Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-05-24
Estract fror letter Of Nsrch AZ ls6l.


ted by by true-hesrted Southerners:
Extract from letter of Hsrch 2lst 1861.
From the Inaugural Address Of President Lin
coln which reached us two or three days ago
have but little hope Of compromise, or concession
Had all the Southern States acted in concert in
general convention, soon after the election and
with one voice, respectfully demanded their equal
rights with such guarantees in shape Of explana-
tory constitutional amendments, as would secure
them against domineering maorties in future
believe that. this, our troubles would have been
at end. But gresuy fear, now, that there will
never more be union and harmony between the two
sections The South has time and again made
concessions yielded up her rights for the sake of
peace, until now, the great dominant North seems
to imagine that we really have none, except such
a. it chooses to give us The fact is the northern
mind has for many years been trained and educated
in prejudces against Southern men and Southern
institutions and this, with the rapid influx Of Eu-
ropean population readily imbued with these pref
udices, has given them an ascendancy not likely
to be easily controlled by the true lovers of our
Constitutional Union. Looking back at the course
pursued by the two sections we see the South OBJ
jecting many years ago, to the further importation
of african slaves into their midst and the North,
the good, moral slavery hating North. having then
plenty of ships and soldiers, and finding il prof
table business insisting continuing il tVenty years
lonJeri
After the lspse of this time, finding she could
continue the foreign traffic no longer, and that
slave labor, in their cold climate was improbable,
they sold all their own slaves to Southern people
and being then free of the burthen they began to
raise their eyes in holy horror, at the sin and the
| evils of slavery Again, we have the South Civ
ing up her territory in spirit of chvalrc liberal
ity, TO meet this changed sentiment of this
'rigidly righteous" people. Old Virginia that clo-
rious old mother Of States, we'll as of Pres-
dents, gave them, at one time territory forming
now five or six of the richest free States of the
Union; more than doubling the area of their landed
possessions. Since then we have given them more
than three-fourhs of the territory we acquired from
France and Mexico, and vet they have the bare
faced unblushing efTontery to talk loudly of
Southern aggressions," "tvranny n Southern SEN
timents," "Southern ruffianism" black hearted
Southern traitors and toapply other politely elegant
ephithets of par valuation Finding from a ten
years residence, in free State lone so favorably
situated from the mingled social aud business rPla-
tons of citizens from both sectous as 10 have in
duced the hone that Sectonalism would have been
discarded that these preiudces have been foStered
and nurtured, in the minds of the masses, many of
them such men AS we would love TO honor for their
general intelligence moral and intellectual worth,
have but little hope, indeed none, of any fair and
equitable adjustment Of the matters at issue; aud
even if they could be settled at present, of what
value would il he as long those bitter preudioes
and jealouses exist? It is true there is large
and respectable minority of true-hearted, noble
minded men and women in all the free States, who
do not wish do US an injustice, who are anxious
to accord all chartered rights and privileges and
| whom we should most honorahly except in all the
apathemas hurled at the deluding fanaticism of
these States. But, unfortunately for them and for
us, they are in hopeless minority.
| II il nv honest conviction. though but recently
formed that the South shOnld unite al once, act in
concert, demand peacesble separation, make the
hest settlement she get in division of the COM
mon territory and other public property Of the Uni
ted States, and then form such treaties will prove
better safeguard Of her rights and property, than
exists in hypocrcal professions of fraternal afec-
ton
/ How much misguided and abu0ed was that far
seeing and great statesman, John G Calhoun, even
by those for whose interests he labOred and sscri-
feed himself Had his correct views of Southern
rights and Northern aggressions been duly appre-
cisted by southern men, We should have had our
rights properly protected, and none Of the evils Of
he present time affecting u.s. May God pardon our
blindness and forgive us our sins.
The coercion doctrine Of the free States or rather
of the abolition party, may hasten my departure
from California. Our legislature has failed yet
in passing any force-blls, and hope for the credit
of human nature that from the mixed and varied
origin OF GU Popuia'lohi thcE WIN ever reIuse W
blacken their records with any such odious ordi-
nauces Should they do 50, shall feel that the
sooner leave California the better not that would
shun a conflict which might he forced on us ever
in California in defence OF rights and privileges
but duty, as well as choice would lead me to offer
as one of the volunteer force Of the South in de-
tense of our inalienable rights our very hearth
stones, aud all the cherished rights implied in the
sacred name Of home
} Again, the coercion doctrine carried out nigh
engender bloody feuds and fights in California, but
the seat Of war will be in southern and border
States, and where war is (growing out of such
causes there should every Southern man he, anC
in such desperate conflict as must ensue, cry ou
from his inmOstsoul, clay on Macduh, and d--nC
be he who FIRST cries hold, enough"