Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-16

man ana man Is IL ie be supposed that GU
fathers fought the battles Of the revolution 20
these inalienaSle rights for the purpose Of trans
hitting the Constitution to poateriiy as a cor
dition by which they could only eair these right
by ferce!" If SO, then the blood of tie revolutio,
was spent in vain, and great principle was estab
lished for force was in app ,etion before the rev
olrtion Uas fought 4 psss from this question Q,
ask why IS the right denied? Because we hav,
brought this conflict between two SECTIONS in which
enc is struggling for domination, and the other 'fo
existence. 1t claims you shall not 90, add vou shall
not remain with your rights, you shall remain a,
hewers of weed ard drawers Of water for as Ii tha
is TO be made the issue and We are to be held 4
that position by force we accept The wager Of battle
and Mississippi in her brief history claims "a bav,
shown at Psnsaaols aud At Orleans 74oms,b;no
of the spirit u the freemtn who achieved ou
independents; aad il has also been nv satisfetior
TO know that the present gest rsticn have notdero
gated from the history Of those who went befor,
them. On many bloody field both in foreign aut
Indian wars, has asceaded many q proud spirit Of
MISSISSIPPI now fnsh:ined in glory, and looking
dosn upon us to gee il We vindicate the glory a
our State, and 20 TO see If oar hearts beat true
If this right were admitted, We sieuId have fewer
! calls to exercise II than we do. There w,uId h,
less danger from the dominant section There would
be less tendency 10 use this power 10 nurs others
| Why is this right deaisaG Il is metaphysical
question, at tbe best. Bat we come 10 the fet TIA
] CtcoCS INV koAS OHtJ N1u VIVA ~ sne uSa OF
ing the righg The only question that renaias is
FIRST, have you the right 70 eoerce them back? and
secondly, have you The power? NV friend from
Louisiana (Mr Berj 4mie) rsfsuel to The dsa trou.
scenes which might be imagiced by the invasion Of
the South, but di iro Offer The other side Of The pic
| ture. An army with banners would do but liuls
harm in marching through country covered with
plantations Taey would Cad but little subsisterce
aud spasssr settlements. uos stands II onthe eth
er sid? P1pUOus cities and towns There the
torch aaa the sword would do its work with Dread.
full havoc. Starving millions would weep over the
eupidity OF te'se who hal presented them zth The
sad result. We do not desire these things Seek
not to distufbyour prosperity We have rsjciced
in yoHr prosperity We have used your ships for
the purposes of tTAasp9rtNioe and communion On.
We have gloriei in the eylensila OF American I'M
merce. and ia every achievement, when YOU have
carried our flag AID ii We must lesvs YOU we can
leave you still with good Will We prefer your
prosperity should c0atinRe. II we must part we
can put relstiOls on that basis which will give
you ths advantage Of favored trade with u.s. and
still make 1t mutually beneficial to each other But
If you win not, thea 1t is an issue FROM which we
will not shrink; f,r, between oppression and free
dom, between Iigh. and power we will inv5ke the
God of titles and meet eur fate, whatever il
be. MT- Davis re'erred to Johns ms speech agaiu,
contendiBg ina he authorities he quoted we're
many Of them in favor Of ths Iigat of secession
But the question which pres, MT itself to the
country, Is, what III all we do with events as thew
stand? Shall We allow this separa ion t. be total
Shall We rGnier it peaceful or shall we have it
partial, and will they give each State military
PoWer, and revenue power, aud still preserve a
common agency, yet rot separating them 50 en-
irely a. t. create any I'D litional york of recon-
stFuciion! Iwalvs the question Of quality. There
is no quality unless there are two confedcracies,
which seems 10 consistent with the interests of
either or both Il may be tina two confedsrscies
could be so orgahizs the States agreeing with each
ether in internal policy, might associate together
these tuo confeaeraeies and they might have rela-
tons with each her 50 close to give them unity
of power, in time of war, against foreign enemy.
These things 1t devolves upon you the majority sec
tim. TO consider Mr.. Davis then went on to argue
that the Republic Ms Lad net acted and had re-
fused the propositions offered in the committee.
contended th1 if the Republic should fail it would
moi prove that self government had failed and still
less will liberty be destroyed. There viii be irjury
to all sections. Time has rolled up past the point
when propositions c3uld be made. and he would not
say how proposii would be received if they we're
made. He referred to the rise of the Republic, and
spoke Of the ef5rts he had made here to avert the
evils Bat the ouy response from the Republicans
was stoltd Indifference He denied there was any
body at the S,uth in favor Of monarchy, bat the
South were earnest in this separation 1t had given
wal mig, bat it Was not heedei. BE closed as fol
lows:
But the time ia near at hand when the places that
know colleagues lsboriDg together, shall know
US 10 that relation 20 mora expect but few days
longer ID be cue Of you. | have labored here TO
svert the catastrophe which naw descends upon the
country. unsncceesfully, and regret it. For the
few Days while may remain here, am willing 10
labor that that catastrophe shall he as little de-
s'rueve to the public peace AMI property as posi-
bic. II you will. in these last moments avert civil
Wac, - be it. Il Is better 30. Hyou will allow US
10. g. ~
bly, togsther, and to 90 with the rights We had
before, since we cannot enjoy them in the
Union, then thera s-e many relations which may
still eJis; between u.s.. which may be hene-
fci'l - you az well as 10 as But if you
will 50 hi-, il ia Ihs' pride of power ia cen
tempt of reas)s, and ia reiisuce upon force, you
s4y shall not &c, but shall remain as servants
to you, then, genile2eu, war-a is sb7ut to
be inaugursted, the ike of which was Fever seen
or heard Of. Sufficiently numerous n 10th sides,
with many places Of coatact with friends, who
will give their last OF money and Of store the con-
hict will be such that masses Of the people
must bleed, and after years Of destruction on
bot sides, and subjugation upon neither, treaty
Of peace viii be made. Both torn and bleeding,
the walls Of the widow and the sigh Of the
orphan will be substituted for the notes OF the
peace which now prevail over the land. And then
you VIII agree zach 10 pursue q separate course as
best he may. This is The cad Of var. You find
through long years OF distress you have Come 10
the position you might now have at first Is
there wisdom, is there patriotism in the land? If
so, tie solution Of this question is easy If not,
then MississippTs gallant sons will stand ike
wall cf fire around their own State, ard l. though
not in hostility to you, but in love AMI allegiance
to her, will take my place among her for good
or for i'll. | snail never again attempt the
language Of warning or argument t. you | leave |
the case in your hands. rogard you personally, |
"a individuals, well to those you represent,
would | had the power to say there shall be |
reace between us for ever. | wculd had the |
po~er now 10 cay. the intercourse between these |
Staes shall not De interrupted, and sae social rela-
tons shall remain undisurbed; that tie
between these sections shall remain, is my pro-
fouadest wish. Bat ycu have brccme ,xasp operated. |
day by day, and now Il is IN the power of Two bad |
men, possessed of the telegraph lines between |
Washington and ChsresoF, to bring the Uni ed |
States and Carolina into war Still, will you do
nothipg but sit in sublime indifference till eVeGts |
shape t6emselve-? You cannot throw the resp 5nsi-
biliy the executive. He has thrown it eff upon
you He bias Motif you he can do nothing. there
fore be will do no hing. He has told you the re-
possibility is upon Congress ! conclude as be
gar BY invoking you 10 take that responsibility, and
.ct upon it If you will, The angel of peace RAY
yet spr ad her wigs, though it be over divided
States since the revolution will slill 90 or 10 friend
y intercourse with each other, acting and reactipg
upon each other, and the commerce of
ae one may still add to the prosperity of the Other
Thus may it be, and thus it is in your power to