Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-14
SUNDAY MORNING, July IA, 1861.
What i. The Var For,

On the part of the North. some declare
that it is for the preservation of the Union.
This idea has done much to make the people
Of the free States unanimous; but il is mis-
take which those whO have been misled by il
will ere long, perhaps when they cannot re-
trace their steps, find out. The controversy
between the North and tn. South on the sub
ject of slavery is the cause of the war. There
are great many other things surrounding
the question, but, slavery out of the way,
these could have done but little towards
bringing about war. And. before the war
has progressed much further, it is probable
that the North will distinctly avow its desire
and intention to remove the cause.
WENDELL. PHILLIPS. the abiest and most
honest of the anfl-slavery men Of Massachu-
sets, looks at the subject from this stand
point He regards the war as between two
great ideas;" and in a speech on the 4th of
July, at birmingham. announces that the
end of the slave system is at hand. The
age of discussion he declares, lis over. We
.have had fifty years. more or less, Of what
sis called agitation, discussion, and party
divisions Now new act has opened. 1t
sis the hour Of fght-the age of bullets.
That never lasts long. 1t does not take as
''Inueh time for nation to fight itself clear
'.as to talk itself clear, only it is Necessary
.'ihat the talk should precede such fight.
cit is only necessary that the mind. the sub
stratum Of purpose, should be deliberately
formed. | thiuk it has been" He believes
that there is an assured sentiment and pur-
pose at the North the Union either does or
shall mean liberty in the end. ""The South
be says, knows what she wants." and he be-
Iieves that our people are ''as desperate as Po-
land, as brave as Hungary, as determined as
Italy," and can only be subdued by the de-
velopmeut of a Union sentiment amongst
them, and the liberation Of the slave. He
would have the North strike boldly for these
purposes. We quote passage to this pur-
port
1t seems to me that there is but one way
Of developing a union sentiment In those
Southern States and of subduing the seces-
sion sentiment effectually, and that is. ny ar
raging might of power, and putting behind
il purpose. that shall remove the cause that
makes US two people. That Is, not until you
call four millions of blacks into liberty, and
on our side-nOt until you say to the South.
The stars and stripes mean liberty to every
mau-twenty millions of men at the North.
aud four millions at the South have said it
it. in striking down vile system on the bat
tle-fieId any loyal man suffers loss, the ma
ton shall share it with him, not until We
say this can We awake the Union sentiment
of the South. and array all that is loyal on
our side and annihiiate The rest. At present,
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means to fight for it to the death Pride of
race, family pride, old associations, and often
sincere conviction of the value of slavery,
produce this determination. The other half
would gladly be rid of system they thor
Oughly know ard hate: but they dread pecu-
mary ruin in the change. Both halves Jeliepe
the North spits Of rs prOiesta.iOHs, means, IN The
end, Abolition Lrln1adiqfs and unconditional And
H.ey are right. Lett tn itself. that is our fu-
ture, as sure the Rapids end in Niagara
Assure this half of the South that the nation
" hich DEGREES Freedom will shield them from
ruin. and we have at once with Us The North,
The slave and half the SOUth-the world Ov-
or the water, and God above: success then
II speedy are sure
Mr. PHILLIPS thinks the administration is
..pausing, waiting" lie distrusts SEWARD
and CAMERON, bat has confidence in CHASE
and BLAIR and thinks the President is
''-.riLLlng' only he has not the courage to
offer - and calls upon all to help him.
The Boston -dlas joins Dir. Phillips. 1t
says:
The government must have policy of
some sort. Is 1t going TO shrink from its
duty to four millions of human beings? III
these men are unit for freedom fit only for
slavery we have no right to drive off their
old protectors without furnishing them with
new ones; If they are men, and can take
care of themselves, We ought TO give them a
chance at the cotton and tobacco lands and
an opportunity to harvest the crops. We
must have a policy of some kind if it is
pro slavery policy, we yield to the rebels and
have made the war in vain If an anti-slav-
cry policy, we must make this ian anti
slavery war"
The AIas adds:
George S. Boutwell,, in his speech at Low
ell on the 4th of July, has sounded what
ought 10 be the key note of this contest.
Saws he 1T marches logically, philosophi-
cally and inevitably. towards the emancipa-
ton OF this people. (the Jour million slaves
and the citizen at the ballot box, or states
man administering the government Of this
country, or generaliWhO guides its armies who
does not admit that as an Inevitable result of
this contest, misundeFstaEds the force of
events, and Is doomed to disappointment and
disgrace Neither this government nor
any other government on the face of the
earth is equal to holding for three centuries
four millions of negroes in bondage" This
Is the philosophy of this war and if il ia
not anti-slaVery war now, IL ought to be
made one immediately.
Whilst these utterauees were being made
on the 4th of July in Massachusetts,, what
was going on in Washington; We find by
reference to the Presidents message to Con-
gress, that he was preparing to encourage the
idea OF emancipation Read Ih,. following
passage from the message:
This is essentially peoples contest on |
the side of the Union. Ii il a struggle for
maintaining in tAe world that form aud sub |
stance of government whose IeaIiaq Object |
Is 10 elerate The condition Of men, 10 aft arti-
EcigI brSigAts from all shoulders, 10 clear Ire
t-Iths Of IGuddJLe pursuits, and 10 0fOrd oH
ala tnafsnsred start and faI chance IA the
race of life, yielding To partial and tenn
pOrary departures from necessity. This is
the leading object of the Government for
whose existence We contend / am most hap
py TO believe that the plain people under
stand and appreciate this."
This is an unmistakabIe Indication of the
corfectness VI M Hi1-i-iFSs Oplulou tn4s
she President is ''10iiIMg." He has but TO
receive the .help" which ia asked for him,
and then the policy of universal emancipa-
ton will be developed. To this point events
are rapidly tending. The business men of
all classes in the North, whose fortunes have
disappeared since the commencement of the
war, all who have been injured pecuniarily by
IL. are becoming satisfied that, if the South
could be subdued, it would not render their
interests cafe unless slavery be extinguisted;