Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-12
Prospect Of Ihe Border slave States Re-
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F.aa he n,npsir AprsaI, Dec. 10.

The following editorial leader, on LncoLz's mes
aags, il so remarkable article, thsS transfer
It in full to our columns
We are sorry 10 be constrained to acknowledge
hat the Presidents message is the point Of chisi
soliciEude to the conservative msn Of the country
~ NO means satisf tesoFy, Nay, the message 10 or
his point deplOrsUly unsatisfactory. We make the
confession frankly. because it il true and became
behOoves the loyal men Of the country not only to
lace the truth confessed tt firmly to grGppls SsiLh Il
/ Instantly
| The point to which We refer is Of course the fu
tire policy Of the standardization with respect to
slavery. Concerning this point in its principal
| speci the massage contains tha fo!lSving paH>
\ sage:
Also, obeying the dictates Of prudence, as well
ts the obligations of law insIeao Of trEnscending,
have adhered TO the act Of Congress 20 coDfscSts
property used for insurrectonary purposes. II
new Law upon the same Subi-ct shall be proposed
It's pr priely will be duly considered The Union
must be preserved aud hence all desirable mesns
| ust be employed We should not be in haste 20
| 'etelmine what radical snd extreme measures
which may reach the 10y 81, well tbs disloyal
| are midi ensable"
| IL is impossible to lock upon this as any thing
more or less than the eXpressson of indirect and
unmaDly concurrence in the policy asserted recent
! y by Col Cochrane and approved by SOcretsry
Cameron to the modification and shame Of every
10y 81 man in Kentucky. The passage is lacking 10
prOpriety as TOiuly as ID atesmanshiP. The m4B
ner il az bad as the matter Both are deeply un-
| worthy The President, without boldly assuming
the responsibility of Recommending such confsca
TOD law the EntislAVery zesOts demand, encour
ages them to go forward and enact their law; and
RIthout openly approving the policy Of emAncipS-
lion he Civ the paTIiSans of the policy 70 UNDER
stand that il the eud they will not be disappointed
| In short the clear import Of this passage Of the
uesssge is that not emily is the President not rrss
cOnca0ly hostile to radical couFEels but he enter
aims them kindly and even meditates their adop
| ion The passage is virtually hint to Congress
hat, if that body will take the responsibility Of
| authorizing or Of recommending extreme measures,
The President will probably take the responsibility
| # approving them and OF carry ing them out. And
the several oils and resclu ions proposing extreme
measures which have been already introduced into
one or the other house with oVerpowerirg mani
iest4tIons of favor show that Congr Is will not be
low to act upon this hint Congress il apparently
cent on such action. We thus have before Us the
startling fact that within few days or weeks
he President will be called upon 70 decide for or
| sgainst the adoption OF measures which the con-
servaJive men of the country deem utterly fatal 90
| ue re-est2bllshmenE OF our government and which
| "a will consider with bias favorable 70 their
! ATOP ion. tn . is the PLAIN tTuh h, deny it who
Jay, AID the revelation OF this truth marks the
real turning point in the present nomeDtous strug>
.ie. No ~, of sill others, Is the critical hour OF
| American nationality
What il 70 be done There is but one thing t. be
done? The adoption OF fhs extreme measures con.
| sl4ted must be prevented the nation il val
| oEtd up. OF this we do not feel shadow OF
| lOubG But how cNl the adoption Of the measures
oe prevented? The appear Us 20 be three n rdes
| IN either Of which the Gii>ImpoFt4nt prevention
| nay BE- attained. / The prosperity of our arm
and of sur Cause generally 10 Q degree that viii
OUT all pretezt UhstsVer for . resort O.
xtreRe measures out 4 the Queftion.
2. The awakening Of she conservative sentiment
| md enlightened loyalty OF the country, and the
! bringing OF both TO bear on the President vi h
| force which be cannot Is an honest and FAnenai
nan, Withstand ; Use resolution Of the connau
ierin-cIef in the field and OF his principal a. oci,
Ites in -ommand 70 surrender their lords rather
than link them with the iHfamy of sach measures
The fret Of these three modes ID for the most part
beyond she reach Of thr people. We have faith II
&. but il should net be lied blindy. The lEst
mode Is our last hlpe When every thing else fsils l
his must Ii II DOES not, are irretrieVs |
oily Lost * 3 nsuon Thiu mode, though hardly be |
'ond the reach Of ths p-0p.s, il sill directly
within their iufu nee. The second mode il especi /
lily the peoples own, and through this mode We !
invoke thr PsSple TO pour their awakened energies /
With spirls OF lofty resolve that will not be put
Town put aside. Here is the sphere wherein the 1
oval masses OF cur people in this crisis of the nA>
tnns fate woi EfecIu~lly for the national pre-
,erVatien We call them TO tire sublime task
The tssk can Be performed successfully. Let is |
ne performed 81 every cost Of the energy and of |
&crihee. We would have the General Assembly |
II Kentucky inauguFste the imperative work by |
st once pro esiIDg in loyal terms, but explicitly
4nd emphGticslly against the adoption of the meas
ures IN contemplation. Lst this be done ;sud let
the example be followed ss promptly "a 'ssble BY
Missouri and Delaware AMI Western Virginia and
very other Southern community, whether large
small. that still owns the banner Of our country.
Furthermore let these solemn protestatious be car
ried 70 Washington by delegations OF tue most emf
nent and il fuential cit of the Respective COM
uu tiles, ard B. urged upon the President with all
the weight Of exalted character aad intelligence
seconded BY the power of persOnAl presence. Let
he loyal men of the South rise up one man. and
tell the President he knows not what he doea. Nor
must the loyal men Of the North sit inactive. Let
Gne enlightened journalisrs aud speakers Of the
North set forth 10 strong light the facta, frat
that slavery is not the bat the mere preIext
Of the rebellion, and secondly, that the policy OF
emancipation, II adopted by the administration,
would render the bare ply sical suppression OF the
rebellion more DIN .ult infinitely, Whl it WouIi
make the rs~estabshmeDt Of the governments Who'll
ly impossible
Let them point out the transparent folly which
les st the bottom OF this cry for extreme measures
and hold up 10 view the unreasonable folly and
enormity of the cry itself Let the finer intelli
genCs and nobler impulses of the Northern masses
b. Med into triumphant action by just and de-
ysfsal appeals; and let the better
views AN ents that coms of this awakening
and timely ~. sion in public meetings, in pri-
Vate letters, il petitions, in delegations popular
and official and IN every other practicable form.
rise also a. one man. and unite ~ih the loyal men
Of the South in protesting against the destructive
and monstr0us policy toward which the admins
rrstion is drifting night aDd day Let 1.-THE virtue
and enlightenment of tbs whole loyal section Of {
the Union lifs up their mingled voices one loud
and lofty and prolonged demand for moderate q
counsels in the administration. Such . demsnd, S
so put fSrth, the President couli not Withstand.
He would not attempt to Withstand 1t. BE would /
hail It as the strong and allsustAining echo Of his
own better but feeble purpose.
We call on the loyal men Of the country to begin
this work forthwith, and to prosecute 1t without
tagging until the end IL secured. Nos day should
be lost. The longer the work 10 deferred the hard
or will b. its accomplishment If deferred long it,
may become unstEainabls. IL is r
now PLAIN every candid observer that the Presi l.
dent muSt either brtsk with the extreme men Of Il
his party sacrifice the country t. their fanArica
nes sgres Oas or the other Is inevitable. This
aestsg' shoWs that the Presldent is rot disposed
break with the extreme men Of his party. He
WAntS, perhaps, both the SAgscil and the nerve Il