Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-04-05
MAJOR DoNELsoN TO GOV. FoorE.


SIN IN reply 10 your communication, asking LOT
so.ne oppression T vi my views as 10 tne posluon
wn,ch tennessee ought 10 .ake IN the present as
tho on pDlC ~ hnt ;I ony 'ne ~ Iepea'
.ne euoS.Ni0o Vi "ia' Saiu III the conversation
repIieu ~ .oi
Is ooslous 70 All reuecIng minus 1nat the use
VI 'no ioiee .. .ne feueli 'ernineht 10
.ho Jaws w,tn'n Tue lini's Oh tne seceueu
Is auu cannot DC INSISTED upon
i.npelnhg all 'na' we ueem sacred In our
poIucu mII,,L system; .e :.
aiilss 'hlhn 'la' ooutn Saroi,na ana tne Siates
mnon % no" cohs'itutc new Oonieueracy, acted pre-
ciplIa.ey, ! aul lor tne employment OF no other
oue 'noooo pe"'e "uu i,a'ei"ty IN INDUCING
e W ietaGe tnelI steps 81 iar ~ ieast as 10 await
'io iVou,' VI ve Nonoieoe' "nlcn 'he poruer States
PROPOSE 20 nolu III acooruance WIN tne recommen-
u"-ron ,r,n. ", % Isinia'
nas ..e snoulu oe neiu Is OI ,ne nign-
III niy Juueen1 !" aHorus tue ON
tL "'on ". may noPe ~. y re-Sohstruction
IoSs - S"u .ne ie-.se'S.,slineht @ OF tnose
tinted the life of thar Eedoroi cowar,r,ont
should exnect from This Confarenco sucb nroros
tions of amendment of the CONSTITUTION as anr Mr.
thern brethren could not refuse If thev are wiling
tn nernetpate tho libart;as which ,yo reco;rad e.
our fathers shonld also evnect from tbis Confor-
ence sucb measures 40 yvonid satisfy our socadoa
brethren and induce them 70 abandon the svnsr;-
ment which n ey are now maxine
Itis not recetsorv 10 stot in deta;l tho
which will overtac us n The neonI ors;. ~ ~;
sectional Quarrel what has ALREADY occnrrad :
enough TO alarm every one who hos occentod o,,r
national exnerinncn os q nrof ~ tho s,,,onio;t &c
our system of REPRESENTATIVES, ooverrn,ept owa ,hot
which nrevails in otber onarters of tbe LIZ
If the Soutb affer resorting 70 al bonoroh,a
means in pursuit Of puaranees for the safstv Of Tho
institution of slavery is to DO disappointed if the
North persists in policy whose tendency is to de-
prive us of our Just share in the use of the Terrific
ry of the United States-it is obvious that the I'm
ion is already divided by sectional line. and that
it becomes our duty to adopt at once the course
which is best calculated to give us peace, strength
and permanency Bat let us not be too hnsty in
forming such conclusion! Let us not mistake the
action Of politicians for that of the people. Let us
adhere a little longer to the work of our fathers
which has carried us safely through three wars and
given us place among the nations of the earth,
unequalled in prosperity and wealth. and in all the
blessings of civil and religious liberty.
lam still friend of the Union. and adhere 10
the doctrine maintained by WASHINGTON. Jefferson.
Madison and Jackson in regard N t6e RIGHTS of tbr
States and the exclusion of such ptincines as those
of abolition notification. and secession from our
political system. But the right of revolution be-
LONGS 10 us as TO all other people 10 he exercised
,vbsn u,e think the cnpse is sufficient Those oreoI
men, when maintaining the necessity OF obedience
to the laws coostitutionally passed never thought
of DENYING the natural and inalienabe right of re.
volution. II ia ON this ground whatever NAV he
NV ideas indiyidually of the insuflicienev of the
cause which has induced our brethren of the Cot.
ton States TO Seperate from MS. that condemn any
movement which meditates their subiugation or the
anplicaton of force TO bring them back within the
inrisdiction of the United States
nj. a.
Inv ''' . sue S ~,
Soueuein ou1IcS s"1 =. s1e
Jaws oi 'he onpn "isn'a .ue' .t ',
eahnos oe uen,eS, Gnu ell"' ~ ~ 'ue uu'y o. .n'
o'rel o''.s 'uu pa' ;,h ~
o!A ~ sliS s rs; III anu ,h I
uI, unuei w o.n,, t., ~, ~ J
"nlen a'e W ''sui' nun ~ - eq"""y unue"'a"e,
Can the South, as section submit to be divided