Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-09-15

sue this my proclamation, commanding all
.urh ncrsonS 10 rcnuunce such evil Intentions
and warning them 70 beware of the criminal
and fatal consequences ui carving such threats
into execution.
The inafcnal,c and Invaluable right of the
| peVple 10 assemble together ana consult for
| the common good, together with Its necessary
concom;tantS--,hc freedom otStpcech and the
prc>s-are secured 10 YOU, my euuntrymen, by
| the r,oss sacred compact> They shall never
find 4 disturber in me. Yet you will reineDl-
her THAI the same instruments which guarantee
| these great rights also limit You Ia tie eXer-
else ui them within the bounds OF law, and
impose upon ne the solemn duty OF seeing
tLat these bounds be not tran>Sre5scd.--
The Constitution Of the Confederate States.
and al! laws passed in pursuance there
Of. are the supreme law OF the land
Resistance to them by combination IS treason,
and, without combination, Is hiGh crlnic
against the laws Of your country. Let no one
he deceived. So long AZ these laws remain
upgu the statute book they shall DC executed
Surely. nv countrymcn, YOU would nor seek
~ cure the evils .oi one revolution ny piuhS
inr the country into another. lou VIII h"'
knowingly. to the present dcSo!a'ihS WIT
WIKI the common enemy add the horrors Oh
internal strife and entire shb'eF''nh " AZ"
and civil authority lou must not i'' 'H'
euy:ablc character which you nave anyways
m,in,aincd as = sober. conservative and law
.,hidi,r reoplc: nor would | have you 10 forget
fhn ,laiu, easy aud cDAshitHi''a"t meihoI Il re-
J.,i.;r,, your Grievances Meet and denouncc
any existing laws if you think proper: you have
,hat rjcht-and instruct your representatives in
CONGRESS- or lie State Legisatr,re,aS tile cas-" may
ho IN r,v,aL them. Your own chosen servants
made those obnoxious lawS-'hey can report
them, If such are your Instructions. IL You i"H
card :hem rs Unconstitutional, our supreme
Court sits ready to decide upon all cases properly
brouyht before IT, lis DECISIONS are lima! III the
State of North Carolina, and shall be executed
while the power remains in your Executive I"
| opforce any law. There is no grievance 10 IL.
dress. and no proposition 10 DO made but can be
| most beueGcay effected in the way our fathers
marked cut by the balu;boX and The other cons
st;,ut;onalIy appointed means. In times OF great
public sensibility like III" present any departure
from this cga. channel j. revolutionary ANA cans
,,crn,,S and tends 10 the division and distraction
Ui our people =. -.
oool citizens. that our people should remain un.'
;..l be.al! US wha: may. Should sc Triumph III
IN. crca, Struggle for independence lei 40 iec!'
i,,-S 0, revenge no bitterness mar tie rGlo!cihgr.
;,t, rlorolis day. Shui!I "" tall, ana come
short OF that great object lnr which we A''''
r,',,rT.I So limo anil Died 50 freely let 80!
$50 ,,,I ,n,,.,t;, G.uI$ aid 10 tic btcrnr,s
Of defeat.
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i,,,,s ,yoniI o,,lv result in JloodshcL and
uS u ,L',or. ;m,,I,,r.. Won. nv corn,rymrn,
rum UNI ,,is nf nolitiral on,,icn. 10 abstain from
"' IL" S':'"s' " r,Jr ..'r ,L. ,rr,,>e ~. ,lrrnu.
"sNt'''',"a ,t,T ,hr.h,r ., h,m. or in the army
eng ''''n r,,,i,> fer the Evil, ~
"!ih 20 a'u'I s,IN,',' ,,rs .rl .irnu,-h
l'c 'i''''e y, ''".' ,,,ln.;fi,s ~. .,rr
the properly .I -, ". ~ '.,,,s,s vlicl,
/ t"ipirMtu y" nv n,.,:,,,s,h. ,u,,r
can S'r inv ;',I,r,,n,, We are corr.
OF EptflE anu '"u' -. ,I., c.n hind n,
nnucu ~ u y, .;.,,,ir" IS mr. Lr,y,,,
honGF"Dit pt"i.' ."i,i :, .,, ti,ir blood
ana pes. is.' IN ~. car;hly possessions
Whilst others W" ~, ,,.,"nn:,or arcbcp,r
are e"h'T "''e . .ia' mi al have fin
less ""'l''''H '''s ,I :,,, hand NJ y,.,r-
IL gt,Nti VI 'efS ,,,,, * s,IurrIin,, to L..
y great 1". E' n;,''. li%I",,S nrl ,Ii.;,,,, eng
born anu ,;mI 9Th I;,,rri,.s hope al :y!a.;r:.-
,.,.Iiur his greatest nj human events.
;icn, wiicn'',G 'm,n y,' b. .hrrknI will! ,s.
Le' '"'''' r.,;,. s,rif, and re,,y. MALIGNANT
speS'''c'I =, o,r ,.r..,ny he rr;occd to b.hnld
l-'ids. Let h"' o"' r'e.Ns W !,,;,I ,I:.,