Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-27
Chevaner BunsOn, and our Present
TROUBLES.


CowAN, January 81, 1861.
MEssRs. BDIroRs.-The stand you have taken in
regard to our relations with the National Govera-
ment is but the display of that manhood which
should charaaterige every freeman. It meets the
cordial appreciation of all who have not made up
their minds to a shameless deserton of the princi-
Piles and spirit of our Revolutionary sires.
Meeting accidentally the other day with the en-
closed (Chevalier Bunsen and present troubles)
so pertinent to the times and the agitated feeling
among us, l send it to you for publication Il fur
nishes as your readers viii see the aspect in which
that very plastic thing, Black Republican con-
science appears to an outside observer, and at the
same time presents the impression made on the
mind of one of the shrewdest observers as well as
one of the most discriminating philosophers and en-
lighted christians of our time. If any man faEcies
he is to have a cessation of those ippeptinent inter-
ferences in our affairs by patching Up compromise
of our difficulties with these people, he has not
studied their character or their history. SEWARD,
who knows them well, truly said the Union is not
to be saved by "holow and hypocritcal compro-
misses" Il
A few weeks ago, we mentioned the death of this
distinguished Many of our readers will re-
| member him as one of DR.. ARNoLD's eorrespon-
dents as the Prussan Ambassador to England, and
one Of the most distinguished of European saUGns.
| The Rev. DR.? WINsLow writers to the New York
Observer of a compensation he had with him in
regard to the question of slavery. The following
are his views.
Have YOU no fear, my dear sir, said he, that in
durable dissatisfaction will yet arise between the
| Northern and the Southern States on the slavery
question? You areEbound together by mutual affec-
ton that is the very genius of the republic and if
that fails what will remain to make you longer one?
How long can the people continue to say such irri
tatiou and provoking things of each other, and re-
main one in affection suppose the srotheps OF
family should do so. how long would they continue
to live together? Ah freedom of discussion"
That understand but may not that, like all good
thngsb be overdone and abusedi Supposefhe sons and
daughters of a family cOncientousy differ on moral
questions and have also interests various as their
opinions can they indulge in unrestraiped discus-
sion and haunting re4larks, In ADVOCACY OF each
others opinions and rights, without elgendering
strife and running the peace of the family Must
they not "agree to differ" and so drop their CON
troversy; or abandon all fraternal love and family
rule? If some of the States think that to be sin
which others think right, and best, and they carry
their respective moralites into their politics. is not
a separation between them logical and inevitable
pongeluenceg Do not some of you at the North err,
with seine Of our English brethren in expecting 70
pet rid slavery by directly attacking The lnstitu-
ton? Did Christ and his apostles do SO? Suppose
YOU could emancpate all the slaves by single tat,
tomorrow, WOuIc you not nave TO go rlgnL 10 WOfA
fine nett day, snd undo Ehat yog have done, or DO
more? Is not slavery as IS e4isSs 10 y9qP eoAnsrT,
better than II is in Africa, and better than to have
the slaves free destroy themselves and ohersi Is
not slavery the best thing until slave and master
are qualified to live together In the relatlons Of tree
men? 1t seems to that some Of the Northern abb
olitionsts entirely mistake the subject on which
they are so noisy. Do not they put back the very
cause they wish TO advance?
"a matter of conscience" Ali is not that your
dfNssF; IA NOT & ceasaenee tnst IS false 70 esTll
government fase to Qcd? We're not the powers that
be ordained OF God, even IN the oppressive rule OF
the apostles day: Is not misguided religious con-
science the material with which ambitious dema-
gogues work to accomplish their ends! Is not the
7 Quaker conscience There happened to be the son
af tluaker pEesent, to NhoI he gracefully apollo
gIsed9 say then, naa the PHILOSOPHY that makes
conscience guide, light within;;a sovereign dicta
tor and logical stopping place. until it exats reason
t above the Bible as man above God? And how long
h can any free government stand that VIII there
not come strain on your government which it GaI
hot bear, unless you think legs Of persons and more
I of God; less Of rights and more of duties:
! am ignorant of the facts, sir, but would ven
:. tarp to Inquire whether your most intense adVa
Gates of liberty, free discussion abolition, equa
rights, &C., are not generally men of infdel senti
o ments? And are not Christians in danger of imbib
: ing their spirit and worshiping liberty and them
selves more than God? Will not such spirit even
!. tually rlin both Church and State together: