Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1861-02-09
MISCELLANEOUS READING.

CHANCELLOR WALWORTHs SPEECH.
In the New York Democratic Convention
Mr.. Walworth spoke as follows, in regard to
the policy of coercion:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: | am
far advanced in years, and not in the habit
of attending conventions ofthis character; but
| could not resist coming here to enter my
protest against civil war. have seen the
horrors of such conflict. In the war Of 1872
my house in Plattsburg was sacked by the
British. A battle was fought opposite my
very doors, and the bullets that were fired fell
like hailstones around my dwelling. In the
easement of my door remains, to this day.
EMBEDDED one of those bullets, memento OF
the fight In that struggle l saw my fell
low-citizens shot down by my side.
know, then, the horrors ofa foreign war.
and they are nothing as compared with the
horrors of civil war. A civil war is a war
among brothers. We are all brethren in
this Confederacy of States-the people Of
the South are cur brethren. Not only NOM
inally but actually our brethren. In Geor-
gia alone, have the names of one thousand
citizens whose ancestors were the near rela-
tives of my own. In the same State alone
are over one hundred relatives of the family
of Hillhouse, whose name is known as that
of one of the patriots of the Revolution, and
whose descendant now occupies seat in our
State Senate.
And 80 scattered oil over the Southern
States are the near relatives of the men Of
the North, and perhaps, there is scarcely
member of this Convention who has not
some such ties in the States of the South
It twould be as brutal, in my opinion, to
send men to butcher our own brothers OF the
Southern States as it would be to massacre
them in the Northern States. We are told,
however, that it is our duty to, and we must,
enforce the law. But why-and what laws
are to be enforced? There were laws that
were to be enforced in the time of the
American Revolution, and the British Parlla-
ment and Lord North sent armies here to
enforce them. But what did Washington
say in regard to the enforcement of those
laws? That man-honored at home and
abroad more than any other rtfan on earth
ever was honored-did he go for enforcing
the laws? No he went to resist laws that
were oppressive against free people and
against the injustice of which they rebelled.
Did Lord Chatham 90 for enforcing the laws:
No he gloried in defence of the liberties OF
America He made that memorable decla-
ration in the British Parliament, 'lf was
an American citizen, instead of, as am an
Englishman, never would submit to such
laws-never never never"
Such is the spirit that animates our South
ern breth rem, and shall we war upon them
for it? No. We must avert civil war if pos
sible, and l close by cxhorting my brethren
! IL kn yuIl tIQ
Concessicn-conciliation-anythingb but that
and no man among us, in his dying hour,
will regret that his conscience is clear and
that he can lay his hand upon his heart and
say, 81 did all in my bower to turn from the
bosom of my country the horrible blow oi
civil war"
Lieut.. Col. VIM. g. Hardee, United States
army, {. native Of Georgia, has rendered his
resignation. Col. Hardee entered West
Point in 1924, and graduated with honor in
1888. He then did TWO years service in
Florida with the Cd dragons, after which be
studied two years in the French cavalry
school at St. Muir. He again joined the re-
giment, and did further service, until the
breaking out Of the Mexican war. As
Captain, he fought the first sklrmish at
Cunicitos, and taken prisoner, but he was ex-
changed in time to fight at Monterey. He
was afterwards trantormed to Gen. SCOTS
army and took part in all the battles fought
by the General. At the close of the war he
received the brevet Of Lieutenant Colonel for
his distinguished services at the battle of
Cherubusco. During Pierce's Administra-
ton, Secretary Of War, JEFF. Davis, appon-
ted him to draw up new system of tactics,
and the result was the admirable compend
known and practised so widely as Hardee's
tactics. He has recently been promoted
to the lieutenant co!onelcy Of the first regi-
ment of cavalry, and has for some time been
cornmandant of cadets at West Point lie
was one of the most valuable officers in the
army.