Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-11-27


NORTH aud First advocated By Q Mass
/ ashuseIss Ahoiitionist-a Striking case
L Of abolition Consistency.
L Tho abolition journals of the North have
been aud are giving great prominence 70 an
abolition lecture Of a Massachusetts Konage-
marian, Mr. Quincy. This has tempted
the Albany Aryus to rake up the following
fola personal history Of Mr. Quincy, show
! ing chat he himself, now so hlatent with
ahoiitionisnl, was the first "secessionist,
and that the right of secession was first as
serted By the North II forms valuable
scrap Of history, and shows, strikingiy, the
Inconsistency Of the North
| LFrom the Albany Argus.l
MR. QUINCY, THE FIRST sEcEssloNIsT.
We are obliged to supplement- the fol-
lsving passage from Mr. Quincy's Con-
gressiona life which will show him to
! have been the Grst secesslonist-to have
maintained the right and duty Of secession
by force oftafms-- against the rchuke and
protest OF a member from q slaveholalng
State. We copy the following account
from a Trustworthy souce:
At the third session of the. Eleventh
! Congress-, in 1911, the dissolution Of the
4 Union was spoken of fer the first time, by
member from the State of massachusetts,
as q possible event Of the future, The
manner il which this was received by that
K Congress seemed to Indicate that it was
!, looked upon by them almost with senti-
hments of abhorrence. The circumstances
are interesting at this time. The bill to
iforln a; Constitution and State Government
for The Territorysof Orleans, and the ad-
1 mission Of such State, under the tame OF
Louisiana, into the Union, was under cons
sheraton
Mr. Quincy, OF Massachusetts,, in oppo-
sition to the bill, said: II an, compelled to
declare it as my deliberate opinion, that if
this bill passesethe bonds Of this Union arc
virtually dissolved; that the States which
eomposels are free fson their Obligations;
ard that, ASA will he tas tight Of all, 10 Il
vii. be the q l,as.ot 5ssssc 10 prepare definite
Fly for desperation Sss4soaoiy, If they can, !;
/ violentlys ifftiey mast
" QRincy was here called to order By
/ Mr. PelltleNter.
/ Mr.. Quincy repeated and justified. the
remark he had made, which, to save all
misrepresentation, he committed to writing
| in the following words :: IF this bill passes,
it is my Ideliberate opinion that it is; vir-
tually dissolution Of this Unto !: that it
will free the States from their moral obli
gatiosss and as it will be The right Of. all,
50 it will be the duty ofesonlc, Dr. foitely to
prepare fora eparation---a,nieabty they
can; violently, if they mast
After some little confusion, Mr. rsn-
! dexter required the deci;ion OF the Spea kerr
Whether il was cousistentawith the nropries
! ty Of asbate TO use such an expression .--s
He said it was radically wrong for any
mehAbef TO use arguments goilg to dis
solve the Government and humble this
body itself - dust aud ashes. It would be
fouad from the gcntleman's statement Of
his language Chat. be had declared tie right
Of any portion ofthe pcopleto separate
- Mr. Quincy wished the Speaker 10 de-
/ eide. for if the gentleman was permitted to
debate the question he should lose one-half
oe his speech
phe Speaker said that great latitude in
| debate was generally allowed aud that BY
way Of argument against bill, the first
part Of the gentlemau's observations was
admissible; bpt the latter member Of the
/ sentence, VIZ i: hat it would be the duty
Of some States to prepare fora separation
amically. if they can; violently, If they
must, was contrary to the order of de-
1 bate
Mr. Quincy appealed from his decision,
aud required the ayes and nays on The APP
peal.
"The question was stated thus: rs the
decision Of the Speaker correctY Aud de-
ciacd ayes So, nays So
We have here the origin Of. sec ssiopism
It was FIRST proclaimed as fright" aud
duty Of a Massachusetts Fedara!ist on the
floor Of Congress- And Mississippi
Shareholder protested against it, and caiisd
! the speaker to order, on the ground that
! the utteranco Of such a sentiment On the
/ floor Of fiat body exceeded the liceuse Of
debate and was out Of. ordcr.N hat an
ILLUSTRATION Of the mutations Of .hnman opin-
/ ion How il should teach charity To- all
men, aud especially to tbs New England
radicals, who now propose to crush ont Of
existence the Southern States, aud divide
the soil among their freed negroes, for doing
what one oftheir leading statesmen, inl9l1,
! proposed to DO.
FkoM TENNESSEE. -- 4 correspondent.
writing from Little Tennessee river on t he
18th saws