Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-17

To the Voters of the Counties of warren
Va" FHren, White, Cumberland Put.
Manu. Jackson, OVeFtOn, Fentrcss, EoaHe
morgan, Ssott and Anderson, Comprising
che 4ih Congregational DistrIcE,
sm candidate 10 represent you in the first Con.
gress Of thesCoHfederate States of America, under
The Permanent Constitution. The election will be
held on Wednesday the 9th of next month. and the
Congress will assembly in Richmond, Virginia, on
the 18th day Of Februsry 1862.
1t would afford me great pleasure to take each
voter Of the District by the hand, and to commune
with him freely upon the subject of public af1airs
The limited time, however, which intervenes before
you are called on to make your selection of Repre-
sentative, will deny me this satisfaction there
fore address you this brief letter.
We are in the midst Of revolution. the end of
which no man can foresee. It may terminate in six
months and it may not in as many years There
Is but one way TO secure peace, and that is to
conquer 1t.
by devotion to the Union formed by our fathers.
Is well known. elung to it so long as there was n
hope of Its preservation. That my position. past
and present, may be clearly understood let me add
that did not relinquish this hope until read LIN
coin 5 Proclamation Of April last That document
carried war upon its face; proposed Onion, not
oii aefction, but of military force; arrayed one
section Of the country against the other in line of
battle, and inaugurated policy of coercion which
have always believed destructive alike of the
Union and liberty it prOfessed TO defend It's results
nave strengthened these early convictions Under
preteXt Of sustaining the Constitution end laws,
LINCOLN and the mad-men, who control him, have
tr"lnpIed both under foot. They have set up !
Doouy partzan creed, as the ruling idea of their
administration and have utterly Rnnihilated every
PrIHcple OF freedom. 1t is than idle to think
vi cream OF such Union once claimed the fealty
al Ine entire country, or to look forward to any
iu'UIe other than our unity and independence |
oucA beng may deliberate judgment, feel all |
'he indignation that true son Of the South should
1e1i' agSinst those whose hands are blackened |
Win these crimes aud who would add to their |
CUNT Inc subJugation Of the South and the reduc-
'io ol It's fair States the miserable slavery of
conquered provinces.
nave said that no one can tell aoEea this war
VIII end But It does seem to me. that it requires
Du' sIA share Of sygaciy to predict hon it will
'eIiI4iiAIe' As sure lust God is offended with
tAe oppressors Of mankind. so sure will its close
witness the establishment Of orr indersrderoo n
this point do not entertain one sir,,a 5o,,tt,,o
prehension. " "P
Old political issues belong to a mast o., ola
party lines are row effaced-old personal gr,5,,a1
and contentious are receding before an e1er,-' -
each and all OF us-and the freemen of the Soptb
are standing in solid column, throughout which
beats but one heart of defiant courage and pur-
pose. Withered De the tongue which, for its own
seinsh objects, would mar this patriotic harmony of
feeling and aim With myself old party quarrels
Avn olal h,,lr /
curing tne existence Of the present war. 1t will
DC lilne enough 10 settle past dIsputes-if we have
any to sette-when peace is restored 70 the Soutb
ana her states have won their independence and
recognition from our opPressor and the world. And