The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-19
TY AMY NOT LIBERTY.
The Precedent for subicctins the Fill
pinoe Set by the II nion' ia 1861.

ar.ort4hIo to southern readers, tnat most
.,...,arafit., of Northern poems High
lido 100 Gettysburg 'lh" tact mat IL
d.. celebration. and that 40 compliments
tn. rlilaftrv OF The Confederates. does
rof COMPENSATE for the false doctrine it
.rb0dl.. it must send ON indignant
fnrU through every true confederate
heart to read this glorihcation oI tyranny
ua-uuerading in tho euise of huerts
Do is the very sort of iatah-m thai Us
t,u.hf to0. that vc lind to-day in the
destiny chat leads to the oppression oil
fila phniupiue Islands THE precedent
g,. ..r bv the union in l.g. and the
e,na Republican party chat iuaugurafed
Cd. war against the toufederacy. has
inyolved this country 200 a war FOR the
admiration of the Fliplu0s. The poem
sdys
.Ihey ran who lifted up hand
Ana hale the SUN in heaven Orb stand
Tncv .m0te and fe'l who SCI the bars
AGAINST the progress of The Stars.
.They stood who slw the future come
on through the fights delrum.
They smoto and stood who held the nope
of nations on that slippery slope
Amid tine cheers of Christendom.
More shame for Christeudom n they
bad cheers for such "a cause, Then comes
the sacrlogious assumption that Provi-
deuce sanctioned the work of our OPP
prc-slrs:
Good Ires lie forged Tho iron win
That ciutchcd and held that trembling
HILL
God lives and reicns, He built and lent
The heights for freedoms batuement
Where floats her flag In triumph still"
"Frced0m's flag" indeed, What a
mockerv' The Confederate flag was the
flag of freedom. and that other flag float
ed ass an emblem of coercion. in an essay
t0 force am undcsired union upon
States that had repudiated &c. I'm the cx
ercise of undeniable sovereign rights.
Gettysburg was a triumph of the
strongest artillery" and to say that
God was on that side because the strong
cst won in am unequal contest is simply
10 declare that might makes right. The
Confederate States fought for the prin-
ciple that governments derive their
just powers from the consent Of the gov
crned." II was at one time known as
the American principle spurucd and
troddcn under foot 10y the Northern
union in their treatment of the COnfed-
crate States. 10 Us found TO be quite as
much in the way of tho ruling powers
of the United States government al the
present day. one might imagine that
The Northern Republican would come.
in time. 10 q realization of his sins
against liberty in the cruel and unne-
cessary War forced upon the South, but
he has the incredible assurance 10 boast
OF &c. and point 90 10 as Indicating the
path 90 Doe followed ia the march to-
wards imperialism TO which he would
drive us. ON January 26th in a debate
81. 80
Marsh of Illinois. said "he was I'm favor
of annexation of the Philippines, whether
the natives We're willing or not For
four years we had fought In this coun-
try 10 force the Southern people 20 sub
init 20 the constitution against their will.
TO was absurd Co say that we could not
employ force 90 take and hold the Philip
pines. So PUCK jon its issue Of Janu-
any 9Th haze O. cartoon representing
Uncle sam teaching his new class in
ciyilization-the Philippines Hawaii. Por-
Do Rico and Cuba. and on the wall Of the
school room are Inscribed these words.
1.-THE Confederate States refused their
consent 90 boz governed. but the union
was preserved without their consent
On the blackboard are the texts. THE
consent of the governed is a good thing
in theory but very rare ln fact" Eng
land has governed her colonies whether
they consented OF not. By not waiting
Tor their consent she has greatly adj
yanced the worlds utilization" (What
% mistake in the American colonies 10
desire sell-gOyernmeut in 1UCJ The
L. y. must govern its mot their) new
territories with or without their con
sent until they can govern themselves"
I'm the editors comments on this in
srucilve cartoon he answers the objec-
ton OF the auti-expansiOnlsts. yes.
but the people OF our several States do
consent TO government by the United
States, gnd those poor FilipinOs don't
consent The editor replies: rs that
so; DO our States really consent2 Well
just lct one OF them Try to Withdraw its
couseut-a privilege which is the very
essence of consent to that which IS con-
tnuOus-aud see what will happen We
know already. A few years ago a num-
Der of the States did withdraw their con-
sent. The details need not be recited
here" This is what the Republican has
come TO. He admits that his privileges
are identical with those of Russia or
any other despOtism. lie declares. as the
editor of Puck does ia so many words.
that the consent of the governed" is "A
contradiction Of terms Since the
Union is based on the coercion OF the
States Of the South (and the right 10
Withdraw from that Union he is forced
10 admit, 81 government rested on the
consent of the communities governedl
why hesitate 20 cOerce the natives Of
hale barbarous countries into obedience
To this same autOcratic government"
This then is "the progress of the stars.
To this goal they led America. who
"clutched and held that trembling HILL
heights called tn satire, as we read the
phrase. freedoms battlements"i Fold
up the banners "Smelt the guns"i No.
Fling out the flag, and train the guns
under the new dispensatiOn, and murder
your new scholars Uncle sam" by
tho thousands "Whip them 10 death"
says Senator Carter. of Montana. 1--WE
have Outgrown the constitution. it IS not
worth while 10 discuss it," General
Merritt declares.
Was not the defeat OF the Confederate
States. as reviewed in the light of these
latter days, a severer blow 10 cOnstltu-
t0nal liberty than any event in Ameri-
can history "God lives" says the poet.
but is 10 not true that the devil lives also
and U.s. doing his work upon nations as
well as individuals by proper inner
emit right" says Jeremy Taylor, God
alone disposes all governments: but It
Us also certain that the devil is capable
Of a delegate employment, I'm some great
mutation Of States; and many probabili-
ties have been observed by wise person.
ages. persuading that the grandeur Of the
Roman Empire was permitted 10 the
power and managing Of the devil" The
cause of our noble heroes Lee and jack
son and Jefferson Davis was no doubt
the cause OF political righteousness and
withdrawing in the sight OF the AL
mighty. But this is not the first instance