The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-30
WHITNEY HOUSE,,
Cornerof Broadway and 18th st.,
New York. Jan. 10. 1861.

NEW YORK, Jan. ID, 1861.
Ny DEAR SIN; Some months since
wrote you letter to which never re-
ceived a reply; but which suppose you
did not receive Inow address you for
altogether different purpose. / enclose
you report of speech recently deliv-
cred by me in this place, before an Anti
Coercion meeting of our workingmen.
The meeting was great success, in
numbers and enthusiasm; far beyond the
hopes of those who originated it,
Marshal Rynders, Mr.. Horton, and my
self. In few days, we will, il possible,
hold great demonstration and nv
friends in Brooklyn are also moving.
They have asked me if would address
them replied lin the affirmative; and
they promise an audience Of at least
five thousand persons when the affair
comes off.
You will see by the reports in the Her.
aid, that every few days our metropolis is
flooded with Anti Republican hand bills.
They are the source of the greatest anx-
iety ana CONSERVATION to our enemies
and profound mystery to the general
public. Groups of people gather around
perusing them wherever they are found.
Some attempt TO tear them down, when a
conflict generally ensues. The Republic
cans already imagine that they are sleep
ing upon volcano. And all this is the
work of two or three men at their own
expense, and without means to afford its
continuance. As for the mercantile
classes, we could not get single shilling
out of them. Hence, | resolved TO ad-
dress myself to you.
4 am poor am willing to labor in
cessantly, and if need be, to risk nv life.
in defence of the South and her rights.
But 4 cannot operate l0itls0aa a liELe n1oney.
And 10 let this knoI0n tO men soho can snare
the "needfap, here, s0ouM be not only to dam
age, bit to actually turn into tTdicule, our
cause. So tDsptote Of yoU to aid me and
any friends in this matter. You can, to be-
| gin NTH, get ten Of your friends to subscribe
ten dollars each. This gciH enable me to oct
out another handful; calling upon the peoDle
TO arouse; sholoing that the 1y of "entoIetngn
The taaos is despotsc that obedience 10 the lasos
on the part Of RspablicaniSm p0ula restore
peace, harmony, etc. 10 soouM also enable
me 10 hire hall, and hold andther meeting
in the upper part of the city, hOm ,ohieh aoe
could dq5oorn to some future might at the
Cooper Institute. In THIS scdy tse can set the
city IN tame, and PIT q ball ia motion that
aoiU Jorevey fittstrate the policy of the Coer-
cionistS Even what we have already
dOne--and if my advice was taken, it
would have been done before-has turned
the scales against them.
Again, let me beg that you will not
disappoint me in this matter. Yourself
and friends can safely trust the small
amount in my hands; and discover that
it will bear plentiful fruit of good.
| think South Carolina committed a
grave etror when she raised the palmetto
flag to the exclusion of the Stars and
Stripes. And she erred, too, when she
| fired on the latter from beneath the folds
of the former. This was very impolitic.
For Gods sake, let the Seeding States
cling to the notwithstanding to the
National flag-and declare 10 the world
that it is for the integrity of the former
and the honor Of the latter, that they are
found with arms in their hands. By do
ing this, they will divide the North
against itself and succeed with tenfold
ease. And so, whenever they seize port
or arsenal, let the flag still floats from its
summit, let it be asserted that these forts,
&c, were erected for the defence of the
States in which they stand, and that up
on the citizens of these States, whose
interests and lives are imperilIed, should
devolve the post Of honor in the hour of
danger; and that il is to save the honor
Of the flag, and secure the rights of the
people, from the trsasena BILE assertions Of
Abolitionism, possession have been taken
Of FaedioF Il Notifications, 0r
Let the South be discrest aud she has
nothing 10 fear Let & be rung out
through the land, howsser, hiatt she asks
her Conditional rights oHly security in
the possession of prsptrty, equal and ex-
act rights In all other itspscis. let her
sonsnot teQpardiss he sgtst3 " tseir North
ern allies, By consait},sas :: aags or eroesses
| write in haste, sad without ooheF=
ence, or | believe, correctness. have,
inside of twenty hIina,4a 10 meet an or
ganizatiOn wkichS wisa you could see
il would delight y1w rt 81
Hoping to hear frola gEn b turn Of
mail,
remain sincerely yours, &c.,
T. W. MCMAHON.
MCMAHON, RYNDERs, FEREAEDo WooD
& Co. were perfectly willing 70 rebel aud
right in tie Union in order TO, reinstatc the
rotten BUCHANAN clique, which'the people
had justc.spssisd from power. And il is
this hell-begolten brood which certain
politicians assure us is conservative
aud the only party which can save and
govern the country.