Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-07-18
American u eppors i j" thnt attitude
md ofthe parFiciask views OF those VINO
\ refuse 10 do so.

fr'~F ~ AtO fuAsASe-1"tt
refuse 10 do so.
"Under such accumulated clrcums'an-
ces Of insult and Of injury, we ask again
what was your Government 70 dot we
put the question moi "to that faction which
misrepresents the Government 10 the
people, and the people to The Government;
traduces one half of the nation TO cajnle
the other; and, by keeping up dislrus, and
division. wishes to become the proud ar
bitter Of the fortune and fate OF America"
not 10 them, but to every sound head
and honest heart in the natlon il Is that
we put the question. What was your
Government, to do? Was she basely and
ingIoriously to abandon the rights for
which YOU and your fathers had fought
and bled? Was she SO early 10 cover TO
the uation who had sought to sirangle US
in our infancy, and who has never ceased
10 retard our approach to manhood? No;
we will not for moment doubt thatlevery
man who is in truth and faetanAmerican
will say that WAR, ANp~WAR A.
LONE, rras our only refuge from nation
al degradatOn- only course 10 aational
prosperity
1Fellow citizens, these things will no,
do. They are intrinsically wrong; yow
country has engaged in a trdr in the last
degree unavoidable; it is waged 10 the
destruction of the rights Of others; but in
defence Of our own; it is, therefore, your
bounden duty 10 support her. You should
lay down the character of partisanS, and
become patriots; for, 10 every country,
'war becomes 40 occasional duty, though
IL ought never to be made an occupation.
Every man should become a soldier, in
defence of his rights; no man ought to
continue soldier for offending the rights
Of Others"
"Sufler yourselves not TO be deceived
by the pre;cnce, that because Great Brit.
ain has been forced by her subjects 10
make qualified repeal of her orders, our
Government ought to abandon her ground.
That ground was taken 10 resist two great
and crying grievances, the destruction Of
our commerce and the impresancnt of or
sedmen. The latter is the most important
IN proportion as We prefer the liberty and
lives OF our citizens to their property
DIstrust therefore, the man who could
advise your Government at any time, and
more especially OF this tme-when your
brave sailors are exciting the admiration,
and forcing the respect Of an astonished
world, when their deeds of heroic valor
make old ocean smile at the humiliation
OF her ancient tyrant--at such time, we
say again, mark the man who would coun.
ienance Government ia COMMITTING
OUR SAILORS RIGHTS FOR
THE SAFETY OF OUR NER.
CHANTS GOODS.
Next to the cry for peace. the mos,
potent spell which has been resorted 10
I to alarm your fears ap,s pervert YOUR IN,
derstandings--is the alleged distrcsses of
the country. Fellow.citizens, il has
been our object, it is our wish to treat
you fairly, to appeal TO your judgments,
not TO your passions; and as we hope our
address to you hitherto has been marked
by that characier-lt is 10 your cohsci.
ences then that we appeal upon this sub
Ject. Is not this clamor most unfounded.
most ungrateful? II you doubt that it is
30, It you hesitate TO believe that it origin
ates exclusively with The ambitious and
designing, spend one moment in compar-
ing your situation with that Of The major
part Of the civilized world.
And his thrilling appeal to the Old
Revolutionary feelings Of the State con.
cluded as follows:
=" IHe same rights you then fought TO
Obtain, you must nop fight to preserve
me contest IS hte same now as it ras then
and the feelings rhica then aeitated he
public mind, 'ohich on the one hand support
ed and on the other sought TO destroy The
liberties Of the country wil be seen and
JeG IN ne conduct ofthe men oftAis dan.
1t further appears that on the l3,b az
February, 1915, MIR. Van Buren, was ap-
pointed on committee oflGs Legislature
10 report resolutions expressive Of their
sentiments in relation 10 the battle n
New Orleans-the intelligence Of which
had lately been received. After ! na,r;
Otto preamble (Which was stricken ont II
Joint committee> he prepared and offered
the following resolutions wh;ot 49,.
adopted: ~ "0'o
Therefore, resolred unanimously, as The
sense Of this Legislature, that Major Gan.
erai Andrew jackson, and The coIIan, &c
ficers and soldiers under his .onr,and e. g,
their noble defence Of The citv Of New
Orleans, that important miIitary noe, ond
g'a .Il' emporium OF commerce, especially
- 'ae ever memorable conflict of the stb