Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-13
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| They were to be pitied rather than blamed. and
patriots turned from them more IN sorrow than in
anger. The cry Of wat was fee5ly uttered until
the echos Of the last booming shot died awav amid
! the ramparts Of freedom at Yorktown. until the
cry ceased to be the dictate of prudence and nat on
the semblance of fear.
Then. how long shall we wait in this o,,- hou,.
of peril9 Shall wait until our ruler 4 an.oinfed
and Northern dominion over US is complete? How
\ long shall we watt Shall we wait until the GODDESS
of Liberty has fed from the temple forever? Shall
we wait until new John Browns spill Southern
blood2 Shall we wait until the fires of iueendarisua
light up our dwellings? While the North stand by
and .smock at our calamity" Never sir, never
Thee of wait now, is treason to the South. IT'S
the cry of him that fears to meet the foe in arms
1t is couplet from the last device that will be sung
over the grave Of Southern liberty and echo will
take up the chaunt and ike the cry of some lsst
/ spirit, viii cry wait, wait The people of the
South know their rights and will maintain them TO
the last extremity. Aye, sir, hope when she sub
mis- N0fhern aggression that the last patriotic
heart Of her sons viii have settled its pusations in
the grave of natures best and noblest Those who
would rather die than submit to oppression.
Sir, the great heart of the Southern people rises
( up to-day and says. :" Let me beat freely let me
not be trammelled any more with religious and pc
ltical fanaucism.o There can be but two sides to
this question: slavery right it is wrong. There
! is no middle ground The North is antlsavery, and
holds that it is her moral duty to eradicate it. The
South holds that it is her moral duty to protect and
| propagate the natural law of expansion. The ore
proposition is truth the other is error. There
be no truce in the contest if the Northern people
are as honest as we, and give them that credit,
even their misguided fanaticism. Then, as Abra-
ham said to Lot let us say to them cannot agree,
let not strive together, Separate myself pray
thee, from me. II thou goest to the right hand,
then viii take the left etc. If there is any 9TH
er alternative left us. and do our duty it is be-
! yond my comprehension. But separate we must
if not now, we entailit upon others to come after
US.
We must breathe free. We must be untram.
meled. The law of expansion is our safety The
South alone must protect slavery, and she
must be united or all is still lost A middle confed-
eraey is surrender of the principles which unites
US as one people having common interest and
common destiny. There can be but two sides to
the question: those who will resist and separate
| themselves from Northern fanaticsm and those who
would tamely submit. "Who is here so base that
would be bondman if any, speak, for him have
| offended" Twelve months ago | told honorable
members, without any violent assumption, that the
events now Transporting would certainly oYertake US
| now tell you to-day shat the cannon of the fourth
of March next win only be the echo of John Browns
| rifles at Harpers Ferry. Then we consoled our
| selves that the gibbt had done its work but now
/ what consolation have we left
/ We have already justified the contempt of our
enemies, do not let US destroy the good opinions of
| our faiends. Let US cease our treats let us act
| from this day forth. We have threatened already
until we are derided with cowardiee The bond of
Union the Constitution is broken down and its sa
| cred guarantees are trampled under foot. If we
| desire to 1--we under Union of love or confidence
without justice equality why then let us bare
our necss to the yoke and with the stoieism of the
Indian chief upon the burning faggots act the next
best part OF brave men; submit to the torture with.
| out murmur and drop not one silent tear on the
grave Of your departed liberties. And let future
historians record the fact: that here died Liberty
| without single struggle.