The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-31
SOUTHERN Val ARRESTS.
ATTEMPTS or THE CONFEDERATE
GoVERNMENT 10 SILENCE \
ENEMIES ar HoME.

40, Rroyynioy,'- Cass-Constsni H%ostiiitl
SO the Davis Government IN Georgia
and North C~sroiip. from an Early Day
The methods rosorted to by the Washington
authorities to intimidate the seccssionists OF tn,
border States and to repress q considerable ee
ment throughout the North which opposed th'
prosecution of the war M unconstitutional wer'
20 arbitrary and unusual in n fee country Xix,
ours a. to excite ones astonishment in thes'
peaceful days. The most singular feature
OF that d espotic policy was that IL was earnestly
approved by the great mas of the people with.
out respect to party.
There is a popular impression that the South
was a unit foe secession and the creation of an
Independent Cover nment. Such was far from
being the case. There was much hesitation on
the part OF some Of the states in the prelimi-
nary movements toward secession. Virginia
AT first voted for the Union; probably . majority
III tennessee always opposed the movement
I'D there was a very strong Union element in
North Carolina and other quarters which would
not down. IL required the Sumter episode to
put the Southern States into the hands OF the
machine bosses, and even that did not bring
over the border slave states OF Maryland, Ken
lucky, and Missouri. Western Virginia soon
seeded from the South and set up q state Gov
eminent Of its own. and in the fall of 1861 East
Tennessee ATTEMPTED TO do SO. and the Unionists
.,a = a"a.afs., =" - .en
of tho Confederate military power.
Aside from this openly rebelliOus class In all
the Southern States, even in tho far South,
there were considerau ole numbers or people who
from one cause or another opposed tho war for
alleged Independence" These were denounced
s as a1r,.S @ Sho ,va n,a' OF eonr., 0y IN t an o ,osrl
whelming majority. But the official records
Ian Va M lnuhf tbnt tho uprcentaga Of SOuthern-
ers disloyal to the cause of the South was fully
The methods adopted by the Richmond Gov
"Lincolnitcs'' were almost exactly tho same as
those of the Union authorities. AT first, until
forms OF law were observed; there was som
moo ,ama., IN ,. sh9 Se s,,,aan sO WEIR nnno.sd " ~.
mar h~, rhan =, was discsrnsd ,n,t ,hs masses
heartily approved OF the most summary pro-
ceedinrs in SURPRISING the traitors, tho harsh.
habeas corpus was soon suspended. and for the
greater parto' Il ""i ue"o ie'ter
everywhere.
On the Sth OF August 1861. tho o nfeaerate
congress phssoa VIVA. was on,leu she hheh
h hpe n%raoi nu1, nna w VA asS nil u' person. rsa". .bov LAWS .hs
=. 80 -" "adharad 70 ~ Cn..rnm.n. ~
tho United States to leave the limits OF tho
Ton f.derato States within forty davs- After
s~si.a,os ~, a.. 90 AZ. snon ..,~n
the expiration OF tho forty DAYS such Alton
enemies were subject to arrest. Under this
nroc,a attn, n oood MANY peon,e made THAR |
~ ~ Con,.dora., 30, ,h.,r 80.
way OUT OF inc oonleaeraoy yeI 1neir e1oaua
,xers arrested before the expiration of tho Tim.
IT. rhon 80 g., soma c.s.. .rs,.,t.d No..
sons loyal to the South were forced to leave
.r.,,s, ,ha,r viii nh. naortno THAR nron.r,v |
s"'"s no' VIM NeN piopei'S'
Many persons were oVerzeaious In pointing out
suspects lest they themselves should be aus |
,a,,od and a,r..,.d
peeleu ahu Afres'eu'
A great number OF arrests were made In all
parts of the South. and a number Of civilian dis
iova,,.,. wers hanged and .bot In fact th.,.
repressive measures were carried out far moro
riqorous!v and pitilessly by the Davis 0overn- |
-, a., hv ~ TIn.o,n,. p,oh.hr .h.-.
meht IMAM ny DIR. Llhcolnb frooaoiy tnore
was the moro cause for decided action at the
Soutb apainst tho disaffectsd And H. In n ain /
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guar IuCL tlaL as Ine WIT pFORreeBeu the NUM- |