The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-03-04

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states succee d in their rebellion OF
rot. Nothing short,Qf a vast stand
uga.> army and navy guarding ethel
easire border, BY land and ocean,
cqnld preserve the sysiem, temporarily,
isthe eVent6f the Establishment 6f the
Southern Confedcracy. But let ussup-
p'se what is far more probable, that The
Federal authority will be re- established |
over every foot Of the seeded territory
what them The slavery agitation
would still continue. Nothing is more
certain than that such politicians as
VALLANDioHAM, SEYMOUR, BRIGHT, HEN
.DR, cEs,. cod such partisan organs as the
Cincinnati Enquire, aud the New York
journal 9f Ggnppars acting with iheb
allies ia the SOuih, would still make
slavery their party shibboleth, and ueei
II, as ihey have always done, for parii.
san purposes, % iOl9 males Pie gtfongsSl
appeals 10 tie slave interest While he System
lves lON dl6ags Do certdd to carry tie Slaue
States Hence It is certain that this ire
men dous lever of partisan politics will
always be used by demagogues 1t
follows thdtthis pro'slsvery organiza-
ton would be met by an anti slavery
I party, confined now NO longer to The freg
States, but. extending over the entire
! South. sAVhat posi- Die hope is there for
| an odious system, abhorred by all chris!
!, tendon, 10 such contest, Not, Che
!, shadow of q hope, Its ruin would be
j inevitable. 9auia hUH .shnuoi u1os .uo
\ SEEING then that slavery is destined to
( an carly Extinction, common, sense die
taiss that This State should begin ~ dis
/ cuss the pnopriety of ats peace sbla re-
4 moyAl at an carly day. n'The ssiaveLAold-
4 ers themselves should reflect upon and
| discuss this. matter II Tennessee. were
TO express n. desire 10 adop a judiciouf
! scheme of emancipation the General
4 Goternmeht would 'd6ubiless assist her
\ This is the freling of the army, whose
] officers and soldiers dare Ito day morC
4 hostile to Che pefpetuntion Of slavery
than ever Excitement and angry word.
| are useless in this mater. They willnot
4 hinder the great revolution which is going
on in the land, nor will they remove the
j conviction which has sunk so pro
! foundly into smuliitndes ssof minds
within the a.past' eighteen months
/ that the existence Of slavery is no IqR!
ger compatible OF consistent with dem.
ocratic institutions, and ithatiits perpet.
uation would intOlvs the downfall o.
free government. We say these convic.
lions have possessed ap almost ihcredi,
BILE number of minds which never re.
llecled upon the subject before, and they
can be. neither Ignored nor despissd
I Looking at this question merely in a pc.
cuniary light, would it be wise TO put of
i its discussion, until cur slaves are a.
valueless 40 those Of Maryland, and The
Government win no longer give us help
! Again, is it wise for US to shut DOT from
our borders all future immigration anG
industry, which will no longer approach
our deadly Upas tree for shelter? And
shall We, with. cold blooded heartless.
ness, doom our posierity ITO go through
such an ordeal Of fire and blood as tha
which is now devastating our soil? Bet,
! Ter had we. faint their blood with all th'
poisonous maladies of fever, consumption
and rackihg pains, which rushed from
the casket Of Pandora Tho mad dog
cry Of abolition Abolition eau ne
longer be regarded as satisfactory an.
swer TO the pleasof morality, humanity
justice, and craftsmanship. We mus
grid up our loins like men for the work
4 Of comforting .'tbe greatest good upon tn,
greatest number without being con
trOlled by the interest OF a class. '' .''
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