The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-01

posed seven amendments to the fedora
constitution, but was opposed to the war
and considered TIE proposition of seeding
from the Union and setting up separate
government. The federalist party-th'
blue-ligbt party-prior to its overthrow il
1900, was meditating separation. IL
the Hartford Couraat, in 1896, series o
articles appeared, which strongly limited Al
disunion. The writer says 1.-THE North
ern States can subsist as a nation, as re
public, without any connection with the
South, and went on to intimate that il
the federal party could not retain the gov
eminent disunion must follow. John
Quincy Adams wrote, in 1928, Of the dis
union plans of the federal party:
''This design had been formed in the win.
ter of 1908 and 1904, Immediately after, and
as a consequence of, the acquisition of Louis.
lana. This plan was so far matured
that the proposal had been made to an indi.
yidual to permit himself, at the proper time,
to be placed at the head Of the military move
ments, which it was forseen would be neces.
sary for carrying 1t into execution. The pro-
lect, | repeat, had gone to the length of fixing
upon military leader for its execution"
In the same year Mr.. Adams wrote to
Gov. Plummer, of New Hampshire, say
ing that he obtained his information Of
the plans of dissolying the Union from
Senator Tracy, of Connecticut, who was
made acquainted with all the designs Of
the Federalists, but disapprOyed of them.
Mr. Adams continues:
~ think, though am not sure, that it was
he who named TO me the writer of the plan
by which the separation was to be effected,
with three alterations Of boundary: |. Ii
possible, the Potomac. 2. The Susquehan-
ma. 8. The Hudson. That is, the Northern
Conlederacy was to extend, if it should be
found practicable, so as to include Maryland.
This was the maximum. The Hudson, that
is, New England and part of New York, was
the minimum
The same distinguished New Englander,
in pamphlet, gives incidents of visit to
Rufus King, in 1904, and says:
81 found there sitting Timothy Pickering,
who, shortly after went in, took leave and
withdrew. Mr.. King said to me, Colonel
Pickering has been talking with me about
project they have for the separation Of the
States and a Northern Confederacy."
When the Federalists had ceased to
openly avow their design to break up our
government they sought the same object
by arraying one half of the Union against
the other, on the negro question. This
trick was suggested to the Federalists by
a British emissary named John Henry, who
was sent to this country in 1909 to lay
plans to destroy the Union. Henry was
commissioned to assist in the work by
Governor Craig, of Canada. The facts of
this conspiracy came to the knowledge of
President Madison, aud he laid all the
proofs before Congress In his message
to Congress, President Madison said
clay before Congress copies of certain doc.
uments, which remain in the department of
State. They prove that, at n recent period,
on the part Of the British Government, through
its public minister here, a secret agent of that
government was employed, in certain States,
more especially at the seat of government in
Massachusetts,, in fomenting disafection to
the constituted authorities Of the country; and
intrigued with the disaffected, for the purpose
Of bringing about resistance to the laws, aud
eventually, in concert with British force, Of
destroying the Union, and forming the eastern
part thereof into political cOnnexion with
Great Britain
There is no end to the proofs that the
Pederalists desired to sever the Union,
and the utterances and writings of Gov.
Plummer, james Hillhouse, and the press
Of the day, all contain abundant evidence.
New England set the example to the
Southern States. The Boston Gazette
asked ;-"Is there patriot in America
who cOnceivcs it his duty to shed blood
for Bonaparte, for Madison, for Jefferson,
and that host e ruffians in Congress who
have set their face against US ?"
Another Boston paper said
'ro the cry of disunion the plain answer
is, that the States are already separated; the
band Of union is broken by President Mad.
sou. The Convention 1.-THE Hartford
Conventional can do no more popular act, not
only in New England but throughout the
Atlantic States, than to make peace for the
good of the whole. The Convention must
report to its constituents on the subject of
peace or war. lfit is to continue, it is hoped
that they will recommend, and that the States
will adopt the recommendation, that no men
or money shall be permitted to go out of New
England until the militia expenses, already
incurred, are reimbursed
The Baltimore Federal Republicans, No
vember IL, 1914, said
'On or before the 9th Of July, if James
Madison is not out Of office, new govern.
ment will be in operation in the Eastern sec
ton of the Union
The New England preachers, from the
pulpit, counseled secession, prominent
among whom was 4. Parish, at Byfeld,
Massachusetts,; and among those who so
strenuously opposed the second war with
England, was Luther Martin of this State.
10 charging the grand jury in the Court
Of Oyer and Terminer in Baltimore, in
1914, he took occasion to give his views
regarding the war. He said, among other
things
1.-THE American Revolution was completed
by men ofvirtue, morality, and religion but
the sun does not shine on a people who uaye,
since then, SO deteriorated in virtue, morality
and religion. = Vainly do we attribute
our evils to a violation Of sailors rights or
TO a weak government. No guilt can
be more incapable than that Of him who,
without just cause, plunges a nation Into war
In the sight Of Heaven snch mar will be
viewed as the willfnl, deliberate murderer OF
every individual who loses his life in its pros.
ecution, and his soul Is stained Of every dFoT
of blood thereby"
John CLARK Ridpath, Prof of Bellies
Lettres and History in Indiana Asbur,
University, in his History of the United
States, page 26l, section 10, says:
''From the beginning, many Of the peopl
Of New England had opposed the war Tn,
membersoflhe Federal party cried out agains
il. The Legislature of Massachusetts advise,