Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-20
rae Progress Of the War.

The reouisition of Mr.. LINCOLN for soldiers
Is meeting ready and enthusiastic response
throughout the Northern States, and his call
for 75, 900 men will be fully answered in
few dave The President seems to De moving
with stealtby step, as we have no lniorma-
ton as to where this army, unexampled In
numbers in America, is to be concentrated
There is no place of general rendeZVousnamed.
We know nothing of his plan of operations !;
but from the expressions of the Northern
journals that have reached Us. there can be
no doubt that this vast anti-slavery army Is
to be preeipitated in some form and at some
point upon the South, and the war OF subJuga-
ton NAV be considered as fairly begun.
As we predicted long ago, an attempt on
the part of the North, after getting possession
of the government, to subjugate the South,
Is having the natural effect to inspire feel
ing of universal opposition throughout the
South. A portion of the Pennsylvania
troops on their way to Washington passed
through Baltimore yesterday, and although
the State of Maryland Is responding to the
reouisition Of the President, and is engaged
in raising men TO join the Northern armies,
the natural instincts of the people OF the
sIaYeholding State of Maryland overcame
their respect for the ruling powers IN that
State. and the consequence was that the pas
cage of the Pennsylvania troops through the
civ of Baltimore was DISTRACTED by mob
Blood was spilled, and at the moment we
write the fight was going on and the proba-
biIity is that Maryland will soon become the
theatre of bloody civil strife amongst its
own people
Virginia is in arms The Convention of
that State, composed at its first assembling
Of an overwhelming majority of the firm and
stsunch friends of the Union, has been forced
by the events of the past week, to declare Its
Independence of the anti-slayery government
st Washington, and is now actively provi-
ding for its own defence and safety. The ar
senaI at Harper's Ferry which was in the
possessior of the Federal authority, was at
lacked. and that authority finding itself una
BILE 70 sustain itself has set fire to the premi-
ses. and left It to be deVoured by the flames
To all human appearances the war Is be-
gun in earnest Whilst the people of Tennes-
see have desired, and invoked, and labored
for peace By every means at their command,
thew are now made the unwilling witnesses
of q war upon their brethren waged Dy fire
and sword. How long viii it be before they
are the direct object of that war; How long
till an army OF desOlatiOn and blood, and
perhaps of emancipation, shall be poured in
upon them They cannot shut their eyes to
the events that are taking place around them.
It Is alike the part of wisdom and of duty to
be prepared to meet it If there be any who
NAV doubt that the administration is fatally
bent on q war Of subjugatiOn, such doubt does
not relieve the necessity of preparation to
meet it if it should come. If such is not the
intention of Mr. LINCOLN, he must contradict
the reasonable and necessary differences from
his late movements, By statement of his
poIicy in plain and unmistakable language.
Until this ia done we are bound to conclude
that the purpose OF the administration is war
and nothing but war with the alternative of
a base and dishonorsbIe submission. Ten
nesseans cannot hesitate. Let them prepare
at once to meet the worst.