Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-12

Ia the war Of 1872, the Governors of Massaehn~.
sets and Connecticut refused to obey the orders Of
the President calling cut the militia to defend the
country. The Governor OF Vermont ordered home
the militia " hch had been put into the field from
that State Commodore Decatur in command of
three u S. vessels was chased by greatly superi-
or force into the harbor OF New London and he
was kept there until the close Of the war. lie at
tempted 70 get to sea on q dark and tempestuous
night but the people of the city frustrated his in
tentions by burning blue lights signals of his pur
pose to the enemy The victory Of Gen Harrison
over Proctor, at The head of q British force was
considered public calsmIty In Rhode Island, one
of the papers in ausion TO it. said it was the tri
umph Of a crowd of Kentncky savages over hand
full Of brave men,.
rhe New Eaeland pulpit wss then in the political
arena opposing the war war which did almost
as much Iof the glory of the country that of the
rs7oiuton and was ofsspeclal value to New Eng
land for il was Fpdieation OF rights on the high
seas which have made that section wealthy.
A hundred facts Of similar character might be
mentioned Of that war and almost as many OF the
Mexican war. The latter was carried on mainly
without the aid of New England The masses of
her people were opposed To 1t. There were excep-
tons of true and bsave 10 that war, as also IN
the carrier wars. But we assert it as one OF the
probable OF all opinions of the past that II the
revolution had not begun on the soil Of New Eng
land, the States of that section would nave tried to
escape frem the responsibilities viii If imposed.
Its subsequent history shows this.
The same sharp selfish egotism which prevailed
then. rules New England now She has felt no pa
triotic ardor in any war. What viii it cost? What
have we to gain by it: These were then the ques-
tons which mo its clrizens put to themselves.
The answer-unwise though it was for their own
ends-was the burnin of blue lights for the infor
nation of the enemy Of the country. And now a
similar sentiment is movi all the North The peo-
pie there begin understand that the loss of the
trade of the South is destruction to them-that il
will throw the burden of high tariff on themselves
and not on us that the monopoly of the coasting
trade and the fishery bounli shat the ship build
ing interests-that the market for notions gener>
ally and fifty other diff rent drains The South
cannot be beaten back 10 submission made q
conquered, great loyal province tor their benefit
Ii this sel6shment not at the bottom of their
policy, they would have let US go without q muir
] mu-. The organs Of their own administration
| when they thought South Carolina was likely to
be the only seeding SGatt-sxpressed this willing
ness to let Us g. or rather South Carolina.
They ,alk OF the stars and stripes and the glory
| of the old Concern, &c and are trying to make
credulous believe that these sentimental ideas
/ are the motive Why it is fal$ehood on its face
IL is historically fasehood respect to the past
The motive is dollars and cents, and nothing else.