The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-11-03

| IT, II independent, for the three great
belligerent powers of Europe had en-
tered into solemn compact to pre-
serve Spain in its lawful possession, be
fore secession.
| The currency is now acknowledged
to be worthless by its best friends,
| Its territory has not been enlarged
| by all the slave states joining as it was
claimed, for three, Maryland, Kentucky
and Missouri have refused to do so.
Tennessee, Arkansas and Louisiana are
lost to the South, and are striving to
get back into the Union. North Caro-
lima and Georgia are eager TO do SO.
Mississippi is virtually oyerrun, and
Alabama, Georgia and Virginia are now
partially so Instead of extending
slave Territory, secession has grestly
cireumscribed it. For Maryland, Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Louisiana have
passed constitutional provisions, abOlN
ishing it. Other states will soon do
the same. For if peace were now
made acknowledging slavery where
it now eonstitutionslly exists, soon
every state in which there is not
large preponderating majority of slave
holders, the people when they consider
the expenditure of blood, and treasure,
the distress and suffering produced by
it will rise as one man against the insti
tuition. Virginia, North Carolina, Ten
inessee and Texas are of this class; and
South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi will soon do the same from the
force of example and change of public
sentiment, growing out of o more gen
eraI and correct knowledge Of the fruits
and effects of its abolition We thus
see, that every promise and hope which
stimulated to rebellion has tailedi yea
more, stands now proven to be imprac-
ticable. Why then, we ask, in the name
Of common sense, common prudence,
and in the sacred name Of humanity
continue this sacrifice of life, of blood,
and of treasure IN carrying on war
which if persisted in, can only end in
universal devastation and utter ruin to
the South. To do 50, will prove thatwe
still are under the influence of that
blindness and madness which they only
manifest who work out their own de.
struction with greediness. There are a
few points which we think should not
be overlooked in considering the seoes-
sion movement
One is that no act Of the general was
at any time referred to as justification
of secession. We know that acts Of the
general government have often been !
complained of, as uanifesting hostility |
and injustice to the South; the chief of
these we thought successfully defended |
on the floor of Congress from any such /
spirit In fact the leaders in the revo-
luton based its necessity on the mere
election Of Mr. Lincoln thereby pro- |
claiming that in anticipation Of the fact
that unfriendly and unlawful acts might /
be passed they would at once secede.EOn
this subject, let US not forget that the
entire South, mean, the democrats, az
body. struggled as zealously and as
perseveringly TO elect Mr. Lincoln, as
any portion of the republicans North.
But now after tasting the fruits Of their
own folly in secession, they would glad
Iy see any one else elected, hoping for
favorable appearance in getting back
into the Union For, beyond this, there
is no hope Another fact, is, that the
democrats had a majority in both houses
of Congress and at the ensuing election,
that majority was increased 50 that no
act prejudicial to the South, could have
been passed, had the southern members
remained at their posts. All history
fails to show any other revolution in an
ticipation of unauthorized oppression
Another fact, TO which we would
invite attention, is, that however, rest
less and grieved now by threatened
ruin, it is Of their seeking; they them
selves have fallen into the ditch, so ea-
gerly prepared for others and that at
time when all union-loving, lawabiding
men, and devoted TO the constitution,
rendered the names of men Of great
of enlarged views, who had
filled with credit, Offices second only to
that Of President No, secession was
the object above all others desirable.
Another fact Of some significance on
this subject, Is that the two great sec
tiopal movements of hostility to the /
general government contemplating its
disruption; that in the Hartford Con
yention during the second war with
Great Britain, and the South Carolina !
movement, each IN the
appeal made to the public in support Of
the measure, relied prominently on the !
fact, that its citizens were excluded
from the Offices and emoluments of. the
general government
It is to be feared that this same spirit !
lad its influence in precipitating seces-
ion, and in truth, it was publicly
charged by Senator BAyArd in the
Convention, that il was the
.ause of the split and division Of the .
,arty there. Now, in conclusion, We a