New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-05-09

honor ard equsty of Il State and the inviolabty OF
her re Mi" institutions
The message next details Gle dishonoabe and treaeh
erous practices that have far characterized the sec
t:onal Administration at Washington cuminaune 10
the late imperial proclsmation OF Ancoin, dnectng
the rebels to dsperse within twenty oayf ara le-
turn 10 their allegiance 70 the United States Inc
Governor believes there is no safety for Tennessee i'll
The Union, aud says: ID.
" Therefore respectfully recommend the per ecu,
of an ordinance by the Genera Assembly forrnhny
daring the ipdepeI lence of the State OF Ieunesce
the Federal Union reuoundDg Its authority anu 10
assuming each and every function belonging ~
sovee eighty; aud that sad orc, anee, hall Of
have been thus perfected by the Leg htuIe, sn'n az
the earliest practicable ne he sGon1'.eu " WV
the people, to be by them adopted or re)ecVeu'
The message next directs attention to the eSseh'la
necessity Of making provision for aFihs o'S"Llne'
provisioning and embody.ng the military forces Of the
States and the necessity of unity OF action ana purpose
in attack ard defense. !, SAYS;
" Tho neople of the whole South, thus united by
firm POLITICAL comVsct, moving under the direction oil
one Government aud animated by the sense of com
mon peris and by unanimous determination to MAN.
taio their rights, liberties aud inst ulons, are lnNlhu
bic and must speedily conquer an honorable peace
The war must necessarily be proraeied or bliei, III
proportiOn 10 the union among themselves.
:" / therefore, further recommend that you perfect
an ordinance with vi W 10 admission as IA MEN,
Der Of the Southern Coufederacy (which II Is evident,
must soon embrace the entire SlaNehoolng States OF
the South 70 be submitted 10 like manner, ana al the
same time but separately for adoption or rejection by
the peo{s; so that they may have tie opportunity
10 approve the former and reject the latter, or adopt
both az in their wisdom may seem most consistent
wi Ia the future welfare OF the State. however luly
sati. fed the Executive and Legislature nay be as
tie urgent necessity for the speedy adoption OF boih
these rJpoi iue ii is duty to furnish ibe ampiat
neaus for lair and u expression OF the popular WILL
" IL the opening of a revolution fraught with sueh
consequence aud the co.e If which no man can fore
see It l. matter Of the igbest moment that We de,
ternne as speedily possible, our futHo Tolilc;ii
relations delaying only long enough to reach the VIII
and the voice of the people, Under existing ;leG h
stances, can see no prOpiety for encnmboIlns me
res of the State with the election OF delegates TO 90
that which it is III your power to enable item 10 DO
directly for themselves. i,....
advart e of its being the speediest a oil mo1os WI
be attended with ss expense TO the state when Is o.
far greater importance now than at any ioimer leioo
of our history owing TO the general OF
the people which must continue at least uurlng these
troubes, and TO tie heavy appropriations LAT you VIII
have necessarily TO make TO detay the expenses OF our
deienses
81. however, it should be deemed Advisable that
Convention representing The sovereignty OF The Ieo-
pe shou be cal ed by the General Assembly Ia pIe-
erence 10 submitting ordinance of independence ci-
rectly 10 ihen-though deem the latter measure more
eXIedient under the circumstances am IO' aeu
10 say that harmony and unaIimiiy VIII mol De mus
eHectcd. The Senators a'd Representatives,, coming
a. tey do directly from their constituents are TIE best
Judges of the measure. II cannot be reg arded other
than a question Of detail inasmuch az very large
majority of the people regard themselves as being for.
eye r absOved from all obedience 10 Governnei mat
has developed the coolest aud most deliberate purpose
to inauqurate civil and sangninsry war among them.
81 deem it proper 10 remark in this connection tual
tie Constitution Of the Confederate States, while IT
ntains that is valuable of the Constitution u the
former United States i an improvement in many e.
sential points upon thar instrument az oorceded by
those even VINO uufriendly 10 the mode and man
ner in which it originated"
In conclusion, the message recommends the estab-
Hshment Of Military Board TO consist Of al least three
persons and invested with power TO make all Deediul
rules aud regulations for the organization and mante
nance of al army.