, 1862-05-12

The foundation, on which the new order /
Of social lift rcs!cd, in that magnificent po- |
liticsl structure t!.ai the leaders Of this Re- |
beI]ion proclaimed to all the world their
purpose to erect, was Slavery. Tho itn-
pregnabie defense Of this new government
was to be found in the match1ess Talor Of
The Southern people, and a challenge Of the
most naughty defiance was flung out to all
mankind to Cross their path, or wound
their honor, If any people were ambitious
Of biting the dust beneath the resistiess
blows and gallant onset Of the CAiYalry.
The cxhaustlcss source Of power TO this
new empire was to be Cotton. Aud so
bliudly confident were the chiefs and their
followers il Secessia, in the exhaustlcss
resources aud myriad dependents aud
agents Of this heayen-dcsccnlcd plant,
that they elevated IL 10 the height and dig
nity Of one of the Great Powers They nut
thc purple robe upon its shoulders, q
sceptre in his hand, crown upon its head,
bowed the knee, and hailed it Hing Of
the World. With such an iuexhaustio!e
empire OF wealth and material grandeur,
as expanded before their dancing eyes ia
every cotton plantation, and with military
power SO impregnablc and Ill eonquering,
as rose beforc their vision, in tie irrcprcs-
sible asdor and inrinciblc cAiya1ry Of g
noble people, Injured to govern and prac-
ticed in all the ways Of undisputcd power
and proud command over an Inferior aud
subject race: the master builders Of this
imposing structure Of new and imperial
power lClt that their work would go for
ward in ever increasing yastness. widening
its foundations and carrying up lis lofty
walls; until it overshadowed the earth.
Il is a pitiahlc instance uf TIC fAllacy Of
human foresight, and Of the sudden blight
ing Of mortal hopes, to see what delusive
and baseless castle in the air this mighty
temple is shown to be; how treachcrous
ard shifting the ground on which it was
built; how empty and hollow all the sem
blancc Of Its grandeur, and all the SOURCES oj
its power. Nothing in all the history oI
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Of real battle, las shown itself more utterly
unreEable and false than the vaunted
daunilcss valcr and resistless chiEalrF tha
was relied upon to surround this new do
Ininion with a wall OF fire and steel; Il
whip the invader bowling back; or enric]
Elaye-holding fields with his broken bones
We all know .hst there are brave men i
the Confederate army; there is plent
Of the stuff in their rank and file t
which heroes are made; but no pcopl
ever yet failed TO show themseIge
craven in spirit and faint of heart, Bhe
they fought to extend slavery and trampl
under foot human rights. Conscienc
makes towards Of US all The noble;
people THAT the world ever saw goul
strike feebly and fall back from the in
pious and atrocious task Of beating dow
and destroying Che sacred work Of the
Fathers, hallowed with their suferings ar
consecrated forever By their blood. s
long as nen have not gone mad and a
not possessed by Internal hate and fur
they will become feeble and lose hca
~hen hid to aim deadly and foul blows
tue Constitution and the Union. Whe
the leaders Of this dark treason rested
confidently on the valor Of their follower
they forgot, that the work they had to d
The guilt and crime Of their cause con
not tal to blast all their courage aud "a
a1yze all their force.
And the muci-honored grand King G.
ton with his splendid court and connt]t
retinue, whose wealth was thought
boundless, and power so mighty, has al
turned ont to be an llegitimate and fn
tire monarch Supposed to hold eve
people, and kindred, and tongue On ca,
bound to his allegiance, and serg;
by innumerable finc-spun cords, fast<
cd to his throne BY cotton thres