Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-09
THE REBELLION A CONSPIRACY.

THE REBELLION A CONSPIRACY.
Tms uholy Rebellion is thc result of a
regular couspdary against the Union by that
wing Of the Dmocrahc Perry which went of
in the late Breckenridge crusade against civil
ilnton Senator lyERsoN, a Brockiuridgc
Democrat from Georgia, said in the United
States SenAto, on the 9TH of January, 1859 :
"Sir thorc s but one path Of safety for tho in
stitUtiun Of slavery in tho South when this mighty
avalanche or Munllciin and folly shall press upon
vs. and that path lies through separation and
southern Confcdcmcy This Is the great ultimate
security for The rights, honor and prosperity Of the
South. sir there are, even now, thousand, Of her
sons who believe that the slave State. formed into
a separate Coufclsrsny, and united under such a
government rs experience sud wis Ion would dictate,
would combine elements OF moro political power,
national prosperity social security nnd individual
happiness than any nation NJ ancient or modern
times and sir am among tho naHbsr.'
The Legislature Of South Carolina which
cast tho vote of that Tj,y State for Brsckin-
ridge said;
"RrsoirrR That the election Of President Of
the United States by sectional party with views
adverse b. the institution II domestic slavery =. it
exists in tho savelo.ding States and Territories
or ~ one who is opposrl 10 The Grant "a, the rro.
lection claimed in tho foregoing resolution, would
So threlrn obstruction Of the end, for which tbo
Constitution vaa formed rs TO justify tho slave
holding States In taking council together FOR lhor
separate protection and safety
The Legislature Of Alabama, composed Of
BrecEiurdro Democrat, odout.l ,bo f.,Ilorin,,
resolution with absolnto nnarimitv.
60, p. - h..,.. ....,.., n,, g.. H.. ,,..,...
Of any preparation for a systematic ,o-oportion Of
the southern states IN resisting the ag.rcssion' Of
e,'nr 'g''i A.bya' Go""S ''r hpr't'I, h"' soi
gt'."'i ",a''''" '"'S T"37' ~ ,"'"I.''"'g''' VII,
Srur' SUNNI !" '"I '"" ""''"r"'', ~ . 'e'li"NH
No't'r' PI'lS' ''S f'",'''" ''' 'Lo ca" 81 " con-
s,,'in' H., ','o o.oIt u ,no S'u,I" % s"cn '5
u'! !" w, 'Ugt""g '','u,'"a' t'e'uo1' ana 10
""''''" ne R'.''oH E,1' ",.D't"lr,g 9's""f" "a'
GWPt"'tI ~, 81" q F-V"'VoJ'r IN" "Htta'y con
"S'''F' ''"oH S"'' u course mag "O's'c'
The state Of Texas, Of the same political
"I'lth and order, adopted the following re-
solution IN State Convention at Galveston
IN the month OF April, IoGO:
" h''o'rc' Tb.t We r"gorl with great aversion
%orb +, rarry on an rrcrre,,iIc c,da a -"
the institution of slavery; and whenever that pary
, 9 succeed IN e+'lng President . upon their
Of The siMe Of Texas to hold themselves in read.
.n9'' to 'o-oPer.t" with our sister states Of the
mca,nrr. a., n,y N. n.a,.,r '' Tor r Totn,iior
or to secure, out Of tho Cone1rraey that protection
!" t'S' 's"'' "n''" '"'' ca" no longer nope Tor
Tho NIi..;.,i,rf et,to Convoption connosed
If Brsckinrilyc Democrats, in .yapn,rv 1850
,d,nt,J This resolution.
uP.,,l,sy That in fho oysnt Of tho election Of a
p,t i, ,.' ~, to pr.iI,,',
,o ,r..,, ~ ..... ,,.,;1,, ~ tL, I-ni,,, orIv ~
r,, ,ye, Tho ,bo,c I-ritcd S,ato. unon tho ay1wea
r'r,,s. If ,l,' ,rc,.,,tinn AIi.s,Inri viii rey,rd