The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-08-22
rhe Manlresto of The Confederate sLa.es.

The Confederate States have, as our readers are
aware, issued manifesto dcaamtory OF their disc
positions their principles, and their purposes no
relation to the existing war They 40 mo-. hesitate
to ayow their anxious dcsiH for peace, oor iNcT
willingness to enter into negotiations 70 oblm lO "l
any moment "on terms consistent with Their honor
and tho permanent security of tbur rights The
document is marked throughout by spirit OF mod
Grafton, by profound faith iu thc Justice OF iHo
Southern cause, @ confidence In ts ultimate success
and by a Difference TO the enlightened judgment OF
the world at once graceful aud dtgnlaeI. Ger
tainy there is nothing derogHtoW n j1e
desire manifested TO clear themselves OF oI
responsibility for the continuance of this war Far
from il. There is no truer glory fora people tlau
b prefer peace, and nothing more creiahIo Ilau
sacrifices to obtain it, IL is document well caleu-
lated to enlist popular sympathy 10 Europe on The
Confederate side, and In those days p9puaf SYM
pathy is a mighty power.
All the Confederate States demand In ths man-
ifesto is a recognition of their right TO govern
thomselyes-a right which II has been our uou7l
to champion against the word-a right Wmcu we
have maintained to be inherent in every peoW--
a right which we cannot refuse ~ L..l4l M44424A,s
cally apostatilng from the creed OF our fathers
There is no right dearer 10 iIeemen than TINS, for
il ia the germ of every other. 10 pmalFzes Ls
poGsm it tears ccntrulizatOu 90 slredsi it is the
death knell Of tyranny in every form. That Tine
United States should take up arms against right
which she asserted with her blood; that she should
nut forth all her might to crush principle TO
which she owes her own existence, rs one oI those
humnaunS lhCous's'uuT'u' ~, " HI''LL ''''''. '''.
individuals uhlOI'uu"'ciJ '''"'9" D'' WV ''''..
examples.
"Oh this continent" says the manifesto, with
gravity that forbids the idea of satire, "whule'e
opinions may have prevailed elsewhere, it has aFor
been held and acknowledged by all parties that
government, 10 ne I'"l"' iu"2' ~, D0 'o"'''.' wa '
consent OF IIe BoNClncu, NJ 81 ,.I
Greco IN i, t3e uuys Oh gT w. . s,.I AMI
such lsFl.Il our cIeeg ,ol 1gl'is I'',' '.
II ~ 1'''u,l 'D,o y, iI Lor toI, c mn, I'm n I'm
ana RUSSIA we Nuu'" nav ''N'' - up I r..
the letter, respect 'nG PI"S'''s "l, '"y"' '' --
opinions OF the WorIu, ana 5To9IIlog i" viz Wy
trine that government 10 1e lN".U1 I'""a' d..
Ioulueu Iou ou VII I,,G w. Loro I,y' Lal5 ibaf
our case IS different we 3"te o""l5 Tg,u ... ,'.'
| doctrlne we nav O'"co"'" ~ w." Wv, @ I,
and haunted IL IN inc IdJe o' "'sPot' W." "4' n
imprinted II ON Ihe PnyIgcgyI:es ',a, Do".4 . ,,.'
haIlohal prov 0uu =, W ~" I ~ ~ ',1 t,,I r
ners anu Jul Vne IHUt Ny, t p''1;' a; w. III W. @ Ie
loIe' VIC NV s q" Is y, l IL g.; INV it,rt r., do
m SuI WI W. W. ~ "a cl ,,o,fd he hound bv hands or
I; ~ "c G,,;ro,5 Ly-Iot ration Lut n dpnontoi
, 9 ,,,iJ iet ls conduorbe Influenced bv priret-
! ,ies of its o,yu promuluiugg We seem TO reason
| h.. II 10 a cr{mn o,rain.t liberty tO rpiaiu mae
] ne n bnUlnVp-lt
| No onp has RIGHT to offer violence TO liberty eN-
! cent those who have defended her How incon-
| sistent and illogical men and nations become UNI
| der the influence Of sel-lnterest. 10 England
| gave up Ireland, it did not diminish our terrific
| ries il Prussia gave mp Iosen, Hu huss'a |3-
| land, itwOuld not contract our bounomlesi CON
| scquenty, our ideas OF right ana wrong beng un-
warped by prejudice ana uuDinueu Wy soi'. '",'.-
| est, we saw clearly hoS ou'y "n"I N"S ''5u' .''
what was pohuc loT IIen W voj p"' W..
OF the SouJh ho' OulJ IpPi ~" ;I c1 Io'
@ @1'oi ~ -: " n+ d;rocti1r. II datr9rfs from our
pansion m that ultecI'G" ~ , ;I r
| supposed lunPo '"uoII " 5t;,, g ,if, l
dream OF umpire "'." wy - ,riir
uny, ana 3I once P"S5o' lru,;,;;2 P,I' H.
lDerty lalls DtIoIo .'!o ,u3, VI it ,. e
lGea lhat g "g.,, ,,,,o Az, n rnJ
the consent Vi Vuo BO'0'"'" '0'0'''' '- 90
lOly' ., ,r. 4i.l .rtr.. ,,..
j Nouh thaV our Hoslsl".ul'i llN0 ,n"l ~ 4
I leuoruVe 0'"'Ss' W"' ~"o'u''0u ~ " ~ ''.. ~ ".
peace, lor ouIy ny Po"'0 V'u We t,5'''' ''' '' M
our liberties. W nat Woulu ]. Pron' us 10 mona l".
Southern states IN tue tn'on u '"o y",'" '"' .'
bound theh Balieu ouI HUN t!0o'0"E' t'o "'H'
a price to pay for empires but it is price that eve
ry nation has had and will have, to pay for it %
the end Of time; we cannot chatter with late free.
dom for empire is her term1. Would the conquest
of the South suppcsing 10 possible, bo gn 0dyan.
faoe to us on such terms2 Would il be desiubIo
Fverv p,oo in whose heart still glov7 q spark o
r-l,,,, ,sryor ma In tbp words of fhe ui1pifasfl
,,t sviIIin, lt, Ionocr ucrscyoraucc I'm
,5 bnTcIass contest to mako fins oonfi
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less and prodlgal ouu'loh Oh 0loou W'ueH '"9 "o''
has ever seen, OF ''I'ual 'y'Iso ''yD .De '.'''
ism OF the ruder ages, ana Oh lu' INSTRUCTION "
Constitutional freedom by the laNlesshess OF usNfp