Daily Nashville union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-05-18

But the Banner did not only make
mere ranting and frothy appeals 10 The
people, il coined and published well con-
trived falsdhoods, and willfully and de-
liberately misrepresented the policy Of
Mr. Lincoln's Administration, by down
right fabrications Here is one instance
In the beginning Of pending difficulties,
when the success Of the Republican party
became known, the most inviting field
ever presented for the display Of exalted
patriotism opened before the gaze of
Abraham Lincoln. A country distract
ed by the bitter conflicts OF party and
rapidly advancing to its own destruc-
tion appealed TO him for succor. The
foundations of the Government trembled
under the storm of passion that swept
over the land. BY one magnanimous
deed--by one faithful word uttered in
the spirit ofhigh intelligence TO an honest
but suspicious people-he might have
soothed the throbbings of the nations-
pulse and given peace to the public heart.
But the purposes of mean and self
ish ambition, invigorated by a deep
seated enmity to one-half of the Repub-
lie, alone controlled him, and, it would
seem, he rejoiced at heart while behold
ing the work Of national disintegration
Is there one word of truth in this, or
the faintest' shadow of cause for this
heinous charge? Not particle. Not
so big as the minutest atom that dances
in the solitary sunbeam, which streams
through some crany of chamber. The
Republican Administration forbore to do
anything calculated to influence or pro-
woke the Southern mind. The Republic
can Congress by ttOo-tbirds vote of both
Houses adopted a resolution TO amend
the Constitution, so as to prevent Con-
gress from ever interfering with slavery
in the States. They passed territorial
bills giving the South an equal chance i'll
the territories, and showed such LIBERAL
.ity and fairness, that Benjamin, Iverson,
.Wigfall Davis, Toombs and Mason, six
8U. s. Senators, from the South actually
left the Senate for fear that the Critten-
5den Compromise would be adopted This
is proven by the Congressional journals
of the day. They didnot want any
settlement made, and the Union saved.
No, they wanted to destroy it and make
Southern hell-born and hcll-bound
COnfcderacy But the columns Of The Ban
men, neUer s7,o1Cod one ,cord Of this trct to the
pe9ple, although it had THREE EDITORS
to investigate and present this matter.
They preferred to write about Abolition
ists,and John Brown, and niger stealers!
But the Banner sought also to impOv-
erish the planters of Tennessee and
spread desolation and want through her
borders, by melting them to warfare, and
in the event of defeat TO destroy the
cotton crop which is their chief source Of
revenue.
70 the Rescue.
The planters in the South are burning
their cotton. 1t is evident from the spirit
and pluck which meets the appearance of
the enemy, on every hand, that a large
proportion Of the reemen Of those Con-
federate States are ready TO present the
world with another Moscow, on a vastly
larger scale Rather than add one penny
to the weight of Northern capital, on one
argument to northern sophistry, or one
encouragement to northern hope, the
true men who have enrolled themselves
under the banner of liberty, are ready to
sacrife everything but honor, to the enter
prise we have sworn TO carry out. These
are perilous times. They try mems
souls, and since humanity is weak and
the heart is oftenest in the purse, they
try mems pockets too. That the call of
the Governor has sent throb Of sadness
to many heart and home we doubt not
But it must not be forgotten, that the ex-
igency which bids us march TO our native
border, for a common defense, belongs TO
the frat duty Of a father husband, and
a brother. The men in the extreme
South are burning their rich crops, rath-
err then see them advance the interest Of
deadly, bitter and pesiicnt foe. We must
look well to IT, that we do not allow that
foe to invade us so fer that our only de-
tense shall be the demolition of our own
hard Learned toll God is with us. They
cannot whip rs. The battle is not to
the strong, but TO the just the true, the
patriotic. If il does come to the worst
like our brothers of the Gulf coast, we
must prepare to fight the devil with fire.
Had this UNANIMOUSLY incondiary and
rabid appeal been carried out our beauti-
ful city would now be mass Of grey
ashes, chaued timbers aud blackened
walls, and our imperial Capitol itself, a
Parthenon laid in ruins while its massive
and superb columns we're warm from The
plastic hands of the constructing deity.