, 1863-08-24


thefr independence, and defend It If need be
Eith tbeir llfa's blood.
The battle of Lexington was tourht on
Ehe 10Th Of April, l775. and On the 18th Of
April, ITO, the Provincial Congress OF North
Carollna Gemnowercd Their deircates In Con.
eresa to concur with the delcgutes Of the other
Colonies In declaring independence and form
[olloWing month, Virginia through her Con.
yentlon, Instructed her delegates In the Con.
tinenta1 Congress ITO propose TO that body
70 aeclaIe tne y. states ifcG a1d independent
sosessd oD ae 0@ cow M e 10 81
Great Britain" !" and on the 4th Of July follow
Ing, the ever memorable declasatiou Was
made.
PaETHzTa oF1uE soU7H.
But how different has been tho course Of the
g yeaIs % aeo that the Union shoaM G hs destroved s
n. thf11 10 have srt ths,ns.1res tn TnrE ~
force such eriegsnces "A wonjd saem tn 9ive
lien decent pretext for the accornnlishmSent
Of thefr prrmedItated echemes. The f1rst ef.
fort wns made in the days Of nuilifcation bv
tbe seceesionfsfs ~ Ronth Tarniin, ria
c1ieyanee then comn1aIned Of va the tarifF:
6aithonrt tlIe Stsfe az South f:oroiins herseif
hnd heen fnnrn tf,s f;,nndoffon ~ fha cnra~ns
ment nearly m to tint period. as strone m
sdyocate 6f high faTffr Al anv Etafs In
New Fupland. That ouestion Was comnro-
mised~Snmh Carolina ohtained iii fhst
she ostensihIv demanded. 4 revenne tariff
rith ircI1rnfa1 nrnfection became the set.
liza noiicv ~ fta fiovernmert sna ercant
fnr a ehoft 1,eriod nnaer the tarifr ~ ISts
wns nerer dfenarted 'N rom ~ Rnt etiIi ~ thev
were not satisfied. Immediately after the
the passage OF Mr. Clay's compromise bill,
the newspaper organ Of the secessionssts at
never be united on the tariff question, and
TINT the slave question was the only one that
could unite Them And Mr.. Calhoun, If
mistake not, said the same thing In speech
at Abhevi1le, Ia South Carolina, about the
same time; and Of course WIS followed by all
the lesser lights among his adherents. Then
commenced that violent agitation Of the sla.
very question which had nearly eulmlnated
upon the admission Of California, In 1850.
Again, By the efforts Of those immortal states
and others, was The matter compromised.
The whole country at first appeared to be sat
Isfed with the settlement, but it aeon appear
ed TINT there were number Of restless Spirits
among the extremists of the South, that
would be satisfied with nothing short Of a
politicians, ". L. YanceY may be dtly &C.
itcted as representative inan. He ImmedI-
ate1y began to agitate the question again He
went to the Democratic National Convention
State Of Alabamn, aud there proposed aa tie
uuitnattr,. on which he could coatinuc to act
with the Democratic party, and apon which.
In his onininn fhe s,are Stnfaa conld cnnsenf
| to re1nafn in lie Union. that fhe dortrIne nr
nou.interycntion by Congress- in regard to
eIayery In tie terriforjes shon1d he f3cornos
ratea into tie Democratic platform.
TIM. urrr.1 ny r,7p ,f7sao,,p1 co,,npo,,7sr.
Tn .h,. h. ea,1ea ~ tho-ar'.. A., 49,. 49,.
| port The pcmipec OF fho Conyentinn. Wr
| Pierce. uu could not. loweyer. at HAL time
succeed In crcntinr a r1fat arl,ftm In fhn nam
ocratIc party. 10 rrt:at had heen the calm
which Tie co,npron3ise measures of 1S5o had
| nrodncci. In IS5G he aFain vent IA 49, a ie1e.
rnte from tte etate of Tjnhama tn IN, E,oc;n.
nati Convention, With his oid uitinaatun. ia Ills
nccket Contrn,y Ia his wiehas md @rnccta. ~ 10
tiona if wa incoroor.tnd tntn ia r,ncEonn,i
Platform, md belpg thus lit Without an &.
| cuec. he sunrprtcd Mr.. Hnchannn fnr I'M
Prcaid.ncr X ,hn fs1i - +h.t vsa- ~ ~ ~ ~
meantime howsTer. M ~ That Sst., ms..nrs ~ tho tae
ro9sni ~ I'm MfasnnI co,nns.,,i.n ra. haa suo
ess,,.tea ~ ~" H41aor.. .a IupI9hee na4 oeon
t.. coasula9.. ~ - aa VIZ pto9g9s aoout " the
cAtte4nao "a tuo oeutu, alaea " 1oH par,
.t ;snm DsWoets 9 as" .'h 4. tne NoI1a 4ae aYoWed