Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1863-05-01

urlSaue. rive rcDtls were mOrtallY WOun-
ded. There were no casualties on our side
The bonds which bind together " the con-
federacy. are not of a nature to give it sta
bllity nor Do they tend to the establishment
of an efficient central government 1t has
within it no controlling power, to which the
several states owe allegiance. 1t is an as
semblage of separate powers. each strong
enough to break the common tie which binds
al together Only the pressure brought TO
tear upon the rebellion gives a seeming uni
" to the so-csllcl government Of the
South. Even now the lines where a separa-
ton would occur, were this pressure removed.
are plainly discernihlr. says Governor Bon
ham Of south Caroline in his recent message
To the Legislature
Under these circumstances have called into
exercise the power conferred upon me by the
Constitution TO prohibit, for thirty days, the ex-
portation Of provisions from this State, but with
some notifications, which felt were due 10 our
sister States ani the Confederate Government.
Suprs-s South Carolina should see fit to
2 farther than the Governor has here
announced. and proclaim non-intercourse
generally with the sister States and the Con
federste government. what then? J. there
any remedy or lct ~ look at Georgia,
where an actual severance of some Of the
tiee which connect the States with the Con
federacy has been suffered. As an exchange
very well puts IT
Georgia Is the troublesome child, the way
vardest Of the waywarl sisters in the Southern
Confederacy. She must be a sort Of thorn in
the flesh Of JEFF Davis She is always doing
something which he does not want done, or re-
fusing to do something that he docs want. Go.
Brown Of that State has probably worried him
more than all the other Governors in the South.
He has made q fuss about letting arms 60 TO the
Confeieracv. about having Davis order troops
cut Of the State. about the Consumption act, and
about Ne know not y hat else. Now the Georgia
Senate has refused to prop up the credit Of the
confeieracy by endorsing Confederate bonds.--
That Senate Is Wise.
In commenting upon the relations Of
Georgia to The Confedcracy" the y. Y.
Po'' save
The state of Georgia Is at last svenging her
self upon the conspirators who led her into
crime Her legislature has recently refused TO
endorse the Confederate currency, and has also
rejected the bill TO compel the planting Of pro
vision crops alone. The former Of these acts Is
a most significant confession Of want Of conf
dence in the stability Of the Confederacy, and
the latter is hardly less important, a. indicating
a determination the part Of the people no
longer 10 submit 10 sacrifice and privaticn for
the benefit exclusively Of the slaveholding class
who precipitated upon them the horrors Of revo-
luton Another evidence Of the growing indis-
position Of the Empire State Of the South TO &C
9uicsce IN the arbitrary demands Of the rebel
leaders Is furnished in the refusal Of her legisla-
ture 10 pass bill taxing those who refuse to
take the Confederate oath fifty FER cent. Of the
amount required for public purposes
Such Is the position which member Of
the Confederacy takes, and where is the au-
thoritv that can demand that different at
titude shall be assumed The doctrine Of
state rights applies here wonderfully well
Only fraud and violence can compel a - soy
ereign State" to subordinate her preferences
To- those Of a confederation.
We have adviccs from rebel sources
that the Georgia legislature has finally con
4ented to leave the question of sustaining o
refusing 10 sustain confederate financial &C
ton to the people Of the State, to decide b.
vote. Whether this be 80 or not, the prin
ciple involved is the same the rebel govern
ment can determine nothing finally. has n
power to coerce, unless it exceed the limit
of legitimate authority. Even now, whei
external forces are doing SO much to consoli
date. these elements OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT ar
so apparent, as to leave little room TO ques
ton what would be the speedy result if ez
ternal pressure were withdrawn. Judgin
from the example before US, it would seen
that the form of government which the SOut
has chosen is rot superior to that whic
they repudiste. Certainly they are payin
an enormous price for an every way inieriC
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