, 1864-07-10
MANIFESTO OF THE REBEL
CUN&1KE ESy.
They Want Pence o4s 1tsc Basis Of lnde-
rcn4eNce.

[Fton The Richmond Whi-.1
The following joint preamble and rcsolu-
t}ou. With the annexed manifesto, Nero In
troduced into the Senate by MIR. Hill, Of
Georgia, adopted IN secret session, and sent
to the Hurec Oh Friday night The House,
after secret debate OF several hours duea-,
ton, adapted them substantially as they
came from the Eenate, II lth some slight mo-
a}bcnt1on Of IaDEnage. The injunction OF
secrecy having been removed from this In.
hy the Senate, we lay It before our readers
this morning:
JOINT RESOLUTIONS pgcLAn1Na TIE D1Broatrrux
or rR1sc1r1Es And rcnrosHs or TUE coxFEp-
E1lA1E hTA11s Is nE1A1zes 10 TNs Kx1aT1Eu
WAR WITH THn UNITED 8TATEa.
WHEREAS, II ia due TO the great cause Of hu-
mauity and civilization, aud especially to the
heroic sacrthces of their gallunt army In tho held
epeet and .he approved qsages Of natlons, sboula
be omitted By lha Cotftde1ate States to cnligh.ea
the pnbit opinion OF &he world to the true chasac
Is 1ss se g s. %e
ibey are sctaated. Therefore, -
"Reto!ssd, by The Congress- ct tho Confederate
be issued u their name. and By tbrIf aarhority,
aud that the President be requested to cause
copies thereof to BE- transmitted to our commits
sfoners nbtoad, to the end that the came naay be
laid before foreign goverpEeuts.
-Ean!ttste Of The Congrc*t cf tie Confederate
States t.J .lfne1fea relaftte 10 tie ertsfiag ,c3r
sritA the Unitcti States.
The Congress Of the Confederate States Of
Amesica, acknowledging their responsibility
to the opinion OF the civilized world, to tile
great law OF Christian philanthropy, and to
the Supreme Ruler Of the Universe, Tor tho
purt they have been compelled to bear in tina
ed & ot ~aE 4na he ars
tied to the eyes Of afflicted humanity, deem
the present a fittiuS recession to decln1e the
principles, the sentiments and the purposes
By Which they have been aud ars still acsu-
They have ever deeply aeplore', t:ae ;,sces-
sity which constrained them to take up arms
In defense Of their rights aud OF the free In
stitutlons derived from their ancestors; aud
thcse Is nothing. they norc ardentl5 desire
than peace. whenever their enemy, by
upon them, shall permit them to en-
joy in pence the ebeltering protection
pf those hereditary rights und tuost cher
ished Institutions. The series ot successes
With which 1t has pleased Almighty God, in
50 signal manner, to biess our arms Oh III
most every point Of our invaded border since
the opening OF the present cau.palgn, ena-
bles us to profess thi5' desire of peace lu The
interest Of civilization and humanity, with
ont danger Of having our motives lnfsfnter.
pyeted, 0f tue declaration being aacribed to
any unmanly sentiment, or amy mlstrust Of
| our ability fully to masutsiu cur cause The
| repeated aud disastrous checks, foreshadow-
| ing ultimate blscomieiturc, which their gi.
| ganttc army, erected against the capital Of
| The Confederacr, has already met with, are
| but continuation Of the same proyidentfal
| successes for u.s. We do not Tecur to the
successes in any spirit Of vain Boosting, but
| In hum bic ackno Flcdgmeut OF that Almighty
I protection which has youchsated nnd granted
| them,
| The world must now sec that eight mil
lions OF people, inhaofting so extensive q
Territory, With such varied resources and
| such numerous facilities for defense as the
beniguant bounty Of nature has bcsto wed
upon Us, and animated with one spirit to en-.
counter ever, sacrifice Of ease, Of health, o'
property, Of lffe itself, rather than be de-
graded from the condition Of free and indie
pendent States. iuto which they werc born
can never be conquered. Win not our nd
yersarles themselves begin to feel that ha.
n,anfty has bled long enough; that tcirt
sud blood end treasure enough hare beer
expended in bodies undertaking, corer
fnE their own land, no less than ours
with q pail Of mournlng, and exposing tAeu
far more than ourselves to the catastroph.
| mol to speak OF the loss Of their liberties b,
the desIotism cngendered In m nggtessiTt
warfare upon the liberties Of anotner ant
ki1drcd peoples VIII they be willing, by /
longer perseverance In wanton and hopeless
coptcsf, to make this continent, which the,
I
liberty and seiE20yernment, Of peace, aud
/ bicbrr civilization, the theater OF the mos
clut elcss and prodisa1 e1fnsion OF blood whtc'
| the world has ever seen. Of virtual relaps
into the barbatism of the ruder ages, and G
The destruction Of constitutional freedom b.
the 1awleseucss Of usurred powefg
Theec art questions which our ndrcrsarie
| will decide for themselves. We desire t
. stand acquitted before the tribunal Of th
world, as veil as In the eyes Of 0muiscieu
JUSTICE, Of any responsibility for the origi
; or r1plongation of a war ns contrary to III
knouledgcd principles Of the political sy
| tem Of America.
Dn this continent, whatever opinions ma
: have prevailed elsewhere, 1t has ever bee
held and acknowledged by oil parties ths
government, to te lawful, must be fouude
|. forced to dissolve our Federal connecttc
! with our former associates by their aggre
q sion on the fundamental principles Or OF
!. compact Of union with them; aud In do!u
{ 60 We exercised right consecrated IN Il
!. great charter of American nberty-the 7igl
Of FIRE people, when government pror'
Q destructive Of the ends for which 1t was e
y : tabliehcd, to recur to the original priuclpl,
+ and TO Institute new suarsta for their aecl
e ritz: The ttp1ru!c isd<ttndeace 81 TIC S:att
; a. the sovereign and 60 equal members
+ the Federal Union, had never been sure
4
= = Independent communities, so constitute
= AID organized, the ordinary rules for coer
Z Ing aud reducing rebeliious subjects to oh
e dience was solec!em 10 terms, as we'll as
: outrage on the Principles Of pnblfc 1aT.
Z fore, wholly one Of aggression. On our al
= It has been strictly defensive. Born ffeem.
~ md the descendants Of = gallant ancestr
d We had no opinion but to stand up Ia de{.u
g Of cur invaded Gresides. Of our desecrat
= a1tats, Of our violated liberties and biz.
i. right, and Of the preseript1rc iustitutio
n not lnscsfefed, ho1 do ne wish Ia any ma
,e rer whatever to interfere With the intern
J. peace and prosperity OF the States atrayed
IS hostility aGninst us, or With the freest dey
!. Of 1mcnt of their dcstinics In any form OF t
!" ton Or line Of policy they mar think prop
like immunity for ourselves, and 10 be tn
ou,4o1.ts lu the undlEturbed cn}oyment
those suallerab1e rights OF "lite, liberty q
the pureuit Of happiness which our CO
mon ancestors declared to be the equal b
e itsge Of all the parties to the social contra
{. Let them foshear ageressions on Us, a
The war IL At an end. II there be no gu
i; tions which require adjustment BY negot
ttous, nc hare ever been quite willing, a
nse stt1 willing, to enter into communi
ton With our adyersaries in aspirit Of pea
Of equity and OF manly ftankness. stro
t In the manly devotion Of onr citizen soldl
a. and Of the whole body Of our people, a
above all In the graclo1s protection Of 81
ae ven, we arc not nfr4ld to aTow a sincere
1s sire for peace On terms consistent with c
er honor and the permanent security OF c
= | rights and au earnest aspiration to see
40 world once more restored to the. benedict
II pursuits Of industry and Of mutuki Int
!. courte and exchanges, 50 essential to
te Ee]l-being, and which hare been 80 graz.
- interrupted BY the perslsteuca Of this unn
to u1nl wnr in America.
But II our adversaries, or those wht
they hare placed In power, deaf to the 70