The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-11

Oul lie NOFlO. At was 10 Dt lnauageu DY
the secret organizations they have in all
the States. Hence the appeal of the
Richmond press to the Knights Of the
Golden Circle 10 keep your lamps JUning."
What was 10 be the effect2 IL was not
to prevent the conscriptiCn. 1t was to
make grand rush upon all the free ne
groes of the North. Men like Seymour
of New York, like Read Of Pennsylvania,
were grinding the Democratic party TO
that barbarOus and airocious work. They
knew the moment when to strike
The object of this was 10 terrify the
slaves of the South. After this whole
sale murder of the Northern negroes, the
Southern slaves were to be told that the
Northern people were killing of all the
free negroes and would not suffer one 20
live amongst them. 1t was to be told
that there was scarcely a lamp post in
our cities but a negro was found hang
ing upon it. The slaves of the South
have already been frightened by such sto-
ries Many were cruelty massacred in
the late New York riot, and The slaves
have been made to believe the slaughter
was general in the North. Such was the
terrifying effect upon them that General
Foster said the other day that the slaves
dare not rally to the Federal flag. This
scheme was concepted by the traitors, TO
be carried into effect by their Northern
allies in order TO defeat the operation of
the Proclamation. Accordingly when the
negroes are asked why they 90 not come
into our lines, they If! up their hands
and excalm, "Oh, masss, they hang all
the poor darkies in de North"
Another fact i is we'll to bear in mind.
An eminent citizen of Ohio, who has
convicted of high crime against his coun-
try, and now enjoys the protection of
the British flag, was at frat sent South
among those who were thought TO be his
friends. 10 is now in proof that he ex-
bOrted the rebel authorities 10 hold on
to Vicksburg TO the last, and by all means
prevent the opening of the Mississippi
river, in order 10 keep up the irritation
in the great Northwest, and thus lessen
the chances OF the Federal Government
in conquering the SOUTH What was his
object? Why, it Wick sburg should not
fall, the rebellion might succeed!
Such is the object OF the rebels South
and North, and su h the programme bv
which il was to be effected. They would
prevent the working class from voting,
and build up an oligarchy worse than
any foreign monarchy. This is what the
rebellion is all about and nothing else.
II any one supposes t ey are Il htiDg for
any rights that are infringed he is
wretchedly deceived. / have not heard
s.fs 4 a., /,
slaves were not as effectually guaranteed
to them as they could be under sepa-
rae government. have heard them say
An hundred times that cur free ins,itu-
tions are unsafe and cannot be relied
upon. There is the large class OF free
white working men, aud there are the
millions of slaves. They think the time
is coming when the population will press
upsn the means of support, and then the
poor whites will make common cause with
the blacks, and massacre the rich. Hence
the negroes should all be slaves, and the
poor whites should be soldiers to patrol
the country that the nabobs may sleep in
peace without being disturbed by horrid
| dreams of midnight assassination. Hence,
not only must the government be changed,
but more territory must be acquired, and
the whole country be filed up with slaves.
| This is the secret of the rebellion, as
sure as you live, and whoever denies il
| deceives himself. For this object they
inaugurated the rebellion, and are suffer
ing their Just deserts in the devas tation
OF their country, the destruction oftheir
political power, and the humiliation of
their pride. The election of Mr. Lincoln
had nothing TO do with it, They bega
to prepare for it before he was heard of,
Their States were filled with secret so
cieties to promote this end.
They did not believe the North would
make war upon them. Many in the
North shuddered at the thought of she'd
ding fraternal blood. We shrank with
terror from the prospect and while we
we're standing back, wondering whether
they really meant war, they were robbing
he treasury, seiziug our a'senals aud
Gus TOM houses, and taking lawless poss
ession Of the whole country where rebell-
ion was domin ant They sent the ex-
citing news with the lightning fl ash thai
! Charleston had been fired upon and
straightway 10000 soldiers were hnrried
| TO NOrfylk.
What did they intend ? Nothing less
than The cure of Washington, Balti.
more Pull ldelphiA and New York, ano
install JEFF. Davis Dictator over all be.
fore we should be prepared TO move
against them. To assist 10 this they
had the organization OF the Knights o.
the Goloen Citcle all over the Nortn, that
We're deudlng the foreign element anC
drawing lhe Irish aud ignorant Germans
within their fatal embrace. They mad,
constant appeals TO their prejudices; pas
sions and ignorance, telling them that thl
negroes would crowd them ont Of employ
ment! And to he p on their villany now
they are calling this an Abolition war
waged sorely for freeing the negroes and
making them equal TO white iolksl Wert
| 20 venture an opinion OF my own, /
would be that, as far as the Adminlstra
ton is concerned, there is no Aboitionisn
about it. Mr.. Lincoln has done ONLY
what a STAKEHOLDER should have done l
in his place, to-wit: conduct the war 70
the preservation of the Government &C
cording to the laws of war According
ly he takes, and uses at his pleasure, IN
enemy's property.
But who are the real Abolitionists
They are the rebels themselves JEFF
Davis is the king Of Abohtionism, Thel
made war by their own free choice, an
thus threw the whole institution upon th
trial by battloi and if they lose the
they must expect TO lose their slaves
Now you expect 10 elect NallandighaI
Governor of tue great State OF OH,
, Never, never They expect that 20
, wilIelect him, and that q man like biz
will be elected Governor Of nearly ever
| Northern State. They expect 10 ret tb