The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-07-20
A Choice Lettcr from ccn, Leonidss
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M FOLK.
The Proyidence Or. y Journal pub
fishes a Letter nom General Bishop Lo-
onidas Polk, from which we make Tho
subioinsd extracts. Tho letter is dated
Columbus, KY, jar. %, 1862.
Wen may you say that true hearts
would Join hands with England rather
than ever again live with our bitterest in
human enemies. Yes, bless God, Old Eng-
land shall have as, slS s0iH have us, and
with twelve millions Of "Amens,H long
before we viii DO again subject 90 ilGdet
P,,yifans. ratimalists, and rayishers Of
our wives and mothers, daughters and
sisters. Free government inlo the
Northern States never was understood,
never was appreciated, existed only by
consent for q time II ended she day
armed vessels were fitted TO kill Innocent
people unless they longer submit 10 the
woke, and burdened with S6,000,000 per
annum, and be slandered IN public halls
by public speakers. The Puritan iniidels
succeeded for time, bit aren't 'ulasr after.
aoard. Truth, Catholic God, reversed
their eourse.--s0 will He again. The
Puritan element is the enemy to God, is
the enemy to Christ, the enemy to truth,
TO order, tooJedteace, and therefore 10 free,
just, and equitable government None
80 blind as be lClo DiH not see. Black
Slavery is nothing, and i0hite slaye,y
IS aotiipq: all sink in view of the
present ar The cause Is a thousand
years cid; meantime, look to your United
States Government, When the South is
safely anchored in an English harJor and
a French port where are your You
miserable sinner before God, may God
have mercy on y0ur soul Amen,
b.ea t..g.a LEoErpAs Polk.
There are several points in this letter
to which we wish to invite the careful
consideration Of all American citizens.
The first isl tt
That The secessi0nists prefer tho
government OF England to that Of the
United States. Rather than be loyal
citizens again Of the Republic with it's
institutions Of grand simplicity, they
would become vassals Of Queen Victoria,
pay tribute TO q nobleman, pay taxes to
an Established Church, and pay revenue
TO the tune of SlO,Oo00OO annually, to
make up the income Of half dozen
silly little Princes and Princesses, who
came into the world with Divine right
to rule over common people! The Bishop
says that the secessionists not only pre-
fer such a government as that, but prefer
it with Yaoelge millions n ameas."
Second The Bishop asserts that "free
government was never understood in tho
North"
This is a bold assertion, considering
that the Northern States shed the first
blood in the battle Of freedom; that
New England soldiers fought for The
freedom Of every Southern State, and
that their ADAMS, HANoocK, JAY, Frank
LIN, MoRms, O1Gs, BusH, LIVINGSTON,
PUTNAM, sHrRmAY, RUrLEDeE and WAH-
BEN were held in high estimation by the
patriots Of '7e
Why is it. Bishop that free govern
ment is not understood by tho Northern
people is it because they support them
selves by hard labor? Us it because
they are trained to industry from their
youth? Is it because their first lesson
is to be independent? Is it because their
territory Is dotted with schools, colleges |
and churchesg An you mean to say I
that no republic caa eria i51ioH SLAVERY |
and that in The language Of Mr. STEru- ]
EMS, "A.e clisf cnner- stone Of he Southern
Coqfeavaey is 4fricaa s1ayerHp Yes,
that is exactly what you mean You
pay high compliment truly, 10 your
own race in saying that they are obliged !
to employ negro help TO govern them.
selves. But, Bishop, it is a remarkable /
fact, and we mention il only because
you insist ON the proposition, that free
government cam'ot k Uadorsiood or dppnci-
atea By nee l5hdo men witho8 he help Of
slapos by reminding you fiat the
ablest and most brilliant Of all your
Southern statesmen were enemies Of
slavery, and deplorod is existence
as a grieyous curse. Tbey looked upon
it as an evil which, instead Of being
protected, extended and increased, must
gradually be removed Such were the
views Of WAsmNoToN, MAplsoN, Jrr-
rEusoN and HENBY CLAY. Said the illus
trious .GroEoE MASON, the FIRST United
States senator from Virginia
slavery discowages arts and manu-
faoturers, Tho poor despiso labor when
performed by slaves, Ibcy Slaves pIe-
rent DE imWigratloa N ieiites, iclo really
enrich and strengthen country, ItCY pros
deuce he most pe1aclop o6eefs on alauaas
hUuy masic Qf SLAVES isl0ip pctty tgrant
They bring the judgment Of Heaven ON
a country AS nations connot be re-
warded OF punished in the next world,
they must.be in this, BY an inevitable
chain Of causes aud ELECTS. Providence
Furnishes national Sins by national ca-
lamiliea.
Bishop do you not feel Ike saying
with Vice. President srErnEssi Chat the (
idea Of tho trainers Of our Constitution
were fundamentally wrong ~ Don't
You think also that the plan Of the
Almighty was Fundamentally wrong" IN
placing the white man on one quarter Of