Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-30
From the Jefferson (Alo) Inquirer.
The 'SOHthcrl COnf.dpracy" Scheme.

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In the National Intelligencer of The IL II
instant is oae of It's crashing broadsides
(on ''thc Evil Of the Day. and anon!
the proofs produced in that number is thC
resurrection of a book which excited bu
little attention at the time it was written
and has sunk into oblivion for some years
but now rises up in the killing form o
States eridence. lis title is that of Par.
HSan Leader: lis author was Judge Bev
erly Tucker its printer was Duff Green:
lis time of publication was 1896, but da
ted 1856, and it purported to be history
of what had taken place in 1919. Never
was such piece Of history written before.
! hand! 1t is the exact history of what
was in progress in lS49, with the addi-
ton of the British alliance, which is a
part of the plot which had been before
discovered The following is an extract
from this book, which we take from the
Intelligencer:
"Under these circumstances, the South.
ern States had been, at length, forced to
see that the day for decisive action had
arrived. They therefore determined no
longer 10 abide the obligations ofn Con-
stituti0n, the forms of which alone re-
mained, and harMg, by q Increment
nearly simultaneous, Seeded FROM THE
UNION, they had Immediately formed a
SOUTHERN CoNFEDERACY. The sudden
ness of these measures was less remarka
bic than the prudence with which they
had been conducted. The two together
left little doubt that there had been a pre-
concert among the leading men of the
several States, arranging Professionally
what should be done, whenever circum-
stances should throw power into the hands
Of those whom, at the bidding Of the usur
per, the people had once driven from their
councils. 1t is now known that there
was such concert. Nor was it confined
to the seeding States alone. In Nirgin-
| ia, also, there were men who entered into
the same views. But, while the Presl-
dent believed that no decisive step would
be taken by the more Southern States
without her cooperation, he had devoted
all his powers, direct and indirect, to con-
troll and influence her elections. of tu-
mutuarv inSurreclion he had no fear
The organized operation of the State Gov
ernments was what he dreaded" &c.
This is a sample. The book consists
Of two volumes, and is disunion through
ont. No man was more fitted to write
this history of disunion in adrance than
Judge Beverly Tucker. He was Null
fer himself, and by his sentiments, con-
lneyions, local residences in different
States, and ardent temperament, was per
rectlv calculated to know all the secrets OF
the Disunionists. He was Il Modification
JudUe in Missouri, and the friend and as
socia,e Of all the other multiplying Judges,
and the family connexion of Judge Nap
on. He was connected with the nuIiIh-
ers N South Carolina both by blood and
MARRIAGE: he came from Virginia and
wen, back to Virginia, and to the hot bed
of notification at old WiIliamsburgh. All
those circumstances make Judge Tucker
the best witness in the world in this case,
and. without intending it, he has become
States eridence at the very moment he
was wanted.
The Partisan Lcader is now book
TO be souoht for, and studied. No doubt
but some Of the old NulIifers i'll Missouri
have copies Of it. We will give them
double price for copy, as II Is wanted
now. Only one thing differs IN 1919
from what it was written down to be; and
that is. in The cause for secession. The
ronsc in tho history of Judge Tucker was
that Of the first notification II ca$ pro-
Itecfirc inrif! At the time Judge Tucker
wrote, the slavery preteXt had not been
invented Davy WilmOt had not been
heard of, The admission OF California
had not been heard of! Texas anneNa-
lion had not been heard of! 1t was all
Tariff OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES bIIl-bloody
hill. then, And for these 1t was, ana with
the aid of British alliance, that The Sc
cession was to take place in ls49-Proo
that all the causes now alleged are only
pretexts, invented since TO cover plot o.
twenty wears incubation. >.
Well! the year ls49 came. 1He as
solution of the Union "as openly com
meaced. Fortunately, however, the con
spira,ors commenced their operations up
IN Senator Benton and he gave them
fgb, which has reused the country.
The UypocRITE.-He shows well ant
saws we'll, and himself is the worst TIM:
, he hath. In brief, he is the stranger
.o;,, the nciehbor's disease, lie blot o