Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-05-03
For the Chronicle.
The Masses of the people of Ten
essee-Their Love of the old
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
holders and Slave holders.

The great body of the yeomanry and laborers of
Tennessee may be poor, but they are brave, honest
patriotic and true-hearted. Some who do not know
them may doubt their patriotism and valor to de-
fen1 their rights when invaded but this is great
mistake. They love the old Union of our fathers,
and would never consent to dissolve it, so long as
the Constitution is not violated and so long as it
protects their rights but they love liberty and JUS
tice more; and they will never consent to submit
to abolition rule, and permit the evils to upon
them, which must result from continuance in the
Union when the Government is in the hands of our
enemies, who will all its power for their destruc-
tiCn When it becomes necessary to defend our
rights against the foul power of Black Republican
domination, the yeomanry of the mountains and
the valleys, of every portion of Tennessee, will
swarm around her standard, with resolution that
will strike terror into abolition cohorts Of the North
Wealth is timid, and wealthy men may cry for peace
and submit TO wrong for fear they may loose their
money; but the honest laborers of Tennessee can
never consent to see slavery abolished, and submit
to the taxation, low wages and downright degrada-
ton that must follow. They will never consent to
be reduced to equality with the negro or to take
his place. God forbid.
Some contemplate ,demagogues have attempted
to deceive non-slaveholders by appealing to their
prejudces and asking them what interests they have
in maintang the rights of the wealthy slave holder.
They cannot be deceived in this way. They know
that the laws of Tennessee protect their lives their
families, and their property and that all the prop
erty which the wealthy Shareholder may have, can
be taxed by the State, if need be, to protect the
rights and liberties Of ALL The rights and Interests
of the Shareholder and the non-save-hoder of the
rich and the poor, in the South are reciprocal ho-
mogeneous and Identical One man in large
neighbyrhood, has a mill. Not one in fifty has a
mill. What would te thought of the public speaker
who would appeal to the fifty, and ask them what
interest they have in defending their neghbors
mill, it an abolition mob were trying to burn il
DOWN. Another has store. Not one in fifty has
a store, Who would say the fifty should not help
the one, if an invader is about TO burn his Store
Another has a Blacksmith shop. Not one in Fifty
has Blacksmith Shop. Shall the shop be destroy
ed by the common enemy and no one protect the
owner, because one near has the same peculiar
; kind of property 1t may be that have no horse
and you have a horse; or that have q cow, and
you have no COW. In such case, if our rights o
property are assailed by common enemy, shall we
not help each other? Or have wife and chill.
dren, and another has neither wife, children, oil
house viii he, therefore stand by and see my
house burned, my wife and children butchered, be-
cause he has none2 The Shareholder has honestly
invested the money, which it has cost him years o.
toll to make, in slaves, which guaranteed to hin
by the laws of the State. The common enemy o
the South seeks TO take this property from him.
Shall all who do not own slaves stand by and per
NIT this to be doue2 If so, they have no right tC
call upon the save-hoder by taxation or otherwise
to help protect ther property their liberties Sucl
c doctrine is monstrous; and he who would advance
it, deserves TO be rode the sharpest edge of ont
of Lucslas rails. The doctrine strikes at thC
very foundation of society aud if carried olt wouc
: destroy all property and all protection to life, liber
ty and happiness The present is a critical period
with the people of the South. We all, poor ant
rich, have a common interest, and common des
tiny. 1t isno time to be wrangling about old party
strles Our common enemy, the Black Republican
party is in power united and triumphant, Let u
all at the South, unite, II we cannot all see alike
let us have charity enough to believe that all ag'
equally patriotic in their efforts to promote thu
n common cause. If we can act uuedly and harmo
: niousiy we'can achieve glorious and signal vic
e tory, ---
,.-- SnIiTHEgN MATCIMAN,
4 CHATTANOOGA, April 24-Andrcw Johnson Ia
n arrived at his home al Gfeeneville He was insult