Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-22

emancipation document, and is doubtful whether ls
was authorized or viii be accepted by the Govern
ment at Washington as an exposition Of its fatuFs
policy in regard 70 slavery. says this journal:
Can It for moment be believed that the FederIl
Government is ready for such q rsBcqIt and fsGTf!
measure! Have we any reason t0Euppase that their
prospects are 30 desperate 50 to go Que
tions5ie and so terrible expsdent? viii not Tile
merchants OF Boston and New Yetk ree,il frO,,
such proceeding which if it produces tie eer.dt
anticipated from it, will infiict utter ruin ard an
yerssl desUlsti0n thoee fertile territories fr5H
whose prosperity large portion Of their Own hs
always been derived; aud which II il D.. ror ef,L
tive. viii have mlafsstsd dssiga aad t=fspsr 5a.h
TIE SOufhsTa planters can nGUeT pald0,s
Will not all the sObeTer, and wise, asd gsnller spi
its ef the Union. however, earnest and sincere n,
their political predictions will not eli who shrink
from suffering aHd oathe rapins, and sbhor BLOOD +
cry cut against the inauguration Of policy which,
if it means anything, means negro insurFeeJiOn ser
vile war, outrage sud horrors without number aid
without name? wiz not in word, every one who Im
the intOxicstion OF and passion has not utterly
blinded, and psrdeRed, AID perverted, rise to dre
from power apafty whose lncapaci1y has brough t
the county to 50 dreadful an emergency, and " DO
in their folly phrenzy DO not scruple let Cse
four millions Of Africans against eight millions Of
Anglo SaxOns-or, on She most favOrable supp0Ii-
ton OF the result, to llbere,e four millions OF iglO-
rant semi savsges, uDaecrst0med either % proVIis
for themselves or TO cJftTOi themselves ihOut mk
i1g sny arrangement 20 guard sgsiass the p0ssi be
consequences of SO unparalleled step?
The Economist concludes
Il appears to US, we confess, that Gen. Freu0rt's
proceedings, if disavowed. must shake the Federal
Government most seriously and If adopted and iol-
lowed up. must produce results. of which any shc Eek
tn the Government viii be By far the most insigbi>
fcant
The Recognition OF the Southern Co b.
federacy.
Doog r.far, ~ -o4;,- .,rt Ira
Gar on the American question, and says ~ bat
Russia has done, why should net England snd
France dO?7 After speaking OF the probability Of
such interference, the Pos. concludes Il the folio w
ing strong terms:
If mediation fails, then the question arises " at
ought We to do? u Is competent for e,s 70 recOgi-s
the Independence of the Southern States. It is, at lesf
competent for US to refuse 10 recognize an impdr
feet blockade We UIRt c9tDR. aai 0s must haze e.
We are under the pressure, OF viii soon be under
the pressure, of necessity, and HecssSGs guOd ctga
dsfsRda National lo Ike municipal ldU must 9iUs
t1dg TO an eggeIlcy. Millions Of our people, through
fault Of their own, through fault Of climate,
or season, government at home, ~ u IA q fee
months BE- exposed 10 Starvation because Of the pr-
sistens madness Of the people composing The AmIr
lean Union.
Are we bound to abstain from interference snd
the pressure of circumstances which have Orignkt>
ed in perfectly understood promise of mutual DIX
changer At present, however, it is not necessary
to make the point too fine. The Economist may be
right In its assurance of there being sbundsues
of cotton brought to Liverpool; and If our cjteln-
poTary be relied OF, there will be Occas On |
for studying too intensely the laws OF nations B u
in the meantime, Russia has SET example whEh |
E1glsnd will be very wrong not TO follow. Fai Ing
in counsel, the question will arise. apart from prb5
pectiye principle to5sbsr IS best for 10 get colon
from The Southern States or continue at peace Nth he
Northern States. |