The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-04-24


ton another called session Of the legislature and in
view OF the obvious necessity for armng the State for
self defence and protection TO prevent aggression or inva
sion from either the North South and 70 protect the
present status OF Kentucky In the Union therefore,
Resolved, Considering the unarmed condition or the
agree to make loan TO tho State ON the applcatn OF
Governor Aasciin, Of their proportion Of to put
.ne sa.e posdn q se deience not exceeding three
the State leaning their pro rata.
funds only to be drawn and expended as the
VIRGIL MCKNIGHT, President.
THE NEUTRALITY OF TENNESSEE
ADDRESS OF PROMINENT CITIZENS TO THE PEOPLE
OF TENNESSEE.
. N the perilous times upon which country is
Tn own We trust II will be deemed presumptuous or
improper N US 70 express to fellow citizens united
as TO the duty OF the State in this dire emergency
We are threatened with civil war, the dreadful
squences Of which, II fully inaugurated, no Ian
gnsge can depict. In view or such consequences we
deem 1t the duty every good citizen to exert his ut
most powers to avert the calamities of such war The
agitation OF the slavery question, combined with party
spirit and sectional mostly has at length produced the
legitimate fruit The present is no time to discuss the
events OF the past The awful present ia upon us and
been collision as is known to YOU at Fort sumter
between the forces Of the seeded States and those
Of the national government, which resulted in the
federate States In view OF this event and Of other acts
growing out Of the secession Of OF the Southern
States the President has issued his proclamation calling
out the militia Of the States Of the Union suppress
what the exclamation designates Coordination too
powerful to be suppressed by the ordinary course OF u
dcial proceedings, or IN the powers vested in the Mar
shas by law" Tennessee is iod upon by the President
70 furnish two regiments and the State has through her
Executive refused to comply with the Call THIS refusal
OF our State fully approve. We commend the wis
dom, the justice and the humanity of the refusal We
tiona right and remedy for existing evils equally
condemn the policy Of the admins ration in reference to
the seeded States. But while we, without publication
condemn the policy Of coercion calculated to dissolve
the Unioa forever and to dissolve In the blood OF
fellow citizens aud regard 1t as sufficient to justify
the State in refusing her aid to the COVE in its
attempt suppress the revolution in the seeded States
we do not think II her duty considering her position in
the Un'on aud in view OF the question Of the peace
OF our distracted country to tke sides against the GO
vernment Tennessee has state citizen of
this Unor She has violated the rights Of state North
or South She has been loyal TO all where 10 Jaty
due She has not brought this by any act Of hers
She has tried every in her power TO prevent II
She now stands ready to DO within her reach to
stop IT, And she ought, as we think, to decline jouing
either party. For in go doing abe would at once term
nate her grand mission Of peace maker between the
States Of the South and the general government Nay
more, the almost inevitable result would be- the transfer
of the war within her borders, the defsat OF all
hopes of reconciliation aud the deluging the State WITT
the blood OF her people.
The present duty OF Tennessee is to maintain post
OF fredericksburg sides with the Union aud the
peace OF the country against all assaants whether from
The North South. Her position should be
the sanctity OF her soil from the hostile tread Of any
party.
We do pretend TO rorcel the future of tennessee
In connection with the other States in reference
federal government We do NOT pretend 10 ne able 70
tell the future purposes OF the President and Cab
reference to the impending war but should purpose
be developed by the Of oyerrunning sub
ugatDg brethren 81 the seeded States, say
equivocalIy, that will be the duty OF the State to resst
at all hazards q. any cost and by arms such pur-
pose or attempt And to meet any aud all nergences
she ought TO be fully armed and would respectfully
call upon the authorities Of the State to proceed at
TO the accomplishment OF this object.
Let Tennessee then prepare thoroughly and efficiently
for coming events In the meantime let her speedily
as she can hold conference with her sister saychodng
States yet IN the Union for the purpose OF degsng plans
for the preservation OF the peace OF the land Fellow
citizens of Tennessee enreat you bring yourselves
up to the magnitude OF the crisis Look in the fa,e i'm
pending caamtes. Civil war-what is il Tho blood
lest and darkest pages of history this question
To avert 1t who would not give his time his talents his
untirirg energy-his all? There may be yet time to
accomplish every thing Let not despair The border
slave States may prevent this civil war-and why shall
they not do it?
NELL. s. BROWN, s. ID. MORGAN,
RUSSELL HOUSTON JOHN : BRIEN,
+ Fl EWING, ANDREW EWING,
G. JOHNSON, JOHN II. CALENDER,
JOHN BELL. BALE PEYrON.
r. J. MEIGs,
NASHVILLE, April 10, 1861.