The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1881-03-04

! crs not granted to tho United States bv Il,
constitution, nor prohibited by it to tn
! States, arc reserved to the States reSpcctiv,
" or to the people" He vindicatcs tn
right OF secession rs perfectly compatibI
with the constitution, and clIims, beside,
that the general government has no ri.ht
iui power to prevent it.
The question, he maint,ins, rests wit
the people, from whom all power is dc
rived.
Arriving i'll the latter part cf the frs
volume ut thC period when hostiltics com
mcnccd, the nrrrativc makes rapid progress
The author refers to the Northern protest,
against coercion, in which connection tn,
name of Greeley figures promi lcutly. III,
maintains that the South did everything j,
ITS power to 90 out Of the Cn.on pcaccabl,
ana quc.ly. The conservative temper oi
The Southern people. he says, was shown il
the early acts of its Congress, and in tn,
adoption of its constitution it was the de
sire and cndCavur of the cuutcdcracy {,
bind and unite the two countries torcthc,
in friendly ties. lie takes ircndlicr view
OF Lincoln at the beginning Of his admin.
lStratlon than OF his conicrccs in the irIe-
raj government. He speaks OF Lincoln :
inaugural address, and says that Lincoln
did not SO far violate the traditions Of his
country rs to defend coercion While ar.
Sulng against tho right of the South To Sc
ccdc, aud stating that he w"ull use force
enough to protect United States propcrty.
he did not intimate that an invasion of the
South would be undertaken. These OK
tracts from Mr.. linc"ln's inaugural led the
South to hope that separation would be
orout"s~aboat III peaceful manner
Among arguments with which hs supports
TINS theory, he cites contcmporancous de
bates on this subject in the Senate Of the
United States, and quotes Senator Douglas,
resolution, ordering withdrawal of rarri-
sons occupying Southern forts. lie accuses
seward and others of bad faith in represent
ing TINT no hostile intention was involved
IN the succor which was sent to yarrisoncd
lortS, whereas the real design was to enable
the troops to hold out against the demand,
Di the South for the restoration Of its pron.
.rty.
lie charactcrizes the act of Lincoln's
IN sending ammunition to
'"rt sumter as IN act of fraud and prcvar-
cation. Defending them, aud still Justify
ng the right Of the South to withdraw from
he nl"n and from government of its
'wn, he lays the responsibility Tor all the
'lOodshcd, upon the North lie speaks At
IN rtu"'S"t ';'u' .'.V''"st|.,.~.J, ~
tal to Washington, to ncg"tlltc for peace
ul adjustmcn. of questions at issue. lie
&C crrly crticScs the conduct of Secretary
seward and his colleague during these de-
| H.. a. me-.
# the South were met in not Il frank and
'andId spirit.
\ RUNAWAY TRAIN.--Thc most hair
'asing episode that ever happened toa New
Mexican mountain railway train fell to the
ot Of Conductor Blcssngham Thursday af
crnoon, at ) O'Clock, on the west slope Of
;orictta summit. The train comprised
lcarly thirty loads, and as it entered upon
he descent Jake Brown, the engineer,
hrcw on the brake. but found that il
vas broken and would not work. The train
gained momentum to such frigh,tul cX.
cnI that the switch cables and books lying
III the pilot base i'll front were hurled from
their places into the air, breaking one Of
he locomotives guard rails. Brown called
for brakes, but the train mcn had already
set every one and realized that the train
was beyond their control. Seeing that
nothing could be done to stop the mad
course the train was running, Brown Jump
al from tln c,k ,vLil, ,,,i,,,r rt nv, Triuht-