Tri-weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1859-1861, 1861-06-25

they declared that the Government of the
United States has made war upon them. The
secession cause has thus far been sustained by
deception and falsehood by falschoods as 10
the action of Congress; BY false dispatches rs
TO battles that were never fought and victories
that were never won; by false accounts as 10
the purposes Of the President by false rep
presentations rs to the views Of Union men
and by false pretences as to the facility with
which the Secession troops would take pos
session of the Capitol and capture the highest
officers of the Government.
The cause Of secession or rebellion has no
charms for us, and its progress has been
marked by the most alarming and dangerous
attacks upon the public liberty. In other
States, rs well ms our own, its whole course
threatens to annihilate the last yestige Of free
dom. While peace and prosperity have
blessed us in the Government OF the United
States, the following may be enumerated as
some Of the fruits of secession.
II was urged forwarded by members of Con-
gress WHIP were sworn TO support the Consti-
tuition of the United States aud were them
selves supported by the Governments
1t was effected without consultation with
all the States interested in the slavery question
and without exhauStng peaceabe remedies !;
1t has plunged the country into civil war,
paralysed our commerce, nterferrcd with the
whole trade and business of our country,
lessened the value of our property, destroyed
many of the pursuits of life, and bids fair to
involve the whole nation in rretrievable
bankruptcy and ruin
1t has changed the entire relations of States
and adopted Constitutions without submitting
them to vote of the people, and where such
a vote has been authorized, il has been upon
the condition prescribed by Senator Mason of
Virginia that those who voted the Union
ticket "MUsT LEAVE THE STATE" ....
1t has advocated a constitutional monarchy
n King and Dictator and is through the
Richmor press at this moment recommend
ing to the Convention in Virginia a restriction
of the right OF suffrage and sin sevcring
connexion with the Yankees 10 abolish every
restiqe Of resemblance to the institutions Of that
detssted race
1t has formed military leagues, passed
military bills and opened the door for oppres-
siye taxation, without consulting the people
and then, in mockery of free election, has
required them by their votes to sanction its
usurpN,ons under the penalties of moral pro-
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1t has offered premium for crime in di-
recting the discharge of Volunteers from
criminal prosecutions and in recommending
the Judges not to hold their Courts
1t has stained our statute book with the re-
pudiation of Northern debts and has greatly
violated the Constitution by attempting,
through its unlawful extension, to destroy the
right of suffrage
II has called upon the people in the State
Of Georgia, and may soon require the people
of Tennessee, to contribute all their surplus
cotton, corn, wheat, bacon, beef, &C. to the
support of pretended governments alike des-
! flute of monty and cfedt;
l.has attempted TO destroy the acconnts-
bility of public servants to the people by
secret legislation and has set the obligation
Of an oath at Defiance
1t has passed laws declaring It Treason to
say or do any thing in favor of the Govern
ment Of the United STATES, or against the Con-
federate States, and such a law is now before
and we apprehend will soon be passed by the
Legislature of Tennessee.
1t has attempted to destroy and, we fear
soon, utterly PROSTATE the freedom of speech
and of the press;
1t has involved the Southern Statesi in wal
whose success is hopeless, and which must
ultimately lead to the ruin of the people;
Its bgoted, oYerbearing and intolerani
spirit has already subjected the people of East
Tennessee to many petty grievances our peo-
pie have been insulted; our flags have been
fred upon and torn down; our houses have
been rlde'y entered our families subjected
to insult: our peacabe meetings interrupted;
oIrI women, and children shot at by a merci-
less soldiefy; our towns pillaged our citi.
zens f6bbed and some of them assassinated
and murdered CO..,
No effort has been spared to deter the I'm
ion men Of East Tennessee from the express
s6R 81 Beir, free th9pg6ts. The penalties Of
treason have been threatened againstt them and
mataeti and ASSASSINATION, have been openly
encouraged BY leading SECESSION journals =
As.setesfion has been, thus svcrbearirg and
intolerant while in the minority in East Ten
nessee, nothing better can be expected of the
pretehded majority, than wild, upconstitution.
ar and oppressive legislation; an utter con.
tempt And disregard Of law; a determination
Force every Union man, in. the State to
SWEET 70 The support Of q Consultation he ali.
hork,t TO yield his money aud property to aid q
CAUSE he detests and to become the object Of
scofh' ana derision as wei AS The, victim Of
inI 55bl a sFFd relentless qppysislen
factAat the people Of East Tennessee, have
jori!.s,%If, about 20, oTveiea fAeref&e,w We
do resolve AMI declare 1qdpy1sr, ao,,
Ih3 ,fhR. We 10 earnestly desire tbe re,.o,
ration y pfssss 70 our. whole oeoulutry, ant