The Oxford intelligencer., 1860-12-05

ism. By one oftIe guarantees OF our federal
Constitution, the general government engages
10 protest each Of the States 50 against domes-
tic insurrectioike This seems very plain,
| bot doypu know what construction Of it has
been contendedfer by Northern men! They
say thatsif your Slaves should rise against
you, they would be bound to send an army
thyrefyr thf purpose of fpPpVS &c in
fsIfrcction, but that they must be allowed to
accomplish that object in their own way, and
that, If they thought theyscopld post easily
put down the insmteetim by giving Abe
slaves their liberty, aud placing them upop.
an equality with you-thcir masters--thcr
would hayd acons ttutiohd rigN 10 doispl-
If You resisted that measure, they say they
would have the right, sapd that ii would n
their duty, to put yoa down rs instruction
lists WHO haGrisen IN rebellion Agilinstthd
lawful authority q, the general government
We are told, by some, that we are in no
danger, because Lincoln has not majority
in either House of CongrcssrSiilI, fheSoath,
it is clear, is powerless, by her own votes, to
prosect herself; e1sand liof soniy Security isto
| be found in the fact that a. few Northern
gentlemen, who now happen to be Senators
and Representatives,, hold private opinions
different from those Of Lincoln. 1t is not, IN
my judgment, either wise or safe to- rely for
! our security upon SUCH ground as this. We
must have something more stable than the
shifting opinions of individuals, who do not
now represent the prevailing sentiment Of
their section, and who are Liable to be re-
placed, at any time, by men of different
opinions. ss-frr .rs,s ssfH
I What, then, are we to do! 1t is clear that
something must be done. Upon this point,
our people seem to he united ia opinion
! They differ only with respect to the measures
to be adopted. is unprecedented by some
! that we may fall into anarchy if we attempt
to withdraw from the present Union. be-
leve, however, that, through the employment
of very simple means, new Confederacy Of
Southern States may be formed and put in
operation in few days, and without occa-
sioning the slightest internal shock. Our
case is wholly unlike that of nation which
destroys, by revolution, the entire frame
work Of an existing government, and has
/ thento Commence the work ofrcco struction
I from the very foundation. Our State govern
M By which all our local affairs are re-
'gula,e,l, are not to be superseded, nor will
tihey require the slightest change in any par
ticuhr. They will continue, as hitherto,
4 noiselessly to discharge their appropriate
functions, leaving nothing to be provided for
except Il few matters Of more general con-
cern, chiefly affecting our exterior relations
with other States aud foreign nations The
PLAZA which would recommend is this:n UT
Let there be n conference between tile
delegates or COMM 'sioners Of the several
Southern States. Let these delegates agree
fupon common method of proceeding. IL
any one or more of the Southern States re-
fuse to engage in the movement, let II be car
ried out by the remainder, il, in,heir opin-
ion, their numbers are sufficient to enable
;hcm to constitute new CohfcderacyI that
viii he strong enough for sclf,protcction.-
Let Conventions be held on the same day,
/ in each Of the seeding States, and let the
same ordinance be simultaneously adopted,
word tof word, by each Convent IN. A s'n.
: a. ordinance would suffice for all purposes.
1t mi ii; run rs follows ave, the people
of the Sta,e Of -, in Convention as
semLlci, do orlain that this State hereby
wi,hdraws from the Union formed by the
Cnr'tiluion of the United States of Amer
lea This, without any further provision,
would take rs out Of the existing Union.-
In order To- constitute new Union, the or.
linancc might proceed ;.Ius: DE it further
orla;ncd that the people of Ibis State Adopt
aud establish the following instrument rs
Federal Constitution between Themselves and
tn, people of the other seeding Statcs."--
Let that instrument be our present gl.rious
Constitution, without the change of word
in any Of its provisions; for it needs only to
be faithfully observed in order to secure orr
rights rs perfectly a' any other Instrument
that human wis lon coull devise. We
would thus, rs in amonrut, be reunited ina
new Confederacy, under "A Constitution that
is both understood and vcucrlted by our
people; ana we woull then prove, to the
North and To the worll, that it was the bal
fifth Of the Northern people, aud not any
dis satisfaction with the terms of our compact
with TIER, at inirelled us to the step Of
separation. Ii won't only remain, at this
point, to provide the nov Federal govern
mcnt with offers, aud put it in opcration.-
For this purpose, each STATE Convention
might MAKE provision by an5alditonal arti-
Gle of its ordinance, thus:-"Bc it further or
daincd, that \. b, c, ID, and E,-nanng as
many us the Stateis entitled to-be hereby
appointed as electors, and instructed to cast
the electoral vote Of this States to-day, for
President aud Vice President of the new
Confederation; and that, until the - day
of-- next, ald I be appointed as
Senators, and G. H., j Or am - a. m ayi-
ms the State is entitled tor-bc appointed as
Representatives from this S;;!se in the Con-
grcss of the Union this dsy established"
would Lot appoint tile present electors, Sen
ators, or Representatives, because they were,
all of them, elected to their present positions
by party votes; and | would have these old
parties, with all their works and fruits, con.
signed to an eternal oblivion The new
President could be inaugurated and conveue
his Congress in ten DAYS, and proceed Mt
once to appoiat bis Cabinet, together, with
all the other necessary offices Of goyenrpent,
including Judges and ministers to foreign
courts. Within two weeks from the meet
ing Of the State Conventions, the new GOV.
ernment might BE- in full operation. Post
masters and mail contractors, could be in,
formed, at once, by proclamation issued BY
our Postmaster General, that. they might