The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-01-17

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WHWvuYy, 70 tt January W
The Ngh0hl' h.puthu puuNab "a
frI thc document 0Ioi Ny uoneml shsr
man Win thu war D.mrmrutial luhIael.
lion " bic assertion ~ o rreUnl meeting
oi o Grand Army p1si n 10 louis That
jefferson pavs dnHng ihc pto1roas ol
the war, chang h.s state rights dut
irlncs aud threatened 10 use force should
any state oi lho conirltnoy attempt 10
seeedc from the Government GoHefal
shcrman's letter transmitting these docu'
mcnia was published boy certain papers
this morning in violation II pledge $50
Secretary Lincoln nyO that thc whole
correspondence should BE- published or
nonr.
The omitted documents on which Gen.
tfal sherman based thc charges contained
IN biz speech and reiterated lu hs letter,
established these ponts Extracts from
contcmpomneous cyclopedas set forth
that IN North Carolina two parties exist.
cd, ons headed by Holden, who coniendcd
that the State alone had The right to me-
gotIaic . peace with The General Govern
mcnt; the other headed by Governor
(now SENATOR Vance, who Insisted that
the State could not act In cooperation
with other States engaged with her In the
war. Quotation Is made from speech
of Governor Vancc's, In which he de-.
clarcd that secession from the Coulcdcracy
will involve us In new war--a blOodlcr
conflict than that which We now dcplore
SO soon as you announce 10 the world
that you are u sovereign aud independent
nation, as q mattcroi course the Conleder-
ate Government has right 90 declare war
against YOU, aud President Davis VIII
make the whole State Held OF battle
! and blood.
This is followed up by letter from
/ jefferson Davis to Governor Vance,
dated January 3, 1864, In which he SAYS
| have received your letter Of the 50th VI.
/ ihno, containing suggestions ottho measures
| 10 be adopted idr the purpose OF removing
! the sources Oi discomfort In North Carolina
| | tCur much, lfum TIE tenor OF tht
| news receive from North Carolina that au
| attempt VIII be made by some bad men IL
| naugurnte movements which must be con
/ H.dcred equivalent 60 aid and comfort To the
| enemy, and which all patriotic should com
/ bine to put down nt amy cost. ION may
/ count ON my nid IN every eitOrt to spare ypnl
| states the scenes OF clyll warfare when vii
! devustate ts homes " tine designs OF these
| traitors De suffered 10 make hondway.
In another message 10 the Confederate
Congress, transmitted about this same
time, Mr.. Davis said he had hoped u
present TO the world "thc proud spectcl,
Of people unanimous In the assertion
and defense OF their rights, aud without
the necessity OF single sacrifice OF civi
rights to military necessity, but It can NJ
longer be doubted that the zeal will
which the people sprang to arms at The
beginning Of the contest, has In som'
parts OF the Coniedcracy been I'm
paired. Public meetings have bcel
held, In some Of which
REASONABLE design Is masked by
prctcnsc Of devotion TO state soyerelsnt!
aud In others Is openly ayowcd."
whcroupon he asks: "Must these evils
be cnduredl Must the Independence, io
which We are contcnding, the safety o
the deiensclcss families Of the men wh,
have fallen In battle, aud OF those wht
still confront the invaders, DO put II
peril for the sake OF conformity 10 th,
technlcalitics of the law of trcasOn.n III
proceeds 10 recommend the suspension
of the writ OF habeas corpus Throughout
the Conioderacy.
Appended 10 this secret message Is a.
Intercepted letter from Alex. II. stephen
10 llcrschcl V. Johnson, OF Georgia
(Which has previously been published
but which only becomes fully intelllglbl
when considered In the connection II
which General Sherman places IT. In whcI
Mr.. Stephens says Of Sir. DAVIS
"Since his FIRST elevation TO power h
has changed many OF his former State
rights principles, as In case Of conserlp
tion. Ills whole policy on the Urganlza
ton and discipline OF the army Is per
icctly consistent with the hypothesis tha
he Is aiming at absolute power"
Other documents are given, togcthe
with arguments and histOrial facts, con
ccrning an article Of several columns, al
tending 10 confirm the truth Of ih
charges made by General Sherman In hi
| snprrh bpfure Frank ftlatr Post G. A 4