The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-01-14

RIDIcULoUs.-Mr Seward, Lincoln's Secretary Of
State in a letter to Mr. Adams Lincolns Minister in
England, speaking about the recognition of the Con-
federate Government by foreign nations, says:
:" have never for a moment believed that such
recognition could take place without producing mme-
diatey war between the United States ana all the
recognizing powers"
"a war between the United States and all the re-
cOgnizing powers'l How ridiculous for member OF
Lincolns Government to talk about going to war with
England France, Spain, and probably other nations,
when they (the Lincolnites) can't whip people
hemmed in ali sides, and who have no Navy to
assist them. When Capt. Wilkes seized Mason ana
SIidell the whole Yankee nation shouted with JOY and
it exactly right, and made the world believe
they would wade in blood knee deep before the prlso-
ners should be surrendered. But how they quaked
and ,trembled when England demanded their release
They very proper people to talk about declaring
against all powers recognizing the Southern Con
federacy! The trash who reign at Washington city
probably think they scare somebody.
THE NORTHERN TYRANTs.-ln an able communlca-
ton to the Legislature of Virginia. in relation to the
present revolution and in regard to Tirginias seces-
sion from the Federal Union, Governor Letcher thus
enumerates some of the tyrannca acts OF Lincoln and
his Cabinet:
1. without a presentment or indictment of grand
iurv, they have suspicion of crime, caused
men and women be arrested and confined under
strong guards and have detained them for weeks and
mouths They have prostitutcd the telegraph to their
use for the purpose of communicating orders for the
arrest suspected persons repudatng all those safe
guards which the law has wisely thrown around the
citizen for his protection DesOlatiOn has followed in
the footsteps of the Federal army Neither life, lib
erv nor property has been respected by them. They
have murdered many of the best citizens of the
cOunry they have incarceEated others in jailS and
forts and they have seized and appropriated private
property public without due process of law, and
without making just compensation to the owner.
He and his Cabinet have disregarded the injunc-
ton. of the sixth article of the amendments to the
Constitution less fagrantly than those to which
have referred That article declares: in all criminal
prosecutions the accused shall enjoy the right to
speedy and public trial, by impartial jury of the
State and district wherein the crime shall have been
committed which district shall have been previously
ascertained bv law and be informed of the nature
and cause of the accusation to be confronted with the
Witnesses against him; to have compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in his favor and to have the
assistance of counsel for his defence
He and his Cabinet have seized large numbers of
citizens, withdrawn them from their homes, their
families and their business; them into loathsome
PRISONS refused to inform them of the and ma
ture of the accusation against them: denied to them
the right and opportunity of consultation with friends
counsel, and have withheld from them speedy and
pnblc trial by impartial jury. They would neither
confront them with the witnesses against them, nor
would they allow them have compulsory process for
obtaining witnesses in their favor