The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1860-09-07
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| We learn ne Oh tne Dfeckln-
ridrers here an Hating a speech of
VIM T., yopoov j. do not know what
speech tits, but pA ne 1t Is one recent
" delivered r>Gestcrn portion of
this State NNancey is travelling
round, making iecheS III o'iiereii'
States and loco,if;s vi varying his SEN
timents and tone sui' the i"'i''oe III
which ba fipds h;Alf. lie expects Lin
coin 70 bo oIooto6d confidently counts
pnon n disso,u,;r,f the Union. Not
only So but evsSoY regards himself as
n candidate for N. tesidency ola South
ern Confedc -.
We ooro nj much he may modify
HE so,,;r,or,s IRE Tennessee or q
Month Alabama Aepce, until he comes
ont bonost,v A. Idly and rcpudiates
himself for tho ~ dozen years, we take
him and l,isoo.a fers as wefind them on
the record, and1o '"en' mere 'ney
boyo boop ono,f avowed disunionsts
C,r ,,o, ,oriad The men here and else
wboro who rA(nis and their speeches,
are giving add comfort 10 ''u VIC
wor,, IF and they too will be
held rcsponsihl<Y the people.
Now let us so'ow 'nese advocates Vi
d;srr;o, bo,a IN talking--how they
stord urop tbo1ford, and what sort of
sn;rit tbov ,le been inculcating.-
Road 20 n,o,rdIcMinn, who shout for
Rroclinri,,oo x, see what manner Of
leaders Won allowing, and whittier
ton met in MoSomery. On extending
a welcome, w +. Yoncey said:
"Your sociaSpd political relations
shall be PLACED on the basis Of an In
dependent S&eignty."
June 18th, yiO, lie wrote to Mr..
Slaughter,
AT the prop moment, by one organ
lied, concerte2stion, we can precipitate
the cotton S1at nto a revolution"
On the lOthTJuly, near Montgomery,
he formed leSie, with Il Constitution
common to thX rgonization, the first Of
which read thA
"The meml, of this organization
shall be knowhs the "Leagucrs Of the
South" and oymotto shall be "A South
ern RepublidTeor only safety"
In March, 10, the Washington COR
respondent of T. Charleston Mercury, in
letter to that hper, wrote:
CAS- the Dnocratic party goes to
pieces, these VA form the nucleus Of a
Southern orgapation."
In April>4. the Mobile Mercury
"The times ae now ripe for political
movement i9the sloveholding States.
The plans GA Southern organization
have been set q foot and almost matured
preparatory e action. We earnestly
nope the go$ work may go on, and
speedily"
In the san, month, Judge II. s. Ben.
ning' OF Aortern Mississippi, expressed
himself as fosows:
"Iot Ms see; .ana,;., orro1-.,o
where the laYkiod, the riahts of man.
and the feeling of freemen counsel us
%nerrj"gly We should seek our re-
~ ~.'l
III t,o,e 1905 Gov Potter oil the
same ,7'a'e' "ued that
nMlsslssipt5 separately or in concert
with other Ssaeh States, as she might
connection |ll5he ' Abolition G S '.n, @"f'
r. Barnwerp is4+ oF Soufh Caroline
saws.
"Au t.
oo,,a az 'i ~, 'rNsmahshlp in the South
consists IN lXming combinations and
Shanlmg gVo o so as to Rrng about
establishmen>sC, a southern Confeder.
acy." ''N''
And referrii$to posteritv in tbesoutb.
he says, let it Z known that
ain nv latteI years did onI oo,1d 10
dissolve her cS.nection with the Nor,h
and to esta6nSlai her southern Con,
iederacy."
Jefferson DaAs oxc,oirs
"Let the Un&n be Dissolved.
Gov. Gist, oGxouth Carolina uses the
following lpnrsro. '''
81 soIer,nI,, e.:
live in peace AZ hormonv in hi tb ,sJ IrnioS J,
OF halieyo ,,.,
boord i, ..,oro ner voice Shouia oe
menr ot IN .onSynot loud but deep in IA
Nn prah aT,, 'l''i"''on'
-,m, , ~ Ai"o"in"' asserts that'
statcsmansbin e wa and me wises ;
nation Of ali a, a nata spet'y uf'erllll-
federates, and ls1ormotion Of another
Union"
Mr.. Bonham, bf South Carolina saws:
81 am in fay4 of an immediate disso-
luton OF me Nn."
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