, 1861-04-01

[FroDa the hasnss4o democrat, 9Th
The monstrous Cottonocsacy has stolen cur
forts, arms, munitions: Of wafb eHnited Staths
ret hoa Of f6ey ha7s shoxn Ia detarg;na MY Sae
ZION to precipitate thfa ?eaountry into a war.
We have horne with their. insults. their fhefts.
and whatever else they choose td tudict rpon,
us, and Instead Of concilIatinR Them, ,fheY
fannt us aad call M towards and Abolition ists.
:We have endursd insult upon insult at their
nanae / Te hs!e borne With II the :tnsnIting md
Atve .seth the nsuEI,ers claiming the right to
eann1 III debts due our citizens.
Why is 1t that we haTe suffered such outrage
at their handss Ia It because we are cow
ards, as charged by the yiperous tongues
Of come Of The seeedersf Our forhearanca is
construed into eowaEaice'-a brave people are
nesseeans, have been especially 80 toward erripx
But there Is . point Beyond which we can
otEo-n pofnt At which iorbearauce ceasea to
ae q virtue. We suggest that we have very
nearly reached that point. now. The straw
that is to break the camel's back Is now about
to be put on. The straw is the tariffwhfch
the seceding Gottonocracy proposes to levy on
suck goods aud wares as cur people send into
those States fer Enle.- Not satisfied with steal
snE our forts, aEselalh, money and other prop:
srty, they DOW propose TO tax us for the priv
1ege Of selling OUT lumber, goods, iron, and
MANUFACTURED articles, in their borders. ;:
=; What has Tennessee done that abe should be
thus treated? Will Tennessee endure snch an
outrageS Where are we to look for relief
from such grievances? Shall we look to the
Federal Government? Buchanan YAs traitor,
and refused to do justice, and now Wa begin
to believe that Mr. Lincoln will be quite rs IN
eM TENT We can scarcely look to him for
protection, unless the next Congress provides
the me8ne., ,.-r
Then, fot tic present, We cannot hope for
anything fromthe Federal Government Shall
We then look to ou1 State Government? Alaa
tor US !! Our Governor, and al the State OIL
GERS, are In league with the rebels Of the Cot
tonocracy, and glory in our degTedstion' We
cannot then hope for any assistance from that
quarter. Our Governor will not even .ptote5t
against ono of our citizens paying this unjust
and unreasonable tariff WTetched people
That We are, who shall deliver Us from this
bondagef
Tenaeeseeans! brave, noble and free, you
willing to suffer this degradation, this insult
upon yonr honor md rights Are you ready
to bow your necss to the yoke prepared by the
naughty tyrants Of the gott5noctacy Are
We dogs, that ne afe.1 to suffer such indiguity
and Insults We see our rights one by one
taken from rs, and then hear the taunts Of
wicked men. calling us towards and Abolition
lists. These men we have placed In power
look On with indifference, and never even 60
much as raise their little finger for our pro-
lection.
In the name Of high Heaven, What are We
to dos ;Ate the freemen Of Tennessee willing
TO tear the rule Of traitors who are ready to
betray us into the hands Of our task masters?
Tennessee, Kentucky and the other Border
States are to pay tribute to King Cotton! We
hare shed our blood and spent millions Of
money to acquire free access to the Gulf Mex
leo. We have built forts to protect our conn
merce IN that Gulf. We acauiItd tie light to
the free and unobstTnctea navigation Of the
Mississippi river. It is our right, and no pow
er on earth can or shall deprive us Of it. That
river and those forts and custom houses are as
much our property rs is the State Capitol at
Nashville. The people Of the United States,
through the Constitution, are bound to guar
antee free Government to those States, Rnd
yet thousands Of good and true Union men
In those States nzs Suffering from the hand Of
oppression. Freedom Of speech Is not to1era-
ted, the Press is bound to the car of the great
Ju.geruaut, JEFF. Davis. Neither individuals
nor presses are free, and ,the c!anking Of the
chains that bind the people are heard all over
the liant.
Let meetings be held an over the State. Let
ne teach the rulers at Washington, that ifthey
will not do Us Justice, we will be true to our
selves. There is no use dilly. dAllyipg over
this matter, like q Bet of children. We mhst
be emen. five act promptly, We will 7emain
freeMen Il not, we will hear the clanking OF
the chains now fpfging to bind ua