Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-05
The EncrOaches of DespoEism.

It seems that LINCoINs Collector at louisville is
making himself very offcious in carrying out the
DEGREES of his MASTER in order that he may ruin the
trade of that city. Not satisfied with that, this tool
of despUt is endeavoring to strike down the trade
ofevery county along the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, as will be seen by the following article
from the Louisville Courier of the 4th inst. Verify,
the people of Kantucky, and Of Louisville especial
ly, are patient, submissive people. How niue h
longer can they endure such outrages The CoT-
Ter says:
The Federal Administration, the Perjured, law
breaking, usurpiag, despotic Administration at
Washington, is drawing the lines tighter and yet
tighter on the people Of ne1Grdl Kentucky.
Arms have been sent here and distributed among
sworn partiZans secret societies have been organ
lied, the members of which take an oath TO follow
the flag" though its course be lighted by the blaze
of the burning houses and followed by the curses of
their fellow citizens troops have been openly
listed here to fight against the cause of COnstitu-
tiOnal liberty our river has been closed by illegal
edicts TO the transportation of our products over
its bosom our citizens are prohibited from ship
ping their own goods over their own railroad, and
from sending provisions to their own families in
the country without a permit" from government
agent and now are informed by the Admins
traton organ that King Lincoln's agents are being
sent to the country towns along the railroad 10 en-
force obedience in them to his lawless edicts.
Mr.. Cotton, we are told, has dispatched 6gent
20 Frankfort Kentucky, to see that the farmers Of
Simpson and the adjoining counties do not sell their
horses, and cattle, and wheat, and corn, and pots-
toes to the buyers of such products In Tennessee.
And further, we heard, yesterday, that soon,
probably to-day, trunks will be searched, persons
examined, and al the Internal annoyance Of which
travellers have complained in Europe, and which
have been prachced IN the Free States latteTy viii
be initiated in Kentucky by the pensoned agents Of
the Administration acting without law, and IN de-
fiance of law.
And soon, we suppose, agents viii be distributed
along the Southern border counties of the State, to
seize and confscata the droves Of hogs and the
wagon loads of wheat and cern which our farmers
in the interior Of the State must send to a market
by that means, or not sell at all.
And, We doubt not, the subordinates OF the mis-
eraby unfit nan whom the JO1Tnd! admits was
placed in power by the enemies Of the country"
will be quick have arrested and held for treason,
as they have been instructed to do, such of our
fellow-citizens as may be guilty of the egregious
crime of wanting to sell the products of their
farms and their SHOPS.
We don't know how long kentuckians will sub
NIT to this. B 1t we sure the free white men Of
the State viii not long consent 20 be denied privi
legs which the master denies to his African
slave a point must soon be reached at which the
people of the State will be convinced forbearance
has ceased to be a virtue; and then woe to those
who would have trampled them down, who would
have sold them to the despot for his favor and his
patronage, who have so long deceived and betrayed
them