The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-08-18

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: patriotism, As u ufiltf the spell of i1evit6fi
tate and the pros ttusion "a oftieial IS M
the gfsttiiiEhtipu III psfsarai rarsysss M, n.
pidly ieailing W NJ disso Intion qhdft n II 4,
! ne mistaking these signs 81 telsiifholy 81,
! They are around and asQat tis, And tlonsb *
clese our eyes g. ayoid their sight taeif sra
: dows All upon The heart and soaf.,s 1,s3s ~
I The 1eality Is beture IL
Ihis lanneAtable condition n the rfai,,t vs. 4
l not q sudden grow IN, but has been faatnrt,
tor some time: Recent Ss a
4efoped and breught Ii more faisiais II q lsis
! than WAS probably anticipated III desired 4 "A,
preliminary and necessary Is 4 fsli al,sieFstss,I
Ing q slle whole sabjelt, l viii ststA s0la,
their accuracy ~. 80 4 ~ ~
Fer some years past thepabiicynaitid A Ii,
South has been ID trAinisg ltr Il ,iip5li,tI,,n N
the y Mon IT. desires and xpeStaliOrs no ,
been under skiilfgi guidance rs t A3it. ,,,.3
Zeal and fAucicd wrongs ana i1slienlt;..s IA,
the part ~ the an slavery men ~ ar,
have heep male thc0ecasion fss 6reatfn,r ais,i
fostering preluu against The unlon sif tho
wt9lie tile giitatieIt has been exaitea
~ Artfuli drawn and ,tfa WI
GLORY and prosperity nildefsa 9sa II
81 rAcy I9ts trainihg and hSills 81 tlie s6yiths
efn mind have not been felt Ii ehai,ee tiftlIfy,
stance or accident a sessfet sa9fetr h3yfN+
this very object IN view has be,stt Il esissFss
Tor some timss Iterihfacts n sitfbgYs i, eyi,,,
southern State ho san 4 RCD +, i
q another wherever and wherever sltev "a IN
mcet No person y perplit tied t6 Be Is II
whose homer car net 5bs implicit 4sai,ii tS,i
and who Ars not Of big stailtIne ana
" their respective locslitiss These i've the
q instruotoIs' who MFc CONSTANTLY tkinr n Ssls
solution. famfliarikilg the prl,iic with thi.iA
and inst llns into ths s0utirif, mind 10 M
yantsges 81 great S0aiAsrn fs5il i,.isfaey. 4
i part Of the plan c0ttrn plates seraf aae ts,l
aetelary af the Paeit0 IS Atts o. tliesir. elsiis
4 ileytiorls VII tlle gthtfH eogfesletaev 1he
II purpose ~ this secret assnclati33,t YIN S;sss
/ closed hi the private letter ~ MI. Ya,s,s ri
AlabaHaas 70 his friend Mr. slal,islteTt 5n
# nj " hich big s,lid flat Il Mas Id IL IL
iezffs snstia hte sS9llef6 fassa cite i5,Iss99 f5
eae and, az NE pfeae sla5salst st ,siia ".
gItllsed concerted adtoa ptetipflase sAr eytf5sf
mo d reeolgEiaa
IS ltli, e accomplish their purpose isora ear
t9inty and seclfFaly, IL was eessaFF that ft
shoilid not be openly pfocIagnYeH and that ii
distinct party fdf This object should lc f5f4,i6sl
The conspiraters must work under epyer. and.
that Nas To- be other party ofgitnizatiatis He.3
mocrats were to work III tilefE naG ~ lyfies ia
thersa and meficaiis in tlleifs aIiiil the preper
i time, A.. MI. Yancay. IN that same letter 10
his friend slang hteF, saihs Ihc itlra has
/ wren shadowod forth in the South by AIr
4 Ruiiin, under the name 81 lhes Ieagsi ne 81
y nttell nthsrne Who kesJ,inss M Their
party relations on all other subjects. VIII hslIi
the Southern interests p6Ftslnsi llnt and y i.
Ifinence parties Legislatures and statgsitleli.
y was ~ that way that tbs pa Ii we're t1 Sc
i hood siitktet and croeiscli while parlirs
seglsla t1fes and 1tateelFrn we've tN hn used
- tools for the neeompl ishnleof OF the Rfeat
end in view, the dissolu ton 1t 4 sc efiioiIs
As auxiliary 10 that secret = li,6y III ss,tf..
Tern atistpcFaey into leyt and slabiis,i,, l,ilie
tons were started - slilIfaeq ttia less
aistipg portion ii. the CON lnalifY s,ail
alter writing bis secret Ills fIifai1 AR
Slaughter, Mr.. yaacey isltsrred ali dress IL
q publ meeting 10 AIAbarna at the r.Sse 81
which. at his cofnlne6d9ti IS 81, Is
formed with i cotlsttution. Wh RICH Was ifl.
tended III be d basis Tor ii III ttIc
soutliern States. Had IqIsli,ss "a II sfs gki,f
eopy j. give the tifRt aud LAST Sla,lseaa
:ist Tie nfsir beers III tIlis 81 fs,if shai
bs known IS the Leag ileFs 81 flls S5ilfh {ttia
oiir Inil etalf be-. IA se5paitfaS IsRrri.lfg Is
tnDk ONLf SAFETg ss,: 4
b Ieague shall evs "a III animate 4
sandidata for ans 0lii9e If prot efsgoK lfetiot
tnnder the Federal or State 9o0esriilfttfyt 5lf
each Leagper sfaif vote dccardifis} hi hi 6ls,.
Eeeaseleafe nRAfRAihEEISG aLHAls Ms Btir 10.
Trim s6rIH. ....s I: i IF. ..s5 :.. Il IA:
organiNatio tnbfaesd pltii1aF}:
Leagues, State sil{spesf aiid q League 81 3l4N
Southern States. III thai way VAS tfif seed
sown hi the secret org anfsatieli Is ia eaT
as II fipened Ia the HARVEST, 4: HI .=2s= Y; u.
The great Idea OF III s6ui bern x 0hf5sl iFC4(Y,
though contemplated befote, Svi,s IDt@f5 .St:fi;
ensfy considered - 10 lnak ii IL 4 iii
after the admission Of caiie6rRia ~ lea
Texas Was admitted under Tx agffeireat tiiaf
she could divide her territory into Va STATES
and have them adInittsa into tl,e Uaian. TIL
Ss.ra L.. y "a FF-
come, the power and patronage Of The Faaetat
Government would b. under their control
But ~ e. Il. &. sis
There Is divinity tl,ataAapas oaf aI,,ls
I Rough hew then AS we may. 4,
What the great Southern headers tboaeht
bad brought them permanent power brought
them only weGknetss The war with Mekieo
spoiled all their calculations Calhoun VAS
leuough 70 3eofapgshsnd tlie daugefi He wa !
not only opposed Ia the war biit also Tho &C..
qulsiti9n OF the territory acquired sBys IhV /
treaty of Galifialoilp hidIgo He san that
the Pacific acquisitions III igss ia the nature OF
events. be free States And IL WIS NOT until I
CAliforuia made free Con ifnti0n aud pp4igd I
for admission nader IL thai other iea6lfis men
Calhoun in the pgenilsss With ne aiipIsstgjTt
Of California the Southetn Hsdefs eaw that q 1,
free States nrast control the gneraf tiaF 6ffs
nent They thtrgfoFo, sudsagortd 1t that
time, to fneite illl Sou neEh mind 10 daolns
ton, bat with Gen Jciisfsens Davis az 1aeif I.
head. were badly beaten IN al the S5lIshetils
states And II was not until Nc beeAes ID
Kansas. that tho diSs0lutIahists vsnthred 10
again work At theti plot 81 q soul ilHi d Cos
fssieraey In 1868 MI faheef ann oihefs
commenced the work sefieasly ID the way Il
have stated 1hat not fenasefa engaged q >
II, OF bad knpwleh aes at the ennspifaey con
foot. Is made manifest b. ths letter af 8fs {
Yancey 10 Mr. Pryor Of Virginia who lled {
called Afr Yancey To account lof his lstter " 4
ur, Slaughter. 10 his letter to M .Fryors be !
.aids 50 Vi & ~ ~, 81 - =ssafrs * FL D
! - 10 not expect Virginia 10 Laka an y slaisa .
Eiatiye steps toward lNtipB eillls isIssif q
8hen that exiBenvy Sltal bs n rCsl uFeR thesa
sonths Hsf position AZ q bardsr Stale. Hnd = 4
Southern polio Jsaigg s4tleA 4
e ban Ggsstea asd BIlagStba eR4 gRPsqls3 ~ ~
X sibls gsat y Hpgtala, a. ksgEsef 9ies y aa5ts Il
would seem q demand that Wien such q F I.