Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-21
The Aggressors.
Prom The Charleston Mercury
THE NINTH OF JAEUARY, 1861.

THE NINTH OF JAEUARY, 1861.
Great events crowd rapidly one upon an
other. Three short weeks ago, and the
greatest event Of the century upon the West
ern hemisphere was transacted in Charles
| ton. The Union Of the States of North
America was dissolved by the actien Of the
State Of South Carolina
1t appears be a decree OF history that
upon all great revolutions or changes Of the
| Government by a people, the red seal of
| blood must be set Yesterday, the 9th of
January, will be a memorable day in history.
Powder has been burnt over the decree OF
our State. Timber has been crashed per-
haps blood spilled. South Carolina will
maintain her liberties and her independence
whilst there is "a single shot 10 her lockers"
Blind infatuation is driving our enemies
forward, and stroke by stroke the liberties
Of the South are being welded and cemented
together The expulsion Of the steamer Star
oil the West, from the Charleston harbOr,
yesterday morning was the opening of the
ball OF the Revolution. We are proud that
our barbor has been 50 hOnored. We are
more proud that the State of South Carolina,
so long, 20 bitterly so COntemptuously revi-
ed and scohed AT, above all others, should
thus proudly have sent back the scOf OF her
enemi r. Entrencbed upon her soil, she has
spoken from the mouth OF her cannon, and
not from the mouths of scurrilous dema-
gogues, fanatics and scribbers
Condemned, the sanctity Of her waters vio-
lated with the hostile purposes Of reinlorc-
iog enemies in our harbOr, she has not hest.
iated to strike the FIRST BLOW, full in the
face of her insulter. Let the United States
bear or return at her good will the blow still
tingliDg about her ears-the fruit OF her
own bandit temerity. We would not tx
change or recall that blow for millions 1t
has wiped out a half century of scorn and
outrage Again South Carolina may be
proud of her historic lame and ancestry,
without blush upon her cheek Tor her pres
ent honor.
The naughty echo of her cannon has ere
this reverberated from Maine TO Texas,
through every hamlet of the North, and
down along the great waters OF the South
west The decree has gone forth. Upon
every acre of the peaceful soil of the South
armed men will spring up, az the sound
breaks upon their ears, and 1t will be found
that every word of our insolent foes has in
deed been dragons tooth sowu for their
destruction.
And though greasy aud trescherous rut
fans may cry on the dogs of war; and trai.
tOrous politicians may lend their aid in de-
ceptions, South Carolina will stand under
her own palmetto tree, unterrifed by the
snarling growls or assaults of the one, un-
deceived or deferred by the willy machina-
tions Of the other. And if that red seal of
blood be still lacking to the parchment of
our liberties, and blood they want-blood
they shall have, and blood enough to stamp !
it all in red. For by the God of our Fathers |
the soil Of South Carolina SHALL BE FREE. |
AS lamentable proof of the fact Of
ten witnessed in history that the "vigor |
of the war does not come up to the high
sounding manifesto, we quote the fol-
lowing from williamsburg letter The
writer says that the other Southern
troops expressed the greatest possible |
contempt and indignation toward the
South Carolina troops, whose habit it
was, they said, to do all the Dragging,
and shirk all the fighting. In not
single instance, they said, had South
Carolina regiment ever borne the brunt
Of a battle; they always took good care
TO get some other regiment in advance
Of them These men said they were
Tired of fighting the battles of such
State.