The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-20
NO 1870


rial Resource, than that, In the sixteenth
century, between the seven inaurgent
provinces Of the Netherlands, beginning
with two Of them only, and the whole
weight and power Of the Spanish mon
archy in its meridian OF splendor, when,
IN addition 20 the resources Of its large
dominlous ia Italy, the Netherlands and
The Peninsuls, including Portugal, Il
yielded the iiohes Of America and the
ladies' united And yeti by the indom-
table courage and perseverance, Of the
inhabitants, animated with the spirit OF
civil and religious liberty, and IN spite
Of cAlamities and disasters which tried
TO the utmost the heroic stuH of which
they were made, leaving TO them often
no other resource, than, by cutting their
dykes, TO call Ia the aid OF that destruo-
tive element IL had cost them ages Of la
b r aud toll to shut out, they redeemed
their native land from the remorseless
surges OF despotism more terOcious
than the sea, triumphantly established
their Independence, and constituted
renowned commonwealth which for two
hundred years proudly held its place in
the fest rank of the Powers Of Europe.
Lot Mr.. Rives, remember that the
Greeks fought for freedom, and that the
heroic and immortal uprising OF the
Netherlands against Phillip IL of Spain,
aad Granville and De Alsa, was ia de-
fence OF FREEDoM or SPEECH AND FBRE-
DOM OF ooSsoIHSoR against the tyranny
OF Spain, The founder OF tho African slave
trade The cause Of the Netherlands
had a strong likeness to that of the Unit
ed States, and none at all to that of the
Southern ConfederAcy.
Mr.. Rives boils over with rage at the
thought of subiugation
II is impossible for the imagination
to picture tate more horrible than ours
would be, II we were once subjected TO
their power. know no language which,
IN thAl case, could Adequately paint the
depth OF our degradation aud tne extreme
" ot our wreLcnean,ss, snless IL be those
burning lines OF an Euglish poet, in
winch no gave vent TO his feelings OF hor-
ror and indignation, when deprecating
the iron rule Vt vulgar and hypocrlucAl
tyranny In has own land;--
ooao be eleventh plague rather than tbs should
COiov siAk US rstlsr the soa
Com. ratbsr iysuleuoi amt reap vs. down;
Come Goa's ssord. rather tann vur own.
Let ratlor aon IA 40 sg.ln
ur aaAoa, Nora al, or tIo Dlue
Ia al tue bonds We blfe,
We . iSved' We sghad, W wrrti We never blushsd
bslofO.
la the foregoing remarks Il has been
assumed that the onemy's forces were.
Ia numoer, muon greater than ours. This
nAs, undoubtedly, heretofore been tho
IAct Blu ~m hemly persuaded that,
holhWilnstan -Ins tue Immense difference
la inc actual population OF the two
| countries, w ht1 60acefyr.h h aVe an army
mu's Hsa al ~ t'1'sS fully equal sn nu-.-
0er % me'rS; and tut, surely, - oil zoe need
de5ire Inc energies OF Tue south are
Just beginning 10 DO thoroughly aroused.
W. already sec a proposition IN lis Le3is-
tatars Of At46qma % extend the hrni,s Of
n''atarg aye bstOt0 e,ghieen yeas % urtcea,
and alive iortg Rgs 10 s'Tty. It's Uas Me
OIL S0aTt4a rue. aHa prsVaied a tORg time
"a hagFINd, UanI ne Institution u aafidtnq
aIh,es and her Gsalar situation, M 30 her
careless D'ta rSga'a % lhe W.sf targ ofgIaiza-
t'o" a The mass Of her PgpHlatsOal Bat our
circumstance may l0st1 justify a reow1eace
to ne aneiea Tntc 50 Jar, as 20 call out The
supplementary ctlssos yor hcal defence. Inc
spiiit vi 1ne peOp.e, there cannot be
uVubb would ho0iy respond 20 such .
call, willis the demands Of the crisis,
appealing W tue Instiaolve courage OF
'nsn, and enforced BY tie ptoId,ng loneliness
Of i004'sr, val Asvp Gus ACTIVE Asmy full
"ituiu tns llmits OF ths ase heretofore
presCriov tJr A.