Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-28


ought il not to be broken up? VII
. cherish and sustain union that b
become oppressive Instead of pl
ie teciiyc of the rights, honor u,
" teqnality Of all its members. Y
T. repeat that there is no principle
u justice demanding that Tenness
r should continue any longer in II
e Uniob, for the reason of the abol
It proposition ''that our rights cann
L be secured in it, that il has becon
n an engine of oppression instea
d of means Of protection In ords
}, to arrive at the correctness Of hi
{ proposition let US see what "tbI
: glorious Union is, lei us examin
into its nature and structure. 4
mere glance at those proceedings Q
our loFefathers. Of which the estab
tablishment Of The Union was the re
suit, is sufficient to convince any one
except him who has been schoolet
in the federalism Of Hamilton, the
submissioDism OF John Bell, or the
i Coercion OF that yile d. magogue and
trai'or TO Southern rights and South.
ern honor, andrew John>oD. who said
10 his second coercion speech "that he
would rather be Black Republican
than seeessiouist, aud he will have
to be one or the other now soon, uu-
less the present tide of events Is ar
rested, that this Union is voluntary
association among sovereign, inde-
ped mt, equal States entered into
for social purpose, which may be
stated in the general phrase "to pro-
mote tho general welfare which we
find in the preamble to the eonstifu.
ton. This association was establish
ed and entered into BY friendly
States, 10 continue no longer than
that friendship existed. Hence the
complete electual reiutation Of The /
main argument Of those who deny |
The nigh; Of secession 'Ihat this Un- /
lon was designed to be perpetual"
Il is mistake, it WAS only designed /.
TO continue so long as MUTUAL fIiend- 1
ship and brotherly Affection existed
Imoug Us members. Now that such
feeling as that has long since ceased
0 exist and has become q stranger
o our land and deadly barred has
AIKEN its place On The part Of a port.
ion Of the States (the Nortbern) to-
ards hnother portion (tbe Sdutherrl
to an irrepressitle conflict. pros
laimed by Mr.. Lincoln, IN which The {
'orth is eaggTessor, ,recarIing to the 9
DvereigDiy upon which she acted in !
pming into this voluntary associa- I
on, Tennessee should 20 longer re- Q
ain in this Union. Then SO far as =
'e Uuion is concerned, being but /
olnntary, association between SOW q
eign States, the obligations of Ter Il
essee 10 it have alicady beeG re- e
ased. Not by ber own conduct bat s.
7 that Of her conlederates d the b
orth, in the past they have played. Al
ID in the attitude they occupy to. ia
y in the irrepressible conflict OF 81
r. Lincoln: in the mad, Wild, fanat- !
al, unholy, outrageous warfare they Is
I'VE waged against the South and as
II most sacred institutions until lis Is
acfical!endency has been developed "
the John Broyo raid upon the coil Il
Virginia, and the recent copflsgra- II
,ns Of The towns and villages OF I
.xas and the poisoning Of her ciii- CO
rs. The conduct Of the Nortberp NJ
ates and people towards those Of 81
e South. is thus graphically de. 10
ribed by Gov. Harris in bis bate al
le message to the Legislature. Oh
vite your ai,enii.n to il, Tennessee ir
5. that you may see where you OF
md in the ''irr' pressible conflict" s.
on which ycur government is 10 be IN
after the 4Ih Of March. o,
THE EXTRACT. 70
And yet Tennessee is asked TO e
main in a onion with States oecu- OF
ing this hostile attitude towards "
= land thai too when the oI'por- n
nifty is afforded her oS uniting With II
ose (ihe Confederate States Of tr
nerica) homogeneous aud idealical CO
th her in history. fortune and aes- b.
~, interest, honor and property. O
illyou not, Tennesseesns, cut loose is
I'M those heterogeneous and hostile Il
you, and unite with your friends 9,
ID brethren Of the South. Or I,
II you listen TO this twaddle about
be Union, the Union. The glorious
uien" when there IS TO Union. nori