Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-29


From the Eev York Journal Of @, nnerce, May IS.
We are not aware that the German Republicans
Of this State have urnished greater contingent 10
the war, IN proportion to their numbers than other
parties ana natonalities have done; yet, we have
notieed for soma time past that in their ORGANS
they not only claim the principal credit Of the pres
ent war movement. but also speak deridingly and
oontemptuously of the military spirit and ability OF
this nation. any thing is done in the military line,
n matter what they are sure to know how tmighi
be done vast deal better; that the Southern
States have not already been overrun and Conquer
ed is not their fault but the fault OF the American
blockheads and imbecies In style and sentiment
the organs of German Republicanism here belong
to the ITibune school; however, they have not
little improved upon the party arrogance and reck-
less abusivencss of that paper 1t would be anus
ing to read the extravagant self>praise and the
hair-brained doctrines of these German Republican
politicians if it were sad TO contemplate that
people stuffed with such ideas among the
elements by which this internecins war is TO be
carried on. Let the readers of the Journal Of Com
| n7srce judge from the folio wing specimens
The Democrat the larger one of the two German
Republican daiies of this ctr. IN its number of
Wednesday last, advances the following remarkable
views:
@That the military pocer and Intelligence of the
country rest mainly in the hands and heads Of us Ger
| mans, the Americans would never admit; but, now,
they will discover it by experience Their notions
Of the style of warfare to be followed out against
1 the r6DeiS, are DOT WOfIu dDylIlDS. 1Hey 10 nOt
/ wish to make martyrs of the secessioniss, so as
not TO improve their bad cause; they do not want
to convert them into eubJects, because this weud
not agree with the free institutions of the country
| they do not wish to carry of subjugation.
because this would prevent forever restoration
/ of the Unicn' sApopuiation of eight millions of
| Americans who are really fighting for their indie
pendence, cannot be conquered So they say.
IAN this is bosh and shallow reasoning, and
emanates from total misconception of the South
ern character and of the American character gen
| erqIu There is nothing that will command the re
| speet of the Southron except force, courage and
/ recklessness. GenerOusness and torbearance-ev-
cry appellatlon to his honor, justice and patriotism
he considers cowardice and weakness. He
does cot respect any body but the man who accord
ing to his certain knowledge and experience, car
| lick him. and who has the courage to do it.
sin former times IN Cincinnati not week passed
| when the Germans over the water were not annoy
ed, insulted and maltreated by native rowdes FL
nally they came in mass to kick out the Dutchmen,
when the latter. not wishing to have the joke car
| red any farther, put some balls through the hPad
of two or three b'hoys. Ever SINCE the ruffiani
have behaved as the most charming fellows in tn,
World, and never think now of annoying the Dutch
men. As in small, so in large matters Give then
whipping, those Southrons. and good one, If yol
| want t. have your Constitution, your Union ant
yourselves again respected by them! To emplo,
any other means is nothing but casting pearls be
fore the swine, as Messrs. Seward and Lincoln vii
| soon discover.
''The seeded and the so-ealled neutral States ar
no States now, in the eyes of the Constitution an
| of a sound policy By their rebellion they have fo1
eited their State independence which the Unite
| States had conquered for and guaranteed to them
| They are country cut loose from the Jurisdiction
of the United States, and must be treated as such
| They must be conquered, as Texas and Caiforni
have been and like the latter must be treated 70
| while as Territories. The rirglea3ers of the re
| belliOn must be tried for high treason, convicte
Il aIoA xvith I'D
penalties.
''AH those scko voluntarily hare br7e arms dqnins
The United States. should be sent to ptndl Colonies
he far of West and N,rthoeSt or be held TO labor i
building the Pacific Rail oad and should be deprived
for certain time Of the right TO vote and to carr
| arms The grants of land which our volunteers al
| ter the war can justly claim. should be taken
| pthin the limits of the Southern COnfedeTGcy Tt
| large cities of the South shCu be garrisoned b
| negro regiments TO be furnished and paid by tn
South herself. and the laws of the United States fo
| the protection of free speech free press. and tn
right of assembling should be enforced every wher,
Secessionist prisoners of war, nO1o should no
as has been done in ST. Louis be discharged on thei
| parole of honor, which, of course they will nc
| keep, but HIRED OUT for a small consideration
| Western farmers, so as TO make up for the farm
hands eng ged in the war, and to cover part of th
| running xPenses,' &c.
| We are gratItied to know that such outrageou
sentiments fad no sympathy from the Germans
the South many CT vThom have already taken u
arms to defend their adopted homes. Our objet
in copying the above article is simply to call til
attention Of the people of the South and especiall
| of Tennessee, to the infamous demands of a POI
tion-and perhaps the most potent in its infenC
upon the Administraton-of the party that is urS
ing LINCOLN on in his war of subjugation upon th
South