Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-12-11
of Kentucky think that the abolition gov

ernment at Washington will emancipate
only the slaves of the rebels, and leave
them In the possession of their slaves
Let them press no such fond delusion to
their credulous bosoms. Eesa.
| Upon the success of the South rests the
last hope Of Constitutional liberty and
Of the capacity of man for self govern
ment; and therefore my faith in her tri-
/ umphant success is strong and unwaver-
ing. Nor is my confidence in this regard
| at all weakened by the seeming failure of
| the late United States. On the contrary,
1T is strengthened by this very failure.
When the great Jehovah chose the Jews
/ for his peculiar people, and planted them
IN the land of Palestine, he recognized
their capacity for self-government by
constituting them into an independent
commonwealth, the Jews choosing Jeho-
yah as their President in Heaven by a
unanimous vote. In after years the Jews
asked for a king to rule over them, and
though the Almighty was greatly dis
pleased with them for rejecting him, he
granted their request under protest, and
unlike the great ",oo,tld be" at Washing
ton, he did not coerce them to an unwilling
obedience. q Sam, CHI
The same principle is developed in the
government to which the Lord Jesus
Christ established. on earth for the regu-
1ation of his Churches. 1t is purely a
Spiritual Executive Democracy, in which
the capacity of man for self government
under the guidance and control of the
Holy Spirit and the word of God is fully
recognized. Christ himself being the
Great Head of his Government or Con-
federation of his Churches. In these de-
velopments of Divine wisdom in regard
to the theory of government my heart
reposes in the fullest confidence that the
South, in her struggle for the blessings
of self-government and Constitutional
liberty, meets the Divine appreciation
and has received and will continue to re-
ceive assistance from on high. 1 say not
this from rain presumption, but in the
deep humiliation and gratitude of my
heart, / avow it as my faith and hope
for our ultimate success. And however
much human ambition and unholy pas
sions may be aroused by this war, and
how far soever Christ may choose to en-
ploy worldly governments to accomplish
his purposes, it is comforting to Chris
tians to know that "He is head over ALL
things for His Church," and that He is
managing this war for his glory and the
ultimate triumph of his kingdom.
These and other convictions and i'm
pulses impel me to encourage military
resistance to the Lincoln government, in
its unjust inyasions, tyrannical oppres-
sions and repeated hostilities;" and for
this purpose / have received and accepted
the commission of Colenel in the Provis-
ional Army of the Confederate States, to
raise regiment in the State of Kentuc-
ky. To aid me IN this patriotic purpose,
and to make known to you my plans, l
take the liberty of publishing to you this
address. l shall have associated with
me neutrality-suspicious. in whom
you have entire confidence, and whose
names will be given to you at the proper
time if successful in this enterprise /
hope to enter the service of my country
as a christian, and by divine assistance 1
desire to maintain the dignity and con-
sistency of Preacher of the Gospel, and
shall therefore aspire to make our regi-
ment well ordered, well disciplined, and
effective, second to none in the army
This will be my only aim and ambition.
Having laid aside the sword to enter
the ministry, I desire to resume the
sword till we shall have conquered our
peace and independence, and then to re-
turn to the ministry again. Having no
son to give to my country, Though past
the legal age for military Service 1 give
myself with all the energies of strong
and unbreken constitution. I am not ig-
norant of the inconvenience and hard
ships of camp life, nor of the hazards of
the battlefield; but am willing to en-
counter them all, trusting In the kind
providence of God for safety and sue
cess. -" =. = ,=- ElkJ&
/ therefore appeal t call who know me
by name or fame, to unite with me prompt
ly. Let us speedily I'LL up the regiment
enter into the camp of instruction during
the winter, and by early spring we shall
be prepared for any enterprise of the war.
Most of you whom know are Baptists-
whose very name and history are identi-
fed with the struggles and triumphs of
civil and religious liberty And far fallen
from his principles must that Baptist be,
who is found sympathising with orfight-
ing for the wicked and cruel despotism
of the Lincoln Government. s1s s-tfSf
You are Old Krgi1aians, or the descend
ants of Old Virginians, whose ancestors
tasted the bitter fruits of the tyrannical
persecution of Great Britain, and who
fought for and won the freedom which is
now being wrested from us, and for which
we are fighting to win back for ourselves
and our children. 4ee,. .seIs -
You are Kentuoksans, whose name once
was the synonym for all that was daring,
manly, cmvalrous, and noble. Rally, and