Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-13
LincoIn Plnv,ur a New RoIa

Every candid reader of LINCoLNis inaugural who
conversant with his sntecedent declarations can
see clearly enough that, under the teaching of
SEWARD, he is now playing q new role, with the
purpose of calming the excitement in the Southern
Border States, until they can be firmly and finally
fastened to the confederacy of the North. Having
discovered that the lions part is not very well
adapted to his genius and not likely to mtimdate
any one, he has assumed the cunning of the fox,
ever since his memorable fight from Harrisburg.
In his inaugural, he makes audacious attempt to
4llay the just apprehensons of the South by deny
ing that there ever has been any cause for their
belief that their property. peace and security in
the States, as they exist, are endangered by the
accession of Republican Administration to power.
That this declaration Of the President is hypocri-
tical and unfounded and that the resolution of the
Chicago Convention cited by him, is meant to cover
up the real designs of his party, is evident from
facts which he can erase from the records Of
history. 1t is evident from the long and uncompro-
missing made by this party upon the institution
of slavery, wherever they had the power to assail
it. 1t is evident from the underground railroad,
unblushingly connived at by the masses of that
party, and not condemned by their presses and
leaders. 1t is evident from the mObs which have
always assailed those who have endeavored to re-
capture fugitive slaves in the Northern States
1t is evident from the refusal of Northern Cover
nors TO deliver up, on jemand, those who were
charged with stealing our slaves 1t is evident from
the invasion of Virginia by an armed band of des-
peradoes, with the avowed object of Iberating the
slaves, loi the knowledge of Mr. Se,oard, the present
Secretary of Slate tnder Mr. Lincoln, and their muir
der of unarmed men.
u is evident from the invasion of Texas, 5y secret
euaissaries who set fire to the dwellings of innocent
citizens, poisoned their wells and destroyed their
property.
If after the violent and protracted agitation of
slavery by this reasonable party, and after these
startling facts have TRANSFERRED the elimination of
the agitation in the election of Black Republican
President. had not excited some serious-apprehen-
siOn.Tith regard to the peace property and securi-
~ of the citizens of the States they would be stoi-
cal indeed. And yet this honest President affects
surprise st such condition of the public mind, in
the South, and would fain produce the impression,
thereby. that the Southern people either fools,
knaves, or towards, to be excited by causeess
apprehension.
The Southern people have heard this very I'M
sophisticated President declare, they have read
his declaration, made again and again,
that a house divided against itself cannot
stand, that these States cannot endure per-
Snanently half slave and half free. do not expect
Chs Union to be dissolved do not expect the house
50 fall Butt do expect it will cease to be divided.
Ii viii become all one thing or all another. Either
the opponents of slavery viii resist the further
spread of it and place it where the public mind wi.
rest in the conviction that it is in the of ut
mate extinction or Its advocates will push for
ward until it shall become lawful in all the States
old as well as new"
Commenting on this language, in their discussions
On the hustings, Mr.. DoUGIAs said:
ain other words, Mr.. LINCOLN advocates boldly and
CLEARLY a war of sections of the North against
che south of the free States against the slave States
WAR OF DIFFERENTIATION to be continued RE-
rrNrrrssLY UNTIL one or THE OTHER SHALL BECOME
.r,Dryn and all the States shall either become free
or BECOME slave
And yet this same Mr.. LINCOLN, when he gets into
.ou,er and wishes to appease the Southern excite
ment in consequence Of his election, insultngy tells
them thst they never had any cause for apprehen-
sion. Does he think tRat all the world are fools'
And again. he has said that he that expects to
he no slave must have no slsEe." And again, he
has said that one-sixth of the population Of the
United States is held in a state Of wrong ana OPP
Dressiop upeoualled in the world and that tss JIM
shutien Of slavery should be treated as wrong fR
all ways that the Government can reach It.
And yet there was no cause for apprehension on
the part of the people Of the south to their peace
prosperity and security
Hon. JOHN BELL looking at the dangers of eleEa-
ting to power the representative of such party