Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-10

We see also, il this provision. the starting poin,
Of an abolition policy, TO be expanded and carried
cut BIZ the agency and at the expense Of II
FEDERAL Government precedent merely
dominant party, bent on the invasion and over
throw Of Southern rights.
The last clause in the section, that CONGRESS zh,z
proDds By lao fer securing to the citizens of ach
state the privilege and immunities of the several
States " is vague and indefinite power involving
the sovereignty Of the States and s,,b;scf ~ rest
abuse. What limit Is there to the leosist;on ~ Cen.
gzess on subject 90 undefreds
The present provision of the Constitution. tina,
ths citizens OF each State shall be entitled to all
privileges ana lmmunitles Of the citizens of the sew
eral States" confere power on Congress- to legs
late on this subject It merely declares the right
and leaves it to the courts TO enforce H. The ro.
vision has force in itself to obyate the effect suv
law OF State inconsistant with it. No legislation
BY Congress was intended or contemplated
Besides, who are citizens in the view Of Renub.
icansi 1t Is well known that the free negroes are
recognized citizens by the laws of several of the
free States Shall they be allowed to come 70 the
South and be protected by Republican Congress in
ell the privileges and immunities of citizens?
Section provides that Territory shall not be ae-
quired without the concurrence of majority of
all the Senator's" from each section Of the Union.
This mutual check is of little practical consequence
There is room for expansion except in the South
west and If we continue in the Union with the free
States ali hope of expansion with slavery is forever
gone. On the contrary, while our slave population
will continue to increase its territorial limits will
diminish.
Section denies to Congress the power To q rey-
ulete, abolish contro slavery in the Territories
or in the States, &c. But we have seen that the
theory OF the antislayery Party is that in the pres
ent state of the law, slavery can have no valid ex-
istence in the Territories and is pretended that
any power now exists to abolish il in the States y
Such are the principal provisions in the Confer
ence plan of adjustment
Now. what was the answer Of Republican Con-
gress--the legitimate representative of Northern
sentimental our urgent and repeated demands for
guaranteesf 1t was, simply, that no guarantees
would be given. The Conference und the Critten-
den propositions were all rejected-in a manner
which added Insult to injury-and the Corwir
amendment passed as an uAinsatum 70 the South
That is the Constitution shall not be amended SO as
to give Congress power to abolish slavery in the
States where it now exists. That is all
take il for granted that true son of the South
who deems guarantees at all necessary for our
safety, viii consider the Cerwin uitimdtum of any
value. sf
Our remedies are fully exhausted-andw what now
remains to be done? Shall we importune the North
with repeated demands, and submit to the humilia-
ton of repeated denialsg A policy so diatory and
Submissive must result in the loss not only of our
rights but our honor and self-respect
There remains to but single alternative and
that is to continue in Union with the free States
helpless dependency, at the mercy of hostile and
dominant power, or to unite fortune and desti-
ny with the Confederate States of our own Sec
ton.
There is no middle ground. There will never
be middle Confederacy-the idea 10 preposter-
Gus. The Union being broken--permanentl
and finally broken the State will arrange
themselves in two great Confederacies, the
one North the other South according to their pecu-
liar institutions, interests and sentiments This win
certainly be the end Of the great social and political
movement now in progress Meanwhile, the Otopian
idea of middle Conference.-The suggestion nc
doubt Of artful and selfish politicians of Northern
instncts-nay have the effect to perplex and delude
the public mind and it to hesitate and delay
in proper course of action.
dilatory policy in the border slave States, will
probably result in evils of the greatest consequence
in divisions and strife among themselves, and in
civil war between the two sections.
While, on the contrary, an early and cordial union
with the Confederate States on the basis of their
amended Constitution, would afford the highest
promise Of peaceful solution and settlement Of our
national troubles. i@a< $50 sal
The North would no longer hesitate to treat Of
amity, commerce and extradtioR. The tive sec
tons in separate Governments, would be no longer
in conflict. but each be free to enjoy In peace and
security its peculiar institutions interests and poll
cy. A. W. o. ToTTEN.
JACkseS, Tenn, March Is, 1861