The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-03

Termination seems to be either to rule
or to dissolve the Uilon.
After tho war began, Madison was it,-
formed TINT d disaster to tho. American
arms In Vermont would cause disn fec
ton to the Union.S VI ssls9,
Governor Strong. Of Massac husetts.I
proclaimed h public fast for "a war de-
clarcd against the nation from, which
wo are descended, and which for many
generations has been the bulwark Of the
religion we profess. ~ s75 I'LL M ssa
The Boston agents for the government
loan OF s1looo.0o0 witt which to carry
on the wnrfwere obliged to advertise that
the names OF subscribers would not be
made public and even then, In New
England. where there was more capital
than In any other section, took only
St,ooo,t 900 OF bonds. y! FL y ~
In Providence. when tho news Of the
declaration OF war came. the bells Of the
injecting houses were tolled rs though
for a funeral or a public calamity. Many
shopb were closed, and flags were lowered
to half mast. chsistopher Ellery. Y, who
reported these facts to Madison, said
many Of the people hoped for British sue
cess In the war. q. 5
In Connecticut. Republicans said the
Legislature was treasonnble body, but
that ''one-third"8( u OF the people would
defend The government. Town meetings
were held NIL over New England and tho
war denounced. Preachers Numbered
against 1t from the pulpit. people from
|$lctters. telling him how greatly they dis
approved Of him and the war. N1assa-
chusetts. Connecticut, Rhode Island and
| New Hampshire sent delegates to a con.
velltionl at Hartford, which had for It's
object the eventual withdrawal Of. the
| States named from the Union. a. delega-,
! ton sent to Washington to walt on Presl-
ide:it Madison, reached there after the
news OF the great victory at New Orle ms
was received, and they went homo with
out ever seeing him. sss
MI. Hunt brings out very clearly the
fart that this New England dlscon tent
was not really due to the hardshtiIp p
worked by the embargo. which forbade
the seafarlng New Eng lander put tin . 8 Q ?
sea. He quotes from a Department OF
State MS. the Nj observations OF Robert
Livingston, who, during the period 4. of
greatest discontent, travelled # through
N1assachusetts,E w Vermont, Connecticut and
New Hampshire. Never have ~ at any
time, & he says, witnessed more ease
ana comfort than I have seen in the
whole Of this extensive Journey. Y s3
Mr.. Hunt does not say that $jealousyaof
other ctions or The country, especially
OF Virginia. was largely at the bottom Or
New. England s . attitude Ea towards the
Union IN 1S1g-'14. Dr.. Edward Everett
Hale, In his recent and most disnppoint-i
ing book. Memories Of a Hundred ~ red
Years. an autobiography, shows very.
plainly by the ferocity Of his nttacks on
.,the Virginia dynasty, its fuss and sfeath-5
Sers and folderols.' that N ew 5nglan
tired OF the Union in its early days be-
cause she could not rule III For forty 20
years now all love of the Union finds Its Is,
embodiment In New England proba bly,
until the sceptre departs or unfortunate
partisanry puts her in political gal. MI NIL
nority, s3fs Il III
~ After Madison s retirement from the
presidency, he never a gain held a political
Office. save that of memb Der OF the. Con On
stitutionalS Convention of 1929 Mr.. li unit
says Mad son had for, years desired anew new
Constitution N One OF his chief objec lions
to the first Constitution was that IT had