The New York herald., 1862-12-08

rn .,s,s,, s s.n a nAmnsr rlagues ana pes'heneu.
srs% s ca unity 10 us all fselh haMs gree es
: e. saesd 6n u arees sad any s.nes ne o..s
da~ -rur.isxs 10 ps,siei % Il In hs presest oa.
rbe liz OF must DC fearfui some
svsr necessary Often forcsd BY she Lshes
d,ctates OF parriotsmlke ION uces' We are tad Of
,s rs6 sr Sisbio % both sides they may wrong
bo sides aver be right On both. ln 81 wars
they shou be in condemnation and reprohntlop. rrn
pie therefore, as we'll neir rn!ers 10 whom such high
conGdad, should look well 10 and sa thai
ri6c arbitrament Of arms,
m thoulhts ho subject, Mr. stephep1 sai.s as,,
not Dc out % place here These pc ait ,,r > N
some e 9Th. showing the Justice Of oar c>nse arx ,ne
~snton aggression OF the enemy ie srGced Ia. story
Q he controversy between shs southern An Nortnern
udercndence md sovereignty OF the states nd th Ri bt
Of each ntro It's osi sesrin and ac tor itser IA
the last resort as ica' tate might think best for Itself
II was who.y imnaseraL, he sad, IN corsrierpg ,se
question o. rEAt and justice, nowt, lock any furrser
tnre deberaen each acting for itself In ts sovereign
caac1y. t@ch state had tho risht thus TO act. and
when eaoh Tor itself had thus acted no power earth
had the Il ht justly to ,,l,sey IL
The old onion formed ev the Sates, acting
itself IN its sovereign cha acter and capacity, with the
ohect and purpose Of advancing t interests respective
~ thereby. Each siaro the sole Indle in the
resoyt, whether the future iptefests sateay
sR.ng OF her peope required her those
reign powers. the exercise or which hsd been dele.
g'ed to other hnds under the old compact Of Union.
sacred with the frienaa OF Institutional liberty ii all
ahe states sinco The old Union formed They rest
uon that fundame mental principle st erth In tho iecar
ton Independence thai all .derive their
ust powers from the . nsent f the governed !" rhe
States SOUTH there nothing hut what their
ghthei inlieuable rieh, 10, their an
c'aiors did IN common with III North whe they severed
their connecon with tbs Brsh government.
his war was Naged by the North il denial this
right md for the purpose OF conquest and subupaoo Il
st be the igtnent mankind, le ~ results b. what
hoy may. The responsibility therefore,. for AL It's
cr,tces treasure and bGud heretofore here1 10
~ r. de IN ts prosecuon, rests not upon
Nr >. sadtha soon after he ilst battle VI Manassas
duiy called him to our camps near that pont. lie
Wh, ovf me ttoNhd ~ ~a'ch that 60 ptt ma
aiken place, The evidences of the late tor be
strie wee Gill fresh and visible all around TIE
widespread desolaton, thcV new made srayes, and
he rutlid snImai ereius no, yet removed by
he vutu go nNy attesrea what of blood haa
been. While surveying the lis dehes which
he va ioas c9ums ot men and tho enemy passed, ana
scro engased that morahle day, amen many
other thing tnat crow themselves mon h,a inni,
were two ayng expressons eor sd t-avs been IT eei
IN the uiist the b THE. IN by s1l ier The
q Wv fa' ira, !, c u pis g5 " me m ehsr
sby the amented Barlow who said Boys they nave
killed me- cNt give ~ " These
we're naoe Al no gres, distance apart, and peFuae
tn same time.
nat IL an his torgn Mr. NyteaS said he co,i.d ta
tink he 9s rf,nent T. siies and most
ti en-, from him who n'te nj IL, addressed all
.di AIDES aud thcss who Them VOL mi hi
the M the nf DEATH the din Of
strife IN the cangcr arm. and the thunder OF artillery,
Why this derce meeting in mortal combats What
rs all thus earn ge and slaughter for? The
sarne question ia still rertnen, those I~ho
wagng his against thsn. Why
the prolougation of this conf ct Why this I'M
ne1se sacrifice Of lie in cam and The numerous battles
that have been ghl since9 Why this anentation and
mourning c,iDg from amost and family
rom Name to the Rio rande and from the Atlani and
Gulf To the lakes, for friends and dear who lave
fallen by disease and VIC ence m this unparalleled stGug
@ a on Inc guest ~ rssd wn 70 81 Sy I'M. the @ erin aa have
but tn oyeftnrn the principle upon hich their gov
srnmeat well is based u the doctrine
ypr tAnt Irnnn 1ho
consent OF the governed?" What it Tor overturn
the principles ad pracice OF Their own government rom
he beg;ani 4? That government founded
upon tne ot cal axiom that all States and people have
the inaiiepabe right change tn r of COVE
at VIII.
This principle In the recognition by Tho
I niteo Stres Of the South American republics II was
the principe acted the recognition Mexico u was
acted IN the struggle Greece overthrow the otto
nan rule ON tat estion the greatest sttutioua
FOUNDER Of the North Mr. Webster gained his first
as an American statesman. ins printipe Ia
the Iecog i1on o. The government OF Louis Philippe
ecognilion OF ihe Iamartlne government tho
thaow OF Louis Phii,pe in 1s4s. At that time every
man at the North IN congress, save one, Mr. stephens
beiicse cd voted Tor the principle. The principle
was sgsia acted upn wiihl1t dissent in 1852 in the
coenitioa Of the government Of Louis Napoleon. The
principle acted upon in recognition OF
feSas when she seeded or withdrew from tho govern
Many North opposed the admission OF Texas
state in then Union Bat there little il any up
POSITION to her recognition rs independent outside
puoic strange to say many OF these VII, were then
hercest in their op osiiion to Texas coming into lhe
lNoa. Don tue uercest IN tler denial The
tioned igh' acknowledged TO her before Well may any
and one, North Solth, excl-u, what is all
his forY What have done the Nurhg when have
we ever wrunged them Ne0t lhelQ II true
= cestors and their ccstors quit the British
government. We qpii they quit upon "A question
OF constitutional right. Thaa ques.inn they deter-
mined for Themselves and nave bot the same.
What, therefore, is all this Why this their
nst the uniform principles practices
own government There Is but plausible precxt for
il: that is, to extermnate southern institutions. Il
is put the Aitican equality with the white man
II TO conquer aud s4bugate independent sovereign
States. who deny their autho ity ghtfuy
them Is war, IN short their part, against right
against reason against justice, nature, 4n1 for
pofhing bat power, ques; and robbery.
II asked SIDE, what is all this for the reply
from very breast that home hresides Tor
affairs for bi thrgbts for property for honor
hcin word, for everything for which ire should
live ana for which all deserving be reemen should
which prompted the other that bloody
he'd ~ which reference has been made foye said the
dying Bsrtow, "they have killed me, but never give IL
up The same sentiments animated the breasts OF every
in achieving that hrs signal and glorious victory
arms those who survived hem did not give II up until
they succeeded IN driving back the invader the
cor, the despoler and robber Both excapations
well be treasured as memcntoes In whatever trials
6acrihccs this may bring when the tho iht
OF 'what Ia all this for,n TO the mind recaect
that ia, part. for everything most dear and
sacr d. and whatever revcrscs may await strulg
Tor sch Objects let the waichword OF the
be, "Never give II upn Let the world know and his
fate, that thous country may be invaded land
laid waste c les sacked property destroyed
people Of the South could die In defence Of their rights
but they could never be conquered.
Running the Blockade.
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