Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-03-07

lists, not only by virtue Of the bred Scott eeiaiop
by virtue Of the protection which the Gi.nssitn
ton throws arcundf and By virtue of tie mrs =.
SAID Territory Issef-said Territory, including the
nized and protected By the Legislature.
Now, you say that the Republican party does NAT
propose to interfere with slavery where il arsad
exists Does it not By legislative enactment. ex:t
in New Aexicoy and yet you hesitate and refuse to
give guarantee that you will let us enjoy n th
How does this harmonize with your nrofess;o.ss
And when considered that we set up no Claim 10
the balance of the territory which BELONGS i,st 81
much to US as to you, which party, in the scheme
of settlement proposes makes the greater sacrees
You may say that slavery will not be profit
able in the territory we have and thar onr IA.
mand of guarantee is therefore an abstrac-
ton. If SO, it will be your gain and orr
loss But does this lessen yeur obIigafiasa 70
give us the guarantee demanded? We do not
ask you for the recognltionof slavery where it does
not exist Is this asking for an aabstraction?v But
IL yoer arguments good it must apply to vot, al
well as to u.s. ask. would it be right and reasona-
bic for You to "see the Union dissolved.n rather
than let the South have barren ebstraction.
you call it an abstraction; We denv it
You rightly say, this is the main thing now
in issue. Suppose You are right, and 1t is an
abstraction, in which party Is it most becoming to
yield? Which can afford it besn Look at the slave
State still in the pnion-they are a comparative
few, allied with the free States and are cofnpletely
at their mercy. The Union men had confidence In
your business, and they vindcated you from the as
pensions of demagogues, and they triumphed in the
slave States still In the Onion. Can you net afford
to be magnanimOus towards them? Should you not
be, on the high score of honor aud chivalry? Yes,
YOU can afford TO be magnanimous towards them
and grant them what they ask. Should you not do
It, also, on the score of gratitude for the confidence
reposed in you! Viii Yen abuse that confidence
viii you disappoint all the reasonable expectations
the Union men formed, based on this confidence in
you, and on which they pledged their faith? II Won
refuse them, one thing is sure-that trust Is with
drawn, under the conviction that their confidence
has been misplaced. Your action is q matter of
life and death with the Union men Of the border
States. If they meet with no spirit of reciprocity
on your part-if you stuhbornly hold out against
compromlse, terrible reaction in favor of secession
is the inevitable result and nothing win be able to
arrest it. -i.se ~ sf
You told Us some time back that if we kept Ken
lucky IN the unIon defeating the schemes of Breck-
inridge, Magofin 4 Co., for secession convention
etc., that then we would be able to obtain settle
ment OF the basis Of all we ask. We have done so
still yon have stubborHy refused to give it to us so
far, and thus have strengthened our common enc
mics, the secessonists. What your next condition
and demandf In the article referred to you now
say: azTrf.ea se4as ts -s~ 4
Let it be understood that Kentucky is for the
Union Internationally, and the people Of the North
will not allow distractions to stand In the way of
fair and honorable adjustment
Great God and have all our labors and sacrii-
ces for the Union, and in the defence of our North
brethren only been able to bring this sort Of re-
cognitlon from you-!hat if We will now humbly
bow the knee, stultify ourselves we will have gone
through probation sufficient to entite us at last to
the recognition Of cur rights The mandate of the
tyrant Gessler to the freemen of Switzerland to
bsw to his hat on pole in the market pIace il not
2 more Illuminating rsquisiton, under the circum-
stances But suppose, out of patriotism for the sake
OF preserving the Union, we comply with your last
demand what guarantee have we that you will be
more compromising and magnanimons than YOU
were befores If our first performance would not
satisfy you, aud could not make you comply with
your promises, will your last Shosd We trust Won
again after you have disappointed uss pray YOU.
do not for the sake OF the Union and peace longer
delude yourselves that the rights Of the Border
States can be traed with. with iHipunity.
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