Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-10-16

Views of the saipplnr Interest
An EULoeT OS PRESIDENT DAvIs-THE FEDERAL GDiIS-
IsTEATIOS DEPRECAFED.


From the London Post PIlmsEIton's Orgap) Sept. IT,
The American civil war, originally the creation
Of hostile tariffs and commercial Jealousy has now,
at the hands Of Gen. Fremont, received new feas
tui of aggraYaton which must render all hope Of
Cancellation and compromise impossible. Gen. Ere
mont recently candidate for tbs Presidential chair
aai the present comm ldsr Of the State Of Missouri
his issued Proelsn ion, dated ST. Louis, 3Ist of
August, IL which he declares that the property,
real and personal Of all persons in that State "Who
shall take up arms against the United States;
or who shall be directly proven to haVs taken Al
active part with the e1emy in the hsd, shal be
cOnfseated to the public use, q I'd their slaves de-
clared free men" We presume Of course that Gen.
Fremont is acting in conformity with instructions
of the Federal Government. To excite Rad pro-
woke serTile war is the strongest measure Of Of
Tense which any Federal officer has hitherto at
tempted to enforce. The attitude of the slave pOp-
ulation of the South, which may be described as
duescent arising either from stelid inde1 ence or
he vigorous coercion Of their masters seems 70
show that the Negro race Is not disposed to take
any part in the war. Will General FIRES
mont, who expsctI to march from St Louis
to New Orleans, obtain the aid Of army of
black auxilisries, whose duty it will be to carry
fire and sword throughout thu length and breadth
of the plantation Safest We believe that he may
so far succeed as 10 cause many Southern regiments
to remain at home for the purpose Of keeping the
saves ia order but that he will reciVe from bis new
invited allies any efficient assistance u q m lrter
WITH respect to which we must be permitted to
express the grsEest doubt. If the theory Of G e
Federal GOyernaent is to be observed slavery has
nothing at all TO do with the question. Only the
other day Mr.. Cameron, the Secretary Of War, in
structed Gen. Butler at Fortress Monroe to receive
no more fugitive slaves and to keep an account Of
the earnings of those who had already escaped 10
order that the rights Of the might be respect
ed. We infer from the proclamation of Gen. Ere
mont that this regard for the rights of property has
now been altogether ignored, and that the contest
heretofore between an unpopular government and
successful insurrectionists, may assume the new
and aggravated form of a remorselsss and sanguin-
airy servile war Gen. Fremont may think that be
viii attract the sympathy Of European nations, and
that great moral revolution may be effected for
the benefit of the negro population BY making
the emancipation of the slave 70 depGnd
on the allegiance disloyalty Of Is
master. The position of g free Negro il the
Northern States is in no respect enViGble.
The law gives him lights which the mexorable Gus
tom of the country does not permit him to enjoy
lie is kept separate, as kind of parish of society
in the place Of worship, in the public vehicle, and
in the ordizaFy intercourse of life. Mrs. Stowe
may charm never 30 well with her benevolently
intended and amusing fctions; but she cannot dis.
prove the fact that both in the North and South the
negro is treated ss the member Of degraded and
subservient race. We, therefore, do not imagine
that the proclamation of Gen. Fremont viii attract
much attention in the South, or even amongst the
people of his country especially when in the latter
case il will be correctly considered simply as a
penalty attached to tLa offsnse of high treason
Mach as Englishmen value the freedom of the slave
they would not wish 70 see this great object accom-
slaughter which always marks the track of servile
insurrectiou-
Fremont Hailed as the ehIeF OF ABOM-