The New York herald., 1863-08-21


respect the sovereignty and rights Of the Satess What
the government may be In theory In fact have
she exstence Of the states and dsregsrds The decisions
Of their highest judicial tribunals The great central des
potsm at Washington a. they were pleased 70 cali IT, was
at any tme previous TO the commencement Of the
sion movement, and for some time after Il had
menced most m,d and benedcent government compared
with the central depoism at Richmond under which
instead Of an early and establishment Of the
"weaithest and best government IN the world, with
bounded credit whst have We g0 In spite OF all the
Yankees hey lost the States Of Missouri Kentucky,
and in my humble opinion have lost them forever and IN
all probability, Alabama will soon be added 70 the num-
os Of hs ana y heso vs ths Yaose
have possession OF many OF the most important points and
onsthird OF their territory So far she Yankees have
have taken present indications that Charleston
will bo added TO the number The campaon Of Gen.
ana UiA Il Ns Ia Aops II oonqerino ssacs Sy ssccss
fui insaIon of ne eneny's cosntry Our army has cor
failure the fall Of vcksburg, and how long even Rch
mond win b. safe no one can toll. AZ The Richmond E
sss time 70 SSs s,s Sy Sv s
Providence interposes In our bshakos which ses no
indica.ion:we wi ~ no great distance Of time. b
A % our unboundsd credit based upou tho security Of
King Cotton It is unnecessary 70 speak Wan
sg rey large part Of Me Confederate currency and Ae
Confederate 0ossvnmea IssIf rpSdtatirg OSse sew,
=. no. so'sn 9 ssese =. Ss"s L =. ,s sggo,s s s S
M government s small indeed A. regards their promise
o 70 70 the var and spill the last drop Of their blood
Knows how he o NoS Caro-
lima have kept that promise Everybody knows that the
leaders, with few honorable exccptoos, will neshsr
what deplorable spectacle does the foregoing history
70 ou r w Tsey they d
the North would give guarantee in the slavery
question have before stated that NOT ono Of tho con-
veuti0ns OF the cotton States demanded any
guarantee whatever Nay. they even refused 70 accept
any their friends Of the border states would procure
The Legislature OF North Carolina It's regular session
10 january 1851 adopted resolutions appointing Commits
70 the a. snd
Alabama, February. 1881 Tor tho purpose Of adopting
constitution and establishing provisional governmcn.
the writer Of this the resolution appointing Commission
es to Montgomery amended 10 instruct them $50
restore ths Union upon the basis Of the Crdn propo
stsions modified BY Ae Lgssatsre Of vvpinid The
Commissioners under nsss Instructions were the Hon y
Esq who upon their return, submitted report 70 his
EfeIlsncy dovernor Ellis, which ives BY him laid before
the legislature and printed among the legislative
documents q that year where may bs consulted. IN
ths report they say that they had the most ample
tunitcs Of a.certainng public opinion In the cotton at
eve regret TO be constrained stats ~ tho result OF
inquiries made under such circumstances that only
very decided minority o the community 10 those States
are disposed At present entertain voraby any propo
sition q adjustment which looks towards reconstruc
tion Of our national Union In this state Of things
have NO. deemed Il our duty 70 attend any q the secret
OF the Congress The resolutions Of the General
suSmisssd them ss peace Offering We would poorly per
sons which would serve only 70 snkindie strife"
But u will Be said that these guarantees could mot have
been obtained from the North This admit 70 10 true.
and only produce this piece Of history that what
accepted But the Congress Of the United States dd pas
by the con.,suooai majority Of othrdc proposition
six 20 "a amend The oonstusos - 20 psrpssuase slavery
In tho States what stronger guarantee could Be given
% ooncs,s VIVA. then would have been len 70 oua1r
about The Territories. During the session o Con.
gross which closed tho 9Th of March, 1881 acts
remaining new Territories 10 Colorado Nevada and
Dacotah Those acts contain no fscs or indeaics Of
OF slavery bui on the csnsr expressly
declare among other thins that no law shall BE- passed
%ps ss ). made e suds
pcry bu all property subject 70 TAXATION shall Be In pro-
portion % tho value Of the property iaxod."
torses north Of thirty degrees thirty minutes and
that the Territory owned BY the United states
ly me Territorial iac, the question may well be asked,
what there worth quarrsling. much ices fighting,
territories made by republican Congress- which gave
south all that 10 the time Of the Charleston ON
ven,on she had ever asked and far more than she could
hope to gain any event BY secession. Indeed, think
ua Be apparent thdf scsror. er~ could hov~ ben
Effected pcaceaby, sooud hare bern remedy for ne
grievances Of whicA th>y complained Nay tar any
grievances arising from failure obtain a return OF
fugitive slaves was concerned think must bc
apparent that would have been aggrnvasion instead
of a remedy for the evil think ali calm and dis
passionate men everywhere are now ready 20 ad.
NIT that u would have been far better for Us 10
We accepted the terms offered and preserved
aud the un4on than 10 have plunged this once happy
country into the horrors OF this dcsoatus which has
spread peii the whole land has brought mourning
tito family has rendered. hundreds OF thousands of
hearthstones desolate has ned the land with maimed
ana disabled with widows and orphans ana squalid no
verify crowded poor houses and aims houses has
sported sway many hundreds OF thousands OF lives and
many hundreds OF millions Of treasure only 70 Ana the
nsutics for which they profess TO have gone war in
thousand times greater Jespardy than ever before.
snch bcipg the condition into which they have brought
the countsy the question presents se % there any re
mcdyf full, complete and adequate remedy thsrs IL
rct for what can restore the loved oues ossrspair Al
oooe the de~oasioo remove Immediately the ournins
from our lAnds Yes there V remedy which. With the
belpnr hand time, viii accomplish much very mach IN
ssd ana which, with ths ssergy that usually follows de-
soatius wars vN psrhas remove most of ~ traces 10
hsN Century Tkis vcs~1g IL pescs, Teedv ysecsf But
sbrv ~ thai ws situated that pvcptca for
r~sce can be made BY thas having proclaimed our In.
dcprudrncs we must nxht until 10 voluctariy acknov.
edged by the United states, until acc comfsstcy
subnxaco On The meeting OF The British farlinnpest