Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-07-04


ment BY one Of their own ehOieei and The b
Government marched its armies to crush
mand in the blood Of tie erebelz,' K VI
I nothing new amongst the eespot1c systems.
q great confederation Of Republican Ststss, i
TEN based on tie tsiE Of he pe0pls--bssed on
ofYcbeZiou, that al this should hapRe1 that We
that no tyranny or asspotismOf old EuroF
drew the sword more sayagelyt to put down =
and trample on the voice Of the people, @
same Central Government Of q Republican
eration-it IS enough to I wing the heart
man who believed in the gseater humanity !
GRAFTON Of popular governments. Vel nj
advocates Of despotie monarchy laugh inl
mockery st those who believe that peopls
themselves would never spill blood IN pOpulI
jugatiOn, End that such murders we're II
Kings and despots Of Old EuFspsi
It il hideous sarcasm Of RepublicznisEn 1
the journals Of the Northern States yelling
blood of "the rebels, for their utter subj
and destruction Ne meaa TO conquer them
| THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, sIl0t merck %.
but 70, CONQUER TO SURROGATE them. Bd
/ the rebellious traitors are overwhelmed in Cd
| and scattered like leaves before the sngry
must not be to return 70 peaceful and co
homes. They must ind p0asTty at Hei- tiresi
see priUdtioR IN the Gh1iOsLS eyes Of mothers
| rags Of children" Was ever more hellish sci
1 uLLEEeQa hRtIc u at1 UfatLA3 DI 0c5 lDlttii /
records Of Us bltchsrieS, shall los SEEK for pa
this! Where-eTen again5t rebels who hal
particle of Justification If the subjects
most legitimate sovereign that ever held
had seted as the Southern States have DONE
these sentiments not be infaEies Il uttered
partg Yet infamy of infauIies are they Whe
ed by Republicans against brother Republ
uttered by the descendants Of the rebels
against men who with far greater unanim
demand she selfsame right those rebels ella
self-g0verument.
We shall be told that the South had no
secede; therefore war upon it is iussfable.
England made war on h4F rsbelliOus An
colonies ishe said they hadsno right to '.seced
thai, therefore, that war was justi6sble
Be told the South can exhibit no wrongs to
rebellion. The same was held by those who
TO crush the colonies in thar struggle for 81
erument But why should we be called
Republicans to consider these points at all
we not been told, as the Republican princip
the subjects Of 3 State themselves. and no 0u
are to be judges whether they have prove
justification or right.
Yet, let Us consider that the case Of the
as regards its right to secede, is far stro8gd
was that Of the American colonies 10 rebel
the old monarchical systems no such right "
tolerated-no such principle ever heard Of
legitimacy or duration Of 3 Government
American colonies originated under that mo
cal system. They had never claimed or ps
the attributes Of HIndependent Sovereign $
nor had their connection with the English
originated in 4 compact having for ia object
benefit and defense. What, on the other
the position Of the Southern States in the
eases They are not mere colonies, eOuaties
triets Of any State, Kingdom or Empire. 7
q number Of Sovereign Independent Stat
styled in law and so proved IN fact Their
systematic political system Of the whole
States Of Americas based on the fund.-
principle Of the right Of rebellion determin
the voice Of the people. These several indie
sovereign States, Ct their own free choosi
for the purpose Of their Gwn lad the comm
fare, interest, and protection, tolerate with
others to this end. a number Of these ST
clare that faith has not been kept with
the compact Of confederation; and that ID
and purposes Of their federal association
certain others no longer urge its cont
but on the contrary dsmand its termin
Whether they possess toe right 30 70 tel
the connection, is neither asserted nor de-
The deed Of union. This silence Is
By each side in the quarrel as favor
is own case. Upon which side the cons
nay be said to weigh, is, no doubt, nice
.ricate question for political dOctrinaFies ar
splitting scontrOversalisis. But what we
Iay is this, that is something more than mOu
3 mOnstrOus, il is an outrage and q disgrsc
nsnity, that, On point which may be rule
way, the shocking spectacle must be seen Of
If blood being made to flow in the eonqu
those independent States, "
y ASK FOR SELF GOVERNMENT AND FREEDOM TO
HEIR OWN DEsTINIEs We say il would be
lie even if those Southern States were me
lies or outlying districts Of a despotic empi
az that in the face Of such q unanimous
alton for secession-right or wrong, sccO
obstruction Of constitutional technicalit
lOody war 10 force union on the Southern
{ the point Of the sword to sabre them ID
1erhood, and dragon them into liberty
lot apOn humanity. We cannot pause
be niceties Of the rival constructions Of th
{ the deed Of Union with reference to the ri
ession. We turn.i in disgust from AL this dent
be proof at best can be plain enough 20 recon
his butchery-butchery 10 be done Jet as re
OF by kings sutOersts,0 or tyFants, but by rep
dToeates Of popular hterty-themselyes
pring of rebellion We have often emo
learly enough declared our anxiety that Z
.epublic of America might be saved from
erment but far greater is our anxiety
Ike of the hideous reprosch it involves I'd
berty-that it may b. saved from the
rime of forclngit Federal embrace upon
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