Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-03
Union Meetings.


We have, since the day that we were satisfied OF
I.IxcoINs election felt assured thatthe only way to
prevent dissolution Of the Union was to obtain adj
ditional constitutional guarantees from the Black
Republicans. We have felt assured that the only
way TO obtain such guarantees for the South to
present bold, determined, united front. We have
thought and said that in the present perols condi-
ton of the country SursmG GtdGcia, Slana pT1tds-
aG the greatest bOdness is the greatest pru-
dence. Our voice has been UNDECIDED, and' ali over
the State man@uvering politicians have been busiy
engaged in their offices framing resolutions laudato
ry of the blessings and perpetuiy of the glorious
Union, and denouncing the citizens Of our more
Southern sister States as traitors and worthy
only of a traitors doom. Such resolutions have
been worked around and brought out as COM
ing directly from the people. The proceedings
of such meetings have been greedly snatchcd up
by the Black Republican press throughout the en-
tire North, and converted into food to strengthen
and invigorate Black Republican sentiment Cas-
srus NJ CLAY, in his letter to a Black Republican
meeting, held in Ohio to celebrate the election Of
LINCOLN, said to them, in speaking of the struggle
between the Federal Government and the seeding
States.
" The forces engaged would be less and the result
final TIE Union psrty at the South ,ooud be our al
Union and right, would come lpeace and homo
geneous empire.n
And Correspondent of the New York Tribune
writing from Washington, said:
f ,9eH defined diyisioh is Glrsady shouting isey
among Southern men in regard to the position the
South should assume in the present crisis. II the
South Is lei alone, as diSagreenedS nil soon
block the operations Of The tiTe-eaterS."
The Cincinnati Gazette a leading Black Republican
organ is jubilant over the proceedings Of recent
meeting of the Working Men" OF that city. 1t
says: We glad to hear of these movements
elsewhere" Such resolutions do not speak the SEN
timents of the South. When the hour for action
arrives all classes of our people viii be found true
TO hsrights interests and honor of the South and
none more so than the working BY such
means have our. Black Republican enemies beer
stimulated to refuse to accede to the reasonable de-
mands of our most conservative statesmen and
thus the spirit Of disunion has been constantly
spreading with startrng rapidly. Many of the
most discreet those who have hitherto stood fore
most in the Union ranks have been reluctantly
driven the conclusion that dissolution is the only
means of preserving cur rights and guaranteed equal
ity. Many have been driven 10 the conclusion
that dissolution us the only means Of satisfying thu
Black Republicans, that in earnest il
struggle for our rights. and that after
dissolution, if the North is willing to give III
Just dues the government may be recon
structed upon such terms and conditions vii
forever secure us from the aggressions Of our sec
tional enemies Not only have the Black Republi
cans received with JOY the intelligence Of these uniOl
demonstrations. but they have been equally accepta
bic to the dsunionists pTSe. This latter class hay
seen the inevitable tendency Of such proceedings II
omboldcning the Black Republicans, and thus daily
increasing the number of dsunionsts. In evidences
of winch, we submit the following from the Soia
Clrol1id7l headed THE REPUBLICAN ALLIES OF tn
SoUTH-WHAT THEY ACHIEVE :"
at is gratifying to the stubbOrnncss nlales1e
by the Republicans AT Washington. They are going
to adhere to their principles and turn deaf ear t
propositions for concession South Carolina has Sc
ceded Florida, Mississippi. Alabama Louisiana
Texas and Georgia will fellow. The combined efIec
of their secession VIII greatly strengthen friends
in the graingrowng slave States, and will enab,
them, eventually to Garry their respective States fo
secession In answer to this 1t is said that in all thes
States there is TOD strong Union party. But il
reply we contend that these Union men are the su
rest accomplices Of disunion. They give strength t.
the Republicans they encourage them TO stand firm
and reject all propositions for concession.
These propositions are bong made at Wash
ington; and while the Republicans might possibly
be frightened into Sepncelng them if the whot
South united for secession they will not yielC
an inch with the encouragement that they re6eIvt
from tins infatuated Union party Then, with de
fance thrown in their faee.epd the chartered right
of the South tossed out dersFely by these Republi
cans the secessionists win sweep the graingrowin
States as triumphantly as they have the cottol
States The issue then viii be, whether they vii
unite with a Southern Confectionery, identified viii
them in interest, or with Northern COnfederacy
flagranty hostile to their rights To the Whining
ton Herald, the Baltimore Patriot, the Nashville Pa
triOt the Augusta GRro'jcle and Savannah RepatJi
can, the South VIII be profoundly indebtedfer thu
indirect countenanee which they give thesIsFpueH
cans 80 81
We have simply to suggest to men of all class
and parties that the Union cannot be preserved b.
in any manner, shape or form, giving aid and Com
fort.to the Black Republicans