Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-05
Etheridge ana Maynard.

EtheEluEe ana
The Banner thinks that the comments of the UNION
AND AMERICAN upon the little meeting held here on
Thursday, and digniGed with the name of . state
Convention are calculated to produce an CHROME
Gus impression and to create discord among tne
people at time when unanimity is very ueslr"Oie
The Baaner says that Union State Convention was
called in March last and when it met on thursday
it disclaimed being "Union Convention" II was
however, composed of few Of the same deiega'es
that were appointed to attend Union Con' eH'iOn'
A very large majority of the Uuion men nau
satisfied, in view of the usurpations ol '"s
President. and the cold blooded determination u
the whole North to make war upon theiF GU
ern brethren, that Tennessee ought to resist 'le
icy of the Federal Government, to the oeAlii, anu
withdraw from Union which is used 10 oesr"ue
and destroy the South. The Bd,taer says that the
sentiments Of its delegates were IN IulA "o0oio
with the prevailing determination OF lhe peoPie u
Tennessee to insist upon termination al iOi'n'
their connection with the Federal Government al
ready accomplished in fact, and hrnl' anu ue'
mined and united resistance TO Northern power
vvbenever IL may seek to manifest itself to the
detriment of the South"
,rro,rlo5as Of tbe sentiments of the delegates We
ala 1-,o1v however that EMERSON ErHERIDGE and
Mr. MAYNARD were in the city just at that time and
the impression was universal that they came mere
in connection with this Convention, which was
called as a Union Convention" 1t could give no
strength to Gen. CANPBELL's claims upon the res
peet of the people of Tennessee to receive nomi-
nation, or even Recommendation from such body
under such circumstances. Gen. CAMPBELL himself
was represented to entertain sound and patriotic
views by his intimate personal friends. Ii
SO, he would spurn q recommendation from any
convention, in which men entertaining the sentl
ment either Of ETHERIDGE or MAYNARD had any part.
1t is friendly act to Gov CAMPBELL 70 frankly ac-
quaint him with the circumstances.
Why aid not his Convention eDt5ody in its resolutions
'he prea,ailiq sentiment" which the Banner says its
members entertained of resistance to the Federal
Government! If these sentiments were earnestly
entertained, it was an excellent occasion, as late
Union men, to make them known to the world
and thus to give additional strength to the
irresistible tide of popular determination to absolTe
all connection with the Federal Government. The
members of the convention would have only done
themselves justice by procaiming these sentiments to
thelword and Kidding themselves of The edium which
justly attaches to MAYNARD and ETHERIDGE. They
would then have elected our hearty commentator,
instead Of exciting suspicion by their ominous 81
lence. And again, we may ask why should these few
gentlemen arrogate to themselves the duty of ma
king Recommendation for Governor, it ia admitted
that the object for which they called was
abandoned. The circumstances were changed
and harmony, why did they not wait for more
numerous body of men, composed of all the late
parties, to agree on a name that would meet with
acceptance from all.
We, therefore, maintain that the members of
this body, and not we, have introduced the
apple Of discord into our counsels, that their
commentator and the circumstances under which
it was made are calculated to arouse comment dis
trust and suspicion, and that this only be RENE
died by the non-acceptance of Gov. CAMPBELL of a
nomination or Recommendation made
We are for such measures and such men as can
most perfectly harmonic councils and advanc-
ing the glorious cause of the South. But this can
never be done by yielding to every factions demand.
a Military League.
L is said that some of our Tennessee politicians
are in favor of forming military league, for the
war, with the Confederate States but opposed
to Tennessee s becoming member Of the Southern
Confederacy. The forming Of such league would
certainly and emphstcaly place the State out of the
pale of the LINCOLN Union. Where then is she to
go Virginia by her Convention has already adopt
ed the Provisional Constitution of the Confederate
States and sent delegates members to the Provi>
sional Congress. She is as completely member of
the Southern government as it is possible for her to
be without the vote If her people, which is TO be
eaken this month That North Carolina and
Arkansas will Immediately apply for full
membership, there cannot be doubt
Does Tennessee then propose to stand alone or unite
was recently warmly urged, with Ohio, lndi
ana and Illinois in forming Middle Confederacy.
The people we are confident will do neither Of the
two. The moving of Virginia, North Carolina and
arkansas Southwark and the hostile conduct of the
border States North of the Ohio have Frustrated
every hope of Middle Confederacy. Il would be
as sensible now to contemplate a Union with New
England as with the border States North o.
the Ohio. The Constitution of the Confederate
States is an admitted improvement on the
Constitution Of the United States, guarding a;
it does, more closely the rights of the people
against all cncroachments Of mOnoplies ano
partial legislation. Let Tennessee no longer be 9
laggard in the great cause Of Southern independ
ence. If we would commend ourselves tC
che fxV sympathy of our Southern brothers
LET us no longer manifest such distrust o.
them Let the people disregard the hopes and fear:
in relation to political promotion of the profession
al politician. Let them determine to step at once
in the Confederate States and leave no possibility
doubt as to our position as to longer encourage
che LINCOLN dynasty with the hope that Johnson
NELSON. ETHERIDGE & Co. may yet subject US