Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-07-16
TUESDAY, JULY l6, 1861.
To the People of East Tennessee.

To the People of East Tennessee.
We first desire to make plain stateme ut
of facts to the people of East Tennessee, not
TO the politicians, who presume to speak
without warranty for her gallant cons. because
they are not actuated by the' same noble
epirit, although by speciOus arguments and
political chicsnery, these assumed leaders
have succeeded in throwing dust into the
ewes of noble and chivalrOus people
East TENNESSEE the mother of the Middle and
o. the Vest Noble East TENNESSEE always
ready at the call of patriotism honest, un-
suspecting-land Of free and brave men! OF
fair and yirtuous Womeni-What is to be her
destiny? Is it to be determined by vile and
designing traitors. Is she, with her glorious
history. to be precipitated, under the baneful
influence of johnson, Brownlow x Co., into
the fold Of Abraham Lincoln? God forbid
The people of East Tennessee have never
complained of the State OF Tennessee, Dor oil
the Confederate States. They are to-day no
less free-no less noble-than they were in
DAYS of wore, when their gallant sons rushed to
battle. and illumined BY their glorious feats,
the brightest pages of their eOuntrys history.
Its complained by designing demagogues
that some Greatly unspeci6ed) injury has been
inflicted npon East Tennessee. Let us ex-
anime into this. What damage has been
done, and to what extent: Let the facts in
the case answer the charge.
Look at the relative analysis OF the two
Constitutions. The only difference in the
two. is that, according to the judgment OF all
Southern men, the Confederate Constitution
efectually cuts of and dries up the source OF
political corruption, growing out OF the old.
Does IL take from East Tennessee one priyi-
Iegs-one prerogatiye-One Office cone honor
one emOlument-One right-she enjoyed
under tie old? Does 1t put manacle upon
her brave sons ? Does it make less fair or
less free her glorious women7 Its adoption
simply changes, without any of these detri-
ments, the allegiance of the people there
il ONLY furnishes her model farmers, her hon.
est yeomanry, her Thrifty merchants in-
genious mechanics, and her tOiling miners,
with the rich rewards of their industry-a
safe, paying, and natural market 1t, more
over, guarantees to them homogeneous as.
ISOLATION, living together with people
identified with themselves in interest, in feel
ing, and common heritage of glory.
But look at the other side of the question
follow the advice of these bad desperate, and
designing men, and what would be the result
If their councils prevailed and governed your
action Where is your market : Do you
sell your corn, your wheat, your mules, your
produce, to the North? If so, how will you
get IT to market2 Does the North love you
more now than when she taxed you for her
enrichment? Does she show her love by
threatening your neigbOr with the devasta-
ton of his farm, the destruction of his crops,
the theft of bis cattle, Of his stock-the rape
Of his wife, the driving forth upon cold and
heartless world his helpless little once? 1t
does seem as though pity and humanity had
fed from earth, if such things were allowed.
Yet, if East Tennessee, forgetting her for
mer renown, throwing behind her all the
clustering glories OF the past, and regardless
of the coming hOnors of the future, should
suecumb to the chains and wiles OF vile
nsurper and tyrant, she will but blot out her
psst glories, will bring to her own bosom,
the evils and disasters of q civil war, more
dread and fierce than any the historian re-
cords. and will dsluge her fair fields with the
blood of nejghbors-win give hospitable roofs
TO the hames-Will cause her mountain tops
to hover with the clouds of the fierce
conflict; and her fair plains to reek
with kindred blood. Look at this pic
ture, q true oGe-think Of it re
feet upon it, in the honest, still hours OF
the night, as your wife's measured breathing
reaches your ear-think of it, as the fretful
dream of your child awakens Its uncertain
echo in fathers bosom, and then, before
God and your country, determine your
course.
We disdain to argue captiOus points. We
lcok TO the storm-the devastating hurricane.
We do not stop to study the theory or the
cause of such things. We prefer to warn our
neighbor-to save him and his from utter
destruction, and we hope our warning will
not be unheeded.
After peace shall have spread her angel
wings over us-after the storm and the bur-
ricane shall have spent their fury, you and
we can sit down in the Silly eve, and discuss
the causes, but at the same time, we VIII,
with heartfelt emotion, bless the Giver OF all
good gifts that be has vouchsafed to us-to
our dear wives, and to our dear little ones,
such measure of happiness and prosperity as
He only allots to those whom lie favors.