The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-03-04

Abolitionists OF the North, and
y shIch finally compelled the South
N self-defeuse to take decided
stand. He holds the violent Aholi-
tionists largely responsible for the
final breach OF the peace. Bring.
ing bis history down to the election
Of Lincoln, he finds the Federal
in TIE handsot a party
under which the Southern States
could not live. Lincoln was elect.
ed upon u plattoI N of resistance to
slavery extension. A party antag.
onistic to the South and believing
in the Capitalization of power in
the Federal government controlled
the executive department.
Having devoted halt OF the first
volume to the exposition OF the
causes which led the South to de-
sire u separation from the Federal
government, MIR. Davis proceeds in |
several chapters to defend theright |
OF secession. ln justification OF
this right he quotes largely from
Webster, Calhoun, Douglas, Gree.
ley, Seward, Benton and Clay in
maintaining that the compact be.
tween the States~was OF the nature
of a confederation. He draws
largely for the basis of his argu-
ment upon debates in the constitu-
tional convention OF 1889, and for.
titles himself with extracts from
Storey, on the constitution, Elliott's
debates, and Bancroft's history.
He refers to
THE MEMORABLE DEBATE
on the purchase OF Louisiana, when
Josiah Quincy, OF Massachusetts,
asserted in the house of represen-
tatives, that the net virtually dis.
solved the Union, so that the States
were freed from their obligations,
and should prepare tor peaceable
or forciblc separation. He gives
the history oi the adoption of the
tenth amendment to the constitu.
ton by which it was provided that
"powers not granted to the United
States by the constitution nor pro.
hibited By ii TO the States are 10.
served to the States respectively or
to the people.n He vindicates the
right of secession as perfectly com.
patible with the constitution, and
claims besides, that tile general
government has no rightful power
to prevent it. The question he
maintains, rests with the people,
from whom all power is derived.
Arriving in tue latter part of the
first volume, at the period when
hostilitics commenced, the narra-
tive makes rapid progress. The
author refers to the Northern pro.
tests against coercion, in which
connection the name OF Greeley
figures prominently. He maintains
that tile South did everything in its
power to goout OF the Union peace.
! ably aud quietly. The conserya-
tive temper of the Southern people,
he says, was shown in the early
acts OF congress and the adoption
of its constitution. 1t was the de-
sire aud endeavor of the Confeder.
acy to bind and unite the two
countries together in friendly ties.
He takes a triendlier view OF Mn-
coin at the beginning Of his ad.
ninistration thau of his confrers iu
the Federal government. He
speaks of Lincoln's inaugural ad-
dress, aud says that Lincoln did
not SO far violate the traditions oil
his country as to defend coercion.
Whfle arguing against the right oil
the South TO seccde and stating
he would use force enough to pro
tect United States property, he did
not intimate that an invasion. ol
! Southern soil would be undertaken
These extracts from Mr.. Lincoln's
inaugural led the South to hopt
that the separation would b.
brought about in q peaceful man
ner. Among the arguments Will
which he supports this theory b,
|, cites contemporaneous debates OF
J the subjects in the senate of th'
; United Btates, and quotes Senate
J. Douglas resolution ordering th'
. withdrawal of the garlisons occu
J pying Southern forts. He accuses
: Seward and others Of
!. BAD FAITH
i in representing that no hostile IN
J. tention was involved In the succo
e which was sent to garrisons am
J. forts, whereas the real design WA
J. to enable the troops to bold on
q against the demands Of the Sout
Il for the restoration vi It's property
J. He characterizes the acts OF Lir
q coins administration in sendin
Q ammunition to Fort Sumter as u
q act of fraud aud prevaricatio,
Defending them and still iustifyin
the right of the South to withdra'
from the Union and form a-goverl
D mcnt of it's own, he lays the r.
e. sponsibiity of all the Abloodshe
Is upon the North. He speaks
te leugth of the johrney OF the peat
IS commissioners, who were sent y
N the Confederate government fro
,f Montgomery, then its capital,
\, Washington, to negotiate for
10 peacetul adjustment OF the que
N tious ne Eissnea lie severely CRIT