Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-02-23
zone of the Women of Tennessee''
on Secession.

We gave place on the 18th inst, to an ex-
tract from an eloquent letter on the subject
Of Secession, written by an accomplished
lady residing in New Orleans. We publish
below a response from the pen of an adopted
daughter OF Tennessee, Virginian by birth.
She writes gracefully and ably; and with
the spirit of courtesy and kindness charac-
teristic of the genuine "old Virginia" lady.
To- THE EDITORS OF THE PATRIOT Gentle
men :-1n compliance with the request of a
good Union" friend. / will offer you a
few thoughts suggested by letter which ap-
peared in your issue OF the 18th, writtrn
by lady of Louisiana, and upon the subject
ofthe Seces ion of that State. have no wish
20 place myself in a position antagonistic to
your fair, aud very eloquent correspondent
but / cannot, nor do wish, TO avoid taking
position dramatically opposed to the prinei-
pie she has adyoca ted, Secession. Refer
ring to the "going out" of Louisiana, your
correspondent inquiries, '.Bm trhat else could
abe hare dOnef What good ,could haze resulted
from sOaiting iongers" If had been called
upon to reply directly to the first question,
should very probably have answered.
Louisiana could have done, as Tennessee is
doing now; stood stoutly forward for her
nationality, in the very face of Black Re-
publican "threats" and Recommendations" 1t
= never has been incumbent upon any State
to secede from the Union,-Secession has
never been necessity in any State, not even
South Carolina There was, and IS a neces-
sity that be South shall have "equal rights'
in the Union, but Secession will scarcely
compass that-when it begins by casting
ABIDE every "right," and leaving all it ought
20 hold dearest in the hands of its enemies.
am aware that Secession is an adept in the
trick Of assuming the lions skin, yet il can
not succeed 10 imposing itself upon Tennes-
scans as anything very noble, or very brave
IL Is. in fact, unnecessarily "chivalrie.n
I'VE will drain our veins before submitting
TO Black Republican rule" cry the leaders,
Is they one by one desert the only posts
where they could honOrably have COPIED with
Republicans, and rushed out of the Union
leaving all their rights behind them aWe
will do as did our fathersi- shouts Secession
But, our bold, determined Reyolutionarv 8.
theirs never seeded. When the iron arm of
oppression bore too heavily upon their
necks, they bravely rspolted,-just as the
whole South would have done, If. standing
up tcsahz, like the Colonies of old, they had
demanded their rights Of the incoming adj
ministration, and been denied.
In reply to the second question, Tennessee
might With propriety ask Louisiana "what
soos' has resulted, or is likely to result, from
the passage OF her ordinance of Secession
Has she proved herself any Drawer than Ten.
nessee, BY casting away the heritage for which
she has clamored, and fleeing before the
"taunts and insults" of the fanatic, of an
opposite section, who have rsally not the
power either to "give or take awayu that
heritage! Is Louisiana's position either be.
fore the world, or in point of fact, any no
bier, better, or freer today, than it was the
day before she seeded In yielding to the
seductive sophistries of Secession, she has
greatly fallen from her pride of place in the |
respect Of the world,-the Rsps6iie Of Louisi-
-, disguise 1t as we may, has not the pres