Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-09
The Revolution.

.ft The Revolution. ~
Il is very difacultfer many to believe that we
in the midst Of revolution. It is difficult to yield
our belief about the existence Of the Union. It in
hard for very many to believe that the party inpow
er are determined to change the spirit of gov
eminent and make it simply, for the South, in
strument of oppression instead of protection Yet
every days developments more and more clearly
indicate that the South to be ostracsed that those
whose only badge of distinction is hatred of us are
henceforth to be our ruler and that if we remaina
fragment OF the dissolved Union, we must unless
we adopt tine fanatcal views of Black Republican
ism, henceforth CONTEXT ourselves to be the humble
servants of the will and pleasure of such men
fill the high places of government There has been
the same incredulity about occurring changes in
every past revolution that there is about the present
SrpEEY SMITH, oneof Englsnd's. most distinguished
characters, thus expressed the thought which we
have suggested: Rfaf+bf
at is very difficult to make the mass of mankind
believe that the state Of things is to be other
wise than they have been accustomed to it. /
have very often heard old people describe the i'm
possibility of making any one believe that the Amer
lean colonies could ever be separated from this
country II lcds dltcays considered as an idle dream
of disseminated politicians good enough TO I'LL mp the
periods of q speech but which no practical man,
devoid of the spirit Of party, consded to be within
the limits of possibility. There was period when
the slightest concession would haze Satisfied the
Americans but all the world was in heroics One
set of gentlemen met at the Lamb, and another ae
Lion; blood and treason men, breathing, Vengeance
and contempt; and in eight years afterwards, an
awkward looking gentleman, in plain clothes, walk
ed up to the drawing room Of st. James's, in the
midst Of the gentlemen Of ths Lion and the Lamb
and was introduced he Ambassador from the
United States of ABeicdn
II Ia avian in no rroaenf Sav Tha-o
who cannot be made to believe that the Union is
dissolved; that the Southern States are separated
forever from the North and that the seven seeded
States whose people are bona Of our bone and hesh
Of our flesh, whose sympathss and interest are the
same as ours, are henceforth foreigners to US ua-
less we throw off the Black Republican
yoke and link our destiny with theirs. Secession
In 1861, like rebellion in 1776 is 10 considered az
al idEs dream Of diseOntsiteS poEitieians." Time
has completely proved the fasity Of the one, as it
Ill completely prove the falsity Of the other.
SYDHEY SIXTH but announces q historical fast
when be says, There was a period when the
slightest concession (by Great Brittany would have
satisfied the americans" Previous to the battle Of
Lexington the colonies did not contemplate perms
nent separation from the mother country. FRANK
LIN, not long before, had said to Lord CHATHM, ~
never heard from any person the least expression
Of wish for . separation" In October, IVA
WARRINGTON wrote, az No such thing as indepen-
ssRoe is desired by any thinking man in America"
JEFFERSON says, "Before the 18th ofApril, 1775, 1
had heard whisper of disposition separate
from Great Britain" Only thirty-seven days be-
fore the battle, JOIN ADAMS in Boston, published to
the world: That there are any who pant after
independence is the greatest SANDER on the prov
ince." As there was period when " the slightest
concession would have satisfied the American colo>
MES" so there was period when the Black Re-
publicans could have easily prevented dissolution
of the Union, but that time is past and re-construc
ton, we believe, is an mpossibihty. While the bor-
der States, in Congress and out of Congress, have
been constantly engaged in endeavoring to prepare
an adjustment Che ant-slsvery StateG, in Congress
and out Of it, have either stood mute or breathed
only threats Of subjugation. A Border State
Convention at Frankfort, Kentucky, is now
spoken Of, but we have never yet heard
Of Border State Convention in the Black
Republican States to effect settlement, and yet we
are occasionally told that the prospects are bright
and Frightening to obtain all we desire. Every day
experience is increasing the ranks of the bitterly
denounced SecessiOnists. The people are opening
their eyes to the fact that revolution Ia new pro-
crossing, that the Union a dissolved, that we
are in the hands of eur enemies and that every
interest is identified and indIssoluby Connect
ed with the prosperity of the seeded States. Many
who not very many weeks since had, in the Ian
guage of Of FRANKLIN to Lord CHATHAM ''never
heard from any person the least expression of
wish for separation" now like FRANLx little
lster wishing for it themselves. And as eight |
wears after the conversations at the Lion and the
Lamb, "an awkward looking gentleman, in
plate clothes walked up to the drawing |
room of ST JAMES the midst of the gentlemen of
the Lion and the Lamb, and was introduced as the
Ambassador from the United States Of America 40 !
within less than eight years, some such looking gen.
tleman will be walking up to the capitnl of the |
Northern Confederacy as The recognized Ambassador
of the Confederate States Of America. |