Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-01-17

o'a"u5c uio 10 the dtldf oil thelT |
fathers God, and never seat the |
sword OF strife to rend the veil Of
their Temple!
She may appeal to the history Of,
our country, that she has passed
through more than a generation of
domestic and political tribalations,
superinduced by Northern interior |
ence and outrage, and that she is
now not only without sympathy and
redress from them, but is threatened
with an accumulating store Of mock
cry and wrong from a Northera DOM
inant licentiousness!
she may appeal to all orr rivers
and ffou paths Of Inland trade--io
all our crowded ports and harbors :
TO all our vessels which stud the dic-
tarent seas-to all our "cattIe upon
81 thousand bills to all our plauta-
fious bleacbed with cotton or wav-
Sng With sugar-eane--to all the
Northern shops and mills--to all the
marble palaces. which scar to kiss the
s'velhanging blue, in Philadelphia,
New York and Doston--to all the
Northern mil!ionaires who wallow in
their wealth--io all the Northern ope-
Ta'ives who wrong subsistence for
themselves, their wives aud children,
by constant and weary toll at the
spindle aud the loom-lo all our
Schools, Colleges, Universities and
churches--.o al our Presidents
Congressman and other Government
Functionaries who feast upon the
public revenue--to every man, NO.
man and child 10 the United States
who wears a cotton vesture--and ia
OUT whole Nations unexampled pros
perity, if they all have not beer
principally up-borne and supported
on the mighty swell Of Southern in
dustTy and production!
And as our National Flag has beer
alluded to by our chairman, in ,
graphic description of its spoliation
The South may appeal to that. i
she has ever abated aught in de
voiion TO its sy m5o!s! Ia our eagle
STATS and stripes we read the com
pend OF our rights.
The parallel stripes denote tn,
political equality Of our eitizeus ant
States. Those glitlering stars, de
note for each State, an eye, beamins
on their rights with unceasing viz
Hence. And cur Federal head i
denoted by thatb old bird, With tn,
barbs clutched within its talons, ant
perched upon the standard peak
ready TO move on its swift and fash
ing wing to avenge the cry Of all on
wrongs. As such, our National Flag
next to God, commands the devo
lion Of the Southern heart.
Bot if these symbols are to b,
perverted; if nv own gallant Stat
is to be deprived Of lis equality, lie
its symbol stripe fade from the folds
If our guardian star, our symbol eye
becomes blind to our rights, let il b.
plucked out. if our Federal head i
deaf to the cry Of our wrongs, lie
its symbol bird 0y away TO its naiiv'
csags:-Lat them all 60, rather that
mock my trimming eye and bleeding
heart aud torture my memory witt
the allusion of what they once acre
but now are not.
If, however, our Government Cal
perpe.uate the pristine vigor ant
virtue CT those 81 mbols. / believe,
utter but the prayer from the depil
of the Southern heart Of hearts-Le
it ever 0oai the emblem of a united
brotherhood Let il be seen, the
thing earthly, floating above the sink
ing deck of time!
Then if We would uphold thai
. standard sheet in the purity of ii,
national device, let US act, and aci
promptly. We have not moment
time to lose, not drop of blood Il
spare, not an atom OF strength tc
waste.
Let our Governor be requested 10
convene our Legislature, TO prepare
for Convention of delegates from
the people to shape our destiny
amidst the tbiokenipg gloom. And
,may God grant us safe deliYerance!
Senator Toombs teleeraphs tlefol-
lowing 20 Georgia: