Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-06-04

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laws and ordinances by which the state
of Tennessee became a member Of the
Federal Union Of the United States Of
America are hereby a5rogatod and annallea,
and that all obligations on our part be
s6it1dya,Al berefrom..............a do
henceforth become free, sovereign and
independent states This, they called
j, separation. This, they made you believe
was ",Dtldya,0ing tieygroa'' and not Sc
oession, when the only meaning Of seces-
sion, as defined by the highest authori-
ties, is the "act Of withdrawing fron"- It
is only another Of the manifold frauds
imposed upon you, in order 70 involve
you with them, in war upon your best
interests, keeping concealed from you
their real purposes, They used, in their
ordinance of separation, almost the ste
Teotyped edition Of the secession ordl-
nance Of South Carolina, and they made
you believe, through their newspapers
AID speakers, that it was not secession.
1--WE repeat, that you have been deceived
and cheated in every representation that
was made TO you as an inducement for
you to take up arms against your govern
ment and although these things are now
apparent, many are still persisting in
their adhesion to the fatal delusiQn.
Why persist in this folly Why pur-
sue this phantom of Southern Confede-
racy? In its every aspect-in all its
aims and purposes-socially, politically
!, and commercially it is a thorough, dis
lgraceful and disastrous failure It's con-
stitution, as form of permanent govern
ment, is a miserable abortion. And its
very success would be the ruin Of its
\. people
y We are aware of the fact, that two
thirds of the people of Tennessee declare
themselves unalterably opposed to seces-
sion, in principle and in feeling, They
doubtless think so, but they are mista-
ken, if they are in favor Of the success of
the Southern COnfederacy. They curse
secession, and yet abuse the government
for attempting to put it down, and are
aiding in the effort to establish govern
ment whose fundamental idea is the
right of secession. This war originated
in this destructive principle. 1t is the
foundation of the new government, and
the chief beauty and ornament, as well as
the chief excellence of the building TO
be erected upon this foundation, in the
estimation of its architects. is the right
of secession. The assumed right to es-
tablish this new government, is based
upon the assertion that any State has a
right to destroy the old government by Sc
ceding from the remainder at pleasure, and
against their consent and with or with
out cause. This is the first principle
announced in the Confederate Constitu-
ton. It's first words--its preamble an
nounces this principle of anarchy and
disintegration which would render all
permanent, free governments impossible.
II establishes as a fundamental feature of
the government and sets it forth as the
first article in its organic law, false
theory which assumes the right of disso-
luton, on the part Of the minority, as its
best security for the rights and happines
of its people. 1--WE the people of the
Confederate States, each State acting in its
sovereign and Independent character =
do ordain and establish this constitu-
ton"
The people of Tennessee said in their
ordinance of Separation, that they there
by became free, sovereign and indie
pendent State" That is--a free, sove-
reign and independent Power, Nation or
Government, and of course, with power
to treat with any other Government
and as such sovereign and independent
Nation, Tennessee did negotiate and en-
Ter into tr eaty or league with ten other
sovereign powers which league they
called tho constitution. BY the consti
ton of the United States, the people
formed a Government-and by the Con-
stitudon of the Confederate States, the
people formed league, confederation or
treaty. Here then is your boosted gov
eminent for which you have sacrificed so
much-bQund together by rope Of sand.
IL is an illusion--a myth "a fraud upon
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