Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-29

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- o,.ln and ny apology for addressirr Won
1o1r 'o'a mp nsy pentally respond "a nj. an
n, snat not the most insignificant thin,
known writer who no~ demands s,s 80 : :.
privilege ofrerelling your unjust iu.nt.1s,. -,
hs has never once spassed bstwe.f ~. 49, -
year nobility, and that you have tbersfors =.
| given him Gauss Of offence ~ = As's'
10 ordert refresh yenr lcrdship.s mem.rv r..
TO refer you to the closing sentences of your =.
spouse TO the Boston committee. The follov;s, !,
| your language.
/ s.In the elevations your new President al f,;,a
of America Of lis continued Union Of the fnal ext;,.
tien Of slavery, by peaceful means, aR friend, >,
the Azmas raesnsst heartily rgoiesi They will, le'
hope, fad in him powerful ally, as bis country
msy expect to find an able, deonsistes, and an hon
81 have the nonor to be
'.Your faithful servant
ssBRorowaM"
have italieised that portion Of the above para
graph to which claim the right Of response
While viii not pause TO consider the phenomenon
vhish Is exhibited In ysnr expressions Of friendly
regsEd and sympathy for sad confidence in, sn
American President; yet, beg TO say, that it 81
least furnishes evidence Of wonderful change in
the sentiments Of Btitish politicians in regard TO
the chiefs Of the Repablic. at he end Of . long
nightot horrors and misrule; your l0rdsbip aces
bursting over the horizon the bright and glorious
sunshne, which is hereafter 20 illumiBetae esreer
o. tne Republic BY the early light of this dawn
ing luuinSry you imagine that you behold in the
net distant fet1re the end Of that terrible conflict
between brothers and fellow countrymen, which
you hope viii in its results be less hurtfu 10 the
slave than his MASTER You, pc ps, imagine that
in very brief period the nation which Great Bri-
tain failed 70 conquer with her mighty sword, even
in the dawn Of lis infant existence viii bavs fallen
n In thoe entf ro1so -
and your eolaborers have endeavored to arm IL. eit
izers in fratricidal war. IL the merit Of deed
may be measured By its success, l grant that your
lordship, "a the representative Of British policy.
may boast that you upon the point Of achieving
greater triumph By the subtle arts Of diplomacy,
thaa has ever been Wou BY British arms, during
long and brilliant and blsody career.
In contemplating the possibility Of such catas-
tropbe one is tempted TO excIsim, Was ever nation
before so Eooed, so Wonl Your own King Richard
had less cause to hope for sureess. whea he sought
to win the widow of the murdered Edward. And,
N surveying the victory you have achieved. you
may we'll recall the words in which he yaunted his
vic DRY over tbs weak Lady Anne, and with slight
change OF phrsseoiogy, apply them to your own
triumph.
NI'I have her, but VII not keep hsr long:
Nh,tt !, that killed her husband, and his fatheri
The bleeding witness Of her hatred by,
With God, her cJnscisnes, and thes against me-
Aud flierd 20 back nv suit vital, -
1ls5t0oiiuE
And yet 10 wia heri all sae Werid to aothingii"
Were this Communication addressed to INV fellow
countrymsn, Instead Of to your lordship, / might
beg them to remember this farewell Injunction of
the Father Of his Countryside immortal WASH
IxGroS:
" Against the iasidios ,Czes Of foreign influence,
C0NJURE you TO BELIEVE NE. r L
L0WCI7LzENS the jealousy of a free people ought
to be constantly alcQle since history and experiences
proUs that foreign influence is one of the most bGnel
foes of Republican, GOreusn,eut
might pray them to consider that foreign na-
ions rarely. If ever minge in the inIernal conflicts
Of Tit al foWer, for any other than selfish purpos-
es might point to the long and brilliant career
Of your own great couDtry,, and demand in vain TO
be informed Of solitary instance in which the
footsteps Of Great Britain ght be traced upon the
soil of foreign land, excepJ in the accomplishment
of her own aggrsndiZemeet. | might say to then,
and might prove the British snti-slavery fansti-
eism is but the creature and the servant Of British
policy owing its origin and its development to what
was supposed TO be political necessity, and thar
though your lsrdship nigh crifs as q fanatic you
failed TO remember fhGtyoU also British
politician! Yes, my lord, if thought that my voice
would be listened 10 in the madness Of the hour,
would appeal TO my cOuntrymen, with the earnest
ness Of conviction, to resist with ell the energy of
determined will, and to repel an insult not 10 be
forgiven. every effort Of the foreigner to embroil
them in frsirieidsl conflicts. even though attempted
under the garb Of philanthropy. / would say to
them, that however gratifying it might be to have
the sympethies, and to Win the smiles Of the great
Of Staer lands. the hopes which may be built there
on will prove deusive; the promises Of succor will,
in the day Of adversely, be forgotten. and sl the
Fright antieipstions which may have their origin in
such 40 association ill like the apples Of Sodom,
which tempt the eye Of the traveller upon the shores
Of the Dead Sea, turn to ashes on the lipsg
Perhaps, though. your lOrdship's visions Of the
future Of tbs Republic may prove delusiye Per-
hsps your ewn unzuardea words written in the 6rst
Gush Of anticipated bat not yet fully accomplished
victory, may Of themselves cause . momentsry
pause in the career which you and your associates
have insuRursted PerhaTs whom they read your
lordships letter, . burning thought Of days long
past, when IS band of brothers. their fathers. By
th cir bloody valor, conquered liberty frcm their
hostile Invaders, may penetrate their hearts Per-
haps the retrospect may reinauguraie once more
that feeling of fraternity which animated their
cestors s.in the days that tried mems souls" Or,
il they cannot agree to live together as brothers in
one family, that they will, in memory Of glorious
past, with ell its hesrl-thrilng associations, in
memory Of the blood Of their sres mingled together
upon many hard fought battlefield, consent at
least to part Is friendsI The end may not be yet,
my lord I Oat Of the clouds may emerge sHa, more
resplendent than even that which seems to you now
to be setting in 8 starless night.
DGt your lofu8u4ps pAuuEin8 lHto oEcEe u
party politics in America halls the recent defeat Of
thai political Organization, which has ruled and
guided the destinies Of the Republic from the first
moment of its existence TO the present dsy. IS an
event in which ''sH friends Of Amsrisd-GH frtsnds
of the human T7ce-nnst heartily rejoice" If your
iordship sheuld happen to remember that, during
brief i,tervals in the history of the Republic, par
ties known by other names have obtained temporary
ascendency. need scarcely remind you that these
were but branches Ct that great Organization which
has Just been defeated divided it was into three
parties. each claiming that it adhered most closely
to the distinctive principles Of the old Democrats
party All Of these, therefore, 70 to swell the ranks
Of those whom your lordship deelares escs to be
The enemies of America and Of tie human rGcs.
This is most harsh judgment, most hsrshly
enuncisted-to say nothing 9f its implied condem-
nation Of the statesman and citizens who have pass
ed away, and whom we, their sons BY blood snd in
heritsace, have been taught TO regard as "true
frier ds Of America" Il is certainly when eonsid-
cred in reference 10 the source from whence It en-
anates, most overwhelming condemnation Of the
millions of Americen citizens who struggled to
avert it's downfall and who still cling TO IFS fallen
fortunes and to its great distinctive principles, as
the sheet anchor OF the hopes Of the Republic Tbs
charge is IS sweeping as il is harsh lou will not
grant that ONE "friend Of America, or Of the hu-
man race can feel any regret st the occurrences Of
the event you commemorate.
The Heaven doomed city Of olden time, even after
its destruction had been Ordsined by the fat Of ON
impotence, was silowed respite from i's terrible
fate, in answer to the prayer Of real friend Of
humanity, who said: ''Behold have taken zpou
myself to speak unite the Lord, which an but dust
sad ashes; peraasenturs ten righteous shall be
found there" And the Lord. admitting the doubt,
and ever tempering justice With mercy, delayed the
execution Of his judgment with promise that if
ten righteous men could be found in Sodom the city
should be spared for their sake.
More memorable iu your Judgment; though but .
man; under the influence Of Jour ovu sniipathiss
and upon the testimony Of thsil enemies alone, you
condemn unhesrd millions Of your fellow-men, and
deny that amongst them all there lives one friend
Of his country or Of the human race, whose right
eousuess might plead in behalf of his fellow coun-
While the world NAV give vour lordphip credit