Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-06-13


mands. and suggest that the colors of the
Republic be draped in mourning. in honor
Of the illustrious dead. (Signed)
SIMON CAMEnoS. Sec'y Of War.
Cassius NJ. Ciayss Letter 60 the London
.lrfrr as Times. fFsraaasf
To the Editor Of the Times:
Sn:-Allow me your journal to make
q few remarks upon the complications of
the United States of America. which am
surprised to find, are SO little understood
this side Of the Atlantic.
1. "W1af are ,es fighting yfora" 1--WE.
the people Of the United States OF Ameri-
ca" TO use the language Of our Constitu-
tion). are fighting to maintain our nation
ality. and the principles Of liberty upon
which il was founded-that nationality
which Great Britain has pledged herself.
both by past comfy and the sacred obi.
cations Of treaty to respect; those great
rinciples Of liberty. that sll power is de-
rived from the consent Of the governed;
trial by jury, freedom of speech and the
press; that without idw there is no lber-
ty"-which we Inherited from Great
Britain herself. and which. having been
found TO lie at the base of all progress and
civilization. we desire to perpetuste for
ourselves and the future Of all the nations.
The so.called Confederate States OF
America" rebel against ss-against our
nationality. and against all the principles
Of its structure. Citizens Of the United
States--of the one Government fnot
Of Confederated States. as they would have
the world believe-but Of ('.us the peo-
pie. they propose. not by common legal
consent, but by arme. to sever our nation
into seuprate independencics Claiming
to be let alone" they conspire against
Us: seize By force our forts. stores and
arms; appropriate to themselves our mints,
moneys, and vessels 1t sea; capture our
armies. and threaten even the capital at
Washington! aa rir fa
The word secession is used to cover
up treason and delude the nations. They
stand to us in the relation of ono people,
the i1ea Of "Stste Sovereignty is utterly
delusive. We gave up the old "Confeder.
alton. to avoid just such complications as
have now occurred. The States are by
our Constitution deprived of ell the rights
Of independent sovereigus. and the Nation.
al Government acts not through State or,
ganizations. but directly upon the citizens
If the States themselves-to that highest
power. the right Of life and death. The
States cannot keep an army or navy, o,
even repel invasion. except when necessity
will not allow time for national action;
can mako no treaty. nor coin money, mol
exercise any of the first great essential
powers Of "sovereignty." In word, they
can no more "secede" from the Union than
Scotland or Ireland can secede from Eng
land. el 81 s sf q -aninisH
The profcssed friends of the indepen-
dence Of nations and popular rights, they
not overthrown the Constitution of the
United States. but the Constitution of the
"Confederate States" themselves, refusing
in eyery case to refer their new usurpations
to the votes of the people. thus making
themselves doubly traitors 10 both the
States aud the nation. The despotic rulers
over 4. .000. 900 Of enslayed Africans. they
presume to extend over us. the white races
OF At NATIONS. ~: 'ne s:me as:pO.''%' y 's
noIa"g ALI que Po'.'c.' nsn's o. :" ou'
'e'l ~ o"u o:"''; ~ '''oas upon pop
a'". .us ''Ason''s. " '"I 'apP'e's'on OF inc
by the terrorism Of Lynch law" o. ty-
ranical snsctments. backed by standing Ar.
m'es. 20 sIa:n @ oI: 'Ss naspenosnee OF
'no1gn'. ,oe 'aessa.esos .n'.,ness o. our
world woe n"msnny sne esroc'ous
acsms .;.. sns. nss.o s..ssY M = sas only basis
ili..sion. sad that The true solution Of the
con.sst Of al tine osswsen 'aoor and capi-
tai Is that s:Psfot snoaid oss sAs ia6erer.
wnesneF 1A"e or esoeS. e.1s, si :.
"a inc success OF snct demands would
g: .sno lns , t'de o. osroasl'm s MOI only over
inc m.hnons OF tno New '"o,ia snd tne