National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-01-12

or the whole system of passports and pro-
vost marshals, which Is utterly wrong and
without authority Of law. After all that
was said aud written by myself and others
against tn so usurpations not one word
has escaped Mr., Davis, showing his dis.
approval Of them. Again, II is we'll
known that the subject of dictatorship
has been mootcd, talked Of, and discussed
in private rs we'll as In public journals,
and that tho most earnest advocates OF
such course, tho virtual doing away
with congress aud the constitution, have
been editors near him--right uuder his
nose-oditor5 Of journals recognized at
tho time to be tho organs OF the admins
tration, Now II seems strange that this
should be so, and mon holding and advo-
eating such sentiments for months should
hold such relation to him when such sem
timonts were distasteful to him." go.
"But again / assure you / feel no more
hostility to him than / do to you and
great numbers i meet with who 500 no
danger in these things. My hostility
aud wrath land have enough to burst
10000 bottles) is not against him or any
man or men, but against the thing, the
measures and policy which l soc is lead
ing us to dcspotism."
you may have heard mo in converse.
tion SPEAK Of his weakness and imbeci
lity, but certainly with no bitterness oil
feeling. and what / have said on thest
subjects has been moro in sorrow thar
anger"
This cry Of sustaining tho admins
tration you will allow me to say, with all
due respect to you, is nothing but a
stupid, senseless cachination. Nobody
approves IL, l heard that Con. Cobb, in
his speech at MIllodgeYille, said all the
acts Of congress wero proper, wise, and
just; and yet, | do know that Con. Cobb
spoke very differently to mo of somo Of
them before they were passed. Why
will men SO degrade themselves by at
tempting to bamboozlo the people, &C.
i have never spoken or written Of Mr.
Davis as plainly rs Mr.. Stephens did In
April, 1854, after he had been associated
with him three years in the government
Of the oonfoderacy. At the time Of my re-
marks at the Frank +. Blair post l was
not in possession Of this particular letter
but l knew Of tho opinions Of MT
stephens, which wero then shared by
many Of the most intelligent men OF
Georgia. Permit me, in this connection
to copy another captured document
which was printed in the New York
Times Of March 10, 1862:
WASHINGTON, Jan. z, ls6l.-MY DEAR SIR
on the other side Is a copy Of resolutions
adopted at n consultation of the Senators fron
the seeding states, in which Georgia, Ala
bamn, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi,
and Florida were present. The idea of tho
meeting was that the states should go out u
once, and provide for the early organization o
confederate government not later than thu
10Th of February. This time is allowed to on
able Louisiana and Texas to participate.
seemed to be the opinion that II we left here
force, loan and volunteer bills might be passed
which would put Mr.. Lincoln In immediate
condition for hostillties; whereas, by remain
ing in our places until the 4th of March, It 1
thought that we can keep tho hands of Mr.
buchanan tied, aud disable the republican
from eficcting any legislation which viii
strengthen the hands OF the incoming admin
istration.
The resolutions will be sent by the delega
ton TO the president of the convention.
have not boon able 10 find Mr.. Mallory thii
morning. Hawkins tine member from Flor
ida is in Connecticut have therefor
thought 1t best to send you this copy OF thu
resolutions. In haste yours truly,
u. l.. YuLEE, Sovereignty Conference.
Joseph Finnegan, Esq, Tallahassee, Flu.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Resolved /, That in our opinion each OF tn
southern states should, as soon as may be
Eocede from the union.
ReSolued 2, That provision should be mad
the seeding states, the convention 20 NEE
| not later than the 10Th of February at the cit!
of Montgomery, in the state of Alabama.
Rcs0iued ., That in Wow of the hostile legis
| lation that IL threatened against tho seeding
states, and which may be consummated befor
the 4th OF March, we ask instructions whethe
| the delegations are 10 remain in congress unit
that date for the purpose OF defeating sucl
| legislation.
ReSoiped 4, That committee be, and is here
by, appointed, consisting OF Messrs DdU,
Slidell, aud Mallory, TO carry out the object
of this meeting.
And i also copy O slip cut out of
southern newspaper in March, 1864, an
preserved by one Of the officers Of IN.
army, as a sample Of those referred to b.
Mr.. Stephens, as published under Davis
very nose, by editors recognized as organ
of his administration:
STATES SOVEREIGNTY PLAYED OUT
The Richmond Enquirer was the organ of tn
extreme states-rights party of Virginia 70
| many years. we believe II was the origina
| publisher and advocate of the doctrine {
!" "'9S." The following from q late number {
the Richmond Enquirer shows the states right
idea in full blossom:
mo convention 10 needed; for what is IN
sovereignty OF state needed In the conver
tion2 Has not state sovereignty been tn
| weakness Of the cause? II during the life an
death struggle with the compress of a commo
danger TO hold together these states this prir
ciple Of state sovereignty was continually ot
truding itself, delaying and preventing tn
| legislation necessary to the common defense
tmpairing that authority intrusted with th
general welfare and impeding the executio
of the laws necessary and proper TO the SUI
when peace returns this principle of state SOY
ereignty Will permit the coniederacy to eXii
one Year, How long would Gov. Brown pei
init the people of Georgia TO be taxed 10 pa
.I | ia lahl Of tho Atrtpf, Yh
struggle, he-a very ordinary goyernor-prt
sumes to critlcise Gen. Lees military NOV,
ments, and undertakes to say that Gen. Earl
should have been sent TO Georgia instead {
to Washington.
state sovereignty, thus presuming to jud1
of matters entrusted 70 the confederate excel
tive undertgkes to destroy tho efficiency
that executive and to subvert all measnr,
undertaken for the common defense and gel
eral welfare. The conduct Of certain states
opposition TO the laws passed for the organic
tion OF the army and preservation OF disclpliI
has caused many men 20 reconsider their lon
cherished doctrine of state sovereignty and
come 20 the conclusion that, while In theory
is beautiful and true, in fact and practice IL
utterly defective,
"This cause needs power, and power to raj
men, subsistence, and not sovereignty"
Tho army which / had the honor
command in Atlanta, moved forward {
Savannah, Ga; to Columbia, S. c.; I
Goldsborough and Raleigh, in North Car,
lima, near thousand miles inside III
confederacy, and during that period IN
yember, 1s64-April, 1863 / witnesse
hundreds, If not thousands, Of instano,
Of the efioct Of tho measures and polio
which Mr.. Stephens had foreseen wei
leading up to despotism. All along OF
route good southern mem" Yes, an
there were union men, who wept wit
joyful tears when they saw the honore
flag they had not seen for years hardl
could they be restrained from breakin
forth in tears, as We were marchin
through Georgia"
All these came out of the woods an
awamps for protection against the detaol
ments Of tho confederate army who wei
pursuing them in obedience to the COZ
script laws and orders from Riohmon,
The war at the south had degenerate
into what they themselves STYLED
The rich mans war, and
The poor mans fight.
A confederate officer who had bee
much in Washington in Antebollum da,
| a.