Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-05-16

'e ing. organizing, provisioning and "a
If bods ting eur military forces. Viii
q the Government Of The ConftdeTaI
e States, hrtseeing this invasion, b
: had an eye tothe necessities of ii
r emergency aud stands prepared gel
a erously TO lend Us its assistance
@ this uprravoked aud cruel strueeI,
? Ifweaccept that assistance, We Shout
E DO it in spirit OF mutual trust an
: confidence, prepared 10 share it
D burdens equally, while we avail ouI
> selves OF lis advantages. A Gov
efnment thus peri' city organiznd Cal
more thoroughly command the re
. sources and aggregate the revenue
Of the country than isolated States
fighting wiihout unity. and moying
: without a common and responsible;
bead. These resources, being thu:
concentrated, because it is natural Ia
tuition 10 rally around sue b Gov.
eminent IN such an emergeDcy, foI
seit- -prl setyaiion and lelAce, C be
,lisbufsci wilh More tfli,ieney,. and
with less cuft to The people than
wi len The revenues, n, ce~sary 10 sup
pori the war, are scattered by divided
cnGhsels aud uot controlled by a com,
mou bureau. The same may be said
with regard TO niiiiaty operations.
Uuiiy Of movement, TO secnre unity
of purpose in stt,ek or d, fenee, is
ab oluiely nee, ssnry TO success =
Tho peope Of the WHOLE South. thus
united BY irm political compact,
moving uuder the direction of one
Goyernme and animated by tho
sense OF common p ri.s and by a
unanimous deteImi. alton to MAIN
tain theiI rights, liberties and iasii-
tutions, are inyinciLle, ard must
speedily colqu'r an honorable peace.
he war must necessarily be piotrac-
ted OF brief la proportion TO the Un-
ion among themselves.
|, therefore. lurther recommend
tbat you perfect an ordinance. with
a view to onr admission as a n mber
OF lhe Southern Con!ederacy, (Which,
it is evident, must, soon, embrace
the entire slaveholdiug States Of the
South to be S utmitted in Ike man
nor, ai.d at he same time, but ST D.
arateiy, for adoption or REJECTION BY
the r ople; SO that they may have
tho opportunity 10 approve the iof-
iher and reject lbe latte., or adopt |
both, as in their wisdom they may
SET m must consistent with the future
welfare Of the State. Huwever eul-
" satisfied the Executive aud Leg I,
islatnfe may be, as 70 tbe urgent ne.
cessi'y Tor the speedy adoption OF
both those propositions, il is our duty |
to furnish he amplest means for a
Iais and full expression Of the pupu-
lar viii.
In the opening Of revolution,
Granghl with snch consequences. /
aud the close Of which no Que Can
ioresee, il is a matter of The highest !
we determine ,as speed I
ily as possible, our future political
relations, delay ing only long enough /
10 reach the wall and voice Of the /
people. Under existing circunr-
stances, can see 10 pIopiiety for
encunbering the people Of the
Stale with The election oil delegates
10 do that which it is IN yonr power
TO enable item tn ,io directly for
The most direct as
well as the highest act Of sovereign
y. according to our theory, is that
~ which the people vote, not
merely for men, but ior measures
saamilted for their apfrovai OF re-
j clion. Since it is only the voice
OF the people that Is TO De heard,
iheie is no reason why they may
not as readily and effectively express
upon an ordinance framed
aud submitted TO them by the L.
AS If 81; mitted to them by
a Convention. The Southern States.
all oil whom are now engaged 10
resistance to the enrroacbment OF
Abolition pewef, will necessarily Ell
countef. embsrrass ments. arising from
a want of unity OF aetion, until such
line as they shall all be united un-
der a common government.
Tie mole Of acsion suggested, in
addition 10 the adyantpee Of its BE-
iog the spee,liest os all others, will
be attended With l~ss expense TO the
State. Which is Of far greater impor-