Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-22

Letters ON slavery from the Old WOsId.
It is manifest from the spirit of these letters from
the first to the last, that the author eomprehended
fully the magnitude of the great results which would
follow the success of the Republican party in the
last contest for the Presidency Of the United States
This may be in part Inscribed 70 the fact that in Ea
rope the Anti Slavery party Of the United States
did not attempt to disguise their real purposes The
author with perfect distnetness that, while the
manufacturing interest Of the Republican party only
sought to build up its own power, BY holding the
slave States in subsection to their WILL yet the AbO
litiOnists designed to strike fatal blow at the nsti
tuition of slavery ITSELF Z r ,Ees rrs s..l ID
He warns the Manufacturers of New England and
the conservative politicians Of the Republican,
party that the element Of fanatieism, which they
have aroused TO aid them, will not brook any con,
troll in the hour of victory and that all their efforts
will be poWerless to arrest the tide of sectiopa
fury which win be aroused by the conflict. The
late of these elements IN the Republican party is
clearly fOretold, in the following paragraphs which
We extract from Letter XI, wherein tile author is
commenting upon same structures which appeared
unloading London journal upon ah;n recent speech
Of SUMNER
10 one thing the London journal above quoted
has fallen INTO grevous error. 1t urges prudence
upon the part of the Republican leaders, for the
sake Of the great ultimate object which republican
sln has in view. 1t censures Sumner and Brown
for intemperanee of acts and speech The truth is
but for the Browns and the Summers, there would
De no Republican party. Blot out Of existence the
ndlctye spirit of such men, and there isno appeal
LETT to the madness of sectional fanaticism. If the
leaders OF the Northern mind were only to cultivate
feelings OF kindness and goodwill towards the
southern people there would exist motive Ruffi-
GENTLY strong to urge the Northern people TO o
crusade against the South. The abolition party
would De reduced to force so small that no place
seeking p0hueian would endeavor through such in
fuences to attain to Political honorsH : Il b n
do not believe that all the Republican politeisns.
much less the Republican masses desire to be CON
sdered as endorsing either Sumner or John RroVn
MANY no doubt, hope at the proper moment 10 STAY
the tide of sectional hatred, and after having con-
Quered the South by superior numbers generously
propose upon the fulflment of certain conditions to
leave them in possession Of that which they already
occupy. But these should remember that IN The
hour of UieOry eg must PRESS foriodrd c. be lafI be-
hind in feeble minority, to be themselves tainted
as they have tainted others, with the appeaton of
"doughfacesn If the Republicans are sued lsful,
he AMONGST their lezers abO JderS IN The ls0fl Of de-
str,ictoa t1N Only loOrk his OoR political dol0nfdH
,5iOd being able 10 arrest his comrades and follow
ers, maddened by the resistance which they have
encountered elated by success and thirstng for re
Yenge. -t..e ssts. isg.4 sass
In Letter III, the author warns the money-seek
ing supporters Of Republication, against the cons
sequences which will follow npOn the heels Of their
triumph. He tells them that although their real
purpose may be rather to divide with the slave
holder the profits of slave latOr, than to destroy