Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-06-12

tp Ypu by the h'JuN ci revolution
.gy sires. They lifted up their
prayers and arms against the ty-
ranny of n king, tho despotism OF
lords and mobiles, and the reckless
and unconstitutional legislation OF
selfish Parliament, who, because
they had tho majority and power,
werc deaf to all the petitions and
remonstranccs of the colonial gov.
crnmcnt. And shall not we, their
sons and their daughters, after plea
ding our cause with earncstncss and
fairness, demonstrating again and
again, against legislation unjust,
unconstitutional, and at war with our
civil, religious, and political insti-
tutions, and destructive TO the peace
and prosperity of our country ;
when no arguments can prevail,
no compromises satisfy, no warn
ings are listened to, and nothing
but submission to their unconstitu-
tional, unchristian, infidel, tanatical,
and oppressive dictation, will salts
fy them; / say, rather than submit
to such q sacrifice Of principle, and
the heritage Of christian and pa
triotic ancestry, in the name of God,
if the conflict" must come, which
is now the determination ofLincoln,
his cabinet, and many of the North
ern States, let us 60 forth to bat
tie, lift up our arms, defend our
Just rights, and fight for our breth-
rem, our sons and our daughters,
our wives and. our houses. | know
that ii is an unnatural warfare, one
that l regret from my very soul
have grievcd and mourned over it
sewers relations and friends, that
have beea bound together in, bends
of love and affection. 1t will also
destroy confidence, cripple bcnev-
olcnt enterprises and church cxten-
sion, stop the, improvements and
advancement of all the great inter-
ests designed for enlightenment,
civilization, and the elevation of
man. But what else can we do and
sustain our freedom as independ-
ent sewereignties and maintain and
protect our institutions. Must we
just sit down and tameIy submit to
such unlawful usurpations, must
we bear insult added to injury and
violation of solemn pledges, disre
gard Of law and justice, consrira-
cy formed, and threats promulga-
ted by the pulpit, and the press,
legislative assemblies, setting at de.
fance the laws of Congress, and q
determination to resist protection,
and take from us our property: by
the most unrighteous and unlawful
acts of robbery, cruelty, and muir
der. Is there no redress for these
great wrongs, bub to be tantalizcd
with the administration Of high
CT law, and q new revelation?-
Surely there is y remedy, and that
remedy is secession and resistance.
Remonstranccs have had no effect,
but to cmbolden and augment the
opposition; committees to propose
terms of settlement, and Peace
Congress, have all been treated
with contempt. We arc left to the
only alternatives, either submiss-
ion or take up arms in our defense.
Our duties and obligations so far as
we have been able to understand,
the will of the Divine mind is not
submission. No lasting good would
be effected; but on the contrary,
the triumphs of infdelity, oppress
ion, and dcspotism over genuine
christianity, civil and religious, lib
erty, and our happy system of free
government. We cannot and will
not submit to the sacrifice of such
great and valuable interests. And
if the north is determined to drive
us into submission OF resistance, as
our only redress and a necessity,
we will resist so long as we can
raise our voice, move our feet, and
lift our arms. 1t is a dreadful ne
ccssity; war is a scourge to any
people, and woe bo unto him or
them, who would invoke such a ca
lamity, and drive us into such o
shocking and unnatural extremity.
But this calamity is not coming
upon us without warning. We
were long ago apprised of the ia
natical and unconstitutional schemes
of our enemies, their motions and
resolves to carry them into execu-
ton; and had we taken timely meas
ures resisted the first attack, and
held them to the compact, we might
have avoided this fearful crisis
But alas under the impulse of a
misguided liberality, we let the op-
portunity pass; as we could not be-
iieve that our kindred and friends,
protesting to be governed by a COM
mon christianity, and bound togeth-
er by the union of free and inde-
pendent States, for our mutual pro-
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