Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-09-18

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our distinguished Senator, Gen. WAsH1NGrox BAR
Row, in connection with the speakership of the
next Senate Of Tennessee. The AUaIancbe truly
says. Possessed of extensive parliamentary ex-
.'psrience acquired both in the Congress of the
sJnited States and our State Legislature AZ opick
perception, of prompt decision, and the mos t
graceful and uniform amenity and dignity of man
s'ner he would adOrn the chair of the senate and
discharge its duties with high satisfaction to that
''body and to the public.
"He is bsides Statesmen Of enlarged capacity
and eminent talents-a consideration Of special i'm
portance Just now in the selection of the Speaker
"Of the Senate, as by the Gubernatorial cfice be.
'eoming vacant. he may be called on as Governor
ser c8fcio, 20 pilot the State through her present
"perils. On this account the public have particu.
lsr interest at this time, in the selection of the
Speaker Of the Senate No selection that could be
made viii more fully meet the wishes of the peo
"ple and secure the public interests than that If
"Gen. WASHINGTON BARROW.
"ln his political antecedents an old line Wlo and
ian ardent and consistent advocate of Southern
'rigts his election would not offend the lingering
leaousies or sntipathies of either Of the old mar
"tes Devoted heart and soul to the Southern cause
"and Of the earliest to espouse it, he is the man
"for the crisis in any station in the State to which
che may be called. An accomplished scholar and
gentleman, and able statesman, we could not
but congratulate the State on securing his services
"for the important station for which he is named
"and we could not byt feel that the deatnies of Ten
"nessee would be entirely safe if committed to his
"hands. In these views we believe the people Of
Tennessee will generally concur with u.s.
OF kentucky.
The Address of Gen. BUcKxER to the freeuner ne
his native State, and the State of his residence
which appears in this mornings paper, is one of
those stirring signalnotes which must arouse to
action all true men in Kentucky, who are worthy
Of the name of freemen. Like the blast of war
rior's trumpet it will ring over the "dark and
bloody ground" and make men spring to their arms
and prepare to defend their hesrthstoHes against
the usurpations of one Of the blsodest and bodest
tyrants in the tide of time. LINCOLN has made the
issue with Kentuckians, and forces them either to
take sides with his perjured and despotic Govern
ment, OF to take up arms with the glorious Confed-
crate States. They must fight in the service Of
degraded tyrant, they must fight for their rights
In longer upholding the Union they al sustaining
a despotism more hateful and oppressive than that
of Austria over Hungary, Russia over Poland, or
the last and mesnest of the BourbOns over Naples.
They denied the rights of neutrals They
told that the chariot Of war must roll over their
fair fields and smiling plains, and that Kentucky
must fasten herself to the car of the Usurper,
must draw the sword against her Southern brothers
and must bow her proud neck 10 the Inquisition of
the AboitiOnist
Kentucky's preudest and noblest children will
never submit to this. They are invited by the
brave and chiYalrous BCcKSER to join the standard
of the Confederate States and TO teach the tyrant
that they were not born the soil of Kentucky to
be ensiaved, degraded and oppressed. Let them
adopt, as their motto the inspiring maxim of the
mother Of their State, Ola Virginia, engrave it on
their shields and rush to the field, where honor.
duty, love aud patriotism call them, and they will
save their fair State from pollution ard oppression.
Now ia the hour to strike, now the day of their
deIiyerance, if they will move with energy,
promptness and decision. They must not risk their
honor and their rights, by a moments delay
Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God" If
this be So the resistance must be made. while
it may be made effective. II Kentuckians
will only resolve to be free, they OoA be free.
Tennessee is waiting to advance her legiOns to the
assistance Of her sister and ally. Her signal Of
distress will summon together more men from the
border than ever the whistle Of RoDERCK DHU called
70 his side from copse and mountain glen.
The gallant BUCkNER IS there to lead. Let his
country men then rally by his side Let them,
"Coue like the come vhen nayes are strardsI
"Oome like the winds when forests Tendcd."
Death az TWO distinguished Citizens of
Memphis.
We learn, with pain, that two distinguished Cit
zens Of Memphis have died in that CITY, within the
last day or two, Hon L. G. payne, late State Sea-
ator from Shelby county, and Capt. JAMES HAH LTox
of tie Artillery corps, Confederate Army Col