Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-30

The New York Herald says:
The vital question before the country now hiss Be
come commercial as well as political one- Tn
enactment Of the two tariffs by the NoTthsrl AM
Southern Congress has altered its aspect entirely
and the question as It stands at this moment - on'
which appeals directly to the pocket OF every mar
who has any interest in the trade and cohAnefes u
the country.
The people Of Tennessee are beginning to look Al
their position in a commercial as well as ponueA
view. In the late canvass thousands OF the manu-
featuring men Of Tennessee vera induced 30 Densse
that the object of the Southern States in seeding
was to establish Monarchy, with ntieo no
bility. Duks DAVIS, Earl RHErT, Lord TooSBs,
Baron KErrr and Count SLIDEIL were in the mouths
of petty politicians for the purpose OF influencing
the votes Of the timid and the credulous Even Gov
Johnson, on the floor of the United States Senate,
stopped to the little tricks of the demsgsgue and
talked about the probabilities of Monarchy as
Rrayely as though he believed what he was ssying.
Statements were made, even here upen the streets
Of Nashville of the enormous taxes in South Caro-
INA and other Southern States and that too in the
face of the fact that the tax upon. Negro in
Nashville ,Oas more than sir times as much as it
ia in Charleston Time has passed and the Con-
federate States have presented their perms-
nent Constitution. It is published to the world.
Instead of a Monarchy and privileged classes,
we see that stricter grounds have been incorporated
in the Constitution against souiless corporations and
powerful monopolies than are to be found in the
Constitution of the United States. We find thesame
provision in it in relation to direct taxation that
there is in our own Constitution. We find that they
alike provide that No title Of nobility shall be
granted" Instead of being the most expensive
government and overburdened with taxes, it is now
apparent that it viii be the least expensive govern
nent in the family of nations. Vice President STE
rHENs, in his speech at Savannah, last week, said:
The taxable property of the Confederate
SDtes cannot he less than 81, 200 900. This,
think, venture but little in saying, may be
considered as five times more than the colo
MES possessed at the time they achieved their
independence. Georgia alone possessed last
year, according to the report Of our Comptroller>
General. S672, 000,000 of taxable property The
debts of the Confederate States up in the
aggregate less than $4,000 600, while the existing
debts of the other of the late United States up
in the aggregate the enormous amount of STA 000'
900. This is without taking into the account the
heavy city debts, corporation debts and railroad
debts, which press, and will continue to press,
heavy incubus upon the resources of those States.
These debts, added to others, make sum total rot
much under $500, 1000, 0OO.
The people of Tennessee are beginning to
see how they have been deceived both IS to
events in she North and in the South.
They were at hrst told to wait for the
assembling of Congress, then for the action of the
Committee of Thirteen then for the Committee of
Thirty-Three, then for the Peace Conference, and
then for the inaugural. They have waited patient
h,& ,ko1 n
gress when it met did nothing towards satisfying
the South. The Comn1ittee of ThirtyT Three did
nothing. The Committee of Thirteen said that they
could never agree upon anything. The Peace Con-
ference did worse than nothing. and the inaugural
deprived Us of the benefit Of the decisions of the
Supreme Court, and turns US over, in material
point, to the tender mercies Of 3 Black Republican
majority. Since the Inaugural the Cabinet has been
formed of such men IS WV. II. SEWARD, and SALMON
P. CHASE, an original member of the old Liberty
party, friend and follower of JAMES G. BRSEY and
an advocate of free negro suffrage. The Sem
ate has met in extra session and appointed
the notorious CHARLES SUMNER at the head of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs WILSON, of Massa-
chusetts, at the head of the Committee Military
Affairs JOHN P. HALE. chairman of Committee on
Naval Affairs CHANDLER, of Michigan-who wrote
to the Governor of his State, that blood-letting"
was needed-chairmsn of Committee on Commerce
Some of the most odious Black Republicans have
been sent to represent our country abroad. The
Black Republican candidate for Vice President four
years ago. DAYTON, is sent las Minister TO France
The Black Republican candidate for the same posi-
ton eight years ago. the son of the embodiment Of
Federalism and Abolition goes TO England. The
infamous BUELNGANE, who declared for an anti
slavery Constitution, an anti,slayery God, and
an snti-slayery Bible" is to be sent to Austria.
CAssIUs NJ CLAY is to represent Tennessee and other
Sates of the Union at St Petersburg, and Hon. ToN
CoRwN, of Mexican war notoriety, at Mexico, and |
JOSHUA K. GDDNGs is appointed Consul General. |
Thus within less than short month after the new
comes into power, see those who
have b0en most intolerant and most offensive to the
South have been the first recipients of the most
honored offices at home and abroad in the gift of the
government. The people .Of Tennessee have seen |
Ill these things and they are now beginning to see
hat it is becoming vital question with them Gin
as well as political" view that they |
'hould be hereafter they have been heretofore in
he same Confederacy with the States South Of u.s.
hat are the purchasers of all we sell and that have
he same important interest in opposing Negro equal
ty that the white men and women of Tennessee /
nave.