The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1861-08-30
THAT FIFTH RESOLVE.

Our limits will admit of no unnecessary
proli1ity in examining the fifth resolve pass
ed by the secession convention held at Al
fred the 9Th Of August. In our article Of
week before last, wo declared it to DO "the
sneak OF the concern" 1t is patterned af.
ter the model Of those adopted by the Hart
ford Convention, and the men who adopted
il will have such infamy as was attached to
the men of that convention coupled with
their names, so long as their names are re-
membered. Ii is as follows:
Resolved, That the reconstruction OF the
Union by force against the cmbittered feel
ings and the United strength Of nearly one
half the States is palpable absurdity, and
an utter impOssibllity, and even if the revolt
cd States should be Oyerrun and subjugated,
they can be held TO their allegiance only by
changing our Government to an unlimited
monarchy, and while pursuidg this delusion
Of re-uniting the States by coercion, u stand
ing army has been raised without color OF
law, the freedom of speech has been abridg-
ed, the right Of protection Of persons by ha-
beas corpus, the right of safety in homes. pa
pcrs and effects, the right OF petition for re-
dress OF grieunces,-all these great consti-
tutional rights on which our freedom rests
are being violated, and unless an immediate
check be placed upon these usurpations. ne
remnant OF our once free Government viii
remain TO us.
One Of the accusations made against thu
Hartford Convention was, that they were, b,
their denunciation Of the "despotic acts o
Madison and his Administration" covertly
paving the way for q monarchy. Not thai
they themselves were open about the matter
but they charged, in language somewhat
similar TO the above resolution, that the ty
ranical acts Of madison and his crew
would lead to monarchy. The seceSsionist'
at Alfred, initiating their example, talk about
changing our Government to an unlimited
monarchy" and with as little reason. The
men with whom they sympathizc in the
South, many Of them, boldly declare for a
monarchy, and the aid and comfort they arr
receiving from the men at the North, who
are acting as did the secessionists in Alfred
are promoting their views.
In the speech Of Senator johnson, Of Ten
nessee, he charges the secessiOnists of tn
South with this desire to change our Gov
eminent to an unlimited monarchy, anc
proves his charge by copious extracts from
the declarations Of Southern secessionist
and secession presses. Wegiye some OF them
quoting from Mr.. Johnson's speech. liz
says;
| want to show that there Is conclusive
proof of design to change our Govern
ment. quote from the Georgia Chronicle
"Our own Republican Government has faile'
midway in its trial, and with il have nenrl!
vanished the hopes Of those philanthrOphist
who. believing in mans capacity for seli-gov
eminent, believed, therefore. in spite Of 50 ma
ny failures, in the praeticability Of Repub
lc."
"If this Government has gone down, ask
the editor, "what shall be its substitute ?
And he answers by saying that, as to tn,
present generation, cit seems their only re
sort must DO TO a constitutional monarchy
William Howard Russell, the celebrated
correspondent Of the London Times, spen
some time in South Carolina, and he thu
writes:
/ "From all quarters have come to my ears tn
i echoes Of the same voice; IL may be feigned
but there Is no discord in the note. and IL sound
in wonderful strength and monotony all owe
the county. Shades Of George ILL.,, Of North
OF johnson, of all who contended against tn
great rebellion which tore these colonies fron
England, can you hear the chorus which ring
through the State OF Marion, Sumter and Pick
ney. and not clap your Ghostly hands in tri
umphi That voice says, III we could onl
get one Of the royal race OF England TO rul
over us, We should be content' Let there b
} no misconeeption on this poinnt. That sent
ment, varied in hundred ways, has been RI
peated TO me over and over again. There is
general admission that the means to such a
end are wanting, and that the desire cannot
gratihed. But the admiration for monarchics
institutions on the English model, for priv
legged classes, and for q landed aristocracy an
gentry, Is undisguised and apparently genu
inc. With the pride Of having achieved thei
Independence, Is mingled in the SOuth Carroll
mans heart a strange regret az the result an
CONSEQUENCES, and many are they VINO woul
go back tomorrow IL we could An intens
affection for the British connection, love {
British habits and customs, q respect Tor Bri,
ish sentiment, law, authority, order, ciSilif'
ton and literature, pre-eminently distinguis
the inhabitants Of this State, SC.
Mr.. Toombs Of Georgia, during the deli'
cry Of speech BY Mr. A. IL. Stephens, b
fore the Legislature OF that State, did nc
hesitate to prefer the form Of the BIRTHS
Government TO our own.
Not long since-some time in the mont
Of May-l read in the Richmond Wing, pub
lished at the place where their Government
Is now operating. the center from which the
are directing their armies which ara maxim
war upon this Government. an article il
which u Is stated that nther than submit d
'se administration now in power in the cit,
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