Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1861-05-10
LIHcoLN's PROCLAMATION DOWN SOUTH.

ing MT Lincoln prOclumauOni callhS
on the states for troops, says;
Abraham Lincoln has formally de
clared war of invasion against and up
on the Confederate States Of the South.
His proclamation appears in another col
umn.
For our part, we read the news with
unaffected satisfaction. Il was just what
We wanted; and If the author of the
'irrepressible conflict" doctrine had asked
Us to designate the moment when war
should begin we could not have selected
a more suspicious day than be has. We
deprecate war as strongly as amy one can,
but believing it to be notwithstanding
prosperity, and unparalleled commercial
maritime, agricultural, and manufacturing
greatness ahead, Immediately subsequent
TO its glorious close, solar as the Couled-
crate States are concerned-we desired
it to commence at once, SO that the spec e
lest sort of a termination might be ar
rived at
For thirty years we have been wrong
ed, outraged, and plundered by the Abo-
itionists, all without the smallest cause
or proyocation. In the mean time, they
reared and educated a generation 10 hate
US. That hatred eliminated last No
vember in the election OF man, on a
platform, pledged to crush ont every in
dependent instinct in the breasts Of the
Southern people. Bur, while this ruth
less, wanlon, and wicked thirty years
war was going on, generation was
springing up in the South, who could, IS
honestly trained youths, only learn 10
hate the Aboltiouis;s Of the Norh-
those miserable towards and detestable
traitors, who have caused tho fabric Of
freedom, which Washington erected, to
crumble to pieces long before its hun
dredth birth day.
They withdrew from tue Union, which
had failed 70 answer the purposes Of lis
creation, in strict compliance with the
fundamental principles Of the Constitu-
ton which bound the various parts to-
gether-,hat all governments derived
their just powers from Tie consent Of the
governed.
We never could, or will, consent to
Abolition domination. Abolition rule
destroys the spirit Of the Constitution,
and seeks to reduce US to the condition
OF slaves, to be abused and robbed at
will. Therefore, we will have none Of il;
and having set up for ourselves, will vim
dictate and defend our inaienabe rights
TO the last extremity Of human sacrifice.
For exercising this high, holy, and
purely constitutional prerogatves Of free
men, Abraham Lincoln has declared war
upon US, and threatens US with the ven
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heart Panteth for the water BROOK 50
do the Southern people in tho foil so
corsc;o,s IF ,ioht lono to nrannle with
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them come. The quicker they come the
better-the quicker the DEGREES of mex
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vllest organization the earth has ever
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thing OF moment. They VIII be sweep
away as chat is swept before the wind.
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they are positively and absolutely right
in the course they have adop,ed-Gght-
inc FIR their ner.onal honor. their pecp.