Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-30
TO THE PEOPLE OF TENNESSEE.
Your Hsmes are in Danger!

81 Your Hemes are in Danger!
E Rouse You 10 the Great Conflict!
THE UNDERSIGNED REF
e RESENTATIVES OF The PRESS
!, secniar and religious, at NasllviIlt
aware of the great Importance q
e ihe hour, beg leave TO speak to th
citizens Of Tennessee. Esche win,
all names snd arguments Of the pas,
lhnd uniting our voice 10 one com
, mon accent. We desire 10 utter opl,
such words as shall cause The peopl.
of Tennessee to realize their dan
ger and the necessity of concurrent
!; united action. Confident that many
of our citizens are not aware of the
magnitude Of the operations going
on at the North TO subjuga,e the
South, duty, patriotism, humanity
aud the interest Of this common.
wealth, all impe! Us to speak 10 You.
Fellow CouNTRYMEN! We are in
the midst Of great revolution
The election Of a sectional Adm in.
lstration in Move mber last gave us
all cause of apprehension for our In
siitutions in the South. TIE coun.
try waited Sith patience for The words
Of The Chief Magistrate. They
came, and to the b. pefui promised
peace. The country WAS luiled into
comparative repose. The people Of
Tennessee loved the Union, and they
were willing to peril life and fortune
TO preserve its integrity. Five
weeks ago all of US we're looking dsi.
ly for the evacuation of Sumter
The news few on every wire that
such was the determination OF Dir.
Lincoln. What was our surprise
and the surprise Of the whole coun.
Try to find that, SO far from peace
fuI evacuation, secret means had
been used all along for its reinforce.
meDt ! At this open pelfdy the
whole land was shocked. Attention
was fixed on Mr.. Lincoln from that
hour.
Sumter has fallen. What then? The
Abolition Administration at Wash.
ington, contrary to the Constitution,
and by purely iyranDic power, ca lis |
out 10, 600 men, and 1000 Of them
from our own State, to repossess the
Federal property and put down the
rebellion. A new chll has since
been made for $4,000 men, all Of
which, with the regular army, con-
'litute iorce little short OF l8O, 900
men. These men are mastering and
.rming to-day. Blu: these are not
,ne.balf those getting ready for this
lBholy war on Southern men. The
North is at blood heat from Maine
10 Nebraska. Every city, village
and county is in arms. One CON.
inuous roll of drums sweeps the
and. They outnumber tie South
more than two to one. They boast
,f untold millions Of wealth, and tx.
provisions at commend
They are armed aud equipped; they /,
have monopolized aiws, S The manu-
acture OF arms on this continent,
and, besides this, while they were
protesting peace two months ago to
be South. they had an Agent in Eu-
rol . buying 100000 more arms Of
he mosaarproved pattern. These
sre being received by every steam
r.
And what is the spirit that moves
he vast North7 Revenge aud hate
stream through every column Of
heir journals. Cancellation. peace
md mercy are banished words
War to the knife," ''extei mination
,f the rebels, "crush the traitors"
ire the common forms Of their ex-
pressions. The South is to be over
run and crushed forever; her proud
spirit broken. her property confsca- /
ed, her families scattered and slaugh-
ered, and then TO remain through all
lime dependency on the ''free and
sovereign" North. Powerful armies
If fanatics and p.underers are to be
Iuariered in our quiet cities and
owns in the South, debating to US
avs at the point Of the bayonet.
md the slaves to be turned loose with
more than savage atrocity on helpless
women aud children.
Every friend ne bad in the North /
s si,enced, the entire press is agai1st
IS, aad the ministers Of religion, With (
,nt distinction, ere praying for tbess'