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maintain Itself had been. ahoaE* ThsreSors |
they did not deem Il adyIa4kles To- nsge Her |
Majeaty's Govcrnmeat to m immediate deci-
sion upon 50 grave q question, but contented
themselves With presensstion d: The cause
upon egents to justify All tlak fhay bad said,
with the hope thzt herKatedty,k Government |
would soon come to the Conclusion that the
same sense Of Justice, the same view Of duty
under me law Of nations, whleh caused It to
while yet superior Mexican army VAS con-
tendaps for supremacy upon its sol, the d
Ja9o Governments Of the South American Re-
puhiics while Spain still permitted in claiming
to be theiE Sovereign, and the d. teao Govern,
induce It to recognize tie Government Of The.
Confederate States Of America upon the hap.
penipg Of events exhibiting \ deep seated and
abiding confidence that sueeDas will attend
their efforts. At all eTents, reconstruction Of
the Union Is an impoeelbility. The brief his
tory Of the past confirms them in this belief.
THE Fo11cT OF TIE -SoRTH.s
Since the organization Of the Government
OF tue Confederate States In February last,
and since Mr.. Lincoln assumed the 1eins Of
Government in the United States, aud COM
Menced- preporing his aggressive policy
against the Confederate States, the moral
weight Of their position and cause, aided By
the constitutions! action and policy Of the
new President and his Cabinet, hare caused
four other great states-yiz Virginia, North
carolnas Tennessee and ATk2Qsas, containing
about SOC, eco inhabitants, and covering al
extent Of valuable territory equal to that Of
France and Spain, to secede from the late
Union and join the Confederate States; while
the Inhabitants Of three other powerful States
VII, Maryland, Kentucky and Missouri, are
now agltated by the throes Of revolution, and
large part Of them are rising In arms to resist
the military despotism which, in tbs name Of
fT<4rt E1nGf
In such utter peryersion Of the provisions of
that instrument, imposed upon them.
ILLINOIS 70 sEcEDE.
The undersigned have also sufficient reasons
for the belicf that even in the northwestern
part Of the State Of Illinois, part of the peo-
pie have proclaimed open opposition to Mr.
llncoln's unconstitutional md dcspotic Gov
ernment, while in several others public as
semhlies ard their Legislatures have con-
demned the war as subversiye Of the Consti-
tution- In addition to these striking eviden-
! ces Of tue Increased strength Of the Confede-
ratc statcs, and Of the great Internal weakness
and division in Mr. Lineoln,s Government,
u point to the unity which exists among the
people Of the eleven Confederate States, with
| the solitary and unimportant exception Of the
| extreme northwest corner of Virginia, lying
between Ohio aud Pennsylvania, and settled
| almost exclusively by Northern emigfants.
TIE CAIsES OF SECESSION.
Whatever differences Of opinion may have
been entertained among the people Of the
United States as to the policy Of secession,
there was little differences oi opinion as to
the unconstitutional eauseg which led to it,
and often, bya fair decision at the polls, by the
| majority in favor Of secession as the means Of
! expressing their liberties, the great mass Of
the people at once yielded all objections, and
| are now engaged with their wealth and their
persons in the most patriotic eNertions to up
hold their Government in the course Of indie
pendenee which had been decided upon.
ADMIRATION FOR NORTHERN PEOPLE.
Whatever tribute. Of admiration may be
yielded for the present to the people who sub
NIT to Mr. Lineoln's usurpinE Government,
fos energy displayed IN raising and organizing
an immense army for the purpose Of imposing
the yoke Of thai Government upon people
who are struggling for the ineEtimable right Of
governing themselves, in order III b pre5crva-
tion o1 their liberties, q just and impartial his
tory Will award to the people Of the Confel
crate States an unmfxed admiration for an ef.
| fort which, IN the space Of nine months, has
| thrown oil the authority Of the usurper; has
organized new Government, based upon the
principles Of personal aud public liberty; has
put that Government into operation; has
| raised, organized, and armed an army sufh.
| cicnt to meet and defeat in fair field, and
drive in ignomin1ous flight from that field, the
myriads Of invaders which the feputed first
General Of the age deemed ft to crush What
he termed rebellion.
ADVANTAGES OF LIEcoLS's GOVERNMENT.
| Tie undersigned call youf Lorfship's attcu.
;, tionto the fact that Mr: lincoln's Government
though possessed Of all the advantages Of .
more numerous population, orthe credit dus
to recognized Government Of long continu
anee, Of the entire navy Of the late Union, has
Got been able to retake 4 single fertilization o.
| which the Confederate S.ate5 themselves pos
sessed; but, on the contrary, has been driver
out from mighty fortress upon the Atiantie
and from several forts On the western frontier
4 by the Confederate arms that it has not beer
able to advance more than fire miles into tAe
territory Of any Of The Confederate States
! where there YVES any serious attempt to pF:
;, yent it; and is in danger of losing three grea
States Of the Union by instruction. Even :.
coin possesses nndisputed sway, 1t has not beer
able to make an e1iectual blockade Of singh
po.t but those i:h ind an outlet through tn
mouth Of Chesapeake Bay; vessels of ever,
class, pnblic and private, armed vessels belong
: ing to the Confederate States, and Traders, haS
ing found their way in and out Of every othc
/ | port at which the attempt hns peen made.
CONFEDERATE LoiSE ,TAKES.
In everything that constitutes tile materia
. Of war, thus Tar tic Conledcratc States hay
supplied themselves from their. own +. sources
unaided> by that free Intercourse with til
States. NcD, arms, munitonzof war Of ever
description, have been supplied In ampl
, abundance to defeat all attempts to SUGGEST
! fully. invade our borders. Money has bee
: obtained in the Confederate States in sufB
cient quantity. Every loan that has been pm
: upon the market has been taken ut and Abo7
par, and the undersigned but state tho imprc:
sion and belief Of their Government and thei
: fellow citizens in the Confederate States tha,
! no matter what may be the demand for mean
: = to defend their country against Invasion, sutE
cient resources Of every character, and sufl
= cient patriotism TO furnish them; exist With
:. :. the Confederate States for that purpose.
: sLAvEHoLD1NG STATES DECLARED RICH
p The undersigned are aware that an impre:
s sion has prevailed, even In what may bc tern
t cd wcll-informed circles in Europe, that th
i. slaFeholding States arc poor, and not able
It sustain prolonged conflict with the nor
:, slayeholdlug States Of the North. In til
a opinion Of the undersigned, this idea is gros:
q ~ erroneous; and considering the importanc
1t Of correct understanding Of the relatiye r,
d Sources Of the two contending powers, in r,
Q solving the question Of the ability Of tt
South to maintain its position, We invi'
reference to the statistical tables OF 1850, tt
l. last authentic exposition Of the resources
r the United Stairs which has yet been pub1isl
o Cd, and which is appended to 1his co;lmun
]. cation. The incontestable truths exhibited
q this table prove that the Confederate Stats
E1-C%ec %AAt N1@AiEht3 VI y laoNGTll
IS nation, capable not only Of clothing, feedin
4 and defending themselves, but also Of c1ot]
h Ing all the nations Of Europe under the beaia
s influence Of pcace and free trade.
# WAS SLAVERY TIE cAus. OF sEcE:s1oS9
s The wisdom Of that course is not 4 matte
u for discussion with foreign na;ions. Sr:f1cc
- to say that thus were the great American il
T. stisutions framed, and thus have they r
1aained ul,chaDged to this day. It was fro,
no fear that the slaves would be iberat ID tll
Secession took place. The rary party
b power has proposed to guaslnt5e slavery fo
= ercr ii the States, ii fnc south would bz
II remain in the Union. Mr. Lincoln's Mcssae
lc proposes no freedom to the slave, but d
II Dennces subsection Of his owBer to the will
d the Union, in other words to the will Of til
c North. Even after the battle Of Ball Rns
Le both branches Of the Congress At Washingtu
J. passed resolutions that the WEI is only wagt
IS in order to uphold that 1pro-slaVery) Conss
it tuition, and to enforce the laws {many Of the
Ia pro-sllyeEy), and out Of 173 votes in IL
la Lower House, they receive Ill but two, m
J. IN the Senate all hut one vote. As the aru
j. commenced its march, tho commanding Ge
3f e171 issued an order TINT no slaYcs should |
received Into, or allowed to follow, the cam
l. DELICATE GROUND, =
q TIE undersigned are also aware that tt
le an1i-slavery sentiment so universally preyale
$ in ENGLAND has shsuuk fIoIn the idea of forG
. ing friendly public relations with goyer
Il y ment recognizing the slavery of d part of Il
~ human race. The question Of the morality
e = slavery 1t is not for the undersigned to diseu
~ ~ with any foreign power. The authors of tt
T. american Declaration Of Independence fou,
y tile African race in the colonies to be slave
l6 / hnfF hy cn}oy7aI and Eurs;~9. 1,-. ,rJ - ~