The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-18
identity oR NoFthePn and southeYpn
Institutions, and Custbms.

Superficial observers speak sg northgsn
customs, and southern customs, northern
Institutions aud southern institutions, as
II thofe was a real difference between
tlie Institutions and customs south of the
Ohio liver and thote ezibtiDg on the
n6rthern shore, and the people of the
free and of the slave States consti tuted
two distinct nations. Thisis one of the
pernicious errors of the day. An inn
aginary difference inhames the i'll feel
ing and widens the breach between the
contending parties. And yet, one might
"a well talk of the difference Of the in
stitutions and customs Of the ancient
houses Of York and Lancaster during the
aWar Of the, Roses. The, Eastern.
Middle, Southerp,o and Western States,
are inhabited by population which is
"a uni mall the leading features Of ma
tionallty. They speak one language
they read the came books newspapers
aud, magazines they dress an the same
sarB they trade in''the sSne great
markets; they profess the sAme,religious
oreedp, and worship after the same.
rituals,: they use, the same implements
Hioflabof = thsas form of government is
tlig Same, III all 'esseRtiaf points they
eat ard drink the same bsverAges they
dwell-in she, same kindrof houses they
Nauy'fhe same stsS and Sciences they
Use thF Same necsbssffes, Comforts, lux
ugies and !, stimulants :, their 4 marriage
ceremonies, baptismal ritual, and funeral
obsequies, are the SAME the sports of
the Very children, their songs, dances, and
musical instruments are alike; they
oelebrateh the same religious and nat onal
holidays; their mode of computation,
and their currency are. one. The Louisi
ana planter, who has ,amassed . fortune
and desires a change Of business, trans
ferss his capital to Wall street New
I Y6fE, without an effort and deals
IL ,si9cks; While the u young YER
monier, who hassgraduated at law OIL
medical school i'm New England, readily
becomes useful member Of society il
j TexaspG Arkansas, The NeTt5ern and
Southern people have one common ances.
tFy2thc Nnglo-Saxon race, which, blends
liz it5'mighty and ever restless current
/ the, tributary streams which D " from
every fountAia in Europes ,,Th people
ioof ashire in the north and a shire in tn,
s6ut6fcf the'TittlSislando Of Great Brit air
have far less similarity to each other il
customs and dialect than the fishermen
of Cape Cod and the.1cattle- drivers o
Texas. we are one PesP7e--one in Gus
| toms, BAbIfs, Institutions, language anC
religioa,c But one great difference does
existy one,Obstaole does lift its hateful
fbrmhto prevent perfect assimilation
of all sections Of the United States
That obstacle is slavery, The prime cdas
and the sole cause of the present civil
war. Adistinguished South Carolinial
once very truly remarked that the mon
slsyehotdieg population 8f 4 slave Stat
/. do mot eopstitute 4 part OF its citizens
. properly speaking IIeusaid that .they
4 were an g"excess of the population,
4 and that Tie Real members OF such 4
stale, politically, speaking, were th
! islayehplders. SHAREHOLDERS always lool
With alarm and. disspprobation upoi
an influx of Observation-Disclosures, espe
eially farmers and mechanics, int
their community, while they Away
woleome the oomings ofAs STAKEHOLDER
asii another pillar had beeit added t
their 6dificc. Thisis the only difIefehc
between CCoe States aud slave States
Tonhossae without slaves would be a
b Ohio, on the South side of the Ohio rivei
J only much more fertile State, and DOS
sessing greater resources. Kentucil
without slaves would be an Indiana, an
: far in advance of her present conditio
in population, wealth, improvement an
enterprise. Ineendiary demagogues VIII
teach that the Southern and NorthsF
people are so different they cannot unit,
! say what ii. untrue. Without SLAYER
we would be one Harmonious, concordan
people, ,,, s.i .o.. ~, .ssn