Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-02
Wnit, Ynit. war.

MARCUS J. WRIGHT,
HUMPHREY R. BATE.
wait, wait, Want
Notwithstanding every branch Of business has
been brought to stand-stil by the Black Republi-
csn successes; notwithstanding the fact that pub
lie confidence cannot be restored and commerce and
manufactures must remain in hieiess eondlnon
until our political difficulties adjusted, the old
politicians are beseeching the people to wait wait
wait If we wait much longer, the whole country
will be hopelessly bankrupt and starvation brought
to the door of every labOring man. Let us act by
the 4th of March If this Congress refuses to pro-
pose satisfactory amendments to the Constitution,
we can exrset nothing untn the meeting of the
next Congress in December. To amend the Con-
stituon the 9Th article of that instrument requires
that the amendments shall be proposed by two
thirds Of Congress, or BY two thirds Of the Legis-
latuTes of the States and they must then be ratified
by three-fourths of the Legislatures of the States
or by conventions in three-fOurths of the States
The members to the next Congress are already
elected from the Northern States, and are ia the
main the same men that arc in the present Con-
gress. We shall have nothing more TO expect from
such men ten months hence than can obtain
from them now. In order to get amendments pro-
posed by the State Legislatures it will require
twenty-three States, Kansas being admitted, to
agree to the proposal. In other words it will re-
quire that the amendments shall be proposed by the
eight Southern States, that may possibly remain in
the Union, and fifteen of the nineteen free States
Can we hope that fifteen of the Northern State
Legislatures will consent to make such proposals
Tor amendment as will be acceptable to any portion
Of the South? In many eff the States We should be
dependent upon tie Governor to call al extra
session of the Legislature. Can any reasonable man.
under such circumstances hope for satisfactory
adjustment by waiting after the Ash of March
Longer delay will inevitably bring ut er rain and
starvation upon our people. Should amcndm nts
be proposed by two-thirds Of both Houses of Goa
Gress or by two-thirds Of the State Legislatures in
order to engraft them upon the Constitution,
it viii require the ratification Of eUTy State
IN the Union except one, Texas being counted
out and Kansas in. Shssd Arkansas 60 with the
other cotton States It will then require the ratica-
ton Of eUsry State IN he Union The Black Repub-
cans do not admit that the seeding States out
of the Union It. therefore. requires many States
to propose or rstjy amendments to the Constitution
under their doctrine as if none Of them had seeded
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Hammer and Gin
cinnaIi Gazette.
We make the following extract from the Cincin-
matt Gazette of Thursday, to show the utter hope
IegEness Of obtaining any compromise that will be
satisfactory to the South. The Union cannot be re-
constructed upon the CRITTEEDEN amendments.
The seeded States will never consent to come back
on such terms. Those who desire q Reconstruction
Of the Union upon basis that will bring the Sc
ced;ng Sta.es.back should not waste their time upon
compromises that eveIy sane man knows the States
South Of us will reject.
But to the extract from the article of the Gazette.
il is as fellows:
To our amazeHent st a time when Republicans
have done violence to their PRIDE by endeavoring,
In the face Of wauton sbuse and calumny, TO bring
about some sort Of reconciliation, met with
the declaration, from such conservative journals
as the Nashville Bonner, that The Union men o. the
Border States "Eill take nothing less" than Mr..
Critenden's proposition? If this be true, farewell
all hope Of pacihcatio0. If this g spirit ia which
are to be met, let US spare ourselves tbe hVmtlis-
ton OF any further efforts in this direction. no
such settlement will be entertained for a moment
by the great Republican majority Of the Free
States.
They will not pay price for being installed in
Cht power which is rightfally and cOnstitutionaly
Sheifs by the voice Of the peoFeesst Of all, such
a price as that. No contingency can possibly arise,
in which such terms will be accepted No party
can be formed nj the North upon such b2Eis, end
neither of the Old parties so inf3mously abandoning
its principles to sustain the Crttenden sche ne,
could stand before the popular indignation that
would follow. Douglas Democrats, 10 less than
Republicans are committed TO principles so utterly
at war with territorial slGve-code, that they
could hardly retain any fooi-hol3 in single Con-
zrcseiclal District Of the Nora, after eeTyile
Surrender.
If any compromise is to be had. We repeat it
must be on the basis of mutual concessions. We
may acree that neither section has been immaculate
in lis CONDUCT We may consent not TO make toe nice
q colonization as 20 which side has been most in the
wrong We may be willing 10 go too any extent that
manor and selfrespect ~i allow, to meet the other
side II like disposition fcF Cancellation Is manifest
ed Bat on 40 other terms VIII any proposition Of
ps,ci6eation be considered. After fair test of
Southerr inclination in this rezpeLx, 81 we lind no
concessions are offered and concessions TOO. begotd
s Ie7;epos 10 the constitutional duEOrGj,S lnNn Il
,yiu only remain 90 go forward and administer tEe
Government under ihe Constitution, and to enforce
thc laws by all the mesBs placed IN the hands OF the
Federal Executive.
vet been Ityoiered by the South-Ssen by the Bor-
der States. They do not propose eVeH @ meet Us on
the ground Ct absolute non-lnterYenuon IN regard
TO the Territories. or even TO nnno as Jar mag ~
no done. the mischief caused by the repeal OF tie
Missouri Compromise.
Another extract from tie same article says
sJy,a almost universal endorsement, even IN the
,,o..de~ States of inadmisslbie Genanus upon lhe
Morris. coupling them with threats 0I HlSuhlon
which ve know too well to be earhesti ana the pas
saga of resolutions, by Virginia and heht2c@y'
1l;,r tbose States to resist all Executive enOr1s
e. preserve the Integrity and honor OF the Union
tScse things have NOT fred the Northern cart puI
$50 chilled it. We say to the gentlemen OF the
S,rSeT. slave States they mistake us II they sup
nose we hold union with disSnionists to De more more
os;rabIe tban tbe preservation OF oGr own manhood
Ss,iaon xoyr doctrine of contingent dIsunlon. as
thrust upon us, is worse than disunlop per - 70 10,
IiticaI capital enough has been made OUT o. ole
I-ion sentiment of the North. 1t cannot be specu
lated in any further 1.-THE Union of the sections can
only be preserved by the Submission OF inc ~
rgI - the minority section; if the Sniop Is 10 pe
sYsyer contingent upon the political sl6Jusaion OF
Che whole country the master class OF 5he 5 o tbaG
Fb PROSTITUTION is to be first interpreted ana tlen
-s5oS or the call of the poiitseians OF section
aooornz TO their abstract ths0. ~, ana INSANE : at
nasqions-ali 4lat is excellent about us fS. tbo
az orS end TIE sooner we recognize the iacs lne
hotter.