The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-23

support TO the war most unrighteously waged
for the overthrow Of the Union. General Lee
is q conspicuous example OF this GLASS. de
de preeated secession-saw no adequate excuse
for it-but "went with his State" though his
State was wrenobed from the Union by Con
vention chosen TO resist secession by an i'm.
mense majority. So II was everywhere. In
no single State were "the (real) Southern
people" allowed to inquire, confer, deliberate,
and then vote as they saw fit on the question
Of Union or Disunion. The bullet, the bowie
knife, and the rope forestalled discussion and
precluded an unbiased decision. Said Gene
raj Clingman, of North Carolina, In the United
States Senate, in December, 1867
'They Republicans) want TO get-up free
debate, as the Senator from New York (Mr.
Sewardl expressed IL in one of his speeches
day that a great many of these free debaters
(Texasv f E'ITf
The Rev. John H. Aughey, Presbyterian
clergyman preaching in Atala county, Miss,
heard secession speech made in that region
just after Mr.. Linooln's election, which ran
thus:- h.'...~''
"The halter is the only argu ment that should
be used against the Submlssiontsts; and pre-
dict that IL will soon, very soon, be in force.
1--WE have glorious news from Tallahatchie.
Seven Tory Submissionists were hanged there
IN IN one day; and md the SO, called Union candi.
before their eyes, are not canvassing the
county" etc. etc.
Mr.. Aughey thus narrates his own expert
ence as a voter on secession:- #sA o.
approaching the polls, asked for Union
ticket and was Informed that none had been
printed, and that IL would be advisable to vote
the secession ticket thought otherwise; and.
going to desk. make out Union ticket and
voted II, amid the frowns and suppressed muir
murs OF the judges and bystanders: and, as the
result proved, had the honor OF depositing the
only vote in favor of the Union which was
were in favor OF the Union, but who were in
timidated by threats, and by the odium attend
ing IL, from voting at ALL" '.u .I 7.f "."
Such were the means--as ten thousand
living witnesses can testify---whereby seces-
sion was carried at the South in defiance of
the judgment and the wishes of large ma
jority of her real "people." "Abolitionistl"
''Submissionist ~ "Tory 70 were howled at
every one who dared avow his Unionism; the
violent, the headstrong, the bloody minded,
were intent on war; and they had their way.
Having forced the reluctant Unionists to play
their game, and having lost the stake, they
now propose to clutch it, and the World is
helping them to the best of its ability. ...
Every manifesto of Wade Hampton, Howell
Cobb, George S. Houston, and their confede-
rates, betrays their perfect consciousness that
a majority of "the Southern people, are
against them. Majorities do not threaten
voters with expulsion from their homes, with
denial of employment, and with starvation, if
they vote as they see fit. That is the resort of
an aristocratic, prosoriptive minority, who thus
only can hope for success .si - ssa.--
'The Southern people, are, by large ma
jority, for Grant, Union, and peace. The Rebel
minority are for Seymour, subverson, and
civil war. The loyal masses will see that the
latter do not triumph. .,.. ....a . r