Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-02
Current Gopifs.
A Letter from Ex-Governor Rey.
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We copy the following able lette
of Ex- Governor R. ynolds,of Illinois
T from an exchange paper. We bay'
also seen a manuscript letter from
this gentleman to friend which
sets forth about the same sentiments
In this letter he says: Il love
Missouri; I have dear relations liy
ing Ia it, but dislike its procliyi
ties 20 abolitioDism. "The Union
right or wrong," will 10 the end unite
the people en- ma:se, with the North
against the South, and | fear your
: Stats is on that road, if St. Louis
be permitted to govern the State.
Is / think the better way
for Missouri woul4 be to repeal the
act establishing Convention, and
permit the members thereof to be
come private individuals again.
| Read the litter 1t viii repay you
for a careful perusal:
BELLEyILLE, Ill,
Feb 18th, 1861 {
DEAR FkEEND: bail With the
best feelings Of friendship and patriot.
ism. your bold and decisive asser-
ton of your rights and duty in the
South, aud think the people of the
United States will sustain you
There is no choice left 10 the slave
States, but to separate themselves
from their deadly enemies OF The
North, or permit their slases to be
emaneipated before their eyes.
Time has established the assertion
which you we're SO kind as to pub
! lish in your paper,-lhat the Aboli.
tom party will make no concessions
or change of principle whatever to
save. the Uuion.
The hatred to slavery 10 the
North has existed there since the
formation Of the government in 1887.
and has been in active operation
since the Missouri question iE ] $40.
This principle Of furious opposition
to slavery is part Of tire religion
of the North; and as well might be
expected the abolitionists to change
their religion and become Mrhom.
etans, as TO be quieted and made
peaeeable towards slavery.
Every Republican member in
Congress might vote for compro.
mise and concession, and then the
AbolitiCDists at home would not for
moment agree to it.
The only hope on earth the slave
States can resort 10, 10 preserve
the msclyes and property from de-
s'rueiion, is g separation from their
enemies, and The soonfr the better.
cannot see What alarm and
dread as realized by somD people, by
The South establishing government
for itself, when it was compelled to
DO SO in self defence.
North America affords abuDd ant
territory for two governments, and
also, The people Of the present Union,
are abuudantly numerous to estab-
lish two mighty Republics. Bob
Republics will adopt about the
same Constitutions, end the States
and the States rights will remain the
same in both governments. Peace
will be more likely TO be sustained
by disunion of the States, th0n by
the Union as it exists al this time.
The present abolition government
is not The Union established by
Washington. franklin. Madison, and
other patriots in 1877, and the slave
States, repeat il, will be destroyed
by it, if they do not abandon it.
War will not aud cannot be waged
against the South by the Abolition
administration of the Federal Gov
ernmeas, because the great mass Of
the people Of the Union are opposed
10 it. About one out Of four OF the
people might be willing to excite a
war against the South; but all the
voters that opposed Lincoln, aud
many others, would fight for the
South, we're the calamity Of var forced
upon them.
Force, to put down freedom, i
abhorred and condemned by all classes
ief people in IlIinoi-. and in fac