Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-18
For the Nashville Patriot.
Speaking at shackIe Island.

Speaking at Shackie 1ssaho.
A meeting of Capt. Douglass company
took place at Shackle Island, Sumner coun.
ty. on the 5th inst. 1t having been previ-
ousIy announced that Gen. Barrow would
address the people, large and intelligent
crowd assembled. The old men were there
with serious countenances, and no address
that the writer has ever listened to was re-
ceived with more marked and profound at
tention. While Gen. B., in fOrcible and
lucid manner, stated the main points and
causes of difference between the North and
South producing the present alarming con-
dition of our country, the determined ex-
preston in every countenance was to main
tain the honor, rights, and independence OF
| our State, and resist to the death the usur-
patton and tyranny of Lincoln and his per-
fdious government.
Gen. B. commenced by saying that up to
a recent date, he had been as strong Union
| man as any, and had not given up the hope
of an honorable and amicable settlement,
and had labored aIdently for an adjustment
| until be was forced from this position by the
treachery and deception practiced by the
Republican administration, and its htgrant
violation of the Constitution formed by our
fathers.
At the outset he said he would make no
appeal to the passion or prejudice of the
people, but would deal in matters of fact in
stating the main points of difference between
the North and South; and in this he kept bis
L. a.
Southern people would continue to speak
through their public men and journals in
calm and decided manner, in contrast with
the vile epithets and revolving threats indul-
ged in by many of the newspapers and speak
ers at the North.
The momentous consequences of the pres
ent rose far above all petty or partisan ad-
Vantages, aRd as true and loyal men of our
own State and the rights and independence
of our people, it was the Imperative duty OF
| every patriot to discard and discOuntenance
all our former political rivalry in the discus
sIons of the present; TO let by-gones be by
| cones, and address ourselves to the work as
an intelligent and united people; that our
interests, our sympathies, and our duty car
ried US with and to our Southern brethren,
and this had been the decision of our Legis-
lature, referring it, however, to direct vote
of the people, who were the source of all
power; and when il come to be voted on, the
| Sth of next month be did not doubt it would
be with a unanimity for a union with the
Confederate States South, unprecedented in
the history of the Stale, presenting united
| front from Carter to Shelby. That one of
the fatal cons quences of any divisions
| amongst ourselves, a failure to vote for sepa-
ration and representation by any considera-
BILE portion or part of the State, would be 10
encourage Lincoln to believe his government
had sympathizers and friends here, and be an
| inducement TO the Northern Government to
use greater exertiOn to throw upon our coun-
| try their sOdiery, thus tending to make our
| State the theatre of war and affording their
ruthless soldiers an opportunity to desecrate
and destroy our wives and children, as some
of the Northern newspapers UNANIMOUSLY pro-
mise their soldiers Beauty and Booty as an
inducement to invade and Overrun the South
ern country. History, he said, shows that
no invaded nation, fighting for its rights and
fire sides, was ever subjlgated, unless it was
done by traitors and dissentiOns amongst
| themselves.
He reviewed the Constitution of the Con-
| federate States in the few additions to the
old Constitution, demonstrating the great
t advantages attained by those few additions.
lst making its President ineligible after one
| term of six years, thus doing away with
great source of evil and corruption that has
much of the time injured and demoralized
our National councils. Another OF the great
| improvements and advantages attained is
| the feature declaring that each bill in the
| Congress of the Confederate States stated on
| its caption the purpose for which it is intend
ed, and for no other purpose shall any other
object be incorporated or Struggled into it.
And furthermore, would say, under existing
circumstances, that every vote cast on the
9Th of next month against a union with the
South, is in effect saying We do not thank
tie gallant volunteers who are enlistlng to
defend our country.
In all that part of Sumner county l did
not hear of but two men that doubted as to
their vote on the sth of next month being for
the Southern Confederacy.