Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-04-11
FAYETTEVILLE, TRNN: THURSDAY, APRIL 1l lSe1'

C0UptsIety usJ eeee" !,
] Does not that smell little OF nul
LITIGATION?
! And Who ia it, that has not reat
THAT immortal old secession ordinance
SO enthusiastically promulgated OF
July 4th, ,1776? Who SO bold among
us now, as to declare that this was al
wrong then?
/ trust, that but few suchcsn b
found within the limits Of the chiv.
alrous State Of Tennessee; the State
upo whose bosom is quietly resting
the bones Of Andrew jackson. Oh
one thing. however, ! cannot be mis-
taken, if there's any reliability in
history or tradition, that at that time
there were thousands Of "Union y
shriekers and submissionists more
properly deDomInatsd toriesj and the
stencil Of their deeds smelt to the
stars Of heaven then, and is upon
the garmeuts Of their children now.
franklin, Madison, Jefferson, Han
cock, and Washington, were met up
on streets, public highways, and in
the private social circles Of life, by
these submissionis,s who we're ready
with creased lips and forked tongues,
to propoDDd to them such questions as
the following: "What rights will you
obtain out of the Union" with Great
Britain (which you canot get in it2"
If your rights have been invaded,
would it not be better policy to
light for these rights IN the Union,
than out Of it?'' "Do you not know
that the Colonies are destitute Of all
the necessary munitions Of waI?-
Are not the resources Of the coun-
try limited? Are We not without
men and money to prosecute a war
to successful termination against
the mother country; the scanowl-
edged mistress of the world?" To
these questions the old war chisftaIns
and statesmen replied, as the fires of
patriotism cleaned from their eagle
eyes; "Sirs, we have millions for de-
fence, but not one cent for tribute. "
Wheu the submissionists Of that
day, (alias Toriss,l found that these
arguments ayailed nothing, they re-
solved to appeal to Others. which
they presumed would prove more ef
fectual. They lost no time 10 can
,assiDg the country, trying to excite
a prejudice in the minds Of the poor
and unenlighteDed class against the
Of the wealthy traitors.
The population of the interior and
rural districts were told that the doc
trins of rebellion (secession) against
the laws of the British Parliament
was "heV-born and hell bound" and
was promulgated alone by rich Office
seeking politicians, "Goths and Yam
dals," and that the people had no
voice in it.
Oh! said these Union worShippers,
do not plunge your country into
civil war: war that will make your
children orphans and you wives sid-
ows, merely for the sake Of ridding
yourselves Of the tag upon tea, glass,
and paints; all Of which articles are
used only by the wealthy Glass;
Before you do these things, ''let US
look at the contest through which We
are passing, and consider what the
colonies who have undertaken to Sc
ceds (revol) from the British gov
ernment, will GAIN "What is the
great difficulty existing in the pub
lie mind3 We know that practically
the tax question is settled" or at
least ought TO be, for Parliament has
repealed the stamp act, and reduced
the tax upon tea, SO that you can pur-
chase that article cheaper now than
ever before.
"Tben. what is the cause Of break
ing Up this great Union" with Great
Britain? Has the British constitu-
ton encroached upon the rights oil
the colonies to such an extent, that
yon can even feel it?
Has this glorious old mother gov
eminent Of ours that was inaugura.
ted centuries ago ever charmed the
coloniss?" @No; il has offended none
it has protected alI.'' Oar popula
ton is less than three millions, snt
do you think we can cope With th'
overwhelming millions Of the moths
country, With her vast armies 0
trained warriors?
| We will be defeated upon ever.
ensanguined 6eld Of contest; at last
/ ingloriously subdued and hong .
traitors. Besides sll this, when v