Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-08-06
A NUT FOR THE SECESsTONIsTS

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The preamble to the original articles of "Conedera-
ton agreed upon by the delegates of the "Od Thir-
teen is in these words:
- "Whereas the delegates of the United States of
America in Congress assembled did, on the fifteenth
day of November in the year of Lord one thousand
semen hundred and and in the second year
OF the independence OF America agree to certain art
Giles OF Confederation and perpetual Union between
the States of New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bav
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Connecticut
New York Ne, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware,
and Georgia, in the words following, &C.
The XIII Article reads as follows
"Every State shall abide by the determinations of the
United States, in Congress assembled, all questions
which by this Confederation submitted to them
And the articles OF this Confederation shall be nvioa-
bly, observed by every State, and TIE UNION
PERPETUAL nor shall any alteration at any time here
after be made in any OF them unless such alteration be
agreed to by Congress of the United Staes and be
| afterwards confirmed by the Legislatures Of every
State" sszss
"And whereas it hath pleased the great Governor of
the world to incline the hearts of the Legislatures we
respectively represent Congress to approve and
thorze us 10 raty the said articles OF Confederation and
perpetual union: Know YE, that we the undersigned
delegates, by virtue of the power and authority to us
given Tor mat purpose to do by these presents, in the
and behalf of our respective constituents tuv and
entirely ray and confirm each and every Of the said
Articles OF the Confederation and perpetual uni9n and
all and singular the matters and things therein contain
ed And we do further soemly plight and engage the
faith OF our respective constituents that they shall abide
by the determinations of the United States in Congress
assemble ed ON all questions which by the said confede-
ration are submitted to them; and that the articles
thereof shall be invoaby observed by The States we re
sne , r. present and that THE UNION SHALL
BEPERPETUAL."
these articles OF Confederation were signed by the
delegates OF the various states, pedgng the faith OF
every member OF the confederacy, each the other
In the most solemn manner and without any reserva-
| tion whatever.
Afterwards in the wear seyente en- hundred and e;oh
ty-seven the more fully to secure and carry out the
onlects OF The Cfntederatona prominent OF which
was the perpetual union" OF the Sates-another con-
ventlon was called by which the present constitution
OF the United States was framed and unlimited to the
| STATES, and by them solemny concurred in and ap
proved: Inc Preamble let, to that constitution common
ces IN these words I'VE the people OF the United
States in order to form, M RE PERFECT
| UNION establish justice &c.
In the year 1874 an army OF over thousand men
under Gen Lee, OF Virginia, encanped q, Bedford on
its way to que the celebrated Viii key Insurrection-
Governor Milf with the troops from Penn SYLVIA
MIA, and The whole army, before its march weswar d
was reviewed in person by President Washington
Another army OF six thousand men encamped at The
same time al Fort Cumberland, thirty miles to the
south OF Bedford We, oil the present day, can form
but little idea OF the excitement which prevailed through.
out the Union in reference to this nsurection but it
must have been intense and threatening, or the sound
discreon OF ashingon would not have CALI Tor an
army OF thirteen thousand men. That the President
did believe the danger 10 be Imminent is evident from
the fact that, before returning home, he addressed
| PROCLAMATION TO the troops COMMUNICATING them for
their patriot zeal in mainainRag the Constitution and
the Laws and eXhortihg them so combat and subdue
all who may be found in arms, opposition TO the ma
tional will and authority" One of the paragraphs of
| this address is follows:
No clnzen of The United States ever be engaged
III service more important 10 the country 1t is moth
ing less than I" consolidate and pre- serve the blessings
OF that revolution. which, much expense fbood and
treasure constituted us Tree and independent nation
Ii Is 10 give 10 the world ustrous exam Ie OF the
utmost consequence to mank nd exper ence heart.
felt satisfaction in he conviction that the corduct of
the troops throughout will be, every respect answer
able to goodness OF the case, and the mapnitud de Of
the stake"
This large army marched to Fort Pitt but the insur-
rectlonists had disappeared Not was found IN
arms nor were there any oppose the due enforcement
OF the laws OF the country. After remaining under
arms severa weeks, the troops disbanded with
out having fired hostile gun-Nat. Int