Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-25
DizuniOn Tactics.


We republish this morning aeireular issued
nv a committee of the Disunion Association
of this city, which we find in the Democrat
and Banner of yesterday. 1t discloses the
programme of those in our midst who, be-
ieving a settlement of the questions which
are disturbing the harmony of the States
cannot be secured prior to the 4th of March
next, wish to precipitate Tennessee into the
vortex of revolution through the instrument
taIity of the State Convention proposed to be
held on the 18th of next month. The COM
mittee are jealous in the cause, and seem to
omit no exertion to instruct the public mind
If they are capable of instructing it-and
firing the popular heart, with view to the
election of a majority of the delegates to the
Convention. They lay down an admirable
plan of operations and. giving them the
benefit of free circulation of it in our col
umns, we ask those who are opposed to with
drawing the State from the Union before the
18th of March, to act upon the hints of the
disunionists. and see that majority is elect
ed to the Convention, which viii place a
c6eck-rein upon the fast spirits who are
for rushing out of the Union regardless of
consequences.
NASHVILLE, January Is, 1851
DEAR SIr-Our earnest soIicitude for the
success of the great Southern Rights move
mert. to secure an immediate release from
the overwhelming dangers that impeTil our
political and social safety, will, we trust. be
a sufficient apology for the trouble which We
beg to impose on you.
The sentiment of the Southern heart is
overwhelmingly in favor of the movement.
Light only is wanted that men may see their
way clearly, and the prayer of every true
patriot will eventually BE- realized. Tennes
see will be unit.
Although the time be 80 very short, this
object may yet be accomplished, if a few
men only, (the more the better, however,) IN
each county, will devote their entire eHer-
gies to il during the canvass for delegates.
We earnestly beg your attention. therefore
to the following suggestions:
l. Be sure to have your ablest and best
men in the field, WITHOUT REGARD TO PAST
POLITICAL OPINIONS
2 Be sure that no submissiOnists, under
whatever pretext of compromising our
rights, or of waiting beyond the 4th OF March
for new guarantees. Impose himself upon
YOU. Our only hope of peace and safety
consists in decided action before the inaugu-
ration of Mr.. Lincoln.
g. Do not wait fer II general meeting of
citizens but get together Immediately few
active, intelligent. discreet, but thorough 60
ing. uneOmprOmising, true-hearted. South
ern Rights, AntI-COercion' friends, and APP
point committees and canyasseTs, who are
willing to devote themselves entirely and
increasingly TO the great and patriotic work,
from this hour up to the close OF the cleo
ton.
4. Appoin. Committees also, for each civil
district, of men known to coincide with you
and ourselves in sentiment.
5. Organize, forthwith, Southern Rights
Anti-COerciOn Associations
6. We will send during the canvass the
UIsioa and American and Gazette. to supply
your county These, We confidently trust,
YOU will send Immediately to the District
Committees, who will, on the hour of delivery
start out upon the work of distribution. and
this, though there be but half a dozen copies
for each district. Do not, we beg of you.
wait for persons to call for documents. Ask
each person to whom you may furnish docu-
ments or papers to read and CIRCULATE
z. Write as many letters to your friends
as possible, and urge them, by every cOnsid-
Grafton of patriotism, to work, work, work.
Please write US Immediately, and advise
us of your organization, and TO whose ad
dress we shall send papers, e., at your
county seat and elsewhere; also, as to public
senuuleiIts anu WHATEVER Slee JOu may tui1A
useful.
Once more, may We not, without offence,
beg of you, by all that You hold dear on
earth, to give yourself earnestly to this great
work; that you will knew no rest until suc-
cess shah have crowned our efforts for oar
country's safety in deliVerance from all fur
Their alliance With those whose very breath is
poison, whose embrace is death-uuless salts
factory guarantees are offered before the army
navy, and. treasure of the Government sban
have passed into the hands of party viz
tually pledged 10 the odioas doctrine OF so-
ercion.
We can, We must, carry our State. Our
hearts would sink within Us, at the bare
thought OF the degradation and infamy OF
abondoning our more Southern brethren,
united to Us by all the ties Of sympathy aud
of interest, and Of being chained to the car
of Black Republican States, who would them
selves despise US for our submission aad.
worse Ghsn all, by moral influences alone. 4
not by force or legal enactment, destroy our
entire social fabric, and all real dependence
of thought and action
YOUR OWN GOOD JUDGMENT WILL
SUGGEST MANY THINGS WHICH We
CANNOT NOW ALLUDE TO.
Very respectfully,
VIZ. WILLIAMS, Chairman.
s. g. GODsHlLI Secretary,
ARCHER CHEATHAN,
JAMES r. BEIGE,
L. H WILLIAMSON,
Gao W CUNNINGHAM,
b. L. CHEATHAM.
WM- s. FLIPPrS.
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