The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-23
Affairs in North Carolina.
An LNtrnoraInnEy ArLIeIa.
The History Of Secession by q
Southern Man.

eDHtWGEn NANns
A dispatch from Washington states
that this article is the Joint production
of Hon. r. $. Donnoll formerly lnember
of Congress from the Second District Of
North Carolina, now Speaker Of the
House of Representatives of Tat State,
and Hon. #. B. satterthwaite, President
of the Governors Council; and it is
further stated that it waspublishod with
the approval of Gov. Vance.
From the Raleigh IN o) stm5aa Jay 5lst.
The secessionIsts Their PrtMises
and thoir PerForna rces-- nc G n-
dIIiOn into which saoy haYe
Brought the COuntTy-Tho Reme-
dy, etc.
Mr.. EpIToR There is, 90 far as | re-
member, no war TO be met with in history
entirely analogous to the one now raging
between the North and the South. That
produced by an attempt on the part of
three of the Swiss Cantons to separate
themselves from the Confederation q few
years since, in some respects, resembles
il most nearly. That attempt, it will
be remembered, Was arTesled, and the
rebellious Cantons speedily reduced 70
submission by the aTms Of the Confcd-
eracy. II 10 frequently compared to our
revolutionary struggle with the mother
country, but there is scarcely any
analogy between the two cases. The
thirteen Colonies were not like the
Southern States, equal in political
rights with She other States OF the
British Empire. They possessed no
sovereign power whatever. They
were not, AZ we were, entitled to
representation in the common Parlia-
ment of the British Union, but were
mere Colonies--mere dependencies upon
the mother country. In an evil hour the
administration Of George Grenyille, and
Rfterward that of Lord North, ATTEMPT
ed to impose an unjust tax upon the Col
onies. This oppression was resisted
aud the resistance was made the pre-
text for other oppression more urjast
still. The Colonies continued their re-
sistance in a constitutional way for
near ten years, by approximation, re-
monstrances, and petitions, for the re-
dress of grievances but all in vain. at
length they took up arms, with the avow-
ed object of enforcing such redress
They solemnly diSclqiml all intention
Of separation from-ihe parent State, for
they were as loyal in their feelings of
attachment 20 the British Constitution
as were the inhabitants OF Surrey or
Cornwall. This resolute step they con-
hdently expected would procure the de-
sired redress; but the advice Of ell the
Ablest statesmen ~ that age--Of Chat
ham, of Camden, Of Burke, Of Fox, of
Rockingham and others, were thrown
away on the narrow-sninded monarch,
and the bigoted ministry which then
swayed the destinies OF the British Em-
pire STILL in hope they continued the
struggle for one whole year, AZ length
the British Parliament declared the coll
onios out of the protection OF the parent
State. And then at last no other course
was left them but to proclaim their in
dependence, and defend il If need be
with their hfe's blood, The battle Of
Lexington was fought on The 10Th of
April, 1775, and on the 18th Of April,
l06, the Provincial Congress of North
Carolina empowered their delegates in
Congress to concur with tie delegates
Of the other Colonies ia declaring indie
pendenoe and forming foreign alliances
and ON the 18th Of the following month
Virginia, through her Convention, in
struoted her delegates in be Continent
81 Congress Ito propose 60 that body tC
declare the United Colonies tree and in
dependent States, ahsolved from all III
legiance TO, or dependence on, the Grown
or Parliament of Great Britain" and on
the Attn Of July following the ever me.
morable Declaration was made.
DIFFERENCE hEfWEEN THE REBELLION ASH
tbs REVOLUTIONARY STRUGGLE
But how different has been the oours,
Of the Secessionists. They seem 10 hav
resolved years ago that the Union slouL
be destroyed, and then to have set them
selves 10 work 60 forge such gfiuvrnoe
as would seem to give them a decent pre-
text for the accomplishments THEN pre-
meditated schemes The FIRST efltrtwa
made in the days Of nullitlcStion by th
SecessiOnists of South Carolina. Tn
grievance then complained Of was the tar
M, although the State Of South ~arolinl
herself, had been from the foundation &
The Government nearly up 20 that peri0C
as strong an advocate OF a high tariff a
any state in New England. That quos
lion was oompromised-South Cagolin
obtained all that abe oStalsibly demanded
A revenue tariff, with incidental pTotec
uon, became the settled policy Of "a
government and except for Q short pc
nod under the tariff Of 1912, was ueye
departed from. But still they were nd
satisfied Immediately after the passsg
OF Mr. Clay's oompromise bill, the news
paper gan Of the SeoCssionists ri Wash
mglon, declared that 90 SHh U5g
.ao' u united on he tariff preston, ana
vat the slave question Was the only on
'alt could unite them" And Mr.. Cal
ulnnl % ! mistake not. said Tho can