Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1860-11-07
4 NauIhs,n EI.F Of Secession

Es5cct from a Speech delivered at
A{suaNdria, Flrgtsfs, on the 22d
We, ty Robert Z, Soott, Esq.
With Bell and Everett in the conduct
If adairs we shall avoid dissolution, rev
Secessinn, anarchy, and tbs woes
uunumbered with which the success Of
their competitors threaten to overWhelm
MS. We will save the Union, We will
ssye the Constitution, we viii enforce
the laws. Peace will he restored to a
distracted country, sentiments Of fra.
ternity TO ar estrangcd brotherhood, and
Cancellation to our national councils II
the wise and good men Of all sections,
who desire Ia preserve tle Constitution
and the Government, will give them a
cordial Suppoyt, their y@'3c,iuu can be ac-
compliSled by the peel ,e, aud if that
fail they may still b. chosen in the al.
Tentative manner provided by the Con,
stitution, When considerations SO pow,
ertul appeal to the people may We not
hopefully contde in the result
For myself, | know Of no greater ca.
lamity that can botal the country than a
dissolution Of the Union aud overthrow
lof the Government, | speak as an
American, proud Of this great nation
| speak as a Nirginian devoted to the
welfare Of tie State with whose fate, for
Feal CT woe, | and nine and askila'.is
aeatsto me, are inseparably eted'
If this Union DO dissolved [ believe in
no human power capable of reforming
lit. | believe III no practica5ility Of eS.
ablisaing upon its ruins an enduring
Southern Contederaey, Between our
border States and the Gull States there
oy 5. tao many tivers,tjos Q. climate,
sell productions, aud ct Interests, We
shall break up finally into fragments.
aud IN the history Of our ~Iligb0oging
south American Republics We may read
u advance cur own, A STATE Of rays.
luton will become our normal condition
ge Shall lave wars; We ,lai. have anar.
chy. The peaceful citizen viii be cou.
ycrted into the soldier biz house into d
Jarrack, his harvest ae'l into q battle
.G,'l, aud his substance will be consumed
by taxes. We shall exchange the bal
10, box for the claridg bog, and oui
Virginia will become tue battle-ground
Of opposing hos;s-the Flanders of A
mcgica.
We may ask what the Southern State
ougaI to do IA the event Of the election
Of Lincoln ? VITA more courage thai
Mr.. brecElnridge, who shgluks from til,
~ro5rorse with tie frankness that be
comes every one who addresses the pub
lie or affects to represent u party, | an
swcr ,hac they ought not to think of Sc
%ccssion, That viii afford no remedy 70.
the wrong complained Of, but prove at
aggrayatiou. We claim a just partici
patton in the common territories, ans
because that is temporarily denied to US
the plan proposes an abandonment al
together. Ii We are ready for the aban
%uoouent why not make it in the Uuioi
jas we'll as out Of it? fall the Terrific
res. stretching the entire length Of oul
western and southern borders, are to b
sQrrcndercdv the Northern section, anG
States, will it not be better to have them
coufederatod rather tban foreign States,
friendly instead Of hostile Will it mol
be better to have tAom bound to US by
the strong bonds Of a common Constitu.
ton and a common Union ?
But the mere secession of some Of the
States, while it will disturb the Union
surely will not overthrow the Govern.
mont. The plan involves lie condition
Of leaving the Federal Government in
full operation, established at Washing.
ton, with its President and Vice Presi.
laut, its Secretaries its Foreign Minis.
lers, It's Senate and House Of Reprosen.
%tatjges, It's Irmy its Navy, its Ireasu.
ny, and all the appliances ola great IA
t,ouaI Power. Ii, in Ire plenit15e of It's
power it deny to US The right Of acoos.
sion and refuse to submit 70 eGorolch,
ments Gu tue commercial power, it may
repeal the laws establishing our South.
crn ports as ports Of eatry. and With its
fleets blocade Il coats and dry INV our
commerce. We may refuse TO partici.
pate in federal elections, to send Sena.
tors and Representatives to Congress,
aDd deny to ourselves all the benefits Of
the Government. That will be our af.
fair, aud to that extent we would not
probably be disturbed, So long US the
opposing States successfully protected
their commercial interests they would
probably rest satisfied.
But The seeding States in this Con.
fedoracy, what would they do? Fig1t
successfully choy could me-, beeabae My
will have ueiiher tbss nor sailors; All
iithey set to work toibuild Aps AasC
train sailors the Federal Goyorumen
vonli outstrip them tenfoid Wou'i
they resort to foreign alliance? Aoar.
Idouing the stars aud the stlipo5 AoulC
they seek protection for their !ibertie
under the flag Of Imperial France, o
craze safety far tier slavss unds,
the Lion Of imancipating England
, The shought is humiliating. But the
it is 10 be remembered, that both 0
these nations are in am;fy With the Fed
] eral Government, and found to it BY cx