The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-12-28

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buchanan.
The following pathetic letter found with
other papsss BY our officers few weeks
ago on the plantation Of JAcoB THoMP-
SON, Of Mississippi, 70 Mr.. BucHANAN, of
whose cabinet he was membov, win be
read with deep interest Why do not
those rebel sympathizing journals Of the
North who have 50 much 90 say against
Mr., LINCOLN, expose bis predecessor in
bis true light, as a rotten, black hearted
old traitor?
iali OxFoRD. Miss June z, 1861.
To Pres. j. BUoHANAN--M Oar Sir.
Every day brings TO mind how remissI
have been, since our parting, in opening
correspondence with you. Aud now
do, not know that | can write, you
without having my letters read. But L
have determined to make the effort.
Though the course Of events has made
us citizens of two different Governments,
my feelings of kindness and personal
regard have undergone no change
Though under the public law, the exist
ence of war makes every citizen of one
Belligerent the enemy Of every one Of
the other Belligerent, yet this shallnever
make me assume that attitude 20 you,
and between your household and mine.
shall never forget you and Miss Lane.
l have both of yourhpictures suspended
in my parlor and Mrs. Thompson will
ever regard you both as near and most
endeared friends. regretted the neces-
stiles which severed our public relations,
but was determined TO bear that with
all the philosophy could command
Nothing shall sever in my mind and heart
my personal relations In all | did / acted
on lifelong convictions and after reach
ed homedes ir0us that the severance which
had begun should then DO perpetual, a
new desire for me- feared that that
blunderer, Liocoln would turn and adopt
my ideas of State rights. Had he done
so, secession would have been KILLED off
forever Had Lincoln in his inaugural
boldly taken the ground that he would
evacuate the forts of Sumter and Pickens
and leave the seeded States to determine
for themselves their own destiny, the
border States would have been secured 10
the old Union beyond peradyenture and
in all the seeded States there would
have been Union party which would
have asserted its ascendancy in all our
States. This feeling was deep and strong
when / came home. But the very mo-
ment Lincoln suspended the constitution
and the laws and undertook TO raise
armies and support navies without the
aid OF Congress-, the feeling for separa-
tion became universal Now nothing but
annihilatlon will bring these States into
the old Union. Our armies move slowly
as though there was a spell upon them.
The propitiOus moment has arrived when
Lincolh could call OFF his blood hounds
and make with us the most favorable
terms, but he is under the influence Of
the mob feeling of New England He
has not the ability and nerve 10 take
care OF his own people, Having irampled
under foot the constitution aud the laws,
hecannot stop, and though he should visit
with his armies every Capital Of The
Southern States, (which he cannot hope
to do without a half million of
men aud then without the loss of
half OF them, yet none OF these States
would return to the Union. We have
separated and our separation is perpetual
} -7-Yet we want with The Northern States,
D particularly with the western States the
4 most liberal reciprocal treaties The
fact of separation must a. will be admit
Z ted some day; and the fact ought 10 be
5 admitted at once. But Folly rules tho
9 hour and what our country viii suffer no
+ human tongue can ,describe--Around me
Z there is but one feeling all absorbing all
e perVading AS long as the northern States
h propose invasiong subjugation. so long
4 will we fight and when our ammunition
!, is exhausted, we will fight with stones,
5 pitchforks & scytheblades--
b A people with such spirit cannot be
subdued-- As to Starving ms, che idea
Q is simply prepOsterous-- Our harvest il
Q now going on, have on two plases 130
@ acres in Wheat, and really never had
e such yield Our Corn is. very fine
G Our cotton is inferior oflfn
?, have been quiet at homo since my
5 return from Washington Ny SON, Ma.
e con has gone to Va eager for the fray
: Mrs Thompson's health is good, and
! sends her love TO you and Miss Lane
: Please remember me in terms Of kindness
: 10 Miss Lane, and believe me as eyer
= fqs ..~s your friend t
d j. THOMPSON.
According TO the Washington Chronicle
Congressman Kerrigan of this city, gOl