Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-08


ereion? VIII yea aid. or allow others 10 aid, j
forcing your brethren Of the South to s5iai, agaias
their wills, p abolition rule! think can ans re
for yoa il the negative. ! cannot contemplate sIs
thiag without hcTFor.- Rocked in tae cradle G
republican liberty | cannct consent 60 force an
free people 10 live il . government which tlty d
not like, and which they think Expresses them
Without arguing or attempting TO argue the ljgh
Of secession, / centent myself with the declaration
thas 70 State or nation onght to be compelled B,
force 10 remain under government which is con
sldAred by The people thereof oppressive, AID Il
violation OF their vested rights. Cal il what sol
may, secession or reg9iGiieu mpst adhere /, th,
article in eur bill Of rghts, which declares, in SUI
stance, that all psEer i inherent in the people
that eli governments instituted for their bsHsh
aud thas when GoSsrEnent becomes subversise q
the pesee safety, gRd happiness Of Sac people, thaJ
have insllsnAble right 50 reform, alter or abel
iah ii, as they may deem proper. What gsod, ass,
can possibly be eblainsa by coercion?
Ii these Ehs attempt coercion he Tepaised, as
! think they VIA be, ne goca can rssat Bus sup
pose the STATES Of Ssqts Carolina, Georgia, Alaba-
ma Mississippi LOUISIANA sad Texas sAeuld be
snbdust- FAcy viii be no longer chat thsy are
nov, ffes and squsl S.alas, bul enly conquered
people hostile il sentiment to the North ard 10 the
GoEsrnmsat, Lseir temper islknea By war, asd 10
keep tbem in sutjugaiios would regRiro an army Of
thsussn5s q neE and aaBgsl expenditure Of
money which would redase aay gogeruneBt and Us
not be sasdus3. Thsy srs brave chiyalrsas and
powerful people, smsItiag under wrcng and irjas-
tee believing themselves to be oppressed and sad
II m.slrostcd, ard no power o. earth can subdue
thsm. They msy be annihilstca, swept fTsm exist
ence, but no FeEer en- esrth can oonquer thsm
Further, / venture 90 assert, that no Tsnnesscan
wiz 50 far forget his race and the tsscaEs Of HIS
tory c. 10 aid in rush "a uah0ly edsIt The Ie1-
uesscan who would fhEs tuFs his arms aeaiEst his
nsghhoTs snd brefbrsn, who are struggling TO Ins-n
tain their Just eonsttutisn. rights, must fret
obiterais frcm his memory 81 tie teachings CT The
fathers Of the oosasry, eR3 eli TIE instincts Which
bind Us IN hsly b8sd. 20 orr kindred ct ths South.
Ihis Gsvsrnroat canuss be Kept tsgs,hsr rs Jorse.
L 0.E exist psCmaneEtly snly whsn held togsther
by sense Of COMMON interest AMI by frsssraal
felizes Ts attempt force os tAo Part Of ths United
States & to iuaUgu7&ae civil Esr-bToiher against
brotAsT, ard f.iher agsiHst ssR. Al history IT,
forms Is thst civil WzYs among people Of the same
naiien hzvs bsen the most cruel and bleo37. Il
The eigaG s.rsme seughsEs Sisses dsnot dss;f5 asy
longer ts rsIasin in coneeca wish Tie Nszh &C &C.
count cf wrongs issulsr, za3 5ggrsssions, Why
shsula .hav be csnpsllsd g 10 500 Who has right
ts iry,lvs yea IN bleedy wsr, Eh9iher he be ss--
atcr ~ President, il ereer to force - unwilling
rooris to rcagain il Gsysrn'rest which ;aressens
thefa VIII ruia, and which ell mn must ssy prom
lees .hsn1 II lsngar eqa.liiy sd 1'iice2 SsaA
rour wives and caii5rca Sc Tsdgesi 10 ecadstor
danger and butshery, In order 10 satisfy
the inor,iiRsis Azibii3s q men Thoss Only aim Il ]
10 enjoy y,ur sais SRI lie Rgo1 The fr14l5 Of
your absri
Ths ousslioss 1hioh hzys prsdaeel tAs aisas
isa Nsfts AMI South nIaat, II sst.,sl a. ell b sss
Isf pesceahly War VII sny resd5r ulsm mere
5ielrl: Of sstlIsIaeat, aBi tie n 81 who Is trae
,ri.,d "a "a. dsetrias Of uzited cosftlsrs9y can
sss be for cserciEs ~. Ia ia Ea.se ts the Union
gho zlroc.Ies ootrej5s SoT sos7con aas only rssu.t
4 intsrrliaasfs at4ile aa2 shs dsstfucIic1 g al
.,-ie ~ "a, Ar a ]
! las. sud enduring basis. In yisT, ahsn, 81 a..
be consequences ai.cSdins sosrcion, an cor
,irsi-sd IL zrsnsuEcs ths spinisn thst the South
m mas sic al F9cstes csereCn and VsF upsn. l1e
sosdise Ssu.hesa States, IS no. oEly faisc % Els
.wr S.a!e, tbs gaia IF sas South, bas Is il no
Iieal Sc tas Unisn.
T.nsesses v-ia. ia ny epinisn. sot oay rsfuts -
"a in cssrsisn her sisters Of sAe Ssuh to subait to
Sol;teniRn hut she viii rssst With cs-ss thSss'Tho
.tssrnpsit lev could ear brave SID 5sllen, pee-
,lc opietlv permit Abraham LiReeia and ais fsilsE-
"a - v-hip eur SsCtksYz sci-sbtrs ia erder TO
7s-s sAsa yabFi. - he -ss snd his dscSaae5,
-hea re EzoF ihst ihey szTs t7cr Dss1 S-us e TIE
Constitution, asd ara a3T strsEsisE sniy 10 pre-
.ree cir Ya-Ata, ;he,, isdspsneesce, ana their
onsr!
II hsvs ret studied she character Of my csun-
ryren Of Tennessee in vsn, vesture tie asssrlsa
hst 10 army OF abel!tsaists WI ever be psfatea
ithsr 70 march sercs7 bsrdsrs or To land uPsn
h. shores OF car sister States Titacut setifo sAd
.rre.t TogsisAcs % the pert o. our people 5hsald
\ ar71v Of aec-s-woysAisYiRg aboiiAisass dare to
Fl foot uzsa car bsrdeis With visa OF essrsien,
,sy roa.d ba m1 upsa syoFy inch Of graGAa, ana I
nsthisg better could be doEs, 10 Fsni0 haae |
nor hair fsEts szd in their rear, sad thsir pSth
~ TO ths South veuld bs 1AFksd by the graves Of
,,i- slaughtered ssldiers. Every plain In fsnses-
% -orld h. Ustersd with blcAd and every noun
I'm veuld brislle With bsysaess. Every paes q
er msun,a;ss would become a TeeIm'pJlao, aad
very sen 81 Tennessee Lsenidas
Coercion is civil sar AID civil war csn be and
,rbtto be aVsrted Il osn DC sverted Though oniy
a matted movement upea the part q ths South, Z
Iv;sg ths Nsrth and tie verdi &c usdeSstsnd that Il
"a knows her rights and that she is determined at
4 hazards 10 maintain them ?
Bnt thare 10 another question TbeA yoa Viii soon Q
o,iie7isn 10 decide In case the eight Southern &
'oses I Iave n-lnci before should farm Southern 4
anfe5trasT OF The basis Of cur present Gonstitulsn
nj i5vte thc cooperation Of TslHsssso and other >
eushsrn Staios what course viii Tennessee pursue!
Ell she be osuteut &c remain s9 the tan 10 81 aoo!i
=, government or will abs uBise her Gss!lny TleA
IT ~ ber eortAsrn sisters, AID thus secure her
,Ssittion.l Tf-Ats and the rights and liberties Of
pr pe.pie? sihe present Union oosld &c preTerv-
ard cur constitutional Iighis and sdaAty sacu-
u ,yder orr Ceng.itutiac l do act hssitsc to ssy
al you, like myself, would prefer o. thete eoHdi-
o5sts eesttnue the Unioc. Bat the Usish u a. u
,sdv dissolved aad neither yeu nar caa fre5trTs
:,
enn.,sse we're 20 meet IL sslsnn convsasion ard U
,olare th.;r determination 10 submit to LlHeeln Z
"a abolitisaitm srd frsssrTe thc Usisn, It ssuid Il
!, save ibs Csafsderaey, bus it would III my opia-
n only L.5.ea It's dowsfSll ara PseTent It's recon
Tnasis- "a proper principles, by encouraging the a
,sIiiioris.s asd iel.ning tbc Eosthern States q
HEB Save ,lrstdy determines . set No tho.f eva Ia
dependence.
MS ouesliss, ibes, Is, Get vii Tennessee CON
M Il dis-elutisn CT re U0ion but, sfter ! shall
,ve beca d;ssslr.s, which win sac s. vith-lh9 q
orEfern part oC It, vhose people have injured IN q
tsa vrsorsl ssd betrayed h5r, or wits hsT ais- s;
~ ofths Soalh whose interests, imrusse, sJmpa- r.
ie. .sa h,nor ere idsxt.isd with hcra, aad wac 81
n. II sapsrslc sistsrho9d, guarantee 70 asr So
,pAlity. ias.iss sac The Constitution have no 2
sitaAcn in ehoosas tRs lastsT RteEnsdTe, asd in =
slsTja- "a ysu ts.s is..ross hQaor asa dety al
oirs AZ = TsRnesscs shsu3 uai.e Aer dssslay Win "
: soals. and for seal CT yss. staa4 " hsR SIS y
=. yhe ars struggling fsT cSssttui9asl sqnAi'iy q
aisr IA sirsumElAssesI h&vs ms1s 3zed We Ausi th
Ter choose sac NORTH OF The South ha+e ~ =
sitstioa in dselar;sg tssi he zho pte's7s tss iil
,r.h te he South is a. sbolihoaiSt sd sssas1
nav aszy = zor, time will prove tao tT1th 81 pa
? assertion lie Eke doubts that is me eFest OF p
I eosdiGsa Of lhiazs I have sudSd 30 Il IS the u
~ and inIeTes. q The Pesple Of IeaassseS 10 nns ~
,ggs,yss with the Souta his sitAsr sos cossid- %
t-.,. f-.rs 10 IL uLtgriF regardless 81