Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-08
Ecr what q Oes The North make War upon
the South!


Have we ever wronged the North? Never.
Have we ever sought to deprive them Of any con-
stitutiUnsl right? Never.
H2ye we ever attempted by legislation to impose
any unjust burthens upon them. Never
Have we ever attempted 10y moral influences or
in any way TO interfere with their domestic peace,
or to lower them in tae estimation Of the world by
slanderous books or otherwise: Never.
In the sight Of man and Of Heaven, we are guilt
Eess of any wrong unless it be wrong to resist
aggression, and maintain our rights: and chief
above ali, the unaIenable right Of every free peo-
pie to govern themselves.
For what then is this cruel war waged agains; Us?
That il is for cur complete subjugation all men
know.
But wherefore to what end, and from what mo-
tive? As men in life follow the same road from va
riety Of motives, so those who urge, and prose
cute this against US, adjusted by different mo
tiyes. But they may perhaps be ranged into two
great classes. One by motives of HATE the other of
profit
The party which sustained LINCOLN for President
constitute the former those who supported BRECK-
5ERIDGE, BELL and DoUGIAs, the latter The former
the Black Republican party-did not affect TO
conceal their hatred OF every thing that lbore the
semblance or name OF Southern rights The latter,
1ectiaga higher sense OF justice, were willing TO
give US quasi endorsement a. long as we contlnued,
or we're willing 10 continue the contributions
which had made them rich, while we grew poor.
So long as we would consent 10 do them service,
to pay them one dollar for what we could buy else
where for seventyfve cent?, and to confer upon
them a monopoly Of the profits of commerce ard
nayiration.-so long as we were willing, new that
the North had a numerical majority, 10 abide In
couditionally the action OF that majority, ODDS
sEhst acts of robbery 1t might commit whether
by onerous and unjust taxation, by robbing Us Of
eli share 10 the public domain, or by depreciatng the
q value of our prcPeTty,-so long as we were Will
ing TO submit INCREASINGLY TO the deyelish attempts
of fanaticism TO destroy the peace, safety and hap
uness Of our people there were those who pTgssSsd
60 be our friends. Among those were such men as
PIERCE DICKINSON. DOUGLAS EYEBETT lFulMoII, and
n seeming host Of others, scarcely less ClsmeTous
for the rights Of the South, scarcely less bitter IN
their jenunciations of Black Repubhcanism and ITS
,,nboIy purposes than we ourselves. But now every
voice and every arm is raised against US Sublu-
,t,on ia now the word and for State rights the abb
so,te will Of our masters is TO be the law, and the
military arm. the means of enforcing that law.
All Isen of all parties are united. One, we re-
yeat from Taotives Of hate and the others from mo-
.cives OF profit
The profit class may be again subdiVided into
those who 90 in for immediate plumber, the spohs
Of wsr-the mob, and those OF wealth, who look to
our subiugation as . means of perpetual legab-ed
robbery.
These constitute the manufacturing, banking, and
,c,rrnercial aristocracy. These furnish the ma
eeriai of war. which they regard simply in the
Ii,bt % a pecuniarv investment, to be repaid Ost
of the pockets Of the subjugated South WINE ulI
rncb furnish the muscle IN consideration ol tne
prospect of present gain. Whether the investment
on the part Of the or the other shaiI turn out
profitable one or not, remains to be seen