO compose ihs difficulties
which imperilsd the Republic. Dsy b. day, heW-
erer, that hops hss faded un.iI it Is new gore
Congress has dsns aeAing Congress can 10 1etAiug,
10 efIset This settlemest. Congress- ell aloEE with
the deusivs hspe Of restoring pease and preserving
equaiy bstwses the two diseor3sni ssesi0zs Of ihe
CenfedarSey, hiss compromised and osreilisie3 uE-
I'll ths-e esnPssmisss and c0nciliaioss Lava prevsd
fatal to the seu'h BY lallisg her ints : dssss Of
falsc security. They havs OILY served ts gazetteer
with aahss shs cretsT 81 tie veisaae.
TAe>fscs il thst the fatal disssso lies FljA It's
r7oat body Of Ire people o. ths Repubcse ssrty q
the Forth, insoulsted iAte than b. sgpTJ way F1s
sibls--bg pulpit, by prssq, by prayer, BY pofaua
s;ozs asd tsashings Of all sors5--siyi sarAl, as3
rsl-iou4 Il % part sf sser Tsligiops fsaatiss %
hslo sla4s-T, 6ni 10 feel ssss ihsy are dssg Gods
service 20 I'D in ell wsys, legisimate Azd ilegiti
nate fs.r and fsBl, TO aeslish IL Upon tSis issa
tker pablis aen, high asj Law, hsgs bssa clsc.aa.
Upea tie isctrias thaI tbeFs "a grant var bs-
tween ths slave States sua ths Ss~sos, EAi5h
va il not to cease uHtil the easl ths ether s5a-
ousr--uzsil thar shall be al fccs avs--apen
tke dsoirins OF tbs equality Q All b ask
rsses. thsiY President by their - las bsss
lifted 80 rule ever 1s.
VIA sfuIl knswlsdgs sf thsss facts. sls soPa,
bat i Yyes only hoRs tbAs tia chief Eusys e. AIS
psrty, rather than zee the dsrGPtsa 81 bis srs2t
Gsvs+nasnt BY tksir ssn- im pleas Gcss BsHli ssog
bT SIMPLY rscoy Aizia ouF rsEs GAdss tie Canssi-
tutiea. Isstsad hsFsys7, Of any such m2ziissts
tisn ths most esHseTYstiye PYcPes.,iszs have bcsa
tsO, Whios hAgs smeE 25ed (
fsss the essiksru, VIXEN justice and hsGsr migat
have dsmsE5sd Tia. they saeu,d coma fran tas /
N5rthsra sseticn.
At the saFIest yoEsisls mamsat sfls, tAs Iass.i az
Of Congress q rssoluisa YES iEiroiusel ana pssssd
throsgh both houses Of Congress raisiHg cam al
ies &c saze isso eansideTa.os thsss Esss seTiou5l
and sslsxin subjects. Tsese pfepositisss il bsgh
IasLanass cans fFsn Ssu.hs.n nen--ar Bstsisr, 81
Virginia il he House, and 1ir. PoEeH, sf Ksu-
luesy, il Il SsRats; tsus Ranifessiag nnost pa
Iio.fc, lsysl, o-asorvstiys cad ngst AID, slzcsl
imploriuz disposition c. Ag part CT the Ssn4h and
ssalaerA membeTs 10 10 al tAAt human iIgsaJty I
could devise 10 avert the coming eslsmties sf ts
eeuutry Tkess esaElittses, consisting OF ols froa
each State in BE House and Of thiftesh IN The Sea-
ate, wsrs duly organized aud proceeded imnsdiate-
y to the consideration Of thliT grave duties Every