Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-06-11
The Design Io subiuante the south.


There are some persons who truly doubt that de
81 On is entertained by the Black Republican faction
of the North to subjugate the South There could
be no motive for the war and the immense prepare
tons that are being made to carry on unless such
a design is cherished 1t has very rarely been dis
tinctly ayowed except Sy few leaky organs of the
dominant paI ty. But it is now coming to be boldly
declared. The GOODNESS with which they now talk
of certainly -conQuering the rebels" is refreshing
to those who chance TO know that the men, Of whom
they so ppsntly dispose, are unneoquerable Then
they must ans wer the impertinent inquiries that
naturally arise in the mind as to what they will
do with them when conquered. This has heretofore
been the great puzzle for statesmen TO solve,
and which has never been solved. They have con-
tented themselves by the unsatisfactory answer,
that they viii thereby demonstrate that they have
a Government But this was by no means conclu
sive, and so the New York World. whose editor
has recently been appointed Brigadier General
solves the whole problem by saying they will gov
srn the conquered States la the same manner that
the territories are now governed and 1.-THE manner
of this government Is entirely in the discretion of
Congress" This is the design Of such brainless
fellows as the editor of the World, and the whole
North is now being rushed into bloody war by
such leaders. We subioin the language of the
World that it may be seen how ignorant and stupid
our enemies are;
English journalists are strangely blind to the
teachings ni history if they suppose that an exten
sive and foi midable rebellion cannot be put down
bv force of arms. It has been too often done for
its possibility 10 be called in question at this late
day 1t Is admitted by these journalists that our
superiorjty in military strength and resources is
likely TO giYe Us the advantage in the war, but they
| think that a successinn of victories will not
| bring the rebels 10 acquiesce in the authority
| of the government. This opinion seems TO have
| been caught up without much reflection, from a
fancied want of adaptation in institutions to the
government Of States without their voluntary
| co operation But il, as seems to be conceded v e
| should conquer the rebels in the field and they
should then refuse to exercise the usual functions
uf states in the Union, We should hold and govern
| them lust as we would hold and govern inhabited
| territory conquered from an enemy in foreign
war The right of conquest Is a necessary incident
| of the right of war; and our Supreme Court has
decided that the rights 70 acquire territory necessa
riy lplles the right to govern il. and the manner
! of this government is entirely in the discretion OF
Congress IT, at the close of the war, the rebels do
not choose to resume their rights rs states they
| will be governed as territories until such time a.
! they shall be ready to exchange the condition OF
| territorial dependence for that OF state equallty
| when they can ne admitted into the Union in the
same manner n Il we are almost every year adm
tl.g me- states. The superiority OF our resourc'
| insures our success in the war; and If when It Ii
ended some OF the rebelliuus states should need a
| little time to swallow their grief our double sy a.
10 of state and territorial governments Ia adopted
| TO any necessity that may arise.