Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-27
r.s,gn. Of Republican Leaders

The Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati
ENQUIRER, Cleveland writing from Washington under
date of January 3d. exposes the designs of the Re
publican leaders with bold hand. He says that the
Republicans have no idea of submitting to the vote
of the people any amendments to the Constitution.
He says that they design to get up some other issue
after tbs Southern States shall have all wi.hdr avn
from the Union, to continue excitement and perpet-
nate their power, and that that issue will bea war
upOu the Catholic church. Read his exposition:
No appeal coull induce these radical Republican
leaders 70 give The people chance to speak their
sentiments in some authentic manner at tie polls.
They dread such a submission. Ihey are AFRAID
the people have not backbone, snd viii yield to
what the epeerngly call "Union-ssving clamor. y
Tbsy are Also opposed to the calling of q Conven-
| tion IN amend the Constitution. They declare the
| ceiling of such a Convention reflection upon the
| Republican PARTY, all of which means, that they
| think more of the Republican party than they do
| of the Union itself. They are determined to rule
| the country in their way, or ruin 1t altogether
| Reckless. desperate and determined, they viii
;nId nothup neither to the South nor TO the people
| Of the North-no concession or compromise to the
for,pr. no chance TO speak their sentiments at the
polls 70 the latter The people have put the former
| into their hands and they do not mean that th'
| paople shall have chance to take 1t back. They
dsre not now trustths people. SUCH is the purPort
the conversation have mad with lnnGenual Leaders
of the Republican party at the capital
| The people have. therefore, to submit to $3.50
luton of their glorious Union, to civil war ltsel
and all its attendant evils high taxes, ruined susi
ness decentralization of society, unless they rise II
their strength and give these Republican leaders
understand that they will hold them to fearfal re
sponsibility for their selfish party course And the
nust act Soon or IL will be toe late-too late ter
rifle sounda to American ears, when we shall g.
realize in their fearful import their awful meaning
They must arrest by prompt action oHe OF the bases
and most outrageous schemes of party leaders tina
has ever disgraced party aanals, or they WIZ hsV
| ia suffer shame, humiliation, outrage snd oppfes
sion. before they see the end of 1t.
asked leading Republican lately what the
would 40 for rallying cry, should separation
the slave from the free States occur without aclV
war. and the North be thereby without the SLAYER
issueg He replied: awe wih get after that othe
abomipstiou. the Catholic chErch, and drive 1t ou
! We shall then have free and Protestant North.
"Aud." he added, 'the religious sentiment VIII ?
, | more pogerful than IS that against slavery. W
shall not wasn't an exciabie issue. after thst 1
sIavery shall have passed away" Such Is te be IN
( programme of the Republican incendiaries. The
war upop slavery to obtain power, and court diSsC
luton and AiSi! war SIS means OF giving them u
sr,at governmental means and appliances oil COZ
trolling elections go as to perpetuste their power
o and when dissolution and var shsu have lost the
excitement, then stir up religious fends and e1ci
mepts and drive the Catholics Oat "a ihe countr
d ] subscribe myself, as by right entitled,
D CLEVELAND, sk.