Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-26
circular Of the Sou thefn Rights Anti-Coer~
cian CaIllmfIaee.

NASHVILLE, January is, 1861.
DEAR STR:-Qur earnest solicitude for the success
of the great Southern Rights movement, to secure
an immediate release from the Overwhelming dan
gers that irspeTH our political and social safety
WILL we trust be sufficient apology for the trouble
which we beg to impose on YOU ? 9fs
The sentiment of the Southern heart is over
whelmingly in favor of the movement Light only
is wanted that men may see tnelr NAY clearly, ana
the prayer of every true patriot VIII eventually be
realized. Tennessee will bea unit 1EE
Altl,ouell the time be SO very shert, this object
NAV vet be accomplished if few men only, (the
the more better however in each county viii de-
vote their entire energies to it during the canvass for
deIeestes We earnestly beg your attention. there
/ fore. to the following suggestions; s.a5eg ?.
l. Be sure and have your abiest and best men IN
the field WITHOUT REGARD TO POLITICAL OPINIONS.
2, Be sure that no submissionist, under whatever
pretext Of compromising oprTights, or of waiting
beyound the 4th of March for new guarantees, inn
pose himself upon you. Our only hope of peace and
Safety consists IN decided action before the inaugu-
ration of Mr.. Lincoln. --- @.- - 's'--
8. Donot wait for general meeting of citizens,
butget together Immediately a few active, intelli-
gent, discreet but thorough going uncompromislng,
true-hearted, Southern Rights. Anti-Coercicn
friends, and appoint and canyassers, who
are willing to devote themselves entirely and I'M
ceasingly to the great and patriotic work, from this
hour up to the close of the election.
A. Appoint committees, also, for each civil district,
of men known to coincide with you and ourselves
IN sentiment.
s. Organize, forthwith, Southern Rights, Anti
Coercion Associations.
g. We viii send during the canvass the Union and
american dad Guzete to supply your county These,
we confidently trust, you will send Immediately to
the District Committees, who will, on the hourof de-
livery start out upon the work of distribution and
this. though there be but half dozen copies for
each district Donot, we beg of you, wait for per-
sons to call for documents. Ask each person to
whom you may furnish documents or papers to read
and CIRCULATE ii
a. Write as many letters to your friends as possi-
bic, and urge them, by every consideration OF
patriotism, to work, work, work.
Please write us Immediately and advise eff
your organization, and to whose address we shall
send papers, &c. at your county seat and elsewhere
also as to public sentiment and whatever else you
may think useful. Co. -- ---
Once more, may we not without offence, beg of
you, by all that you hold dear on earth, to give
yourself earnestly to this great work; that you will
know no rest until success shall have crowned our
efforts for our countrys safety ard deiiverance
from all future alliance with those whose very
breath is poison whose embrace is death-unless
satisfactory guarantees offered before the army
navy and treasury of the Government shall have
passed into the hands of party virtually pledged to
to the odious doctrine of coercion.
We can, we must, carry our State. Our hearts
would sink within us, at the bare thought of the
degradation and infam of abandoning our more
Southern brethren, united to by all the ties of
sympathy and of interest," and of being chained to the
car of Black Republican States, who would them
selves despise US for our submissions and, worse
than all, by moral influences alone. If not by force
or legal enactment, destroy entire social fabric
and all real independence of thought and action
YOUR OWN GOOD JUDGMENT WILL SUG-
GEST MANY THINGS WHICH WE CANNOT NOW
ALLUDE TO. Very respectfully, ..
''- VIM WILLIAMS, Chairman,