Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-22

EDITORS UNION AM amnR1cAN:


EDITORS UNION Ann AMERICAN:
left home With - earnest desire to ascertain the
state of public sesnent in the seeding States IN
regard to the prescs posture of public affairs-in
other words, l was anxious to know whether on the
uncertain and unFISed sea Of Secession. the people
seeding were s6 :syllng to go ahead In search of
peaceful and 81 ssse haven, or were disposed to
turn back and HSZAn try their old anchorage
have thus far Rted myself that the seeding States
loiR neUer, neUe: sdasT7a No man here enter
tains such an ~, as that of a reconstruct
ion of the govskei1snt. All parties are united,
and determnedsfo ever finally every political
tie that has hep Fdcre bound them to the United
States. have! Lefully investigated this mat
ter; have frcE:S conversed with large
number of persCF from all parts of Georgia on
this subject, ands w desire to state what know
or have good re - to believe to be the truth and
/ can state coflS atty and without the fear of
successful contr %saon as follows;
LIST. The secedHt States in taking Union Inven-
tory are non esq" ue'atus." They are gone.
I'd. The secedise Estates do not desire to come
back. Is
Sd. The secedi Estates will never come back
These facts arr cent toany ordinary observer,
who will take an2S Mains to inform himself and the
people of Tennet 4, might as well at once prepare
to act with refetsY 2 to this State of things.
saw to-day lsAsilabama troops on their way to
Pensacola. / col Nrsed freely with many of them,
and the result in essed me very sensibly with the
belief that such E%idea as that of a reconstruction
Of the COVERING III is simply an absurdity.
In one of the n panies (Eufaula Rifes) was Ex-
Congressman PuHk of Alabama, a private in the
ranks and almos Fiery man in the company, a per
son of influence ND high standing. have con-
versed with farnxHS with mechanics, merchants
and almost every ASS, and so far have not seen
single individl Agho would, if he could, be back
in the Union. JtM say that ioheneuer public senti
nent at the A0rti feoryected and assumes healthy
tone, it will be I'D to entertain propositions of
promise from the hat it does not become US, being
the aggrieved pfS#, to beg from the psalm-singing
slave trading, nIE egselling Puritans of the North
the rights guara Ned to US by the Constitution, made
solemnly, and iNf.ood faith, by our fathers and
theirs and that cannot have equality in the I'm
ion we will haye dependence out of it, For one do
not hesitate to 1nd to the sentiment with hearty
amen. sH
Events are ram lily occurring carrying in their
train the destiniaHef ten millions Of men, and the
fate of billions OH property. Men may undertake to
stem the current 20 say to the waves, Thou shalt
come thus far, nj FARTHER |" but still they will roll
on resistess aad4all powerful and in the face of
them all will hsyf to yield Many will do it cheer
fully, while otae$ will bow to what they conceive
possible evil to Escape certain destruction. In this
condition of atatss 1t becomes every man to take
his position nfaoF silly, boldly and resolutely. No
mill-dam views HAs suit the occasion answer the
emergency. Tlfs sie question now to be determined
by the people Gs tennessee is whether she will go
North go Selr 1t is idle to view it differently.
1t is criminal 10 conceal the real issue from the
people. 1t is sippEE question of Union disunion;
and it becomes EI duty of every citizen Of Tennes
see to decide, ara coon too, which way he will 60.
For one do noE Hesitate openly, boldly and une-
quiVocally TO Ssctare for dlsunion for immediate
and unconditional Secession and trust to God to de-
fend the right. =
Much has betn; Said in Tennessee of reign of ter
TOR prevailing j, The South A greater humbug
never was statcdf In this place where disunion is
the unanimous sediment of the people, well be-
hayed citizen or any Northern State would be as
safe as R. BarnwSl Rhett, or anybody else. Another
fact which have omitted to state | will here make
known. The lst$ co-operationists of Georgia
to-day as wars gyvocates of the secession move
ment as any NJ 20 BIN the country, and If the vote
were to be takeE over again, believe the vote of
the State would be almost, if not entirely unani-
nous for secession. In the views stated
above, / have carefully and conscientiously
discarded everything emanating from a doubtful
source, have ISdeayored to state the truth, the
whole truth ands nothing bat the truth" without
fear or favor; SD solemnly assert this day, that
with all the hghS before me- and after careful land
hope) unprejUs iced investigation and enquiry,
am irresistby Sorne to the conclusion that never,
while the sun Of heaven sheds its rays this peO
pie, will the SouElern States, already seeded,
turn to the UnicE They have loved the mother
that bore them, Sley have time and again at her
behest, sacrificed, rights and interests, named IN
the bond" Thee have uncomplainingly submitted
to wrong, but the last feather breaks the cames
back, SO has, with them, forbearanee ceased to be
virtue. The issup is fully made up. Submission or
resstance-Unior or Disunien-wrong or right.
Let every man cb lose for himself. Tennessee may
delay, may procrsstinate, may listen to the voices
of her politicians, but she will have to decide
and soon. too, whether she will be the appsndage to
Northern, or the component and equal par. of .
Southern C0nfedeIacy.
It is an easy matter to stigmatize such ideas as
traitorous but it not so easy to prove them such.
Treason becomes respectable when at its hazard
men impelled to assert and vindicate natural
constitutional rig IT'S and when with its penalties,
it is incurred in Uch cause should be term to
be proud of, not & badge of reproach.
The Southern eonfederscy is rapidly perfecting
its organization csd preparing to assume its posi~
ton among the great powers of the earth. 1t is
confidently expe,T to be recognized by England
and France, but E;eher it is not will certainly
vindicat0 It's rizA to recognition as a member of
the family of ma ss; and that it may prove itself
worthy of sue z: position, is the earnest prayer
and belief Of : Yours, truly, S.