The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-02-28

associates, tne Northern Ou'tGes, We nov y
vainly endeavored to secure tranquility
and obtain respect for those rights TO
which we were entitled. AS a necessity,
not as choice we have resorted to the
remedy of separation, and henceforth our
energies must be directed to the conduct
of our own affairs, and the perpetuity of
the Confederacy which we have formed.
If a just perception Of mutual interest
shall permit us pcaceably to pursue our
separate political career, my most earnest
desire will have been fulfilled. But if this
be denied us, and the integrity Of our ter
ritorial Jurisdiction be assailed, it will at
last remain for us, with firm resolve, 10
appeal to arms, and invoke the blessings
Of Providence on our just cause.
AS Consequence of our new condition,
and with view to meet anticipated
wants, it will be necessary to provide a
speedy and efficient organization ofbranch-
es of the Executive Department having
special charge of foreign intercourse, fl
nance, military affairs, and postal service.
For purposes of defence the Confederate
States may, under ordinary circumstances,
rely mainly upon their militia; but it is
deemed advisable, in the present condi-
ton of affairs, that there should be q we'll
instructed and disciplined army, more nu-
mcrous than would usually be required in
peace establishment. I also suggest
that, for the protection Of our harbors and
commerce on the high seas, Navy adap-
ted to those objects will be required.
These necessities have doubtless engaged
the attention of Congress. With q Con
stitution differing only from that Of our
fathers in SO far as it is explanatory of
their well-known intent, freed from sec
tional conflicts, which have interfercd
with the pursuit of the general welfare,
il is not unreasonable to expect that States
from which we have so recently parted
may seek to unite their fortunes with
ours, unnder The Government we have
instituted For this your Constitution
makes adequate provision. But beyond
this, if I mistake not the Judgment and
will of the people, reunion with the
States from which we have separated is
neither practicable nor desirable. To in
crease The power, develop the resources
and promote the happiness of Confed-
cracy, il is requisite that there should be
so much of homogencity that the welfare
of every portion shall be the aim of the
whole; where this does not exist, antag-
onisms are cngendered, which must and
should result in the separation of those
actuated solely by thc desire 10 preserve
our rights and promote our own welfare.
The separation of The Confederate States
have been by no aggression upon others
and followed by no domestic CONFUSION.
Our industrial pursuits have received no
check The cultivation of our fields has
progressed as heretofore; and even should
we be involved in war, there would be no
considerable diminution in the production
Of the staples which have constituted our
exports, in which The commercial world
has deep interest, scarcely less than our
own. This common interest of producer
and consumer can only be intercepted by
exterior force, which should obstruct its
transmission TO foreign markets. course
Of conduct which would be as unjust to-
wards us us it would be detrimental 10
manufacturing and commercial interests
abroad. Should reason guide the action
of the Government from which we have
separated, policy so detrimental to the
civilized world the Northern States in
cluded, could not be dictated by even the
strongest desire to infict injury upon us;
but if otherwise a terrible responsibility
will rest upon those who SO decide, and
the suffering of millions will bear testi-
mony to the folly and wicl1edness of our
aggressors. In the meantime, there will
remain TO us-bcsidcs the ordinary rcmc-
dies before suggcstcd-the well-known re-
sources for retaliation upon the commerce
of an enemy.
Experience in public stations of iubordi-
nate grade to this, which your kindness
had conferred, has taught me that care,
and toll, and disappointment are the price
of official elevation. You will see many err
rors to forgive, many deficiencies to toll
crate, but you shall not find in me either
want of zeal OF fidelity to the cause, that