The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-10-28

hereby reafrm naenable allegiance TO the govern
ment Of the United States and all those clements
and parts Of sovereignty which belong subordnaticn 70
wealth.
In vndcaton Of the justice Of our cause and in dere
to the judgment Of the world, proceed TO set
forth some Of the considerations which compel us 10 this
Tetyrants whom We now arraign before the tribunal
OF public conscience have sought deprive OF our pre-
cious heritage Of American ctzenshp won for US BY tho
heroic tolls sacrifices Of sires Of tho Revolution
aud handed down TO u.s. be transmitted TO our children
They have not only attempted the abrogation Of ths
Themselves to the sweeunr mutation Of our municipal
lst January, 1855
They have violated nearly overy section Of that
rable work Of fathers the Bill Of Rights which the
State constitution soemny declares 10 be integral por
ton o. ITSELF and never to be violated on any pro'ence
They have placed attitude Of revolt against
done us an nustcc and which full of blessings 10 US
Of our people into active rebellion by false protensons
aud intimidation.
They have by the grossest alsehoods per-
ssenty repeated and by exaggerated Appeals "a preu
dice or passion to nilame our minds against fellow citi
whose intercourse with had been productive only
| OF benefits.
| They have destroyed commerce with our Northern
brethren which Affords Of livelihood TO small
portion az our people, and thereby brought the horrors OF
starvation to our doors.
They have inaugurated neghborhood warfare Of the
most cruel and Implying ferocty which spares neither
age, condition. but which arrays brother against
brother father against son. andsubstutes for the kindly
intercourse Of friend with friend aendsh hatred, espion
They have invaded the sacred precints OF the house,
hold and sundered the dearest ties Of human nature.
They have husband aud father from their homes,
and robbed families Of their natural protectors.
They have perperatcd the shocking barbarities,
and reign OF terror and alarm without pre-
They have countenanced outrages and bloodshed and
encouraged mobs and riots. They have sanctioned the
proceedings Of irresponsible and self vigilance
committees, and other bodies utterly unknown TO the
laws tolerated with compacency their prescription and
indiscrimnate violence and appauded their atrecous
| deeds.
They have brutaly murdered notensive and harmless
persons Of them OF great and who would
have departed from amongst in the ordinary Of
| nature
They have offered rewards for the lives Of frecmen
| guilty OF crime, and put prices on their heads.
They have organized fraud and fasehood and made
! system Of robbery and theft.
They have taught our youth habitua disrespect for
law, and nculcated lessons Of sedton and unbrdled IL
1 cense
They have used every agency Of bribery and corruption
They have invited foreign tyrants TO Shores and
sought through the ntrues Of abroad to
| barter away our chartered Liberties.
They have conscated the property Of citizens without
They have denied us the exercise Of the elective fran
che set at naugh that provision Of organic law
which aiirms that elections ought TO be often held
They have destroyed the freedom Of speech and Of the
/
They have arrested imprisoned peaceablc and un-
offending citizens without due process Of law, and
| pended tho writ Of habcas corpus.
They have reckessy disregarded the will OF tho people
to abide by the compact Of national unon repeatedly
declared in public meetings throughout the state and by
| the emphatic and overwhelming vote OF the qualified
/ electors Of the Commonwealth in February last
They have aside the solemn and deliberate disap
prevail Of the the dsunionists pronounced
by majority Of the people, In refusing TO authorize the
! calling Of n state Convention.
] They have prostitnted their official position to the
| q n Infamous
predetermined the destruction OF the unon regardless Of
popular descent and, in the INSCRIPTIONS zeal of their
| TREASON, they have assumed powers without warrant
! either express or implied, In the constitution
They have arroeatcd the authority, through conven
ton summoned with indecent haste and acting in fragrant
defiance Of the wishes Of the people, TO perform act
legally mpo sbc and therefore without effect force,
In deere ing the secession Of this Commonwealth from
the fedc al Union. The ordinances Of this Convention
have never been sabmited 70 the people for their ra,A
cation or rejection.
the state, body called the Confederate Congress
known to and unauthorized by the laws, AMI occupying
an attitude Of hostility to that constitution which North
Carolina las formally and dcinitivcly ratified and
ceped The supreme law of the land and as Il to omt
no incident Of complete disrancbisemcnt they have
withheld from the electors the poor privilege Of desig
mating such representatives.
THY have raised and kept up armies to crush the
liberties and the substance OF the people, and have
subordinated the civil to the military power.
They have deprived the people Of The right to bear
arms in their efence bnt have obliged them assist
the unhaowed work OF their own ems lavemcnt.
They have required excessive bail, imposed excessive
|
They have instituted system of illegal searches and
seizures In granting general warrants whereby officers
aud messengers have been commanded 10 search suspect
ed places without evidence OF the fact committed and 10
| seize persons not armed and whose offences not
particularly described and supported by evidence.
They have restrained the people ofher right TO assem-
| be together to consult for the common good.
They have taken and imprisoned freemcn, and dis
seized them OF their freehold, liberties and privileges,
and out awcd and exicd them, and destroyed and dc
prived them of ther life, liberty aad property, contrary
to the law fthe land
taya aJstu ~ an 10
their liberty the remedy guaranteed by the Bill OF Rights
to inquire into the awalness Of such restraint and to re-
Inove il il unlawful.
They have allowed the people Of this State to be made
subject to the payment Of exorbtant and Illegal taxes
anl imprss without their content.
They have denied our citizens the sacred and invoiab.c
right &C trial by jury in questions respecting property.
They have pat freeiaen 10 criminal charges
without presentnacnt, Indictment or impeachment.
They have convicted frecmen Of crime without tho
unanimous verdict Of ary of good and lawful men, u
open court, as heretofore used.
ihcy have disre gard,d the right Of every in cmi-
prosecutions to b, informed OF the accusation agairs,
him, and TO confront the anj witnesses st
other testimony: compelled greelnen to givo evi,~ncc
against themselves and refused them speedy MD i'm
partial ia.
Thoy have suspended the laws anl their execution
without warrant or necessity and permitted the cva
| lence Of anarchy and df df-order.
They have conou2ded the Legislative executive ana
preme Judicial powers Of government, which ought % be
| forever separate and distinct.
They have permitted the interference of persons from
outside our boundaries in regulating internal govern
nent md police the right Of which belongs solely and
! oxcir siyely TO tho peopl, Of the State.
They have welcomed armed invaders from other States
! to assist in The sabugatipn Of oT citizens.
Ihy have secretly rofnnleate'l ana " some instances
openly pocaimed their plrpose to ccafer official honos
AMI onio,1nens, and pccgar privileges, upon CO tain
set of separate from the commany to restrict the
rilht Of suffrage 10 few; and 10 substitute life tenure
Of public Office Tor the term fixed hy law.
Thy have practically annuled The car1.nal axiom Of
popaar government ald initial postalate OF our Bill Of
Rights, that an political power is vested iu derived
| from, the fcopo only.
wherefore from sese ,yfsnts and public enemies we