Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-23
anIpfamous Despatch.

We republish from the Boston Courier the
following despatch from the Governor OF
Massachusetts, to Gen. BUTLER, the comman-
der of the troops from that State operating at
the time in Maryland. 1t will be seen that
the Governor reproves the General for offer
ing his services to prevent a serviie insur-
rection. In this we have official evidence OF
the charge which has frequently been made,
upon the representations of the black repub-
Iican press, that our Northern enemies would
not scruple to avail themselves Of a servile
instruction 10 destroy the South. To de-
feat us they are willing to bring upon our
fair land all the horrors of San Domingo
massacre-to see our wives and children
ruiblessly butchered, and our dwellings
sacked and burnt. Apologists for these hell
honnds have sought to lull our people into
a sense of security, by ridiculing the idea,
and encouraging the belief that we have moth
irpto apprehend on this score. If the North
ern Vandals carry out their intention to iu-
vade the South. and we escape the conse-
oDences of Vaccinations with our slaves, il
will not be because their fidelity has rot been
tempted.
Ia this despatch of Gov. ANDREW. citizens
of Tennessee. you have a warning which
should impel you to redoubled exertiOns &c
place your State IN an impregnnble condition
of defence. Let us have no faltering, no di'
visions but act as one man against the enemy
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
E1ecltiue Department,
Council Chamber, Boston. April %, '6l.
General; | have received through Major
Amis despatch transmitted from Perry vile
detailing the proce dings at Annapolis from
The time Of your arrival off that port until
The hour when Major Amis left you to re-
turn to Philadelphia l wish to repeat the
assurance of nv entire satisfaction with the
action YOU have taken, with a single excep-
ton If rightly understood the telegraPhlc
despatch. / think that your action In tender
ing to Governor Hicks the assistance OF our
Massachusetts, troops TO suppress threaten
ID servile instruction among the hostile
people of MARYLAND, soas unnecessary. l hope
that the fuller dispatches, which are on their
way from you my show reasons t0hy L should
raodifv ny opinion concerning that pdrflcutar IN
sdnce; but in general think that the matter
of servile instruction among community
in arms against the Federal Union, is no Ion
ger to he regarded by our troops IN polltl-
cal, but solely military point of view, and
is to be contemplated as one OF the inherent
weaknesses of the enemy, from the disastrous
operatioas of which we are under no obllga-
ton of a military character to guard them,
In order that they may be enabled to Improve
the SECURITY which ur arms would afford, SO
as to pres. cote with more energy their trait
orous attacks upon the Federal Government
and capital. The mode in " hich such out
breaks are 10 be considered should depend
entirely upon the loyalty or disloyalty of the
c. mmuniy in which they occur, and IN the
vicinity of Annapolis, | can on this occasion
perceive no reason of military policy why a
lorce summoned to the defence OF the Ftde-
raj Government, at this moment of all others,
should be offered 10 be diverted from its lm-
mediate duty, to hrlp rebels, who stand with
arms in their hands, obstructing its progress
roward the city of Washington. L entertain
no doubt that whenever we shall have an
opportunity to interchange our views per
sonally on this subject, We shall arrive at
entire concordance OF opinion.
Yours, faithfully,
(Signed) JOHN A. ANDREW.