, 1862-09-10
Lieut.. Maury Justifgin. the Rebel
lion.

Lieut.. Maury JustifItn. the Rebel
lion,
Liuet. N. F. AIACRT, who sto1e away like
thief from Washington, from the defense Of this
government to Which he had sworn allegiance,
ard joined the rebels, recently addressed q
letter to the French Admiral Viscsunt de-
Chabannes on the cause an character of the
great rebellion. Wbich has been pu 5lished and
read all over Europe. It WAS reproduced in
full in this paper few days ago. This letter
was evidently put forth at the Instance ofJefF
Davis aId his associates, and was intended as
the confederate plea 10 Justification Of rebel
lion, btfore the nations Of Europe Tne most
remarkable statement contained in the letter
that scttiug forth the connection of slavery
with the rebellion aud pretending to give the
zeal cause Of the var. He says:
The Negro is not, es the Yankee wonld have the
world believe, the eause Or object Of the WIT.
The tai 1T and lalred of the YanEet ch4ractur-
they are thu true carse5 They Are nata3n Of
thupkseper= aud peodlers. and and, In 1sr psetex:
q sl1e1ug revtnut to nlaln,atn the government,
Sou heTn industry WAS taxed to support Yankee
workshops. with this lhc} wazed ia and grew
great tnsolcnt, Until their 1naoitncu becall. un-
b. sralle
Ne cncee no longer to submit to their rule. al
20 sousht slupiy - "lthdla I from all political
AseLciat1un VI. II thcm
1hc fua- aud turmoil about slavery is merely iu-
oldeh1ai III this UNHAPPY s1nIc vi a1f42s. 1u IN
OF the Northern States, it is against the law fJr
free negro to COME 1i1cre- Tll4 will not allow i
negro from the South to dwell among them:
surely this musC x5l onlen At IeaaL our North
ern conservatives, who have so long anu 80
earnestly Etr1yen to save the Uulon By sup
prtBslug or deitutlng all our opposition to
slaytry! If the southern leaders lad but
s. aseIab}y advlsed them that they cared little
OF Loihl',g shout slavery agltat1on, out were
only aVe1se 10 what Lieut.. II. calls 1.-THE tar
M,'' 1 am Fely sure tnat our " shopkeepers
and ptddi.rs' would have been able 10 satisfy
tntui with les than half the trouble they
yalnly TOO X to that end Our immense Coz
tersalive ~ Gniun " meetings and professions
aId lavlen expenditures tlluughuuC The pre5i-
d, n1iul cpcv.ss Ut 1860, were Ill inpeilcd and
| governed BY 4 d=p1orable mlscouce pEiun, If
Lieut.. ii. NOW speaks tiuly; for they all dep
leca I'd an1i-tlave,y leg isatlou aud auti-slarery
| .Gl1aiun rs the ouly source OF peril to Our
! Union. Tne Peter Haryeys aad ]. Thomss
e!tsetsons aid E. 3 Biy.lo VB OF ,ston, III
| Sto1ys, ami Inc Bill Al Ems Of Illiuois,) witt
| he'll NTH anazenlent that they DID uotnlns IL
| 1850 to avert the perils Of d.sunion, -cAu=t,
| Wnlle they fought the aool1tionists to the ex-
| tert Vt thei ability and means, they adhered
I to their old wing faith OF prefecture taritT.
| Only t=irk ot this class beiug convicted of
| causing the secession OF the South, wnile
| WeLdell PLilli ps aud Ii Jyd Garrison and Ralph
Naluo Enerson- being; Free rtad.r5 Lac the
| rebel chleIs-are trlumphautly acquitted.
! But. Lieut.. alaury GOES Lot speak truly.
i Ihe record is overwhelmingly agalust hi ILL.,
/ IhcEe is 10 heaTty sccesslo1lst in Alntri "a
! who Is not not devoted, body and soul, t.
| 6Iav'ty; Whllt Hlrn arr tor and again6t the
! Lnlou III utteF disregard OF their notioas re-
| epecting tariffs. The Tariff under when tue
! cotton sta1ts eeceded WAS one framed By
themselves, adjusted to tueir own nolious
! and demands, and only mudifed By tntIr
! Votes From 1873 to 1883, there WIS tariff
| passed in opposition 10 the yotes OF Z MA joc-
| fty Ut the mcmbets uf Congress from Slave
| hulo1pg Status; from 1S42 to 1S4G, there was
another euch, though it must ne recoltected
! that The fath.r OF the rar.if Ut 1912 was Henry
! CLAY, q Southern man, and that it received
| the earnest aud enthusiastic support Of the
! whole Wing party vi the South, which II
t ose days WAS almost as numerous as tn:
! Dtmoctaiic pariy, and represented at least
tHe-thtaEs OF The wealth or the SJnlh.
Cant tbs n he tariff ot 1873 So, s. aud that oil
1S42-G, and VT have nlHe years Ut th= Il. h1y.
i've years that our republic had existed priol
to 1o6l wherein The South-tnat Is, i maj ori y
OF her people-hld been oTerEuled III til.
tarltl policy Of our government. During the
seventy six other yeaEB-nine-tenths Of tins
enllte period-shc had had ouly 6ucn . tarit
Us she approved; and sNch 1cas the case at III
! ."o,i.nf u The cutfoM St1fes' secession. Tue
had made thu tasl1f to suit themselves il
/
AID tn.y had power i'll Congress to revisit i
again lad tbey chosen to rtluAin in the U uion
Ihe Morrill, tariff Has pissed, NOT i'll def 1ucs
OF their votes, but By reasua Of their wiiItu
| absence. Was there ever before an instanc
ot 5 section, q psrtE, which had abso utsI
: directed the puu1ic policy OF their country O
!, a particular euajec through niae-tenths Of it
eaistence-wticn still controlled and 4-etaiue
an undoubttd ability to control it renouncio
their allegiance and attempting to d.stro
: their country IN the pretext that this polio
t did not eaIle,y theuI?
l The Shareholders rebellion is condemned o
the lea Of lis Champion. He clearly admi!
> that the North las not wrouged the Sou
win regard to slavery. He specifies but
r su gle grieVance-the tarI1t-snd that is, f
j:tIeen gears has been, and was hKely for an il
acnui1e period to continue, Just ,cltat the Soul
: hey~. had chosen to make It, Lieut.. M4ur,
) thtn, witness f~r the loyal States. an
e proves by his testimony, in tue light Of od
:, cial and innubitable records, that the reoe
{ lin is utterly without excuse--N r Ind