The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-04-06

To the editor Of the Atlanta journal:
In his recent speech a. osdensurg'
Y Y. ex-vice President Fairbanks
repeated the untrue and wo-n-ous
phase about the war between The
norm and the south being fought TO
es,a blish the freedom OF the negro
slaves.
Mr.. Fairbanks said: The SWORD OF
the nation was drawn in order that
the equality Of men beneath the flag
OF rhe United States might become
an accomplished. living fact
Note that Br. Fairbanks says the
| sword OF the naticn was drawn. II
is not difficult TO understand Mr.
Fairbanks. pretty coaceit about that
Abraham Lincoln. however. never
INDUCED it. and that really was one
OF he causes Of the war. he would
recognize neithe. secticc IS the
nation" but insisted on that name
being applied to the unbroken union
Of the states.
Mr.. Lincoln said IN plain words
that the fate Of slavery was not TO
| be considered. that he would free
the slaves or not as the one or the
other course would the better serve
to save the union.
90 ot intend e recroach ~ IN
your space with detailed recital OF
violations OF the principles laid down
in the Declaration Of Independence.
and that basis Of the confederation
known as the constitution Of the t:ni;
ed States l will say at once that
the wa. was fought for the principle
| and right Of self-government. Is
anything clearer in sta;emen: than
this. THAT governments derive
their just powers from consen:
OF the governed" and are In
s-ituted among men 10 secure
their !natiena5le right OF life. lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness
and that whenever any form OF gov
ernment become destructive OF OF
| fails to secure these ends. It Is the
right OF the people to alter or abol-
ish II. and to institute a new gov
| ernmeHt laying its foundations on
such principles and organizing its
| powers in such form IS 10 them shall!
seem most likely TO affect their safe
y and happiness.
What. in all history. could more
clearly def1e the right Of the south
e-n states 10 withdraw from a union
into which they had. as sovereign COM
munities. voluntarily entered: that
the denial o: that right was viola
ton OF the letter and spirit Of the
compact between the states: and that
the war waged by the fedora! govern
ment against the seeding states was
in disregard Of the limitations Of the
constitution and destructive Of inde-
pendeace?
In all free governments the en-
sti;ution or organic Law is supreme
over the government. and in our fed
eral union this vas most distinctly
marked by limitations and proh;b!
tons against all which was beyond
the expressed grants OF power TO tie
general government. At the very
beginning. then. we may take tn" 20
sition that those who resisted viola
ton Of the compact were the true
friends and those who maintained
the usurp;at!on OF undelated pow
ees were the real enemies OF the con-
st..utional union.
Sectional issues appear conspic-
iously in the debates OF the conven-
ton which framed the federal con-
stitution IN 1857. and its many coC;-
promises were designed 10 sec-rc a.
equilibrium between the sections.
and 70 preserve the interests as W.!
as the liberties OF the several states.
African servitude. at that time was
not confined 10 d section. but WIS
numerically create! in the south THAI
in the north. with tendency 10 its |
continuance IN the former md cesea-
tion in the latter. II. therefore. thus
easily presents itself as disturbing |
element and the provisions OF The |
constitution. which we're k-oac 70 DE-
necessary for is adoption. bound nj!
III. states 10 recognize an. protect
;ha; species OF property.
When. a. subseQuen, period.
there arose IN the northern states IN
agitation Il WAS harm
Joss ani scarcely noticed movement
antil polirica. demagoeres seized up
on j, as means 10 acquire powe
Mr. Davis. II nls book. X 80 and
fall OF the Confederate Government"
SAYS Of :h!S anti-s!ave .s:i1t;cH that
HaG !, cen .e:; 10 ps~ ,;do-rhiiGn-
;croP.sts and fanatics. most Jealous
where least informed. il 2"re: could
lave shaken the touadar:o"5 OF III"
-n:oa and have iaci;ed one sector
20 carry fire a2d swo:G iu;n ,be
o'ae7' He has shown IN ;he same
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