Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-02
The Plot Thiclkcus.

II has been we'll understood for some time past
that project was on foot intended to detsteh Ten
nsgsss End the border Slave States from cenfed-
eracy with se Soften States and hitch them on tc
ccnfederacy Of tbs Northern Border States Or
in other words to form Middle Confederaey. 70
| this end it will be attempted first 10 commit the
Slave States to the CRITTENDEN, or border State or
ether similar resolutions, and then with these as
amendments to our present constitution, propose
confederation of all such States free and slave
are willing 40 LnSe o.. SUCH basis.
To secure the assent OF t4,e srser States the
luons will in all probability be 20 smsn%ee IS to
make seeming concessions 10 both sides, by which the
honest and unsuspecting of both sides will in fact
be cheated into hollow truce, to be followed by
me SANG scenes of strife through which we have
nassed for the lsst ffteen years
The States whiGl hass already seeded will be
iRyited to pnte in this Confeder2ey, elthough it is
well known that the resolutions terms of ,qniSn
will be such as they will not hesitate moment in
rejecting
Is any man so great fool as to believe for
ment :kst proposition to give away absolutely and
Internationally three-fourhs of the common terri
toTy ~ or4er that might be permitted to occupy
the preSsnt stGu5 Of Lagy in the other fourth, would
be accepted by any real sPuthern Rights man,
much less by any one Of the States Caat gave now
gone so far as to take their destinies into their own
hands.
If any given policy leads inevitably to certain
gesuLs, We heye right to believe, if the men who
pgopose it are intelligent men, that they intend to
bring scout that result Let the hearted South
ern man not be DECEIVED. We know there are
thousands, many ST then o. tie highest iUteli-
zepee. and who, instead Of following the lead Of
men every way their interiors, ought tOssay TO
STAND in Tie lesd of the gallant band of Southern
rights patriots, WHO literally without leader, with
out organization, without the prestige Of name
that might tell upon the timid, are struggling TO
save our beloved State from the foul pestienee Of
abolition association and abolition influence.
9hese ere thousands we say, who under the de-
lusive promise of reconstruction will act with
party-mous5 inspirsG asS controlled by spirits
who you'd rather see the State allied vii: TIE North
than hare her united with her sister sIGUs States IN
Southern Confederacy. Reconstruction is notin the
secret programme of the master spirits OF the socal
ed Union party o. Tennessee. They do not desire
it, they Do not ;iHteps 1t. And though we know
our words will 60 unheeded by the thousands whO
for tie DAY, are enlisted under the deceful Gag Of
Union, we at least beg that they will look at the
evidences for themselves. let them see to it that
they are not betrayed into position which they
would abhor fran the bottom Of their soul
the psope of tennessee desire a,recOnstruction of
the Onion and many of them still cling to the hope
saat it May yetpe elected, Notwithstanding all the
evidences to the contrary aid thsy naturally, there
FORE act with that Rsrty, though It las purpose
of reconstruction, which makes the loudest prefes
sions Of attachuent to the Union. Knowing, how