Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-06
50 Whom the Gods wish 10 Destroy, They
FIRST Make MadD

Sosensitive arc the Black Republican wrong-doers
and aggressors of the North at the least resistance
to their devsh scheme mould the peculiar nsti-
buttons of the Southern States to suit their IA
nstical and grasping views, that they fold their
arms in quiet and say to the South, they will do
nothing by way of redressing her wrongs until she
passively submits her grievances to the justice of
her oppressors Like the witty Falstaff, they will
do nothing" under compulsiOn.' States must re-
peal their ordinances of secession, and swear by
LINCOLN, before he and his satraps viii condescend
to listen t. remonstrances. We must manace our
hands, and chains, before justice will be meted
out to US in the homeopathic proportions even Of
Black Republican ideas of justice, which, be it
known, differ as widely from Southern opin-
ions, on the same subject, CoTroS MATHER
differed in character from Sir WALTER RALEIGH
Mr.. LINCOLN thinks that the Government Of the
Union would be reduced to the condition of the Mex
lean States if he should degn look into the grieV
ances of the South with the view of doing justice
and redresing wrong before theseceded Statesihumb
ly acknowledge allegiance to his Imperial Highness
There many plain maxims and historical lessons
10 which this philosophy Of the Statesman of Spring
field runs counter. As for instance. that sublime
apothegm, "let justice be done though the Heavens
fall WASHINGTON or JACKSON or Polk would have
acted on this great principle in the present crisis
There is vet another important fundamental
teaching of history which the tyro Of Springfield
has never considered, is perhaps ignorant Of.
1t that the basis Of all durable and good Govern
ments is justice. The Government owes justice to
the people first; after that loyalty obedience,
love and confidence. The Government must at
least proclaim that it will do justice before it
expect people whe have, for years, been wronged,
insulted and outraged, to yield loyalty to it. 1t is
TIE failure to do justice and the persistent practice
of injustice that have reduced Mexico TO anarchy.
GEORGE LII lost his American dpminions by in
justice, and, when demonstrated with instead of
wisely listening to the petitions of his subjects
by endeavoring to use force upon freemen. The
wisest Governments of the earth maintain
their power and stability by generously and
readily granting the foud demands of an excited
and unanimous people, when they begin to mani
fest their irrepressbe Indignation at wrong and to
ask for justice Yet Mr.. LINCOLN, though the
Gods had made him mad, that he may be DESTROYED,
haughtiy declines to listen conciliaton until the
wronged and outraged South relinquishes her just
attitude of resistance to wrong, and tamely kneels
to beg for mercy.
Such is the sentiment of the President elect in
this fearful crisis and such the position of his lead
ing organs, as indicated by the following from the
Cincinnati Gazette of the 4th inst:
Peaceable separation is clearly out of the ques-
ton plainly impracticable if attempted, that to
mind, ii is Idle to talk about it. Yet even that
might be considered if proposed in a lawful and
orderly manner. Otherwise it never can be. Sc
cession may be performed on paper, and by irregu-
lar conventions. a thousand times over, but still
aVprV State remains the Union. and will do so
until dsumon is Consttutionally recognized if such
a thing is possible