The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1862-08-08

70 our public debt at q moment when ~,
treasury was Keeling under the enornou
| expenditure OF the war.
Again. IT seemed to US that this resc
iution was but the nnnunciation Of
sentiment which could not or was no
iikeiy to be reduced to an actual, tanpi
Ole proposition. No movement was the,
made to provide and appropriate III,
'unds required to carry it into effect, ans
we were not encouraged to believe TIN
funds would be provided. And our be
lief has been fully justified, BY subseouea
events. Not to mention other circum
stances, it is quite sufficient for our pur
[pose to bring to your notice the faot that
while this resolution was under conside
|ration in the Senate, our colleague, th
|Senator. from Kentucky, moved a
Hnsendrneut apppopriafing S500, 600 Ia ~,
OBJECT therein designated, and it war va
ted downwith great unanimity. VIVA
confidence, then, could we REASONABLE,
feel that it we committed ourselves &c
the policy it proposed, our constituents
would reap the fruits Of the promise held
out, and on what ground could we, as
fair men, approach them and challenge
their supports? 5g =
The right to hold slaves is a right an.
pertaining to all the States of this Union.
They have the right to cherish or abolish
the institution as their tastes Or their in.
terests may prompt, and no one is au.
tiiorized to question the right, or limit
its enjoyment. And no one has more
clearly affirmed that right than you
have. Your inaugural address does you
great honor in this respect, and inspired
tho country with confidence in your fair.
ness and respect for the law. Our States
arg in the enjoyment of that right. We
donot feel called on TO defend the insti-
tuhon or to affirm it as one which ought
to be cherished; perhaps, if we were to
make the attempt, we might find that we
for our purpose to know that it is right;
md, so knowing, we did not see why we
should now be expected to yield to it,
We had contributed our full share to re-
ieve the country at this terrible crisis;
We had done as much as had been re-
auired of others in like circumstances,
md we did not see why sacrifices should
be expected of us from which others, no
more loyal, were exomitt.
Nor could we see what good the ma
lion would derive from it. Such saori-
ice submitted to by us would not have
the. arm of this Govern .nent
Or weakened that of the enemy. 1t was
not necessary as q pledge of our loyalty,
for that had been manifested beyond a
doubt, in every form, and at
every place possible. There was not the
probability that the States we
represent would join in the rebellion,
is there now; or of their electing to
60 with the Southern section in the
event Of u recognition of the independ.
ence Of any part of the disaffected re-
gion. Our States are fixed unaltsrably in
their resolution to adhere to and supper
the Union; they see no safety for them
selves and no hope for constitutional lib
,,a,der no circumstances consent to it
dissolution, and we do them no NOR.
than justice when we assure you tha
while the war is conducted to- prevent
that deplorable catastrophe, they will sus
tain it as long as they can muster man
or command a dollar. Nor,will they ev.
er consent, in any event to unite with
the Southern Confederacy. The bitter
fruits of the peculir doctrines of that re.
ylon will forever prevent them from pla-
,ing their security and happiness in the
custody of an association which has in
in its organic law the seeds of
is destruction.
we cannot ADMIT, MT. PRESIDENT, that
! we had voted Tor the resolution IN the
message of March last, the
var would now be substantially ended
w are unable t6 see how our action in
his uarticular has given or could rive
TO me feDeliion. Inc
resolution mas passed; anu II tnere DC
iirtue IN ~. II WIZ oe quite rs eihcacious
rs II we had voted ior ". we nave no
power TO oind our states III TINS respect
by our yotes mere; ana "hether we had
'oteo the one way OF Inc otner, they are
p the same conultlon OF Ireeaom 10 &C.
,ept or re)ect us PROVISIONS. NO, SIR; the
var mas noc peen proionged OF nindered
~ our actlon on tnls OF any otner meas
1re; we must sooN 'or o.ner causes LOT
nat lanien.ea iac.' We thihk tnere Is
TOT mucn o!lncui1y' not muon uncertain
Y, IN polnung out otners lar more prona-
DE ana poSeht III tnelr agencies 10 tnat
ND. -. !,
Inc rebellion derives ITS strength from
ne union OF a., classes IN tne insnrgent
'!a'es, anu wnlie .i,aI union las.s. .ns wal
VII never emu uhsll 'ney are us1eliy OK
;ausleo; we nm1m 'ras . ~ INC incep
ION ~ ..; .,ieso .ioSo .Sst oo is,.s so.
vas oiviuea, any 'nas iulse pot.'oa'
'efnapsa ma)os's, were, opp'ses 70 Sc
essioh. NOW Nie grea' mass VI poasli.
I'm people are unuea. 10 discover why
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