Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-16


It honorable warfrre. Having its origi
Q ina disordered moral sentiment OF h
}, North-rot fiuding the ordinary II
Q straints Of patriotism among the
n people deriving it's power from.
b usurpation aud perversion Of lh
functions Of Governments hayin,
q no middle.grounl short of positiy
!, suhjugation Of the South, or de
: feat which exposes its disgrace t
5 the civilized world Il fear ihe tin,
has passed when peace can be hone,
, for by The mere moral force of a uDi
ted South, without trial Of arms
Having succeeded in confusing ana
dividing the border slave States. they
have had ample time for miiitar,
preparations. The vsil which con.
cealed their recent movements has
been thrown aside. TIE note of Wal
has been sounded, and ir lie impe.
rial rrocl" ha,ioo, recently issued,
the people o! the Confederate States
and all wbo sympalbise with them
are treated rs rebels; and tw, ntv
days allowed them to ''dieperse" }" HnG
return to their allegiaDce to the au-
therities at Washington. Without
waiting for the expiration Of the
twenty days. inad,liIion to the reg
lar army and naval forces, a militia
force of seventy FIVE thousand has
been call d into the field 20 execntp
this edict. BY the power of arms
AS if purfo.ely intended 10 add nd-
ditional insult TO the people OF Ten
Dessee, l lave been called upon, as
:heir Governor. 10 furnish a portion
of these troops. l have answl red
that d. mand as in my judgment be-
came the honor OF the S.ate,and leave
the people to pass rpon my action.
The Feller.l Union of The States,
thus practically dissolved, can never
be restored; or If ever ihus restored
itmust, 5ysslse very ac', cease TO be
d Uiion ef free and independent
States. such as Our IA hers tsi iablish-
eG. 1t will become a consolidated,
centralized government, without lib |
erty or eqnnlify, in wiiieh some will
r ign and 9th ID serve-ihe iew tyr
annize and the many suffer. 1t
would be the greatest folly 10 hope (
fortle Reconstruction OF a peaceful
Union, upon terms Of fraternity and
quality. at the end ef an inferno.
cine var. There cil be DO desirable
Union without fraternity. And if
We could 5Dt have that. before the /
unholy crusade Witch is now being
wagpd against Us, We tannot have it I
,lierth+y shall have wantonly i'm
brued their unholy hauds in the in
nocent blood of our people. from nc
motive than desire TO de-
stroy our tqualii! aud subyert our
iberlics.
Therefore. ! respectfully RECON-
mend the perfec.iug Of an Ordinance
by the General Assembly, formally
declaring the Independence of the
State Of Tennessee Of the Federal
Union, renourcing its authority, and
re-assuming each and every function.
belonging toa separate soyer~ isnty;
snd that snii ordinance when is shall I
have beenthus perfected by the Leg
stature, shall, nj heearliest rrac'c-
sble time, be subnitted 10 vote Of
The people, to be by them adopted or
rejected.
When The people Of the State shall
decIar,s their connection With I
the remaining States Of he Union
it will be maiter OF the
highest expediency,-l might almost
say Of unavoidable poliii.nl necessi-
ty--fhat We saallit The same time.
OF as soon thereafirr rs nay be, con- !
ntcl ourselves with hnse with whom
a common Interest, "A common sympa- {
thy, aud common destiny identity .
US, for veal or for woe. That each !
of,he Southern States. as they throw
Of their come c,ion with the Fedrr. T
ol Government. should take an indie !
pendent position in the contest. With
out that concert OF action which can
sione be secu,e,ishy pull ieal unity,
is 4 proposition which sufely no one
will assent to. who anticipates the
dangers Of the llonr and the necessi-
ty for perfect harmony in the work
Of our general defence.
Such a poli,iral Uuion With The
people Of The Cenis,lsrale States is
rendered essential. BY he fact, that
We haye made no provision for arm.