Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-11

" Ill be co1quered-ean the van1uished States be
once more admitted to the enjoyment of equal fed
eral rights? Is it conceivable that Mr. Davis. for
instance. or any of the present Southern leaders,
can again take their seats in the Senate to DELHI
crate with the men of the North on the common in
terests of the confederacyg VIII the North ever
submit again. after the experience of this year. 10
the government Of the Southern President Viii It
place the army or the treasury in the hands e 8
Southern Secretary. after the experience it has had
Of Mr. Floyd and Mr. Cobb? Win the victnrs sub
NIT to be outvoted by the vanqu'sh q? Is Mr. Sew
ard of opinion that the institution of slavery can
survive the vicissitudes Of bloody and keeniy
contested war? Is he prepared TO give TO four mil
lions Of negroes who would thus be emancipatedE
equal to that of the whites. in the national
councils? Will the antipathy which now burns so
fercely be sllayed by the process of conquest and
subjugations And if all these things are more than
doubtful, what is it that gives Mr.. Seward the
ndence to say. at moment when the world stands
aghast at the horrible preparations for civil. and
probably servile war. that the government Of the
United Stafes will stand hereafter as it has hitherto
the object Of humsu wonder ard affection
From the London Morning chronicls
We have now to deal with civil war on the
largest possible scale in which, perhaps, years may
be wasted in conflict and during which the indus
| try of every part of SAmerca will suffer-
blockade in the Gulf Of Mexico must restrict the
export of cottsn to Europe and if the naval forces
| at the command of the Federal Government can
also efectualy blockade Il e seaboard of the South
ern States the greatest possible disaster may ariss
i to European industry. A thought Of the conse-
quences to mankind at large does not ap
| pear to occur TO the minds of American statesman
on either 81 Re. Mr.. Seward Mr. CapIus and Mr..
Clay, one of whom in the natural and smother the
selfapp0infed ard very ungen srous advocate of
Federal views, content themselves with assuming
| the power of the North TO subdue what they term
the rebellion in the South and restore the people
of those States to liberty and reason. It's easy to
count up the totals of population wealth.
ships and military forces, and argue that victory
| mnst be eventually with the North. But the race
is not always to the swift. nor the battle to the
strong although there are doubtless advantages in
favor of the swift and strong men of the North A
| very singular correspondence has found its way ~
| the papers in which Mr.. Seward lnstructs Mr. Day
/ ton the new American Minister at Paris, to make
| representations to the French Go eminent, and
bearing date so late the 4th instant The language
is somewhat grandilt quent, and the latter of Mr.
| Seward contains suggestions of counsel to Europe
entirely out of place in dispatch addressed to
! neutral Power:-You cannot be too decided or too
explicit in making known to the French Government
that there is not now, nor has there been, nor will
there be sny-the least-idea existing in this gov
eminent of suffering dissolution of this Union to
take place in any way whatever" &c.
| We wish we could view this most serious contest
in the same light as Mr.. Seward. Il would be most
satisfactory 10 be able TO believe that in North
America, there will emily be one section and one
l Government. AS EigllSnmen, II IS equally our
duty and our interest to hope so; but we dare
scarcely venture to cODfide in the boastful expires
i zion of Mr.. Sci ward when he promises that "there
| will be the same Republic, and the same constitu-
1 tional Union. that have already survived dozen
| national changes, and changes of Government in
almost every country" Mr.. Seward ought not to
confound the plastic changes OF policy and forms
of governn. ent which have taken place in Europe
with the probable consequences of the terrible
struggle only now commenced, between the Con-
I'll. yNlAa 4.
is st an end and it will be rehabilitated ex-
cept the basis of the triumph of the Shareholders
I or the Freeholders demand being complied with.
The Uni, n based upon and permanted By the
Institution of slavery; and so long it so, and
so long 1t is so in the future, the Constitution
NAV be a subject of "human wonder" but never OF
| human Affection We care not how high rises
the spirit OF the North to meet the present emer-
gency; the designs Of the South evidently t7N lead
to the necessity OF its suIjtqdti0a or 10 It's demands be-
snq conceded In the tn an1hile, we can only regret
| that the pens employed to expound American
views only employ themselves into hints threats
and taunts to Europe and England, which are all
certainly undeserved We are conts Mt to be neutral
in this vast contest between BROTH rs of our own
kin, and must, fear, also be content 70 have
injury inflicted upon US by the necessary action OF
the civil belligerents. AL this will do and bear
but it is really more than human nature endure
TO be told that because the thought Of a dissolution
of the Union. peaceaby or by force has never en-
l
ca it is high time for it to be dismissed by the
| statesmen of Europe" The statesmen of Europe
would gladly do if they could overlook facts and
cease to draw differences and deductions.
Eagle Manufacturing Company OF Column.
| bUs.- Noble kxaT1pIe.
| From the SAVANNA ,Ga.l Republican, June s.
The corporations of the South are covering them
selves with glory. Among the MODEST examples o.
devotion TO country yet presented to the public
the action of the Eagle Manufacturing Company, q
Columbus in this State in com ng To the support OF
the Confederacy. and the families of brave vol
unteers Is most honorable. We subjOin some reso
buttons adopted by their Board meeting held oil
the lst instant:
ResolU'd. That in accordance with the spirit Of
the resolutions Of Congress- the Eagle Manufsctur
ing Company, hereby tenders to the Government, il
| exchange for Confederate Bonds the sum of one
Ii. ants,