The national Republican., 1861-06-25
For the National Republican.
SECESSION-ITS CAUSE, AND THE
REMEDY,
THE OPINION OF A TENNEssEEAN.

MIR. EDITOR: Ihe writer OF thls lS natlVe
Tennesseean, and took an active part in the
political conflict during the last few years. ss'
JEFF. Davis, the bogus President of the cotton
ocracy, and all the active participants in the
rebellion, have been aspirants to public favor
successful in their aspirations, so much 80 that
they almost claim Office as by divine right
This claim is the groundwork Of this rebellion.
The free soil element of the old Democratic and
Wing parties North breaking loose from their
old party alliance and forming new party,
made it very evident to the party leaders in the
South that the power they had so long held
must soon depart-O Othello's occupation would
be gone. And it is well enough to remark here,
that freesoilism never was considered 30 very
offensive to either the Wing or Democratic
parties, so long as that element could be used
for party triumphs. w|
These ambitious aspirants seeing the con.
troll of the Government was likely to pass out Of
their hands, commenced at once the work of
poisoning the minds Of the people against the
North. All manner Of falsehood md misrep
resentation was resorted to. If a statesman or
editor South dared to defend the North against
these false charges, the cry was Immediately
raised that they were not true to the South J;
that they were pandering to the North for polit-
cal preferment; and hence many of the best men
ofthe South have been excluded from the coun-
ellis of the nation, and their places filed with
ultra men. Yancey, Rhett, Davis, and a num-
ber of leaders among the original secessionists
plotted the destruction of the Government, for
several years taught treason, and when charged
with design to break up and destroy it, would
deny it, and proclaim Union sentiments. Thus
by degrees, educating the Southern mind and
firing the Southern heart" to be PREcIPIrATED
into rebellion. At first our people almost unani-
mously condemned these evil teachings. But
by slow and cautious steps, these Cstilines OF
America insnuated their reasonable dogmas,
sometimes under the guise Of States rights,
Southern rights, and State equality.
"yice is a monster Of such hideous men
To be hated, needs but to be seen;
Yet seen too oft-hmiliay with its face
We first pity, then endure then embrace"
The heart and mind of the South being "6xed
and educated" the traitorous official, Floyd,
having shipped arms South for the rebsls, and
having full understanding with President
Buchanan that he would not coerce the rebels,
all things being ready, the work of precpitating
commenced. l propose to give little unwrit
ten history in regard to this most wicked rebel
lion. As before stated, it commenced with the
politicians. Among the first ordinances passed
by the secessonists, was one that no attorney
should be allowed to appear in any OF the courts
in behalf of Northern creditor-no debts were
to be paid to Northern men! Now, let US look
at the effect of this pocket argument. Men
whose judgment could not sanction the heresy
of secession, were overcome by this new and
convenient mode of paying debts. Hence we
find the merchants conclude to pay all their
Northern and Eastern debts BY falling into the
| ranks Of secession. The merchants fall head
long out of debt into secession" out of the fry.
| ing pan into the fire." At the last term Of the
Federal court in Tennessee, Judge Humphreys
refused to hold the court because judgment
would have been rendered against the Tennes.
see merchants Of the middle division of the State
for the sum of $3.50, 900 in favor of Northern
merchants and manufacturers. This was only
| o small fraction of the Indebtedness of the mer.
chants of Tennessee, when com pared with that
| not in suit in Middle Tennessee and the other
| portious of the State. Tins tho merchants
Joined the politicians, and exerted their vast
| influence upon the masses. Next in the course
of this monstrous heresy, all the railroads OF
| the South were converted into secession ma.
| chimes. think may safely say that there is
not one railroad paid for in the South certain.
ly none in Tennessee. These roads have been
built by the issuance and sale of bonds of the
companies. These bonds have nearly all been
sold to Northern capitalists, where they are now
held. These companies have resorted to every
ingenuity known to the financial world to NEE,
the interest on the bonds, and to provide sink
ing fund to ultimately extinguish the debt but
JED. Davis understands fnanceering, as history
informs US he devised plan for paying the
Mississippi bonds, which was so new and bril-
liant as to astonish even the shrewd English
bankers. The perplexed railroad officials al
| Inp ID .hxn az o,,l IL
est mode of paying for their roads. Hence, al
most every employee from the president to the
rt.shoveler, is secessionist, and are proclaim
ing to the world they will fight for their rights
They offer to pass free Of charge all munition!
of war, &C., &c. Thus you see these powerful
machines are all used to manufacture seces
sion.
Again: nine tentbs OF the stock in the Unior
and Planters banks Of Tennessee is owned BY
Northern capitalists, which is another strong
argument in favor Of accession. Much NOR
might he said of the cause Of secession, but
will mention but one more. The S0u.heT,
Leagues" and the X. G. C.'s, by secret anC
oath.bound association, succeeded, through ou
traitorous governors, in arming the rebels, anC
then, by clustering and threatening displa
OF firearms, overaWed the true Union men or
at least, sufficient number for their purpose
Thousands of true Union men in the Eouth ar
not only forced into acquiescence, but hav'
taken up arms against the Government from
fear alone. The writer Of this knows that
large number OF troops in the rebel army ar
there, not from choice, but from compulsion.
propose now to speak of THE REMEDY FOR sEcEs
SION.
The time for reasoning is past. The seces
sionists are under partial insanity. The argu
ments must nop be such as will be JeH As hav'
shown, the appeal to the pocket moved then
to rebel We must remove the cause--apPeal 4