The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1865-10-13
Foreign correspondence.

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Foreign Correspondence.
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Sent, o.. 4th wear of our independence. !
Mn. EpIroR You doubtless think your
invaluable paper is attaining notcriety, hav-
inr so many patrons, and one co"rcsp ponden'
ir this foreign land--patrons of wealth, inhu-
cnce and literary cutivation--a eorreSpon-
dent one Of the "advisers" ofth chief Exc
utivc. This communication may then be
regarded as official. .'..'
It's object is to advise your readers, and
what little else remains of the world, of the
.couse which led to the erection of our Gov
ernmcnt-its purposes-post ond present con-
dition, and probable destiny. Regarding
brcyty as the excellence Of newspaper COM
muncations, and elaboration us indecent and
insulting TO the intelligence of the reading
public. shall conGnc myself strictly to con-
dense statements, .....
After enduring with the most catholic for
bcoropce ga long train of abuses and inju-
n;os s,stomhtico,lv practiced upon us--our
,., ,,th,oss,v tromnled down by
,oo;s,o,ion ,oLinr the action of Ten
!. ,,or cor,nlicotcd dfeito,tv with the
Will, c,,,o, coycrrmcnt r as ono precedent,
..,,os of ,his boncful stetc of
~ c,.na;,, rovornmcnt Of Justice
,.,..r, soo,;orol interests. In
80 'N f,urd we had certain
w. ,"N' - ,,.t,sn Of rhich vc had hitherto
sY ,..o.,n, uhich rerfect,v justified our
.s.,a.% ponuh,icor Co,crnment depends upon
49, ..n.a,,. 90 ,ho covorrcd and should be
Wv o0,.,.. 80 =, HoooO, s,bvorsivc Of the
ss as,, u.hiot - wcs created: SO our people
1o,o rnnonimitv Of senti-
.,,.aoso and action prevailed unparal-
,.u.I T., ,,o hio,orv of noliticol innovations.
-. ,te,r0o,os, Il, overv cood word and
..,,,,. ocoortod ,bc fact Of our inde-
,,,h,is,;r,. &. ,,,m,p from other
rador ,bo beod of FOREIGN intoll-
80. To 10 br;or the nurposc Of our rov.
ernncnt mny be statad as two fold lst, to
defend, maintain, and rigidly enforce those
laws which secure to every man, tranquil and
undisturbcd enjoyment of his in"lienaolc
rights and immunites 2nd to demonstrate
TIE problem from time immemorial in process
T. . 10 A
of solution, of every mans cnpaei'y 10 gov
ern himself, After three yeats OF snices''ui
opcrator, can there be fourd single man
in tn C universe, so brOzcn-hcrl and reckless
in assertion, as TO say, our Government Is {"
failure, If so, we point him with exuitatloh
to our past and present conditicn-a sweep
ing rcfutotion of his calomny' Our deciora-
ton of Independence, eyincing bold designs
andinyinciblc discrimination, struck the sur
rounding nations dumb with terror inc
conyulsions which preceded and followed Tue
inception Of our Government were universal
ly felt and acknowledged, A powerful an
tOgonist arose as by magic, na single day,
carving It's domain out of the richest portion
of the Western continent, panopled IN lh'u'-
ner0ble armour, ana impatient 10 e"'c' '"s
struggle for notlonai super'o'i'!'
Every nation from the United States and
the mighty Russians, down to the Gern.0nic
provinces, terrified by our rapidly increasing
power, prepared for their own safety They
imagined our wordy enthusiasm, the cmm's-
sion of smoke, preceding a general volcanic
eruption, whose on-swecping waves OF molten
lava, would submcrg9 the world leaving only
our RepubNc-thc reality OF an oriental
dream, to note the coming centuries IN Tue
book Of time. 1t was rumorcd here, tnat
your own city did not deem ITSELF safe rom
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