The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1862-03-05
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i;:. F. -A- 'eI'taI.ty and under - States
Is's [oEathce' we hope to perpetuaa 's 'or Of
the purpose seem to be fly associs Tue memory sn5
1t is with mingled feelings of bsn,;i;.
appear TO take, ~ the presence Of ~; ana pride
fore High Heaven, the oath prescrbod people and b.
OF the exalted station TO which tb "s Qualification
the people has called me. Deepy s otnous voice Of
Is implied PP tHIs manifestation Of tho geO all that
uehce' am YET more profoundly iprrops conf
os oI The Office, aud hamIIr s'th TIE
own unworthlnesS. In return for ;"H,'Jiy feel ny
only offer my assurances Of the ,ig Blindness cp5
is received, and but pledge nv with which
every faculty to the service Of thosa votiOn Of
me their chief magistrate 7e WIG nave chosen
/ When through long course Of cIas.I...,
rected not to be for the general welfare b2 s'uon d.
dISement III welfare, and against the do.o ' aggral
uons OF the southern States when the DOM laitu
onal parties substituted for the proyso, Oh sec
sIutoAai compact threatened to DESTROY thu u coz
rights of those States SIX of those le sovereign
from the Union, conederated tooerbor "l'nalaBhg
right to perform the duty of insttuting I1scSe the
which would better secure their liberties f " aaell
erVatl0n OF which that Union was esfabl;l 1s pres
Whatever of hope some NAV have entort,i
returning sense oJustice would remove tho '4at
which our rights threatened and ra1Jo- ger with
to preserve the Union of the constitution - possible
been dspeled by the malgnity and baror a~s. naye
northern states IN the prosecution Of the eyisi As
The confluence Of the most hopelrl a1noas S war,
have been destroyed by the disregard W mus;
ly exhibited for all time honored works n @ lsGslt
hgious liberty Their bastiles are filled with - t.
arrested without civil process orindictment
are IN duty bound to serve; the writ of haho'ue g
suspended by executive mandate and State ; ~ pls
controlled By the Imprisonment OF its r7er,bSS 1uI9
avo"ed principles suggested to the federal ereor,.
there might have been another added to the list of go
4 at1g. al /, 4 4 l.. IL
civil officers, peaceful citizens and gentle ES'
carcerated for opinoRlsasake We proclaimed ~ ~ ~
capacity OF our late associates to administer tho s
ment as free liberal and humane as that estsIgis
for our common use.
For The proof OF our sincerity Of purpose 10 mo,,,
our ancient institutions we may point TO the cnr;
ton Of the Confederacy or to the laws enacted NAY.
it. as well to the fact that through all fbanaco
of Unequal struggle there has been no act an o
part to impair personal liberty or freedom of gnas
of thought OF press The courts have been o6ore5'
and their judicial functions fully executed and evsr
right OF the peaceful citizens maintained as eopoIv y
if a war OF invasion bad not disturbed our land
The people Of the States now confederated hac,ns
convinced that the government of the United Sgb d
fallen into the hands Of sectional majority who Womb
peril that most sacred of all trusts to the destruction NJ
those rights which it pledged to protect and tbey
believed that to remain longer in tie Union would sb
JeCJ tuGln 70 Il continuance OF QtSpaFdgng dlsCrima
ton, submission to which would be inconsistent Mn
their welfare, and intolerabe to proud people Thew
therefore determined to sever its bonds and establish
new Coutederacy for themselves.
The experiment instituted by our Revolutionary Gtb
ers OF voluntary union Of sovereign States for purposss
specified in solemn compact had been perverted bv
those who, feeling they had the power and forgetting
the right determined to respect no law but tb7
own will The government had ceased to answer Ne
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save ourselves from revolutions which in IFS silent but
rapid progress, about TO place US UNDER desuo
ism OF numbers and to preserve in the spirit as well os
the form the system OF government we believed TO be
peculiarly fitted to condition and full ofpromsior
we determined to make new associaioneom
posed Of homogeneous in interest policy and feeling
True to our traditions of peace and our love Of fus
tee, we sent commissioners to the United States to
propose fair and amcabe settlement of all questions
Of public debt OF property which might be disputed
but the government at Washington, DENYING our right
to selgovernment, refused even to listen to any propo
sails for peaceful separation Nothing was then left US
but TO prepare for war. The first year Of our history
has been the eventlul in the annals OF this CONT
lent. \ new government has been established Oyeran
area exceeding 100000 square miles and tie geatpl.
eiples upon which have been willing to hazard every
hing dear to man, have made eonqu8sts for US Which
could never have been achieved by the sword
Our Coufederacy has grown from SIX to thirteen
States, and MARYLAND already gRiiaiii believe When
tBtg VI speak with united voice connect her destiny
With the south. Our people have rallied With uaey.
IMPLIED unanimity the support of the great principles
If constitutional government, with firm resolve
)erpetuae by arms the rights they could nOtpeaeeluy
ecGTe against million, which IS estimated is the
Standing hostile army and wamng war along frontier
If thousands of miles, battles have been fought and
eges conducted and although the contest ended
ind did for the moment 90 against US the final result
n our favor is not doubtful The period az
land when foes must yield under the immense load
If debt incurred-a debt which in their effort to su6u-
gate u.s. has already attained such fearful dmensonsa as
will subject them to burthens which must continue to
lppress them for generations to come.
We, too have had our trails and difficulties ana
hat are to escape them in the future is not to be
loped 1t to be expected, when we entered on
his war, it would expose people to many sacEle
md cost them much both in money and blood ba'
We knew the value Of the object for which we have
struggled and understood the nature OF the object of
which engaged and that nothing could be SO oal ~
lie future and any sacrifice will be cheap as the PHee
success in such contest. But the picture has It's sh
Is well its shades This great strife has a"ahsngl
IN the people the highest emotions and qualities o. Ae
human soul 1t is eultivatiug feelings OF PATRIOTISM
virtue and courage; and instances OF sesacHhee aIu
generous devotion to the noble cause for when "e"s
are rife throughout the land Never ua'
people eyinced so determined spirit as no" aD'
mating the men, women and children in every part Q.
1ur country Upon the first call men Hy to arms any,
wives and mothers send their husbands ana sos y
battle without murmur or regret. 1t was perAaPs''
he ordination OF Providence that We were TO De ''u5"
The value OF our liberties by the price we pay loF lg
The recoecions of this great contest, WIN 'I N
common traditions Of glory, Sacrifices ana q 'yV-
De bond OF harmony and enduring affection a'nVl5,
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