Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-02-19
The Policy of the next AdministTation.

The Cincinnati Gazette speaking of the " Military
Performances Of the South, gives the following
advice to Seeded States:
Come back, and let these columbiads defend
them. instead of being battered down by them
If the Seceders really mean to re-
sist the laws of the United States, and defy the
collection Of the revenues then they have not done
a tenth part of what they must do. They have
hardly begun what they must do.
Forts Taylor and Jefferson, on the Keys of Flor
ida, viii, with small squadron of vessels, COM
mand the Gulf of Mexico. Fort Pickens commands
the only rstrate harbor there is in the entire South
Fort Sumter commands the harbor of Charleston
and Monroe, of Point Comfort, commands Hampton
Roads. Neither of these fortresses can be taken
and all the marching and concentrating serves
no purpose but to consume time, money and pro-
visions. Il is costly business, and one which the
people do not like, and will not long bear.
Not only in the above, but in every utterance
from the antislavery party, from their papers from
their State Legislatures, from their members OF
Congress, indeed from Mr.. LINCOLN himself it is
plain to be seen that it is the settled, liked
policy of the next Administration to refuseto re-
cognize the independence Of the Southern Confed-
eracy, and insist upon the collection of the revenue
st the Southern ports That such policy will be
resisted bv the Southern Confederacy and that war
will be the result of Mr.. LNCoLNs policy we regard
as inevitable unless the secession of Virginia gives
them pause All the necessary measures for carry
ing into effect such policy by the incoming admin
istration are now being pressed through Congress
for instance, the appropriation of Sl,2e0OO0 for
buildinyseTen light drIf war steamers the authority
given 70 the President to call out the militia whenever
he may deem it necessary to protect public property
the requiring a test oath of the militia of the Dis
trict of Columbia the passage of a force bill in
connection with the collection of the revenue and
the abolition of ports of entry to subject YES
sells entering them to the penalties of smuggling.
On the 4th of March, without having openly de-
cared war, ali the measures necessary to legalize
the use of military force against the South
ern States will have been passed. The po-
sition taken by Tennessee in the election
for Convention has emboldened the anti-slavery
party and they do not now conceal their purpose to
test as they express it, {" whether we have Fede'
raj Government or not" The following dispatch to
the New York Tribune, from Washington, or Monday
after our election, is confrmatory of what we say
STIFBENING UP-Our handful of Republican com
promisers are gathering courage under the advices
from Tennessee. They begin to think they have
been frightened to purpose and that their oilers
TO succumb were premature.
in the Senate on the Ilth favor of the apprepria
ton for building the steamers, looks to force
as the means by which the Union is be preserved
We make the following extracts from that speech:
This measure of increasing the navy has been in
troduced every year since l have been member
of the Senate, and l think / have uniformly voted
against it. for did not believe it was necessary.
But treason is abroad in this land, and believe
there is an occasion and necessity of the increase
of the armament and power Of the country !.
l would extend every degree of kindness, and
make every effort at Cancellation TO these people
but their right to divide this Government, to take
State out of the Union, least of all, that they
should peaceably have right TO break up this Gov
eminent, 1 would never admit,
Men cannot talk treason-they must act it; and
he who acts it, in my judgment should take the
fate of traitor and should not seek 10 escape by
pretending that he commit it peacefully against
the country.
l tell these gentlemen that, in my Judgment, this
treason must come to an end-peacefully, hope,
but ne ", in my judgment, peacefully, II by an ig.
nomiuious submission of the honor OF the people OF
this country TO traitors Never / desire peace,
but would provide, amply provide, for means OF
defense Of the cOuntry-by war, If necessary.
1t is true that Gov. Johnson, alone of Southern
Senators voted for this proposition to appropriate
81 100000 for the building of these vessels of wBr
although he voted against it at the last session 1t
is true that in his speech of the 9Th Of this month he
announced in very near the same language which
Senator KING used, what he thought should be the
fate of those who are determined to no longer sub
init to the Federal Government
Under the pretense of keeping the peace in Wash
ington on the 4th of March, thousand soldiers
of the United States army have been concentrated
there They are to be seen daily paradng the streets
There never was the slightest danger of any forcibe
opposition to the inauguration of Mr. LINCOLN The
antislavery party have elected him President. Let
him preside over their destnies. A special COM
mittee of the House of Representatives have inves-
tigated the causes of alarm and they have no evil
dence to excite a suspicion of danger. The
President elect is to be inaugurated under
the auspices of the Military power, first, to
iAtimidate Maryland and Virginia and then to be
used circumstances may direct against the South
ern Confederacy. 1t is often said that none SO
blind as those who viii not see. But rapidly ap-
preaching will compel even them to admit
that anti slavery is bent using the army and navy
against the Southern Coufederacy unless it abjures
Its own existence and quietly submits to the en-
forcement of Federal laws and the collection Of
Federal revenue at the Southern ports