Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-31

ernu,enf, get ap waF >fever and drag us
out IN spite of our ia terests, patriotism, or
be.Eer Judgment. that this is so, we
appsaI 70. he facts, and the history Of the

ernmenf, get AZ waT >feveF and drag" us
out .zn spite of our IA terests, patriotism, or
be:ter- Judgment. that this is so, we
appsal 70 the facts, and the history of the
Should we permit ours elves to be "dra-
goeneda int,Z such a sna. se as is set for us?
They viii set up. as they say, their owe Con-
federacy-zHu,i we aresto be Invited sfoJcome
into If upon their terms The border
slaF-.-States- caanet=anA- should not do this,
until they know they can do no better. The
six millions of white people of thesel border
States should not b. thus led at viii by the
less than three millions of white population
Conf deracy? Their assumed ground of a
constitutional right to secedes from the pres
emf Union-iheIrS utter failure 70 have this
right ack nowledged by the other States, and
their struggles and difficulties in &c ting ont
sof the Union upon this ground, zare a sure
guaranty to us. that they can never form a.
GOUeHHaent such as the present Government.
of the United States. They can, at best. only
form a Confedsraey, the leading feature of
which will b., that each State can leave il,
or 'sgcede" from it at pleasure. Tennessee.
should hesitate long and Consider veil her
ownsw eltares before she joins suchsan ephem-
erai concern. 1t should be her last resort
and after every effort has been used TO pre-
serve the Government of which she is an i'm
pOrtant part. The American people have al
rea6y tried a Cohfederacy of States. We
were under a Coniederacy for about eight
years before the adoption of the present
Constitution of the United States. 1t was an
utter failure. We weHewithont money, with
out credit, without security at home or re-
spec ability abrOad.s We needed a more per-
feet UGiOn--we wished justice established
domestic tranquility insured the common
defence provided for-the general welfare
promoted, and the blessings of liberty 10
ourselves and our posterity secured; and for
these noble ends the people of the United
States ordained and established the Consti-
tulion of the United States of America.
And how glorious has been the the work
of their hands. And how much more SO will
it continue to, be throughout all the future,
should we be able, in this emergency, TO keep
the hard Of the destroyer from tearing 1t TO
pieces in a momentaof wild deiirious excite
ment As people of sense looking TO our
own welfare, and to the security and happi-
ness of those TO come alter as, ought we not
to wait for the promised Coptederacy before we
give up the blessings we now have? Let US
know where we are going? Whittier are We
to be led Is this new arrangement to be
an African Slave Trade league or a free trade
COnfederacy? Who knows? Who is author
lied to say!' Who can speak for it? And
yet Tennessee is asked to secede Immediately
and join the Cotton States, leaving the six
other border slave States in the presenl
Union, where they are determined to stand
until every reasonable and honorable effort
is made to have their grievances redressed.
The chances now are that they will be sue
Fcessful, and if so, where then will Tennessee
stand? In confederacy with eight Cotton
States, whose boast is that" cotton is king.Y
IN a hopeless minority, and under Ii complete
tyranny, if they so W II it.
But suppose Tennessee should now go with
these Cotton States, and setup a Southern
Conlederacy, or government, If such should be
formed, and they should not be molested by
the balance of the States. could our people
endure such government as 1t is obliged to
be: Will they ever be satisfied with any
thing less than a first-cIass power? And can
the cotton States, with Tennessee, form
1hrst-class power among the nations of the
earth aud support. il; without a system of ex-
actions and oppressive taxation too gTievOus
to be borne by free people2 Let US see
There would be nine States in this new
Coniederaey, and Tennessee would be more
than an average State in taxable property
and population. To be first-class power, it
must have an army and a navy, and a civil
and foreign department, equal to those of our
present government. It's the utmost folly
in this age, to think of a great nation, with
out an army and navy, aud foreign inter-
course, treaties, and alliances with all civili-
zed countries. In the first place, this army
and navy are 10 be built up from the founda-
tion at q cost of many minions;of dollars;
ahd where is the money TO come from? The
fCOnfederacy will have no money and no
credit. The disruption of this republican
government will discrelit all others. twill
b. mere COnfederacy-a thousand-fold less
to be trusted or credited than was our old
confederation of the Original thirteen States,
which failed in great measure, for want of
credit and respectabiiity among the nations
of e;eaFlh. & f vets . "a
But suppose the means, in some way, to be
raised to put the Confsderacy into operation.
to build up au army and a navy, and to es-
tablish civil department and foreign re-
lations, how is il to be kept up7 It must be
done by taxation in some form. Aud what
is to be the amount of this taxation, or the
annual cost of keeping the machinery of the
Coniederacy in motion? 1t may safely be,a
swered. that the cost viii equal or approxi-
mate the annual cost of our present govern
ment. especially if, as was. suggested by
Governor Pickens of South Carolina, in his
late inaugural address. the new government
may have to BE-. OF necessity, "strongly mill
tary in its organization" Yes, strongly
military in its organization We beg you
ito look at and ponder well these words.
They are words of fearful import TO a free
people. 49, $50 60