, 1864-03-21


ltG1 / addressed you from the other corner
of this square. appeal to- you to say
NOW, If the consequences Of seces-
sion which then predicted, have
not been too sadly felt And, If was not
in erIcr then, prey you, as yon love your
ron love your families and life. -
The first resolution provides for call
upon the Governor TO- assist IN the rcsto.a-
tion Of civil government. If the Governor
will not 60 assist Us, it" may be necessary for
the people to act for their own preservation.
hope The time will not come for the conn
try to resolve into It's original elements. lin
tend to aid in the presentation Of the organ
ic Law Of the State. I do not want to see
anarchy; want civil government, constitu-
1lonal liberty, rights. Of. property, person,
ard conscience secured. Believe me, we
will sooner or later see twill see 1t not
With this Wild revolution. with its deyasta-
revolution will come brighter day-a per-
feet realization of the benefits Of Republic in
Government. We have been six or eight
months afraid to speak above our breath
Now FcdGrm army is here, and we speak
openly and freely. # thought it vas the
sion Of political opinion should not arise
to-day. -" : -:
Three and half years ago we met to5cth-
CT. citizens of one country-the SAINT govern
mcnt- Now a portion are here with arms. Is
Federal soldiers Their purpose is to re-es-
toblish the authority Of that government we
were once proud to boast Was the bsst in
the world. L understand that to be their OBJ
ject-their only object, I have felt that the
consequences Of their presence aa an army
are those that attend al wars.
In 16G0 went to- Washington and Balti-
more I took the Baltimore and Ohio Rail:
road, and as 1was conveyed rapidly through
mi n
Missouri on-the Great Central Road through
Illinois to Cairo, felt au the way that L was
, in my own country. -1was permitted to nd
dress public meetings In Illinois as do here
to-day. told the people Of illinois that I
thought they were WroDg. heard RePnell-
nounced by IN Illinois candidate for otilca,
than I had ever heard them denounced in the
South. When 1eturnedI ! told my friends
We had nothing to fear, but that to break up
The Union on account Of the institution was
daugeron6-tic -ticEltsh:
:. Alabama should at once rescird the ordi-
nance Of secession. am confident We shall
then have as many years for getting good
riddai1ce Of this institution IS we want. Al
far as the execution ofmilitary orders on the
subject is concerned, the officers and men Of
the Federal army are bound to CART them
into effect. :. / am In favor Of such political
action of the Government, ns will obriate the
necessity VI nACA o!u%se' -. AA~N e'A1'0l'Ea<
hcnd me- I bt,ie,s tbs institution Of x'ar<ry il
0oHs as a permanent 1hiag.-6tx1ft, osou BY The
Gction Of he Southern States. believe In
case Of ! return to the Union, We would re-
ceiTe political, co-opcEation SO as to secure
the management Of That 1abor By those who
were slaves. There is really no difference,
in my opinion, whether We hold them as ae-
solufe slaves, or obtain their labor BY some
other method. Of course we prefer the Old
method. But that question is not now be-
fore MS. -
We are, for the present, calling to the au.
thorities OF Alabama and to the citizens OF
other parts Of the State, to heed what We
have felt, and that they need not feel If
for telling them those th1Aga, let It be So.
let the sentence come But that stnte Of
a1.airs Will no longer exist The people of
Alabama say that The State WIS precipftated
-w1ongfully precipitated-ou Of the Union,