Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-06


hogs &C., &c. Could any sane man suppose that
under such Circumstances. these Southern people
would purchase any Of our surplus 8 long a. they
could avoid 1t and even # they could not avoid it,
IS it not certain they would impose heavy discrim-
mating tariff duties on sill the products Of Est Ten
nesseeg This they would certainly Go. and this they
could do with inpunity, and We would be obliged 70
submit TO 1t from the fact that We have 20 other
maFket-and the supplies they make and get from
North Georgia, North Alabama. Middle Tennessee,
and other more friendly etiOns, would enable them
TO impose upon our products high tariff duties,
which we would be obliged 10 submit to- 25e on
every bushel of surplus wheat and 20 to Is per cent
on our surplus mules horses, hogs bacon &C.. &c.
would soon be seriously fels in our section and
would be ruinous to Country. And this is not
ail-but to organize build up and sustain State
Government here in East Tennessee, would create
the heaviest burthen Of direct taxation This would
surely be So from the fact that East Tennessee does
not now pay the expenses Ct her Government by
many thousand dollars and the result would be that
a tax, large enough, would necessarily have to be
levied TO make up what we now lack Of paying for
our Government But an additional tax, nearly
equal to amount sufficient 10 yield much as is
now collected for the whole State, would be re-
CURED Don't let us be deceived, and suppose we
can have separate State Government, without
nearly the same expense that cur State Government
costs.
The same men, Office seekers and disappointed
ofice-h0ders, are the very men who are irving to
leai Us INTO tHese TROUBLES. clduGE Ot ONCE
and high salaries in the new State Government; ard
if they can accomplish it, viii get the otiices and,
of course, must have large salaries az officers in
other States Are We prepared for such CONNER
cial and monetary oppression! Can any sane man
fail to see that similar results would soon overcome
US; high tariffs a our surplus products, and
high and ruinous direct taxation great reduction
in the price of land and other property, and most
ruinous reduction in the price of labor would also
be the inevitable result And feli0w-citizens, this
ic pof hrff tho Of h1v,t
capital was obtained from Middle Tennessee, and
possibly, or even probably, that capital would be
withdrawn, which would create another burthen of
oppression upon US. With all these certain results
we would be the most oppressed people on earth
a poor, picayune, pent-up concern, without money,
without credit, and without friends, and looked
upon with contempt by the balance of the world.
And even this, my fellow-cOuntrymen, is not all.
But TO follow these ROlo insane men in their wild
and ruinous scheme Of separating, to say nothing
of the glazing inconsistency Of the thing might lead
to civil strife and war in our midst when neigbbOr
would be against neighbOr brother against brother,
father against son, and against father. Who
can contemplate such state of Affairs, without
shudderIng at the horrors of such? God, in his
mercy, forbid such horrible state of affairs
My dear cOuntrymen, let me implore you, in the
name Of high Heaven, and in the name of all that
is near and dear to this EARTH TO avert these
ruinous and terrible evils. Let US forget and for
give all past difficulties; let US extend the same
charity Of conscientious honesty Of purpose to
those who have differed with us that we assume to
ourselves; let u.s. good and loyal citizens act out
the principles Of Republicanism and abide the de-
csIon of our great state; let confde in the pa
triotism OF the majority, knowing if cur present
position tends to evil the majority will suffer most
and be most ready 10 correct Il.
Let Us say to those ofice-seezng leaders-We
go further with you; let Us say to them,
'you told ought TO submit 10 the majority,
unless the Legislature enacted laws taking our lib
erty OF speech from Us. DISTINGUISHING Us, &c
Let us say to them, our Legislature the contra
ny have passed the most patriotic laws and resolu
tons. that could possibly be expected by 2 free
people.
Let US say to those leaders, that we will DO unto
others we would that they should DO unto US;
that We will abide now, as we always have done,
and always will hereafter, BY the viii Of so large
majority Of the people Of our State, trusting N
the wisdom goodness, patriotism and self interest
of the ority, to right the position Of our State
whenever its position is wrong. Let rs do all this.
and avert a terrible evil, and we will be respected
and h0nOred at home and abroad for cur goodness,
patriotism and philanthropy.
Your obeJient serveant
A CITIZEN or EAST Tennessee.