Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-20


and Prov are defled to combat b. land and wster
By swArms of our sppressOrs, ana they stand ready
to chastise them. ZoLLICoFFER stands at the Gaps
AZ firmly as the mountains he guards. A1BzEr
SrDEY JOHNSTON guards the entrance to this valley
with the invincible chivalry of Kentucky, Missis-
sippi, Texas and Tennessee. JoHssToS and BEAU>
REGARD defy the grand army OF MCCLELLAN with
their tried veterans HUeER guards the Peninsula.
South Carolina, with her fiery and inyineble pluck
watches the enemy at the gates, where the great
armada entered her territory, commanded BY Ike,
and certain to teach the Yankee what it is to trans.
port his plundering hordes thither. Georgia is
girded for the contest. Alabama, Louisiana and
Texas stand, like sentinels Of the coast to warn of
the bands of the tyrants. Even little Florida has
her sling prepared for the brutal and insolent Go
LIAH We shall gain mach, and save great suffering
and future carnage by at once ralying by the side
of our brave volunteers, and giving the enemy a
bloody welcome, such as will check his progress in
the beginning. Every nah should be minute man.
AL should be ready to march when our brave and
capable leaders call for our aid. Let the old arms
be FURNISHED up. Let our hearts maintain firm
resolve. Let US remain steady and cool in our de-
termination. Let US welcome our most brutal and
insolent invaders "with bloody hands to hospitable
graves Let us be ready for the banquet of death
to which they invite u.s. and let US place upon them
the cold and iron hand of that fierce resolve hich
knows no defeat in defence of home honor, ard
hearthstone!
In connection wits this train Of remark, we CON-
mend as worthy of the topic, the following sugges
tive remarks Of the Oolumbia Is. CO Southern Pres
5zesYidn written upon the invasion Of South Care.
Inns by the Lincoln army:
All these and other considerations which might
be mentioned make this q very unfortunate affair
But what then? In our first war Of liberty the
enemy captured Charleston and Savannah devas
tated one half the State drove our patriot fathers
TO the swamps and mountains, proclaimed the land
subdued, and were at last ANONYMOUSLY defeated
and driven from our shores. The question simply
is, what are we willing to do and to suffer in be-
half of our cause? If we are true to ourselves
and our country, this misfortune, multiplied
thousand times, will not affect the grand result nor
iishearteD for moment our zeal, and our conf
dence and our efforts. 1t will rather inspire them
al, and beget new energy, and resolution, and
tvity in every man of us. Now, more
than ever vet if we are worthy of our heritage
we will rise and rally to the rescue Now, if
we do not deserve to be the vassals of the
wretched Lincoln, and his yet baser hordes, will we
offer our all to defend our homes and our affairs
from their polluting touch. Remember, Southern
and Alexandria Remember the grsy-haired fathers
bowed in shame and agony! Remember outraged
matrons and msidens dishonoredl Look upon your
sweet homes, and your dear families, and your fair
delds! Think of the base and hateful doom which
awaits you and your children if you become the
vanquished subjects of these Northern vandals
Think of your patriot sires, who encountered hun
ger, and nakedness, and thirst, and torment, and
death, to drive from their shores more noble enc
my! Emulate their example, or claim not to inherit
their names and lineage!
Is is evidently not the will of Divine Providence
that the people Of the Confederate States should
attain the blessings of independence and of estabH
,ished, regulated liberty without such lessons as
will teach us their value and prepare rs to guard
and cherish them in future. That which costs US
nothing we lightly esteem. What we gain without
sacrifice and suffering, we love but little and lose
with no regret 1t will therefore, no doubt, prove
blessing and benefit that the present war has its
reversss. But for them, but for the dear cost at
which we purchase our rights and liberties, the final
success would be our ruin 1t is our clesr convic>
zion that the Southern people could not bear, with
safety to their moral and religious interests the
prosperity and earthly glory which that success,
without calamity and suffering and sacrifice would
have brought them. Let US find, therefore, in dis
aster and defeat, this comfort and encouragement.
Let US learn, also, lessons of humility of depend
ence alone the help of God of the sin and dam
ger of self-confderce and vain glory. We have Of
ten warned our readers to beware of relying too
much on the valor and skill Of our soldiers and
their leaders, and of Boosting over their repeated
victories Our past successes have unquestiOnably
inflated to an inordinate degree our vanity and
pride. We had come to think it matter of course
that our troops must be victorious in every con
test under whatever circumstances.
We were forgetting the "wOe" pronounced on him
who purteth his trust in man, Let US remember
that "God alone is great" BE is our help and
I'll our hope. If we forget that we are ruined. For
pride goeth before destruction, and naughty
spirit before fall" Let US all, but the people of
south Carolina especially, bow in humility and self
sbasement before the Almighty. Let US commit
cur cause into His hands, and by repentance for our
sins and earnest prayers for bis help, save our
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