Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-02-21

safety and for the fun enjoyment of their
rights IN the Union, or whether they will
tamely submit to be dragged-inconsiderat
~ drGgged-without the remotest possibility
OF advantage to themselves, into q cotton
contederacy, in which they are to constitute
the exposed frontier. l say without the re-
hottest possibility of advantage. sir. for the
reason, that not even the verisst Utopian
prof ctor Of southern confederacy, has ever
yet bad the ingenuity to suggest any possible
good that will accrue tn Us. in any degree
compromising for the almost innumerabIe ills.
that every informed and rejecting man
knows. will inevitably follow upon our sep
aratiOn from the Union.
1t Is my opinion This day-snd If, for any
consideration. / should fail to express ii,
would be guilty Of unfaithfulness to nv peo
ple-tbat the leaders of the disunionists of
the cotton States, in their reckless seIfishness,
their utter disregard of what may be essen
tIal to our interests and safety, are practically
our enemies, as truly as are The most I'M
principled fanatics of the North. Already
they have reduced the value of our property
more than all the efforts OF abolitionisIn
combined; and il Is now for us 10 determine,
whether we will permit them TO cousum-
mate our ruin
Mr.. Speaker, the suggestion has been made
that, as southern Representatives.. it is unwise
In rs, in the hearing OF men from the North,
TO speak of our apprebensions OF evil in the
event of disunion. | confess, sir, to the
weakness of having too long acted upon
such considerations AS sentinels, we are
false to our duty if we fail to apprise those
We represent of dangers, which, If seen, may
be avoided. 1t is folly in US. anyhow, to de-
lude ourselves with the idea that the aboli-
zionist of the North, does not comprehend
fully what will be the effect of disunion
upon the whole South, especially upon us of
the border States. Hear Lloyd Garrison:
CAT last the covenant with death is annul-
led, and the agreement with hell broken, by
the action of South Carolina herself, and ere
long by all the slaveholding States, for their
doom is one. Hail the approaching jubilee,
We millions who are wearing the CALLING
chains of slavery, for assuredly the day of
your redemption draws nigh, bringing
liberty to you and salvation to the whole
land"
Phillips prays for the utter destruction o.
the Union, in order that its restraints may be
got rid OF, and that the protection it affords
10 slavery may be withdrawn. He says:
'.All hail. disunionl Sacrifice everything
for the Union? God forbid Sacrifice every
thing to keep South Carolina in it? Rather
build a bridge of gold, and pay her toll over
it. Let her march off with banners and
trumpets. and we will speed the parting
guest. Let her not stand upon the order of
her going: but go at once. Give her the
forts and arsenals and sub-treasuries, and
lend her jewels of silver and gold, and Egypt
will rejoice that she has departed"
Again: in the same harrangue, he de-
clares.
ave are disnniOnists, not from any love of
separate confederaces, or as ignorant of the
thousand evils that spring from neighboring
and quarrelsome States; but we would get
rid OF this Union, to get rid of slavery"
''Sir, the Garrisons and Giddingses, the
4ancevs and Rhetts, are practically conni-
wing together in wicked conspiracy, to re-
suit in the ruin of the most vital interest of
my State. Shall l applaud il? No. Should
l condemn and denOunce it? l should.
do
Mr.. Speaker, among the many cunning
devices resorted to by 1.-The precipitators" of
the day to accomplish their ends, the en-
plOyment of the term submissiouist is be-
coming quite common. shall Tennessee
submit to be ruled over by Lincoln? Sir, no
President has ever yet ruled over Tennessee.
Our Presidents are not the rulers, but the
servants of the people.
Elected according to all the required forms
of law, it is but a sickly and disgusting af
fectation of sensibility and spirit, for any
man to assume that there will be humiliation
or dishonor to any State. in the rightful per-
Torrance by Mr.. Lincoln of all the functions
of the Presidency.
| submit to the Constitution. / submit to
the high sanctions of a most solemn oath,
administered to me at that desk, to support
it-yes, sir, support it, not destroy it. Is there
one here t0hO tcOlld more lightly estimate the obi
cations Of his oath