The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-19

stuon OF the United States and under the tyranss ple
OF necessity, has assumed to regulate commerce Will
foreign nations and among the several states STOPPING
by violence our trade with Southern neighbours AM
oeprvng our citizens Of the right secured TO them by
special solemn compact with the United States to tn
Tree navigation Of the Mississippi river He has usurpes
powers granted exclusively to Congress, in declaring wa
against the Confederate States 10 carry on this nnhoy
attempt 70 reduce free people into savsh suoectol
70 him he has in violation Of the constitution raised an<
supported armies, and provided and maintained navy
Regardless Of the right reserved TO the States respee
tvey Of training the militia and appointing its officers
ne has enlisted and armed, contrary 70 law, under I'M
name OF Home Guards, whole regiments OF men, foreign
ers and Others in our State TO defy the
armed force and actual bioodshed, he has even attempted
10 deprive the people of their right to keep and bear arms
IN conformity to the State laws and to form well reg
lated militia necessary the security of free State
With his sanction his soldiers have been quartered IN
houses without the consent of the owners thereof and
without any authority Of law The right of the people To
DO secure In their persons, houses papers and effects
against searches and seizures has been
buay and grossly violated by his officers acting under
his orders He has utterly ignored the binding force of
our constitutional State laws and carried his nsoence
such an extent as to introduce from other States free
negroes into midst and place them in positions Of
authority over our white citizens
He mas encouraged the stealing OF our slave property
IA these and other proceedings the government and PEG
PIE OF the Northern States have Enthusiastically shown their
intention 10 overturn the social institutions of Missouri
and reduce her white citizens to equality with the
blacks In the execution Of his despoc wishes his agents.
without rebuke from him. have exhibited bru-
talty scarcely credible Of nation pretending to cviliza
on Even women and children of tender age have fallen
vcms 10 the unbrided license Of his unfeeng sodiery
TIC mas avowedly undertaken to make the civil power
subordinate 10 the military and with the despicabe and
cowIdy design Of thus protecting himself and his ac
compfces, by binding the conscences of the unhappy
victims Of his tyranny, he has exactcd from peaceful
ctizens guilty Of crime oath to support his detes
liable government. To crush out peaceful and law
fui opposition TO it, he has forciby and unconsutonaly
sspened the privilege Of the writ Of habeas corpus and
abridged the freedom Of speech and Of the press by sub
IN aonui
sake and by preventing the publication Of newspapers
INDEPENDENT enough to expose his treason to liberty.
These manifold and inhuman wrongs long submit
Bed to in patience and almost in humility by the people
OF Missouri and their authorities. Even when the con-
duct OF the Lincoln government had eliminated in an
open war upon those authorities offered TO its military
commander IN Missouri TO refer TO the people of the State
Tor decision Of the question Of separation from 60
vernment and nation thus openly hostile u.s. Those
authorities relied the principles consecraed in the
declaration Of Independence of tho United states that to
secure the rights Of citizens governments instituted
among men deriving their just powers from the consent
OF the governed that whenever any form of
becomes destructive OF these ends it is the right Of the
people 10 alter or abolish IL and TO institute govern
Ment laying its foundation on such principles and organ
izng its powers in such form, to them shall
likely to effect their safety and happiness" Missouri
having an admitted equality with the original States
which had made this declaration was hoped that the
rights therein asserted would not be denied to her people,
Her authorities also relied on the clause in the very
sututon with which she was admitted into the Union,
sorting as one Of the general great and essential prnc
opes OF liberty and free government that the people of
nadAx nIttCt rrI tAf
regulating the Internal government and oce thsreof
ana of Altering and abo,;shin ,hIr ,t % r
OF government whennver 81 mau no tSa;
safety and hanniness y Rut ths io anr " rHn
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exercise bv ms Of these rights yhich o oot th
last century endured an ci1bt vearS ,or 10 nd;oat
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masters nj Wosb;nctor nd h , & ,, " m
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