Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-03
THE RICHMOND WHIG.
From Tie Charleston Mercury
ErisI- IL, the Revolution.
MR.. MCMAHON TO MR. MEAGBER.
rLo,nns Etnneis Mnoher. Eso Mn Y,rk

/ X. IL.
TO Thomas Francis Msdgher, Esq Mev York:
DkAr Sir: You are | have learned with regret at
the head Cf company Of Irish h)uaves now in course
of discipline and raised fer the ayowed purpose of aid
ing the hereditary loemen OF our in the United
States 10 cououer and sui j1gate the South While deep
y deploriug this your fatal heenor, am far from
sumipg TO dictate or to question the full right OF
your independent yollon OF thought and action am
not however blind to the singular Inconsistency OF that
hish refugee who in the sacred OF lreands in
iured rights rebeed against Eugsnds tyranny end op-
preston of Motherand--hut nov buckles the
of Exeter Halls anseism, TO strike down the liberties
of people contending only for the nsenabe privileges
OF seli-goyernment
But sir lhe great tragedy Of this drama is not your
political spostacy it consists rather in the which
ycu ard other men ike you may make of your il
the result Of series of accidental circumstancesin
Sheedlug our people into The adoption Of devsh mol
lev Il il, alas mthnehO'y fact TIA: in your section
Iistmen are once in danger OF becoming Pcy to
the MCph stcphilean tlaadistmsns Of false teachers
false leaders ~ false patriots God held my uuioriu
pa,e fellow country mer. Wi,houta nation government
that thew could call their own, they have been driven
from III, ,r beloved homes 10 The four points Of the
pass-exiltd from the grading sod and resting p6c OF
their atcestors-ouy it would ppar TO be invited by
ycu to smi,e the hand tia. fed and first stretched
forth we.ccmc them snd 10 carly desoaon and tX-
&c minnatiOn the hearhstones Of those who sheltered
tier distress and ths champions Cf their rights
the new land when those rights hreated with nva
sion and subycrsion.
Ian aware sir that this goddess and rccursed crusade
into which ttey are hurried and seCuccd lis mask b.
meath the visor OF irsdious hypocrisy Even ycu, sir,
eIhored them to uphold the Constitution ard TO guard
the honor of the old flag. But no Other Knew bet
ter than you DID that this was worse than optistry-
lat it was beneath sheer Hathcr'mSkHe-thaL it was
naked deception. Yol knew that the GiTupiOn OF tie
Union Was the result OF repeated violations OF tie Fede
al f',n m lao na [ a. .U
that civil is the natural fruit OF the sced sown for
quarter VI century by Old England ard Ne" England
AbotOuss You kuOa that this crusade, Of which you
are an analytical fragment is crusade for the liberia
On and civil AID social Cqua iziton CT The negro. on
know that Grrrt Smith hss declared that the torch OF
lie iucerd,y should light up the towns aud villages of
the South willie the North would meek at her calamity
aud laugh ut her fear. You know that Senator Seward
preach,d the doctrine Of presibe coIict declaring
taat Chae md New Orleans should become "marts OF
freedom according 10 the Massachusetts vocltulry Icu
know tta Senator Wilson av,Ted that there could be no
peace compromise concession so long a. the foot
y. a slave presscd American soil. You know hai these
men, their sitcrs and ibettOrs Oi purely sectional OF
g.nzatOu have elevated 10 the Presidency man peCg-
cd 70 carry into fleet their opiuiCnsa man who had
previously declared that the Lifted States could
- a. a nation half slave and half rte-I mean ABRAHAM
LINcClN, u Illinois. And Won have become the vo'un-
ceT soldier OF q Is pack. .H dill Gay, i. Is said, 10
he Central P-ik your H.sh I",atCs, and at another
point o. hG country, Tcumtul, Ohio, it is also said,
I0HN BgCwS jr., dnlls daiiy his company Of Atgr0
Z,aa! Alas tia. l,y.auG cLivalsy should be thus de-
graded. Even your h,Oism IS to be rewarded IN com
mon. GIgslY tle master old cltcr OF both, TJom-
ses that tie i4if fields and plantations Of karytrd and
Nirc4i. saaa pay not Only the !CiovcFs OF yocIs
44 ions BRows, tu, the baggage smashing cut h oats
Of .he s.uloa BILLY WILSON. I'o Its 10 me, a.
sure yea, sr csJtaI.,linE 10 ct tha- youorcc nv
pride and boast and a 20 the most Csmsbl' OF ~.
reuis-shOGi be tCupa "a camp, composed u the main
of the very scum OF soCsl vice and a-t by no ives
haj poull put 10 the blush the most me.,cu-ry soldier
OF OLIyER CROMWELL. know not, sir, what yOur in
s.nc's NAY te, but I would ratL,g acsi with swine
But .,.lA near yUl respond, " The old Constitution
must be mai. tanned iuy5lien Iwsh ST. tlst Ibis hrd
J,ca Gone ia Ms past. SO Ssh TIA. .hc treaty Of Lin
.r:, bad been observed. But that treaty violated
so was tie american CCrs utou. Tn ne sir did you
ever know a Republican member Of Congress or Stac
Legislature wao properly regarded bis oath TO upboli
tn Federal Cons iuion? OF waO dl rot 5 the dica Of
hs I4r.y above Che opinions OF the Courts? I,eser did
Bu 10 this connection GlloH me to remind you VI lew
f-cs.
Before the election of Abraham Lincoln, the dominent
q ~ Of your section A0t0i-4alg opposed 10 the
Union o.. Constitution and 'lc enforcement OF the laws
frey i',ral spugnci tue Constitution and the ConEres-
-.oaa compromises growing Cut Of It. They aslcssy
set az luce the decision Of Tie Supreme Court IN the
famous case Of Dye9 Scott and re,!od, in tue caarsest
fem Of Bngsgatc the Chief Justice thereof. They h-t
lcwn L. s Marhas OF Depy Aaisha's IN discharge OF
th,ir sworn duty aud thty "itIlfei Congressional
en- mems by thus obstutiug the enforcement O!
The laws They Ignored tie Constitution by repeat
edy r.irg 10 surrender !ugilyes from Justice. They
sent to Kansas detachber OF hired rutlus, armed with
bowie knives pes s and Colts reyoyers, for the
avowcd pIpose cf ex:'imnadog there'fom the citizens
of The South They invaded ~ et aTt7is the Sovereign
State OF Vreuil gyd Uli~.d in Their calender oil
sagts ard martyrs tie captain OF the rad Through the
rs Of their finest orator, they sorned the ba,k tiger
% 10 en- Of f.nfrUs 4
tpre On the blue vault Of heaven high tbye that ol
GEORGE WASHINGTON" They have been charged witt
lepeated attempts poison the wells OF Texas. They
have been party even universally eairded a. no
oous negro gtc3ler Aud their cGseres are IA neHt'
" detected tGmpciing with The silge population Ci the
South. cunrnely aud insidiously deysng fa5sloods
whereby 10 incite item TO nsufrccion murder rapine
aud escape.
Now, SIR this is fee be and imperfect picture drawn
from memory in the hurry of the moment, OF the mar-
uer in which the Constitution was iuainiained lnyioate
by the North previously TO the eiec ion OF ABRAHAM
LINCOLN This gentleman, on tue b day OF March last
solemn " swoge TO uphold and protect ia its integrity,
that sacred charter Let see bow he has observed his
oath since.
In the brief space Of two months he has managed to
trampe uuGer foot nearly every important provision OF
the Constitution. The power 10 make war upon sOve-
reign State was denied Congress- and the power to
declare ssaiurt foreign n9uan specially delegated
10 Congres; vet LBcon has set - defiance the resrc
tOus in the icrmer Case and GsurPed the power Of the
latter To raise ard support armies Is the special con
situt;ona prerogatye OF Congress- yet your Pceilon;
has issued his PROCLAMATION calling tor 600 men, and
il rumoGed accepted the services Of over two hundred
thousand The power TOO of calling out the mihtil,
sDpressng in directions and repeing invasions ha,
been usurped 10y him. The Constitution provides that
the ports Of all the States shall have equal laws ard i'm
munities in the regulation Of commerce and revenue;
but Lincoln tgs by proclamation blockaded the ports
and harbors Of eleven Southern States He has larer
ed soldiers upon the citizens OF Washington in violation
Of an express constitutional provison he has nyad
ed undcuabe rights of the people there to be secure in
their PERSONS houses papers and effects. against unrca-
sopable seizures and searches He swore TO preserve
and protect the publ property, but instead the Iof he
nonIy DESTROYED it TT Harp rs Ferry aud the Goport
NAVY Yard And yet los.talk Of upholdi' Colstu-
tion wi ich il thus subvered by fiuatcal pcjurer -
Sir you cannot aid him without becoming participa-
tor Ia bis crimes and perjury.
Rut Won will guard honor Cf the old Gag" Let
me m YOU thai that jag belongs 20 the South az well
IL oes TO the North that in the day of peril and dan
cor It's honor WAS asserted By Southern prOwess while
hc paren,s of the Gastards VINO surround you
mair ed supne &c home sought % beray 10. When,
in l774 the British Parliament declared the port of Bos
ton closed Masssc usetts prepared 10 resist AMI South
CaroicG and ali oher Southern States made common
cause with her. But when independence was purchased
when the Federal Government became of the fam
liz Of ratcne--as Massachusetts, always willing 10
operate with her sister States? In the OF 1872 not
ONLY MessscLuset.a but most OF TIE New England States
also Withhold their supplies from the General Govern
meut and gave aid and c6mloFA TO the enemy BY
means OF blue lights aud Hartford Conventions. In
our war with Mexico which resulted in the acquisition Of
Texas they i1ned in the prayer OF CorSin that our
gallant. army should meet with fee 10 welcome them
with bloody bands TO hOspitaoie Sravss." Aud nov,
air. when these brave SoutherneTs, who have been
fnt in war and first 10 peace - who have honestly