Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-03
The Southern ConfsdeEacy--The Mont
gomery Inaugural.
From he n. Z. Ezprsss

The inauguration Of a President Of Southern
o. 81 Republic sounds strangely in ones ears but
there is the inauguration and there is the inaugural
to speak for themselves The dispatches from Mont
gomery report the pageant on the occasion the
most imposing witnessed in the Southern States
and8ecannot discover that any incident transpred to
show the slightest break in the wonderful and im<
pressive unanimity which seems to have character
lied this extraordinary Revolution from its com
mencement on terough all its several stages to the
induction now into Office of its chosen Provisional
| Chief.
It is impossible for man Of ordinary intelligence
to contemplate that Montgomery spectacle, and 70
read over that Montgomery Inaugural without re-
alizing that these Cotton Confederacy people are
fearfully in earnest and that every word in their
Presidents address bears the indelibe impress OF
those merits in the public addresses of most
public Observation-Disclosures sincerity and can
dor. II mahifestIy means what 1t says.
The tone Of the inaugural throughout is firm,
dignifed, decided. Mr.. Jefferson Davis does not
seem to be statesman OF the decentralization Office
yet disciple of that vicious school Of diploma
cy which teaches that language was made 70 con-
ceal ones thoughts. What he has to say, he says
in such manner as not to be misappIehended or
misunderstood. Soldier-ike. as well as statesman
like. he goes straight to the mark, and every mark
he makes tells.
We are afraid however, that il will hardly do for
the Express to say another word in commentator
Of the literary style of this arch Traitor of
confederacy Of Traitors and Rebels ali of
whom, if the lamb-ike suggestions Of our good
friends of the Tribune and Courier are to be car
ried into object but preparing their necks for
the halter. Yet We cannot forget that these Trait
ors and Rebels were once our couutrymen; we can
not forget that this same Jefferson Davis bore ao the
star-spanged banner in the hottest Of the fight
at Buena Vista, and did more, perhaps. than any
other gallant heart that hetly contested field, 70
turn the conflict to the right side when all seemed
to be lost. We cannot forget that this mans blood
was shed there to uphold the glory of our country
while many who are now denouncing him as rebel
traitor were at a safe distance-and while these
memories of the past are GROWING upon Us we
must be forgiven ndispositon TO JOIN cur Repub-
lican friends in placing the halter around his neck
and the necks of his fellow-eOnspTasOrs. rebels,
traitors, etc, etc. ~
In one respect we must confess we are sadly
disappointed with this address 1t affords Ifttls
encouragement for the hope that its author viii
favor the policy of Reconstruction. Like his
colleague in the Montgomery Government CIR.
Stephens,) Jefferson Davis, It is well known, after
the secession movement had commenced, look
ed forward to the contingency Of reunion He IN
dulged the expectation that the sectional anti
slavery party, into whose hands all that remains of
Federal Government IS about 70 pass, would yet
vindicate its patriotism and manifest to the world
that the Constitution which Washington and the
fathers of the Republic left US has higher place in
their affections than Chicago platform, manufac-
tured by traficking demagogues, and paltry POlit-
clans. That expectation, it is unnecessary to say,
has been disappointed. Their representatives in
Congress have shown no disposition to accept the
olive branch, but the contrary, almost on every
plan of reconciliation has been met with threats Of
coercion and force.
1t still remains with the Republican party to say
whether it is possible to unlock that docs, wheh
er the seven stars that have dropped from con
stelation since last Christmas day, shall shine on
eternally in another sphere.