Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-10-11
CnIwPoRDvILLT, Ga, Sept. 295,


eral of MS fellow citizens OF Gsorgiai
CRAwPoRDvILLs, GA Sept 22j, 1864.
I GyyrLENEH :-Ycu Will ple7he excuse me for not
snsveripg your letter OF the l4h instant sooner.
bsve be.H absent nearly week on visit TO my brother
Sparta who has been quite out Of health for some
tine Your letter l founa here on my return home
yesterday. The delay Of my reply thus oooisioned
regret.
Without further sxpanation apology, allow me now
IN saw 10 you that no person living possbiy feel
mora ardent desire for end 70 be put to this III
natural aud mcrcess Eet upon honorable and uettefms
/ than de- But really do no. zee that ii is in my
p1wor or yours that Of any number CT persons IN
our posiIiCn to iDauguTate any movement that Will
eyep tend 20 aid in trngug about result that We aud
so many more desire. Toe movement by our Lsgis-
ure al s last sessoD At the suggestion OF the Execu'
tive on this subject by authority properly coDstl-
tuted for such purpose. That movement in my judg-
uent WAS timely, udicors aud in the right direction.
Nor bas Il been without results, The organization OF
that party at the North TO which you refer may justly
be claimed as part Of the fruits OF IT. These IL TO
ba hopsd will DO followed Dy others OF more marked
character il oil in both sections who sincerely desire
peac, upon correct to ms will give Reinforcement thus
inaugurated sll tie aid in their power
The Resolutions OF he Georgia Legislature at its last
session upon the subject of peece, in my Judgment
EN- oiied aud Fe fJrh very clearly those principles
upou which alone there can be ornament peace be-
t,esn the different sections Of this ensve happy
ssd prosperous, but distracted country. Tde easy
add perfect sClu0ns 60 81 present troubles and those
IL more g-eyous ores which loom IN PROF. e, and por.
tArtortly threaten 10 the ming fuu re, is nothing
more than the simple recognition OF the fnndameGtel
D,iaciple and truth upon 60ci al American consatu
tjora liberty is founded, and upon the sinenaDes Of
which alone Cur be preserved-that is the sovereign
ty-the ultimate absolute sovereignty OF the States-
This dscFne cur Legislature announced TO the people
at the nth and TO the world. IL Is the only keynote
70 poace-permanc lasting peacs-cOEsstent with the
security OF public liberty. Toe old Confederation was
formed upon this principle The old UGoD after
var6s formed upon this principles ald no LaSeul car
ever be formed nantsinsd 0eESs en- any Ge North
or South securing public liberty upon any other prinCi
Me The whole framework Of American Institutions
which in 90 short time had won the admiration OF the
world and 10 which We were IN iebte for such OF
paraeed ceeer OF prosperity and happiness vas formed
upon this principle. Ali our present troubles spring
from denar.ure from this principe--irom violation
of this essential law of our political orgsuism.
In 1875 our srcssor5 and the OF those who
are rseiDg this ulhOy crusade Ggains. us together
proclaimed the great and eternal Truth for The man
tsnaroa Of which they joiay pledged heir lives their
fortunes and their sacred honor, that 'GovsrDmsnis
are Instituted amongst men deriving their just powers
from the consent OF tho goyerned;" aud that "When-
ever any form OF Government becomes destructive OF
these ends (lose for which it rme6) it is tie right
Of T. people alter or abolish il and institute
Government h,ing its foundations on such incipes
10
seem most likely TO f ct their safety and happiness"
/, is needless here 10 state thag cy "psopio" and
"eoverned" IN Il il snuurc8ticn is meant communities
and bodies Of men capab OF crglnizng and msiotau-
ing Government, Goy i0diyjdra members of sccisiy-
Tae 'oonnent If she gOyered" rflF5 10 will IF the
mass Of the community Sale in its organized form
and expressed .broagh is rgtmate snd properly con
stitused organs.
Il Wa upon this principle the Ocouists stood juyi-
fed before the world 10 foiug separation nom the
mother country. Il was upon this principle that the
original thr,een o0-egual and oC"sovereign SAFES
formed the Federal coD of the Old Unlon in 1857
Il Is ulon the pIircple that the present CO.. qual
and CD sovereign States Of our Oonfederacy formed
their rev ccmpact of Union. The idea that the old
Union or any U1ion between any OF their sovereign
S asss oonsis emily with this fundamental truth can be
nau tanned BY force Is preposterous Ths war springs
from an atempt to co this preposterous thing S1pe-
rior power may comp UnioE OF some sort, bat il
would not bs the Uaon OF the CID Oonssiu ion or of
our w.t. WCud be that foF OF union that results
from dsspotism The eubjngatoa Of the people OF q
Souh b. tho people of the Norh, you'd necessarily IN
voVe toe destruction Of tge Constitution and tue CVeI-
throw OF their liberties as we'll as ours. The men or
puty at the North to whom you REFER who favor peGos
must be brought 80 tul reazlon OF this ruth in all
it4 bearings before their Efforts will resu' in much prac
tics, good aus peace groHipg out of Uaion cf States
est,bshed by force I'll, be ruiaOuS them az to
~ The action of he CHICAGO Convention 30 far az its
platform OF pripcipee goes PRESENTS rs have sad on
another ccclsion, - rag Of light which under POW
denes may prove the Dr. VA of day 10 this lCng end
cherries night. Tho first roy ofligh have seen from
the North TIE began. Tbis cheers the hears
and towards it couid slno1, exclaimed:
"Hal holy light Offspring OF Heaven, ffss born
OF the eternal oc-s.erlal besm,
Nay express thee unbsmedg sinos God il light"
Indeed could quite 60 ave exclaimed but for the
sad N feet on that whether /; sba bring heeliug IN
besms or DO lost in dHk and ominous eclipse ere lie
,od sork be done, depends much upon the action
OF others who may regard it aud view It as do.
So at best il Ia but ray small aud remulous ray
enough only to gladden. the heart and Quicken hope
The prominent and leading idea Of that Convention