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eeord for testimony in this matter. Etis
ven asserted that the Cotton Staaes, hav"
"A fozned the deliberate purpose 70
freak up the Union, would aeoeps Of no
whasevsR; and hanee the only
vas, TO test tha stability Of
he Union BIZ force oh arms. This We
soneelva 20 ba the position Of upst anti
who sustain the war. TAis
question of responsibility Ia aAinportant
one, and should be definitely settled. Ne
propose TO prove that the South, A. .
whole, was not only anxious for peace,
but that they we're strongly opposed 70 = |
dissolution of the Union. From the cleo
ton Of President Lincoln until the as
ssmhling Of Congress, the leading men Of
the Soush-those who are now Of the
head Of the Confederate GoyeEnme ut, and
against whom the dsnuneiatinn Of the
North is most bitter, every effort
10 avert what no sane American could
but consider the greatest calamity that
could befall this nation. This assertion
is sebssantisted by their speeches on nu-
merons occasions.
Gov. Moore, of Alabama, In his mes
sage to the Legislative on Nor. 7th, said:
II am no secessionist per Sc, and would
like TO contemplate our future glory as d
nation, could have the assurance that
the Union, upon the basis Of the Conssi-
tuition, would be a. durable As the bills
and valleys embraced within the vast
territorial limits Of its jurisdiction
This cannot be the case, however, unless
each section of the country aeeoFds to
every other section the full measure of its
constitutional rights"
| Said Gov. Letcher, of Virgins, in his
letter to J. S. Brisbin, Nov, 18th f: "If
the North will respect and uphold the
rights Of the States, the Union will be
perpetual. In this hour Of danger it
is the daty of patriots in all sections Of
our country to cultivate a kind, generous
and conciliatovy spirit, one towards
another"
And 4. II. Stephens, in the GeoEgis
Legislature, Nov. l4th :-''T say to you,
don't give up the ship; don't abandon hel
yet, II she can be possibly preserved
and our rights, interests, and security b,
maintained, the object is worth the effort
Let Us not, on account of disappointment
and ohagrin at the reverse Of an election
| give up all as lost, but let Us see what car
be done to prevent a wreck. The frs
question that presents itself is, shall tn
people Of the South seeede from the I'm
ion in consequence of the election Of DIR
Lincoln. My oountrymen, | tell yo'
frankly candidly, and earnestly, that
do not think they ought. In my jadg
meut, the election Of no man, constita
tionally chosen to that high Office, is suf
6cient cause for any State to separat
from the Union. Let us no
anticipate threatened evil. If be VIC
lases the Constitution, then will com
| carr time TO ACT"
Senator Hunters letter in Decembe
said: 81 do not consider the election 0
Mr.. Lincoln just cause for secession
If the Southern States can obtain guaran
tees which will secure their rights in th
Union, advise them to stand By it"
Secretary Fleyps letter :--f'For one,
am not for secession as long as any hon
orable effort can be made to preserve til
Union on constitutional basis.
believe that the great material interest
Of the country demand a reconciliation Q
the sections and the preservation of III
Union. The main study Of oil should b.
TO preVUnt any collision between the sec
tions, and most especially the sheddin
Of the first drop Of blood. II we can bu
succeed in aEersiag these oalamities, th
, great practical business interests Of th
, country may, perchanee, sooner or later
bring about reconstruction Of the Tn
= ion and a restoration of harmony betwee
the sections"
A. D. P. Nicholson, Of Tennessee, i
, December :-"H / am mot mistaken i
the sentiment of Tennessee, our peopl
require an honest effort to be made Z
save the Union by demanding additions
guarantees, and it is only when this efFor
shall have failed, that they propose
resort to secession"
i Gov. Brown, Of Tennessee, said in DE
cembeE,--sI am for the Union as Ion
as it can be maintained consistently Wit
the compromise OF the Constitution an
. | ana for redressing the wrongs Of th
South in the Union by peaceful remedies
and until such remedies are exhausted b
fair trial. Let our war cry be: TIL
Union, and the rights OF all under it, |
undivided fortune and glory"
Can any fair-minded person charg
thsss men with desire 70 break up ID
Union, or 10 involve tho country in civ
war2 These sentiments were echoed b
the Southern press, and responded TO b
the conservative press Of the NORTH
p U
7 Meetings we're held. in every quarter :
arouse she public mind to the nesessitiE
which the momcntous crisis demands
Bat the Republican press only ridicule
sha attitude Of the South, dared them {
secede, and become still more violens an
denuneiasory. The State Legislatures i
session, with one or two exceptions, re
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