The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-15
The idea Of the Rebellion.

revolution, by several Influences prina-
rily, but as the revolution progresses a
little ways, allit various impelling ideas
become swallowed up in one great idea.
There were hundred causes which i'm
PEELED the English people to rebel against
King CHKREEs, but the idea Of political
freedom soon absorbed all others. There
were . multitude of causes, which pre-
pared the mind Of Europe for MART1S
LUTHKRs Reformation, bat the idea of
religious freedom soon overshadowed
every other. Again the influences which
caused the Amerioon Revelation were
manifold, atthe outset, but the idea Of
independence soon manifested itself as the
great inspiring thought of that immor-
tai struggle. r earrsft Ir.-dI1
Such conservative newspapers as the
New York Journal Of Commerce, Of the ar
mistice- compromise--a black car
fridge persuasion wont TO say face
tiously of the straight-&@s Union news
papers that they are afflicted with "nig-
ger on the brain.p We confess the ex-
quisite wit Of this jest. 1t is very hui
mOrous. Its .drollery is so Irresistible
that on reading IL six times week, re-
peated score OF times in every column,
for fifty-two weeks in the year,
we have to hold our sides and give
loose TO prolonged fits of cachinnation
II these conservative editors were not the
rarest wags in existence it would be
fatty impossible to charge the Radicals"
with having "niggeron the brain. Re-
tort on the part of tho Radicals" is
impossible, as the Conservatives have no
brains 10 be fingered. The Conservatives
are safely entrenched behind an impreg-
nable thickness Of skull.
But for all that, this Southern Rebellion,
on revolution II you choose to call il, so lilo
all others wdioh have preceded IL, has its IDEA
The daring traitors who have conspired
to overthrow this government have their
idea. That idea is NEGRO SLAVERY.
The chief cornerstone of the Southern
Confederacy is African Slavery" says
A. II. STEPHENs, the finest intellect, by
far, in all rebeldom. All Dixie responds
to the sentiment. eve must import ne
grOes from Africa says Mr.. SPRATT.
eve must take negroes into the terri
tories" says Mr.. MASON. "Thoso only
who own negroes should govern the
South" says the Charleston Mercury.
"Slayery lie divine Institution, and the
Bible'says Saint Paul caught "a fugitive
slave piously calculate the holy men of
the Southern pulpit. This rebellion, TO
use the phraseology of the conservatives,
is covered withnegro wool, and is redolent
Of the oder Of the negro, For the right
to hold negroes as chattles, the Southern
traitors are to-day subverting their form
of government in the South, and driving
theflower Of the white population of the
South to an unlimely death. The only
foe of which the Southern rebels seem 10
have any conception, is some dreadful
being, who will interfere in some way,
with his holding negroes. The society
for which tho Southern rebel has the
greatest horror, is FREQ society, where
the white people don't own negroes.
Look at the history Of these rebel lead
els previous to tho rebellion. Was not
theteVerlAsting negro their sole stock
In political trade? Did not they invari-
a6ly accuse their opponents of being alb
olitionistsY Have not JOHN BELL and
NEIL s. BRowN been charged times with
out number with being abolitiOnists, on
the stump and through the press We
run hastily over these well-known facts
to prove, beyond controversy, what has
been, and is now, The idea of the Southern
rebellion IT. is SLAVERY and the negro,
varied sometimes by the negro and slavery.
"Why don't you stop talking about the
negroP ask some nervous people
just because the rebels have forced
as to make choice between
free Government, ruled by loLits citizens, and
q despOtie Government controlled by a mis-
cradle slave holding a,Istocraey, thu mean
est and most contemplate shape in which
tyranny has ever strutIed before the
world. French aristocrscy and British
aristocracY are bad enough, but these
are admirable in comparison with the
domination of crew of upstairs con-
shutting less Gian he one h,ndreh part Of
the nation, who are forever clustering
about "our negroes" We are sick of
their pretensions, and so are large ma
iority of the white citizens Of the South.
These pompous aristoerais are in more
peril from white instruction than black
one, II is said that white gunpowder
has been invented lately, whose explosive
qualities are far more terrible than those
OF ordinary gunpowder Let the negro
Aristoeracy beware of the ,olits Ango.
SarOH g,ppo,rasr We intend that This
shall be white mans government We
believe this whole system of negro inn
pOrtatiOn, negro breeding, negro labor.
and negro politics, such as we have
had IN the South is most dam-
nAble imposition and an unmil.
igAted curse. Some years ago, negroes
a..