Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-12-13

country go on uninterrupted by the drain of Il
whole population 10 the scene Of war. In Il
: South their limit is, not to the men N the a
my, but in number or arms to equip them; Will
in the Northern States they already talk of haVin
to resort to drafting or conscription, and have
present their pay for priyates up at $l4 or c. 10
{ = month, with $50 or go bounty ard the promia
of one hundred and fifty acres of land q: te end q
the war. So muchfor ''patriotismn and 1.-THE Mort
q rising one man for the Union" Take also finance
: hr Chase's popular loan has only obtained $40
. 600 900. while the Southern planters have place
their whole crops if needful ct the disposal Of th
government, and viii, Ifeel sure burn every bslera
tier than dispose of their cotton the Northerner5
There Is much more could Erits On al thes
points, but must not eneroach too much on ysE
space. 1 will only, on the question of the eOttol
supPly, express my satisfaction in the perusal o
the letter Of your correspondent &c. S. A." Len
don, also IN the Tines Of the Sg.h which so Ably
and truly cOntroverts the error that the Southern
Government entertain any idea Of endeaFOring {
coerce Europe into recognition of their indspen
dence by laying an embargo on cotton. One Of thI
most leading men of their government expressed
to me his surprise that such a statement should
have been credited in. England. One of the mair
causes of secession has bsen the determination Of
the South to adopt the principles of free trade and
one Of tie greatest inducements TO the North q
proOng this contest is the desire again to enchsn
thsm with protective if not pTohibitive, tariff
The South are longing for the day when they may
IFSeiy InGlSflAtS IOr the II
factures of England and France, unenbsnced by
the dues Of the NOFthera pOrJs AS one Of their
government said to me, We shall look 20 EoglaDd
to DO workshop snd our carriers; it is not our
interest to be either manufacturing or naval
sOwer. We. therefore, are surprised, in these
days Of independence of natiohslities tAg you De
not give US encouragement TO accomplish ours, by
| which sou will 50 largely profit"
! Since commenced this letter have resd Mr.
! Fay's letter in your Journsl OF Fridsy, whieh I
I, =
! ed In your leader of the sane date / will only say
that not surprised TO read Mr.. Fay 8 appeal to
the anti-slaveFy feeling n this C0uBtry IL is not
the first instance of the insinceTilV that
| to represent this as an emancipation war when
/ these very declamers know that the Federal Gov
erument would give fresh guarantees on slavery Il
the South would return to the Union
How viii 4r Fay explain Mr. LiRcoln' csncslli1g
General FremOnt'S emancipation proclamation and
the general condemnation that Massachusetts af
fOrdsd Mr. G. Summers abolition speech Of last
month? This much. hOHeVer, will add as to slave
~ believe it has been the III Judged movement
OF the small abolition party in the North that has
partly contributed 70 produce this severance and
has also delayed amehoratiOns in the slave cordl
on, which would have been before this intrOd uced
in the Southern States but tor unwise Northern in
reference. -.-- ..-
OF this yoTr readers ma be convinced-that
Lord Russell definition Of the contest il the cor
rect one, the North fighting for empire; but in
that empire is included the gOV5 of the MI
nOrity by members. e7JJ the coercion Of Ia. South
eEn States TO the int rested cOmmmsrcl policy.
The South are fighting for independence, but IN
that independence is the wish TO tree themselves
from the y ranny OF RspUblgcGnism the desire TO
cOnserVatise their Institutions, and to establish
system of free trade with Europe, as the one most
fitted TO the req lrements of their country and the
enlightened views Of the day.
When l saw Gen BsaUregard At Manassas, while
staying with Gen. Johnston (WhO, b. ~the-bye, /
may here say now csm11 tnds the Confederate army
Gen. Beauregsrd and Gen smith commanding ese
= corps under him. Gen. Eeaureg4Td expressed
his satisfaction that shoull no. have returned TO
England without sseIrg something Of th South aud
further his regret that more EIgiIshmen did nos
come to judge for themselves We wish " he
said, we lived in elass house 20 our feelings
and motives. that Europe might see and Judge us:
and we would wish thas the North sent a commits
sion 10 enquire iu.0 our UuaHimify determination
Gnd general state. --E
We would give them every f4cilty or condition {
thst they told the truth their retgrn.' / wish
General BsGsregsrd's desire could be;gecomDIished
for feel that this might lead TO the North being
convinced CT the hopeiessness Of the contest thai
they are wsgiDg-they might listen to the warning d
and admirable article in your paper gave them
ending thus "fhe advice we Cfsr Is only what the
Americans have Riyen 70 eli the w0rld-i.is shank
Of thei. own cOttO1-a pipe Of their own tobacco
Let them consider what they can DO, and what
neither they nor all the world can do. At present Ii
they are giving q triumph 20 many g foe, for there
IS not q circle Of old s0soldEiss Statesmen and di
pomstists who 90 not read the stories OF their dit
icultes aad reverses with bitter sGIle They will
hear with at least respect perhaps with dssppoiat
Rent, that the North aud South have ssvesd 70 ART
friends Would that this much wished for 3. hutton
could be brOughs about Il Is in hostility 70 the
North thst 1 write, l am convinced, a. the sun l
shines, thatI ID tbs only possible ending How much
better TO arrive az II, il II IS nevitsbie-ss all i'm
partial Jadges know isis-withous il the further in
iictiOns of tits sad and gigsntic contest. a
why England Avoids an American Iua-
bFOgIiO.
From tAs London Herald
We entertain feeling of very serious alarm (
when We find our interest sni tie interest of man
Kind ent. ustsd TO q man whom no experience can
esCh, no responsibility can restrsin TO when sge
brings no direction End rOwer dignity, and who /
writes from Foreign OH e essays whose style /
md quality would hardly pass muster IN college 4
le5sting club. A war between Esglsnd and Amer. i
ca, at the present moment would be a calamity to
be warl3 In its immediate and material effects
indeed il might be again to this country; and with
ne North, since the Morrill, tariff We have no trade
o lose. But such war would leave behind IL
ceilings fatal 20 good relations between the tWo
countries Il would throw the Federal Govern
1enT into the h'nis Of tA5 despo-ie Powers, whose
.lIIsnce they have alwsys sac oEn q strong disspO-
itO1 TO CO1rt-a disposition natsral 10 all Cemsc>
lDEsnt. -
And such war would force 1is into closer aIlJ-
nee with the Confederate States than We ever
ught 20 entertain with Power resting on the b.
is OF slavery. Unless msnifsstly 70 Csd uPOn Us.
would be regarded in Europe Gad By section OF
ur own people as 4 War for the sake Of cotton on
ehalf Of slavery There Is only one thing worse
hsn such war, nqm 'ly, tame submission u insult
menace and outrage. We are not little afraid that
We may incgr both. Il is possible that after Lord
Russell has alternated for awhile between iupertin
nt lectures on the Federal Constitution and quiet
of robbery and outrage on Brlirish ves-
els and ciuzaH he may fnd that be has - dTifted
nto wal" again; sgain dishOnsred his country. as IA
e dishOHored her a. Vienna sgsIn inpcr led her
interests, as he helped 70 IN 1854 again insisted
hts time principal sgent, to involve her in
trUggl5 which might have been avoided
The Wsr Growing UnPsPaIsr in the
North-YanWees GrOwIluE over the Com
dact of their Generals.
The Ohio editorial generals growing terribly L
nd critcisipg severely the manner in which the
ampaign has been eouducted in Kentucky By the
'ankees. To give our readers al idea Of their