The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-07-07

Liberty Wrong and MIschtCvous
Hon. Geo. Fitzhugh of Virginia, says
in a number If DeBoW's Southern R.u.elU.
"The words of the Declaration of In
dependence are: We hold these truths
TO be self-evident that all men are Gre
ated equal; that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable
rights; that among them are life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. That to
secure these rights governments are in
stituted among men, deriving their Just
powers from the consent OF the governed;
that whenever any form of government
becomes destructive of these ends, it is
the right of the people TO alter or abolish
it, and to institute new government
laying its foundation on such principles
and organizing its powers in such form
as TO them shall seem most likely to eff
feet their safety and happiness Ibis
declaration Of principles is at loar wih the
institution Of domestic slavery aud equally
at war with Christian marriage and with
private property in lands"
lie goes on TO give his notions OF what
is the best system of government;
The most perfect system Of gouenmem is
10 be found IN armies, because ia them there is
least Of liberty and most Of order, slJordina-
ton and obedience. Men are
never efficient in military matters, o. in
industrial pursuits until tOhOlly deprived Of
their liberty. In a large factory, if the
operatives were not subjected to ten times
as strict rule, order and discipline rs the
negroes on farm at the South, the fac
tor would fail in month. loss of h1erty
is no disgrace. An aristocracy
more or less hereditary exists in every
civilized country. Changes of manners
and customs and human pursuits render
this aristocracy somewhat fuctuating.
In America we have the aristocracy
of wealth and talents, and that aristoc-
racy is somewhat hereditary. The landed
drlsfocrdcy Of the South, Which Gums slaves,
approaches s0me1Ohot 10 The English nobiiity.
Time must determine tghstler the quasi aris-
tocracy of the South has st9icient posoer, per-
Dlaneace and privilege to giUe stability, dttya-
bility and good order 10 society. 1t is sufl.
GENTLY patriotic and conservative in its
feelings, bit, we fear, loants the polcers
privilege, and prerOgatigeI that the expert
ence Of all other countries has shown 10
be necessary"
The "landed aristOcracy of the South"
are now fighting for their "rights," that
is, for the "powers, privileges and pre-
negatives" of the British nobility. AS
the Richmond Examiner says;
The establishment of the confederaoy
is verify distinct reaction against Lie i0hoie
course of he mistaken Civilization of he age
And this is the true reason why we have
been left without the sympathy of the
nations until We conquered that sympa-
thy with the sharp edge of our sword.
For liberty, equality, fraternity zoe have de-
/ liberately substituted slavery SltbordinatiOa
and government. These social and politi-
cal problems which rank and torture mod .
ern society we have undertaken TO solve
for ourselves In our own way and upon
our own principles. That among equals
equality Is right : among those lOho are
naturally unequal equally is chaos; that
there are Stare races bonn 10 seTVe, master ra-
oes born 10 govern. Such are the funda.
mental principles which we inherit from
the ancient world, which we lifted up in
the face ola peryerse generation that has
forgotten the wisdom Of its fathers /;
by those principles we live, and in their
defense we have shown ourselves ready
TO die. Reverently we feel that our con-
iedeTacy is God-sent missionary to the
nations, with great truths TO preach. We
must speak them boldly; and whose
hath ears to hear let him hear"
And the Louisville Journal the mouth
piece of the pro-slavery negro worship.
pers in Kentucky asks:
"ohall an UNBRIDLED RADICAL
DEMOCRACY, LEFT TO THEM
SELVES, lcilboaa that conservative balance
'0tlch the South &c. the Slave&dtes) q6ord-
et IN our system, braniish ab0ve 0lir head at
Ne bidding Of sealots, tlie rude force Of MERE
NUMBERS IN the control eftis Government"
VIII the true republican democracy Of
the United States answer?