The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-01-27
ELEVENTH VOLUME---NUMBER sss

they may be dealt with in accordance with the laws OF
those States providing for the punishment OF crim-
nails engaged In exciting servile insurrection The
enlisted soldiers shall continue 70 treat as unwilling
Instruments ia the commission Of these crimes and
shall direct their discharge aud 70 their homes
on the proper and usual parole
In its political aspect this measure possesses Krent
significance, and to IL in this light invite your at
tentiOn. Il Affords to whole people the eomplels
and erowning proof Of the true nature Of the designs
OF the party which elevated to power the present
cupant of the PreaihsafiAl chair AT washinqton and
which sought TO conceal It's purposes by every variety
of artul device and by the perfdious use Of tho os
solemn and repeated pledges on every possible oc.
casion extract, in this connection, as a siugls
example, the following declaration made by President
Lincoln, under tue solemnty OF his oath as Chief
Magistrate of the United States on the 4th March 1867,
the Southern States that by the accession Of Rcpub.
can Administration, their property and their peace
and personal security are TO be endangered. There
has never been reasonable cause OF such Apprhen
sons. lndeOd the ample evidence TO the contra.
ry has al! the while existed and been open to their in
| spection. II is found in nearly all the published
| speeches Of him who now addresses you. DO but
quote from one of those speeches when declare that
have no purpose directly Indirectly, TO interfere
with the institution OF slavery ia the States where
exists. believe have lawful right TO do so; and
have no inclination TO do Those who nominated
and elected me, did so with full knowledge that had
made this and many similar declarations, and had
! never recanted them. Aud more than this they
placed in the platform for my acceptance and aa law
to themselves and TO me, the clear and emphatic rso-
luton which now read:
"'Rcsolrcd, That the maintenance inyiolatN of the
rights of the States aud especially the rich, Of zach
State TO order and control its own domestic instu-
tions according TO its own judgment exclusively is es
sential to that balance Of powers which the per.
ton and endurance OF our political fabric depend and
We denounce the lawless invasion Ly armed force Of
the soil of any State or Territory no matter under
what prete1tl as among the gra'est crimes"
Nor was this declaration Of the want OF power or
disposition to interfere with our social system eonapod
IN gfa nTn Tnaar Roth haFnV a..
commencement OF hostilities the President Of the
United States repeated in formal official communcA.
ton to the Cabinets OF Great Britain and France, that
he was utterly without constitutional power do tho
act which he has ust committed and that if no pos
sbe whether the secession Of these States rA
suited IN the establishment Of separate Hfe1eraey
in the restoration OF the Union, there any au-
thority by virtue Of Which he could either restore
disafrced State to the Union 10y arms or make
any change in any of its Institutions. refer especial
ly for verifcation of this assertion the dispatches
addressed by the Secretary OF State Of the T. s. under
the direction OF the President to thc Ministers Of the
l. D at London and Paris, under date Oi 10th and 22i
Of April, 1901.
The people Of this Confcderacy then cannot fail to
recev, this Proclamation ~ the fullest Vindicaton 90
their sagacity in foreseeing the which the
dominant party in the United States intended from tho
beginning 10 apply their power they eease to
remember with dcvcut thaukulness that IL Is TO their
vigilance in resisting the FRS. stcRlthy progress of
approaching despotism that their escape from conse-
quences now apparent TO the most skeptical. This
proclamation will have another salutary effect Ia calm
have
apprehension that this might end by recon
struction Of the old Union, some renewal Of close
political relations with the T. States Thee fears have
never been shared by me, have been able 10
perceive what basis they could rest But the ptoc-
lnmaion affords the fullest guarantee Of the inposs-
billy Of such result: il has established state of
things which can lead 10 but OF Ihrec possible
uences the determination OF tho slaves the
lie Of tho whole white population from the Confcdera
cy, absolute and total separation ofthese States o
the United StAteI.
This proclamation 10 asO au authentic statement BY
the government Of the United Staes Of its liability
subjngHte the South by force Of arus, and ns such
must be accepted by neutral nations which can no
longer find any Justification In wthLOldin. OaT lost
claims TO formal recognition. II 10 also in effect
inmation To the people Of the North that they
submit to separation become inevitable Tor that
people too acute not 10 understand that reStora
tiou OF the Unios has been rendered forever imposbs
by the adoption OF a MEASURE which, from It's very
nature. neither admits Of retraetion co-sHist
with union.
Among the subjects 20 which your attention will be
specially devoted durEg the present session, you will
doubt deem the adoption OF some eotnprshPnsiTs
system of finance as being Of paramount importance
The increasing public debt the great augmentation 10
the volume Of the currency with its necessary concomi-
tant of extravngant prices for all articles OF consuP
lion, the want of revenue from taxation adequate 10
support the public credit all unite Ia admgnshhR
that energetic aud wise legislation alone prevent
serious embarrassment in monetary aGairs II 10
my conviction that the people Of the ConfcderACT Will
freely meet taxation scnle adequate 10 the msiu-
enance Of the public credit aud the support Of their
government. WHEN eacb family 10 sending forth ts
most precious ones 10 meet exposure in camp and
dcath in battle what ground there be Onbt the
disposition 10 deToie 1.-THE of its income and more
IL he necessary to provide the government with
for ensnrinP The comfort Of It's defeHders7 II
our enemies submit 20 an excise every commodity
they produce and 10 the daily presence of 'hs tAs.
gather with no higher motive than the hope of sur
Ia their wicked designs against u.s. the suggestion
OF nm Hnwilingness on the part Of tbI people 10 sub
NIT TO the taxation necessafy for the ~ their
defense iE impnHiion their patriotism that fsv
will be disposed 10 make and that Jusiify,
The Legislation OF your last session intehded =.
hasten the funding OF onsfsnding Treasury notes las
proved beneficial shown By the returns annexed 10
the report Of the Secretary Of the Treasury. But
wa. neither sufficiently prompt nor hr-reAehug 10
meet the full extent Of The evil Tho passage Of
enactment carving still further the policy Of that Law
by fixing Limitation later than the lst July
20 the delay allowed for funding the noies isSued prior
to the 81 December, 1861 wili in the opinion Of the
Secretary have the effect 70 withdraw from circula
ton nearly the entire itsHed previous 70 thc last
named date. II to this he added revenue from
auaie taxation. and n negotiation Of bonds ruAfsn-
tied proporionatsly b. the several States as has
already been generously proposed by some OF them in
spontaneously adopted there is little doubt
that shalt see our finances restored 20 sound and
satisfactory condition; circulation relieved OF the
now productive Of many miscbiefs and
credit placed such basis % 70 relieve Us from
further anxiety relative 70 resources for the prose-
cufion Cf the
Il Is true that a, is close our debt viii be large;
but il will be due to people aud neither the
interest nor the capital will be exported 20 distant
countries, imFoTerishing ours for their benefit On
The return Of peace the untold wealth which will