American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-10-17

inpggss OF EeN. Z. A. T. NELSON,
rorHE PEOPLE OF EAST TENNESSEE
In Mi the speeches ~hish l n>ie =
YOU in the sprirg and SUMNER Of ised'
As well rs in . printed address = ~
people Of the State. o. Or about TIE Sssa
Of Nav. 1861. I declared. in substance.
tha, ii | had believed il VAS the oel~es
Of the North 20 sut)agase the >oath and
10 emsucipafe our slaves. IA ssol<iics -
The Constitution. / would have eone -
far as The farthest in advocating ressss~
ance 10 the utmost extent.
Nv attention has Just beer called 10 a
proclamation issued by the PFs~1l~ns Il
lie United States On the s2i II >~rsem-
Der. 1862. in which be declares that
son the 6fst day q Jaooary. - she
year Of orr Lord one thousand sa<es
hundred and sixry-three. al Persons
held as slaves within aay Sale. % Any
designated part Of Safe. the p<opis
whereof shall fhen Be In rebellion A.sA1ns
the United States shall DC ihene~fsr~srt
and forever free. and the executive gov
eminent Of the United States. intending
the military and naval sathoriiy. AL
recognize and maintain The fre~ton q
such persogs. and viii DO No act ~ acts
TO repress such persons or arr Ct thsus.
in any efforts they nAy make Ter their
actual freedom"
need scarcely remind zen tast eae
of the evils which | dreaded an1 pre-
dicted as The results OF the esferts whsch
were made 10 dissolve. the laaon as
that, in the progress of ~ar. they night
open the way Tor sersile insarFvcsion ard
The oserthro~ Of the Institution 81 slavery
NV opinions as 10 the uneonsu.atsenasfy
and Impos,cy Of secession r~msin IA
changed. bat in my last speech N Goa
gresS. and on various ether pahilc eees
sions. have vsnlleased and. malntsferd.
and still maintain. the right of rerei<ssos.
On no occasion. however. dsl | <vwF
assert the doctrine that siSl<gicn II sb~
Constitution by one party ~ccI author.
re or Justify similar. or osher NielNia.sr~
By the opposing party The paramount
causes = kich have ecntroslsd sri iut,a-
eneed ~ r00dart an1 epinians w~r<
love for the UnisG snd "A En>hss~n Goa
hd~nce that We had Tie best C0a>tisu,Svr
and government IN the world. Bat. y
all the acts ii dsspo,l>m OF Wish The
civil war il which We are now ens&sel
has been the EfoisEe ssuaee. tlere - na.1
one which. In the sii,hies, desrses qa~ls
the stroSity and baf5tFssna ~ Ar. La
coin proclacaa,ion- ~ orc bios Il 1e
psisss Al tie eiiizens of sAe slave >;2svs.
without distinction. q the right t. hell
slaves. a ~ ), guaranteed BY lAe very
Constitution * psslsEG> = upAesd- i
Is trae he fnakss al iasimssisaa thai b~
viii Fecora mend - Congress 81 rrosssar
just compensation 10 Cnion Masters Il
the slave States. t1t shat right kss ~.
or lie government OF the Jui.ed States.
= deprive theta cs Ills propeEsy ~.sAoak
their eonseugs And What assurances
have they hat bis sscne ard gcnefAi IN
tima,ion ~iii Is appisrd 10 theaa. ~ thai
an abolition ConSress. fetking ~ssh th~
blood 81 Tie Sou.h. ard jabsisnt n she
possession e esurped poAeE. MI slop.
lis recon mediation
We are IA tie midst 81 = sea IL dl1f-
cuisies. Many tc,s have been done is
the >Oash to which we ~sEe bs.ie1ly e9>
posed a a people. ard &bsrh So ~As
have adheFst 10 tie Union IL svite 81
perils a1l dangers. could nos la>ssfy- Cs
a.,ls.e. Bat The Uuion rnen 81 Esss
Tennessee are not pos an4 n~v~T w~rr
aboiltionisis- The Union naea 81 East
Tennessee aSCn ot now and never have
been committed 10 the doctrines Il "a
-sad m9E.ier - xhieh Ir
L;ncoin's prosl. aassissn leads N hAs.
hen. j. tbs path ot dusy In The trsirS
which snraeunG - Ksu
. belle al oar paSt -raf..~Sfs,rss al -