The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-05-31

Nortn. and Tor more than forty years,
cIunx 10 the national compact. In spite
81 naerant violations OF Us spirit and
letter by Northern men. II history af-
lords an instance OF loyalty to an es-
awerving and self-sacridceing than that
o. the Southern people 10 The Union.
fajl TO recall IL. Mt. Davis voiced the
ftsiiax oil the South when he said IN
me senate chamber: III envy and isai-
ousy and sectional strife are eating like
rost Into the bonds our fathers expected
20 bind us. they come from causes which
our southern atmosphere has never
tolls. SO have we glored in the triumphs
% o. II
Concord. and Camden. and Saratoga.
aud Lexington and Plattsburg. and
New Orleans. and Yorktown, and Bunk
er Hill" Had the South loved the
lmop less and clung 10 IL less tepa-
ctoGsy; had she refused 10 make r1n
ccSSiOnS and sacrifices for its preserva-
ticD: had she. instead OF weakening
herself by compromises for It's sake.
Withdrawn from IL when first her f'gtis
were assailed, the pen Of the historian
would rever have recorded the story "t
Appomatlox. 1t was her attachmeni 10
the Union her unsefsh loyalty ana pa
i:iotism- which caused her 10 20 lous
endure Northern aggression. yiei1 ssain
AID again to Northern demands. ann
her defeat was possible.
But the Union which the men or the
South loved and which they were VIII
Ing 70 make concess ions ana sdcr''cf
10 perpetuate, was that formed by the
fathers. ito establish justice. lnsure
/ domestic tranquility. provide lor lne
] common defense, promote the general
| welfare. and secure the plesslhss Oh
| liberty" II was a fraternal federatlon
! or sovereign States. guaranteeing equal
rights TO all and leaving each free 10
| rt.ulate It's domestic a44alrs ~ ITO own
way. II was Union in which, in reference
10 questions OF foreign policy, every CIV,
zen would echo the sentiment expressed
| by Patrick Henry, when, after Concord
and Lexington. In a message to Massa-
| cnusetts. he said: II am not Eirgnian'
! Union in which, in reference 70 ques-
| lions Of domestic policy. every citizen
like that same great orator and patriot
would recognize the right of his own
a Union IN which the people OF each
| State would enjoy the blessings OF local
| self-government and IND In nome rHie
| a safeguard against any possible at
| tempt OF the Federal power TO interfere
with their peculiar interests
ABUSING p sOUrH.
When It became evident that this Union
| was 20 exist in name only. when lis
essential principles had been overthrowh
and trampled IN the dust when the
!
| a bitter feeling Of sectional hostility
| when New England speakers and Writers
| we're heaping abuse and SANDER upon the
! South. and teaching the people that they
| swould be poor children Of seven years
| disObedence Of laws" II they SUPPOSE
/ that they were Obliged TO obey me law
of the land which protected me SUM-. IT,
| people in the peaceful possession OF theti
| Institutions: when the men OF the NoI.n
| instead OF permitting the south 10 ehJof
that domestic peace ana tiaiquii se;s,,rn TO
| every section Of the country were per
sstently striving TO stir up insurIecSti,o .'e
I'm the Southern states ana sloii itslne
| those who attempted 10 carry oulrSge
| and massacre into Southern homes "heh
| the tendency 10 Capitalization was tnre't
ening 70 destroy State independence anu
| that which ensaved France; when II
was said that the government was
| sent down to the subject provinces 10y
mail from Paris and me mall Wa iSid
not acqmesce'; when the reins OF gov
! eminent had passed into me hahus Oh
! purely sectional party aVoWeqly hoStne
/ 10 Southern interests ana declaring lhS
Constitution to be "a covenant with he'll
and a league with the devil wni,rh,
ought to be supplanted by a s9-callt,q {,
became evident that Northern power was
TO sit on the throne in washington anu
make the Yankee conscience, fatheT Il. l.
the Constitution. the fundamentals iaW
! that the preservation of community, IN
dependence and liberty. won az YORK
town and bequeathed 10 them by thelr
/ fathers as an inaienable blrthright, de-
| manded the resumption Of the powers
intrusted by them TO the federal DoN-
! eminent. -, u,a,... IN
| mad rebellion against constituted autno-
ity. but as an intelligent and orderly
| people, acting in accordance WIN que
forms of law and within the limit OF
! what they believed TO be their consutu-
| tional right. the men of the South with
drew from the Union in which they had
lived for three-fourths Of a century and
the welfare and glory of which they had
ever been foremost in promoting.
They did not desire war; nor ala they
commence the war IL Is rue that they
familiar with the history OF those stormy
DAYS knows that the North committed
! the first overt act Of war, which JuSu-
fed and necessitated the firing of that
gun. They made every effort consistent
! with their sefety. self-respect, and man
hood to avert war. They parted from
| their Northern brethren in the spirit in
! which old Abram said to Lot: let thete
be no strife. | pray thee, between me
and thee
| WANTED no PEACE.
But the North would not have it so.
Every proposal looking to peace was
! rejected by those in power at Washing
ton Says an English historian OF the
! time. Twice the lteuublicans were asked
| simply TO execute the existing law, and
! sustain in the future that exclusive con-
| stitutional right of the States over their
| internal affairs and that equality in the
| common territories which scarcely ad-
| mitted of rational dispute, and twice me
| party pronounced against the least that
! the South could safely or honoraby ac-
| cept' ,oc, -. -.
! inaugurated President transcendlng the
! authority vested I'm him by the Consti-
tuition which he had Just sworn 10 sup
/ port. issued a proclamation, calling for
| 1900 men TO cOerce the States which
| had withdrawn from the Union.
This call for troops destroyed the last
| lingering hope of peace. 1t left no doubt
| as TO the purpose OF the party in power.
| IL meant a war Of invasion and subjuga-
! ton. Ii left the South no choice but be-
tween cOwardly surrender OF rights held
sacred and manly resistance 10 the in
vading foe Between these alternatives
she was not slow to choose. States which
had been hesitating on the ground OF
expediency, and hoping for peaceable
adjustment OF issues wheeled into line
with the States which had already seced-
ed.
vIRGINIA's IoRTIoN.
Virginia. Mother Of States and states
men and warriors, who had given away
an empire for the public good. whose pen
had written the Declaration OF lndepen-
dence whose sword had flashed In Iront
of the American army in the war LOT
independence, and whose wisdom ana pa
triotism had been chiefly instrumental III
giving the country the Constitution OF
the union-Virginia, fOreseelng that her
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