The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-11

Nc 10 of SECESSION.

ern Independence" The stirrcrs-up Of
this %foul revolt pretended 70 find
similarity between their own conduct and
that Of the leaders in the American Revo-
luton. The rescmblanceis iest as close
as between Che Archangel and Satan.
The cry for the independence Of America
from England was the consequence, not
Che cause; Of hosGlitics. The war had
/ been in existence mere than q year before
Independence was determined on, almost
before it was thought of--to be free
to enjoy legalized libertyr-to have a voice
and vote on their own destiny. This was
thcprimary object Of the opening struggles
Of the revolution. The thought Of Indc-
pcndehce came long afterward, and never
would have come, if the Colonies could
have had representation. Freedom and
Independence by no means necessarily go
together. Canada is free, but far from
independent Austria is Independent,
but far from free Would they exchange
dcstinios and conditions? Yet the i'm
pudent sophists, at the head Of this most
wicked rebellion, pretend that in crying
out for independence they mean freedom,
They assert that with the separation of
South from North higher civilization
o noblcr refinement arc TO comc--that
" swecter manners, purer laws are TO
follow in the traiu Of their successes.
They assume, and mean chat others shall
understand, chat with independence they
expect the blessings Of intelligence, of
wise and equal laws, and education, and
public schools, to bc conferred on the
people
This is Che basest Of hypocricy and
lying, The sole design Of The leaders in
this war Of independence" is tyranny.
1t means despotism, not freedom. It
means class legislation, not equal laws.
It means ignorance for the masses; cruel
and selfish refinement for the privileged
few. 1t means separation from all those
bonefcent Institutions by which, in the
Northern States. the children Of rich and
poor are alike elevated and blessed. 1t
means a Gnal and eternal shutting oUt Of
every ray Of hOpe--of every prospect Of
improyement--fOr those to whom fate or
accident has assigned the necessity of
labor. iny other preteHcc is lie and
q sham. JEFFERSON DAVIS knows-for
be has seen them-how carefully the de-
sire for q higher civilization Tor every
man has moulded the thoughts. and de-
sires and hopes Of all good men in the
Northern States and his base and ma
ligDant pirit has rcyoltcd against IL
( Every other leading man in this detosta-
bic conspiracy knows tho same thing
and is actuatod - the same motive.
Whatwould Southern independence
even il achieved. lead to? Let history
answer The United States were "inde-
pendent some four years after the close
Of the revolutionary war and before the
adoption Of the present Constitution. Oh
course. the war had exhausted and en-
Ccoblcd them but it required something
more than independence" 10 restore
thom to strength and power. IL was this
! conviction which compelled the several
d. states to give up their idea Of confcde.
. ration, and adopt that Of UNroy. 4
f confoderacy Of independent States. how.
& ever distinguished by virture. by knowl-
edge and practice Of the principles OF
+ civil liberty. by al that enuoblcs a State
Q is necessarily feeble and slow The
, whole is no stronger than any one.
The protoncc. therefore. that Southern
independence would in any way strength
en- or improve any one Southern state
or the whole ooDfederated. is a sham. II
is % specious lie concocted TO deceive Ia,
ignorant. Thcgeucration which remom.
bered the old Confederation had passed
away, and The head Devils in this schom,
of despotism found that they could
reyamp tho old idea WITHOUT much fear
Of detection and on its failure establish
a Tyranny. instead Of a Union. such as
grew oHt Of the old failure. Tyranny OF
Union are the only alternatives Of escape
. from the iccblcness Of a conCedeTscy. In
q communities whore civil liberf,, il nndcr,
stood and owed and prscticcd, Inior
would result IN The Southern States
= where civil liberty has beer despiscc
s and denied despotism only conld ensus
p And this il the entertainment TO whicl
The leaders of rebellion invite their dupci
, with the cnlicing cry Of "Southern ln
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