The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1861-05-23

earth. We are not "coutending," as yol
say, "for theory" bot for deuonstra
ted fact. If We desire democrstic re
public, we dare not consent to despotism
"The military despotism" you speak o.
will be upon US both if We separate.
was once a citizen of these United State.
aud by birth-right and as citizen of the
U. States. ci,izen of every State in it
You say Virgins is no longer your State. >
How came robbed of my right! How
did rebels and traitors dispossess me OF the
graves of my fathersi Military despo.
tism is at work with you already. Nc
legal process, no constitutional appeal nc
remedy, in law or right, permits me to
try my right. 1t is gone you say forev.
er. Eighteen millions of freemen few
weeks ago claimed in common, Virginia
as theirs All, every one of them, with
me. have been made aliens, not By vote
OF Virginia's few Shareholders even, but
howl Is there no despotism herel Nei.
ther Virginia, nor JEFF Dayis's soldiers,
gave me and the eighteen millions of free.
men their right cf citiEenship in Virginia.
They have no right to take it. and shall
never owu it to our exclusion, except By
military despotism. Never was there a
greater mistake than that made by you.
You are not fighting for principle" nor
"facts," nor "hesrths." You are fight
ing for the destruction of this Union; for
the doctrine of secession and the denial
of the right of you government to coerce
obedience on rebels revolving against it;
for distractions and in m sginations. The
fact that you gave, "tbst Virginia did
not and would not secede," unless your
government attempt to enforce its laws.
defend its property aud collect its revenue
and it Gid secede the moment that the
people were called upon to do their duty.
proves this statement. Your only reason
for the sudden change, was that the Pres
idcnt called upon you to raise your quots,
with others, to execute the law. Why
was your secession kept secret. and made
tefore the 9th day of May. without a
vote of the people That Gosport and
Harpcr's Ferry and Washington city
might be stolen. while you we're crying
oat, "If you coerce US not to steal, or to
help coerce the rogues who have done so
to restore their pelf, We will esteem it a
dec'ar alton of war"
Your language about "n obs" and free.
dom" sounds strangely to me, with Jour
two letters before me. In your first you
say my respected uncle, it grieve mo to
say it, but must speak the truth, you or
any ether minister holding your senti
ncnts would be mobbed here" In your
last, I've are forming home guard to
take care ofsuch northern abolition Chris
tiaus. whose ZEAL" 60 Your abuse Of
Philadelphia was strange. The only
mob l ever witnessed in that city was in
favor of slavery. What caused the uobs
in Baltimore What is driving hundreds
from the south, leaving their property a
prey to the lawlessl We have no dread
of nobs here against any man, not even
against you, if you would visit US. We
might give you little touch of legal CO.
ercion. So make yourself easy about my
being nobb fl for receisins your letter.
1t has been read By hundreds. and if you
will give me permission will stand the
mob and have it published, in order that
our people may sec what, as in truth he
is, an educated, high minded Christian
gentleman, says and believes in the south.
Alas alas can nothing truer and boiler
be given for Virginia's revolt than this I
You ask me, 'if | am not afraid of
having my house burnt over ny head for
writing to a rebel, to give you my opinion
on the doctrines of disunion." Il give
it freely. division of this government
into two or more, will be the ruin Of dem
ocratic liberty on this continent. II There
we're no quarrel, and the most perfect
harmony existed. and the purest motives
led to the act of division, it would have to
be speedily undone, or ruin would ensue.
ou say, "there shall be no Polands, DO
Huugaries here." l tell you there will be
Polands and Hungaries in divided Amer
ca, bot none in united italy. You read
history. You yourself see most clearly
what will come upon us. You express it
forcitly and correctly. It will come up
on you too. 1t has come; even now the
Phili-tiues are upon you. 1t will most
certainly come if we divide and separate
under the doctrine Of secession, denying
the power to coerce or to enforce the laws.
| believe that the sooner now, the severer,
the evils come upon Us. the sooner and
stronger and clearer will be seen the De'
cessity of returning to and abiding BY our
former tried. proved, happy government,
even without any alteration. This the
only bright CLEAN in the midnight dark
ness around me. Our people will learn
in adversely and trial such as man never
felt before, the value Of the Union the
south seeks to crush and to destroy
Were we not ell that man could hope
opcel Disuniou has come. What are
we nowl Let it continue and extend
and what will we be JEFF. Davis says
lust let Us destroy the Union, and lei
us alone, and there will be peace
You saw that "unborn generations mus
~ od II The Gin of beiup sons OF tht