Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-10-10
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ADDRESS OF 'HCN. +. A. r. NELSON.


Is .'kCF.k q kAbT lANhISsN.
7 81 he ,,eCb,4 Vii. made to you IN tie Spring
AID Slmn { lSsl - vel ia ssia;sd address TO
e people OF tho state, on or shout the =, VI Icy
1861 4 caFtt In luessGce :h,t # hsi believed L.
the o. sc q tao Mn 70 sasas-t the South Gqd
. esuc pate sSy.s, N violation Of the C3nsgilon
roci have gorg 81 FAR az the far hsst II advocating
sesis-Slls % tAe utmost extent
ay a.isl iJr ys igst bseu called 10 proclamation
sHd ~ 2 eiieng " tte United States on the p
So tloesE 1864 n Nhei he ssl-ss thaE "oa ths 81
OF J,lus5y, 10 the year Of our L1rd Srs THOUSAND
glt hucd q AZ ~ y,Erae, all parsons bsd - saves
,i.l1 any le, u dcs glated part Of 5 ate, the
opl wh,reo shall i1sn Us IL REBELLION sgai1si =
{ i ed Sa,ss sad co thencsi9r~Gsa aud .erey. free
All tbs Il Gu i've Gov Ct sac U5iEsd 81 e. IL
lius tse aLIi;ssy sld naval authority will TCcIg1ze
lld mai tain tas bssjou Of Such p,rsons, aud Nil! DO
n act o. K req ssed pTsou or any o. Ihep in
any tfJtts lhty 1,,Es ter tss!r ss,ua! freedom
resd tcucsly sni-d voc u A. c; tho syis which
trs,;ei AID p'slic.ed re Fs-Ui.s o. tbg lhoss
xAch sfs maze 10 dissolve the lOs EFI thAt u the
progress OF .su Ss tbs mght open tho VS. TOR ser
vie ilsur Dg ant .Ee OTeraroE OF tie Institution C
l,ve-v. NJ cciac1s A. 70 ttc lu0La.ty and
upo.r- c. son reusia uuehlrgs 81: in my las;
steesh u 20 srCss s2d On yIrcU' O.ter puSC coca
si,.s nav, sindC1'ed srd ,al4iaed and still nlic-
tar tbs Right q Terela!'CT % 20 occasion, how
ever id ever A.s,r. 10 doctrine teal violation OF
the CousduUoI D. ere plrig would 90 sOrys or lsliy
iui n or G,Hys U0l4oas ~ The opposing pSriT. TIE
p,rsnougt cacs's which hsys controlled or id le1cCc
NJ coutue. 81! ogiC gu. we're 0ys for TIE UgOn and
A. mistaken CT GI5lSa tsst We had the bes. Oolsutu
p9u and yeransut ia tue void Ru, OF al The lc;s
AZ ds.ro,.,u OF sh.ch the civil var 10 Ehich re are now
engaged t4s been The r. sc solrcs thC5s Is one
WhcI m he Fl cI,ss. degree Sisis he elros t. cud
barbarsm O. NJ. LuCca'- proclamation II one blow
/. dsp-iyss al he c4s OF toe slave b,Atss Whou.
distinction, OF the riga. 20 Eod slaves-A right guaran
ted by the very Oousutu ion he pgeteud5 uphold
I. ia tsne Re 10 kes an nunation that he will recon
mend to Goagress 70 provide jus; compensation 10
Union masters = the slave Ses bu: What Fight hss be
or ne Government - the l lied States to deprive
them Of this properly WitSS: their consents Aud VIA.
assufauc have Iney that hi1 Iggs snd general intma
on vii be sppiied to them, that ~ ii.ion Con.
gres reekiag sih the blood OF the South, spd absa
n hs posses :. u5urpsd power, will adJp. his
comuend4.iolf
We arc in Ine uiist Of ssG of difficulties Many
scts have bez done IN the South to shpt bitterly
opposed as = IsOple and which ~ who hSye adhered
10 the loH 70 spite Of paris and dargsrs cogld mo-
iu3t,iXor paIse Bat the non men OF Els. Tennes.
-esl are 10. nov aud reycr were, AbClti5giS.s The
Un,ou men oil Z g. Tennessee nos EOE, snd nc7e-
b,Se bseu committed o tie dsc'riEes OF iGceCdiuim
,aG murder TO Eaica Nc Llco.u's proclamation leGd.
Wla,, tleu, ia rhe pth OF cuy in the trying cic,u
stArc waich surround Us? Il I; 10 bells all ou p,si
professions ard % sustain Ne Liuccls aiminidraior
gAt 'oug? Ii; to Just mIn, whom We had no
aZencg in tSVsdrg 70 plEer no. only IN Rhando7ii
III Constitution - tle i ed aJs bus IN Ie0u1istpg
the Cliclgo platform his iasu yursl address a2d message
TO Conyge 10 whiJl the a5sc,ue right slsye In the
stltes where f exists de ics.y and uutqITocsly
coscsied! Or is /, in vsN OF hs aar. yoliuons OF
tho Ooo5iucl s1d !h.s Saing &C. CT usuk Iic7 to
ioil tina. side Shsl present affords the only earthly
nous o. Fucces5.r t,Eccsy
an sSare,ry com rynop, .hat you viii fad difi.
cul ice 10 bringing Jour minds to tho OJucGsi91 al
which my own hes aJTvsd. Many Eanton and uDaltho
rzad acs q cruel AMI oppression have been psrparI
ted Gm:rg yOu, winch, iu='elt OF changing your opin
sons have Oly been calculated 10 asgTsvAte aud n.cn
81, q hSEt3 prilcipc Of eIsuranc,. Mmy OF ,thess
ACTS have be,G coat rd In remote plac-s Nhou the
knovedye e2TreSat:3n o. the authorities at X ch
m,1d, q 'd9as vic hes lslj tao supreme command
Ia Es; Tennessee sld u1ie2 cash c!loumsaGCes thai
yCu tells Is CSlSs.Sy cpIYl4ip. g.sdualy aud
soSi' 'teo cutsEcI bsys .. i,s. become NocOr, and
IA tcs wy rgGt prcc1n zion isgd By e. or G3lersi
jones, yga h-v5 hs sgrsues t,A' !clr couPl,pts ri
bu ss.s, and tle ml-: c,e.St,c measures d9p.ed 10
remedy tie evils e SbiSh yea have been su'jst.,d
L. a0 tdeu, ssus, OF pc,VA.o and present UIooys
blind yol agiast IT, cE1rltisS elresdy pa.peTAted,
slli UGrs ssrious!y cJ1sempa. BY NJ. Lao1ln's
Admins riioa ia m 'fity Of the p1bl,ss1 Te'ty
have been sreoes Ia their professions q tetermua
ton tssPact the Tgh. Of slyery IN the Slst6s and
:he light C. iresdo.a Il no. usriy er lsushct IL ths
North. ;rEy ret bCpl that spidL OF fesslGtce Il
b. SroUsed n th.t seeiol which, combined viz tha
efforts OF the S)Js5 nj! harl ht. LlcO.u fom power
AID even yet rssore peace and harm )ny TO cur dis
trscsd and divided c05ntrys Bat IT, threpgh tear or
any other czu1e Mr. Lne9ns iri4ncuI proclamation Is
sustained, then have no i'm TO hop3 for, 10
Constitution 20 struggle tO:, magnificent and uu1r -
Ken heritage 10 ma s0, peace 20 expect save s1Ch
a., with the be sing Of PfoTidenca, m,y c9lQg'r.
The SrmieswGch have bsen cent you TO ts1th -
you with hops hivs been Withdrawn, and, with c1o au
ilcy, Nc nctll virtually tails you that ycu have no
risha No sisefniG 5o AIMS eut odcose tue e.
thy which ar cgal. sne PEiaeii. Administration
ierSes upon us.