Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-15
mut,nrr nesnntism.

The name Of OWEN LovEsoY member of Con
grsss from Illinois, is somewhat familiar in the
South. Il was he, who in a speech in the House of
Representatives said:
The future glory and usefulness of this nation can
not be sacrificed to this system Of crigne-slarey
must de
twas he who in a speech in the House of Repre-
sentatives said;
The title to every slave originated in violence and
robbery and IS eO"t''a'cs has other moral char
dcier.
a single word as to this charge of negro stealing
l suppose have right to speak on this subject
having been made the object of this allegation So
lar as any personal abuse is concerned, it may 60
Tor what It is worth. If the object is ascertain
whether i assist fugitive slaves who come to
my door and ask it, the matter is easily disposed
o.; march rightup to the confessional and say
Is ii desired to call attention to this fact Pro-
claim II, then, upon the house tops write it on
every leaf that trembes in the forest make il
blaze from the at high noon. and shine forth in
the milder radiance of every star that bedecks the
armament of God; let it echo through the arches
OF heaven, and TeDerberGte and 6eIolo along al Tx
deep gOTges Of he'll Where shareholders JUH be Uey
likely 70 hear it. Owen Lovejoy lives at Princeton,
Illinois, threequarters of mile east of the village,
and he aids every fugitive that comes to his door
and asks it. Thou invisible demon of slavery, dost
thou think to my humble threshold, and for
bid me TO give bread to the hungry and shelter to
the houseless? BID Tou DEFIANCE IN THE NAME OF
GoDi
This same OWEN LovEJoY proposed to offer re-
solution in the House of Representatives on Friday
last declaring
That as the judgment of the House in the present
state of the country it would be wise and patriotic
for the President to confer temporarily the honor
of Commander-in-Chief of the army and navy on
Lieutensnt-General Scott, and charge him to see
that the Republic receive no danger.
The resolution was objected to by JONES, of Geor-
gia and others. 1t would seem from this PROPOSE
ton of Mr. LovEJor, that his Black Republican fol
lowers not satisfied with violating the Constitution
and trampng the rights honor, and interests of the
South under foot not satisfied with the hardness OF
Mr.. BUCHANAN in commencing the work of Southern
subjugation desire to further violate the Con-
sttuton by having General SooTr made military
dictator, and charged to see that the Republic
ceive ne DANGER There are none so blind as those
who will not But cannot tie masses of the
Southern people-thOse who aspire to no political
position, those who regard only the general welfare
nthey not that the Union dissolved and that
the only hope flor Tennessee is for her prompt
ly to take her position with her sisters South
of her. There are some who talk of uniting with
the Northwestern States and favoring middle Con
federacy. The congressional records for the last few
years prove that the fanatieism of New England il
surpassed by thatof the Northwest We want no more
of LINCOLN who declares that the negro the white
mans equal We want no more of FARNswoRTH o.
Illinois, who declares that slavery is THE SUN of al
UiAdtnies." We want no more Of LoyEJoY, GID
DINGs, CHASE, DENNIsoN and men of that class O.
whom the fanaticlsm of the Northwest is fruitful
Let us in the language OF cur revolutionary fathers
acquiesce in the necessity which denounces our
separation from them and hold them as we hold tn,
rest of mankind, enemies in war, in peace friends