The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-09-23
TUESDAY MORNING, SEPT. %, 1862.
Power of Concerted Action.

that a minority Of rascsis can hold in
subsection a much larger number who
axe their superiors both in mind and
morSls. The present rebellion Is per-
haps TIE most startling illustration Of
the above truth chat has ever been exhib-
tied Eleven States which had enjoyed |
an astonishing degree Of prosperity so
far as the sale of the Southern staples,
was concerned, and which had suffered |
no oppression whatey6y from govern
ment whose laws they had dictated, were
:, |. plated, into revolution ITO use
the very significant words Of prime
mover Of the rebellion, by most insight
iicant minority OF dcmagogues, who had
again and again been rejected at the bai'
lot box by the people when they were
asked TO vote upon the question Of seces-
sion. Shallow men are wont TO contro-
vert this statement, and 20 say that the
Southern States never could have been
hurried into disunion against their choice
But we tell these triflers, that the histo-
~ Of the French Revolution furnishes an
eminent instance how u cabal OF Villains,
acting in concert can control a whole ma
ton, and make lis citizens mere Puppets
in its own hands. ALLISON The historian
writing Of that bloody period remarks:
"The facility with which faction, COM
posed of fen Of the most audacious
and reckless Of the nation triumphed over
the immense majority OF all the holders of
property in the kingdom, and led them
forth like victims TO the sacrifice, is not
the least astonishing or memorable
fact of that eyentful period. The activs
part Of he bloody faction at Paris nerer r.
cssled A FEW THOUSAND MEN; their
telenis were by no means of the
highest order, nor their weight in
society considerable; yet they tram
pied under foot all The influential class,
yilel mighty armies lOH absolute s,OaB kept
two hundred thousand Of their fellow
citizens in captivity, and daily led out
several hundreds, and at last, taking the
whole country together, some thousands
OF The best blood in France TO execution.
TO us there is something peculiarly
appalling in the passage just quoted, al
the present time of rebellion and anarchy
in the South The people do not realize
the awful dangers TO which they are ex-
posed, and which now environ them on
every side. They have tamoly suffered
few unprincipled men, African slave
traders, Northern adyenturers, and
drunken politicians 10 dictate to them Z
policy which they abhorred and which
they had rejected repeatedly at the polls
Ask two thirds of the men in this city
if they were disunionists after Mr.. LIN.
CoLN's election, and they will tell you
"No, we voted with the sixty.lye thou.
sand majority against disunion.' Ash
JoHN BELI--ask ANDREW EwISd--asl
hundreds Of other men of talent ant
character and they will all tell you
that they voted against disunion. They
all said that disunion would ruin AM
desolate Tennessee. And yet these mel
all went over TO the black flag Of revolt
and civil war. Aud who took them over
Who wrought this wonderful transfer
nation IN their minds, or rather thei
conduct? Little Foorr, lsHAM G. HAERu
Rev j. Il. GRAVES, and the debauche
and lying friends of the Methodist Pub
fishing House Yes, these bowling tie
magogues, and priests who cared nothin
for either God or their countryside poll
ticiAns lighting for the possession Of
despotism, and the priests for the emolu
ments Of an established church, by the
yelling, bowling, bullying and lynn
actually succeeded in hcctoring SON
Union men into their ranks, Will
others they terrified into silence by III
threats of summary punishment It
wonderful what an engine Of terror
miserable little Vigilance Committee {
band Of Regulators or Minute men,
Committee Of Safety may become. TheI
is something unuttcrably horrible 10 moi
men 10 the midnight rap at you
--te0s F0Esiag yau from deep slice
and the entrance uf messenger wi
hands You little note, AID then depart
without speaking You break the SCI
aud read
SIR:
You are hereby ordered hy the SAT-
" Committee to leave the city Instant,
JUDAS ISCAIOT,
secretary
You are dying in terror from yo
homes, scarcely waiting TO Kiss yo
heart. broken wife and children. O
God the agony Of that fearful hou
Strange things are whispered ON Il
streets the next morning, Your rricn,
whisper as though they feared TO he
their own voices. Is he drowncd2
he hung Is he shot Every rumo
however improbable, or oven absur
serves to add 10 the weight that opprcs
Is the public mind Men look upon "a,
families, and say to themselves "Perha
my turn may como ncVt IL resist IA
wicked but mysterious power. kno
not how powerful this organization ms
be. Iti is better TO submit than be mn
dered" Il is the aim of most men wi