The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-01-27
The Embodiment Of Deshptisa.

The Embodiment OF Deshptisn.
The rebel journals generally tells us
that the slaves are indignant at The out
ragons conduct Of the Yankees; that they
will die for their dear masters; thaithe
love they exhibit for the kind protectors
who have made christians out Of them
by means Of the Bible, horse whips, and
Hood hounds is the most eifecting thing
imaginable. All this talk would be very
fine, if JEFF. DAVIS had not spoiled il all
by some foolish remarks at Jackson,
Mississippi, The other day. He said
"The object Of that portion of the
transcription act which exempts those
having charge Of twenty or more negroes,
was not 10 draw any distinction of
classes, but simply 70 provide force IN
Rieniture ofa police Jorce, sufficient 70 keep
our Negroes IN control,
"Let me repeat that there is
much that The reserve force can do. They
can build bridges, construct fortilica-
tons, act as a sort Of police, TO preserve
order and promote the industrial inter-
ests Of the State of Mississippi, and
keep he negroes under control"
These imprudent remarks Of the King
of the Richmond Confederacy viii have
tendency 10 strip the palriarchsl insti-
tuition Of lie romance, in the eyes of these
Northern conservatives. The slave in
fact, is generally miserable, discomfort
ed being who is kept in subsection, not
by any affection he has for his master,
bat by force. He knows that the avarice,
or the pecuniSry misfortunes of his mas
ter, may at any moment bring him to the
block 70 be sold away from bis wife and
children There are instances where the
laboring people of The South are attached
TO their owners, but we only speak what al
intelligent men know TO be true, that il
the great majority Of cases no such feel
ing as affection exists between negroes
and their owners. Now all governments
must have the producing class as theil
basis. The bulk of the population in al
countries must be farmers and mechan.
les. And this Southern Confederacy i.
an attempt TO establish government OF
| the Western Uontiment--in the immedi.
ate vicinity of a free labor republic 0
twonty millions of peoplc-wh0se agri
cultural population are kept in Subsection
| by the terror of the lash al d death WHY
JEFF. DAVIS himself plainly betrays
consciousness that he is treading on tn,
verge Of a crater of volcano, whose cav
ems are filed with fiery pillows Of moul
ten lava. Labcring white men of tn,
South, do you desi re TO consign yom
families TO the mercics of such a govern
ment as this? Win you kindle you
household fire in magazine Of gUn-pow,
der? Will you continue TO pour on
your blood like water that the institution
of slavery may be fastened upor
the nation forever? Why JEFFERSON
DAVIS has recently urged the or,
ganization of great permanent standias
amy to keep the South in peace, anc
protect her from enemies without, anC
from slaves Within. The Southern Con,
federacy discards and ignores the very
principle of freedom. II is the embodi.
ment of despotism. Force is written or
the dOOrposts of its Capital, and on every
flag in its borders. One half of its popu-
lation is armed TO shoot down the other
half if they attempt to revolt. And Tho
non. Shareholders of the South are moi
only asked to lorsake the old government
for this monstrous Confederacy, but ar,
ordered to lay down their own lives and
that Of their sons, to establish the latter