The Bellville Countryman (Bellville, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 46, Ed. 1 Tuesday, August 9, 1864 Page: 2 of 2
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Franco and Knglnnd, in the War
with ftiimk diminish the fov«wij;it-
ty Ot either (if tllOM BUtioiiri. The
Federal Uonatifutinn, mm framed by
« the Cutiveutiota winch met in Pili In
delphufon itfe 8¿Üt i)i May, 17S7,
did not, nor lmv« any of tho amend
nwtfa Mibaequnntly tu«dó thereto
impair «r take away sovereignty from
*i*y State by whioli' k was adopted
The people of earli Stato rut ¡lined
their aeparate existence nud national-
ity, m completely iilitt they had
«memlly adopted tkw Federal (Juu-
at i tut ion, m iefom. There 'was in
tiie Convention (a* appears l y the'
Madison impera and as «v e are in-
formed by Luther Martin in hi# ad
dryaa U-t'oivihe Maryland Legiala
ttfre.) a «euii-uionurcJiical or eonmrll-
datiou party, and this party wan of
course in favor oí centralisation, but
wrbun it fouud, an *oihi an it did, W>at
tbe nemj-uionarcliical idea was wholly
impracticable in the then stutO oi
fueling, both in and out of the Con-
vention, it abandoned along with it
**Wea of consolidating a territory
*a *-aet, with j« great a variety of
ami, climate, production, and material
interest ; and in which t)ie habits
and character of the ¡M-ople in tiie
4iü erupt localities uiitát (lifter so
widely under 0110 republic, aá an ab-
surdity too gn at to bu c<<uteuiplated
lor an instant. y -
Two aejWate.-attempts were made
m the. (Joiivt'ut^oi to consolidate.
Tbe by Kdiin,iii<l Randolph.
^ ' projtimed in Jib*
Ho eojifer upon the
OoveruHM'iit of tbe t'nited'Statcs tbe
power tn coejrce « disoliedieiU or
r*fraet<*y Shite. Tim second, by
IW ««fi,* iiÍ W A .J ersey,, who sub-
niftted a similar k miIiiiíoii, though
tfiiipi'd in diflvrt'tiHrttrgonge.•*'
The tolly and dangers <>i these
resolution* having 'been fully e.\-
istwd in the (.'omviitioii by Madison,
' ■■1$ ri' v. * '
Hamilton, Mason and Martin, they
were voted down dimniiiiousty, Mien
«State carting one vote. 'These wore
the only t|¿t *iiipt8 which Were made
_ in the Convention to consolidate the
the people and to transfer their
sovcieiginy to a new nation,., propos-
ed to Im^created bu the cofive'niion.
Their failure w;i*> n oat sigiuif and
complete.
The Philadelphia Cirtrve.pfion wns
a body of delegates from each ->State,
only anthorized to draft a Constitu-
tion, Mid not empowered to give, it
the leuat* Validity. ,t
TIm draft of the Federal Conafitat
. tko was reported by Washington to
the Confederate Congress, and by
itsordac aubipitted for aebption to
(Jra people tlwreof, to whom it oc-
citfiea the aanw relation as th|£ held
by «Mr «aparate State Governments.
i to which I arrive
peoplfc of eacb*&$tate
a sovereign
the adop-
Fadertl Constitution,
itaelf two distinrt g^rn-
manta cr agenta, upon each of Wham
powers,
or both
Khttb- aal Kiow <
fmi at
asserted their sovereignty, aud solely
because they had asserted it •was
not metfely an ¡ütraction of th«> Cou
stitutiou but a total nullification of
anch instrument—It was a stab at
the heart of our political system, and
created an over-shadowing eentruli
tod power.' My fellow-citizens, be-
wnre of'centralized power. It was
the great source of auxieTy to our
revolutionary fathers when they
created our Federal system. There
was nothing which they so much
dreaded, afid againBt wliiih they put
so many safeguards iu the Constitu-
tion. Centralization of power does
not lead to despotism, but' is despot-
ism itaelf. The Federal Uovernmeni
is the agent of the States. It was
created by the .States, with a ' feW
well defined delegated and limited
powers, and was forbidden by the
Suites to exercise any authority, not
expressly conferred by' them. The
great mass of power was loft to the
States, who are the principals to the
constitutional compact.
It i i the great effort of this Admin-
istration, and it will be the result of
this war, if it is not speedily stopped,
to reverse all this, to destroy perma-
nently all State sovereignty and local
jurisdiction, and make the Federal
(internment as omnipotent and su-
preme at that of Austria and Russia,
which even now are its only patterns.
It may be a splendid aBd powerful
despotism; but splendor and power
for the few, are but a ' poor consola,
Hon for the improverisliment and
degradation of the many, and tor til
loss of «11 their liberties—all that en-
nobles life and dignifies manhood.
The States when tliev created i he
Federal system, «s I have already
shown, expressly refused to confer
upon it the power to co,'ice a sover-
eign Suite, or party to the compact
Xo one ijieii dreamed, or ««apposed,
that after lhi^ explicit refusal to
fjibiee this power in tin- liands of' tlie
Feth-ral «gent, that the latter would
ever have the temerity and audacity
to exercise It without "such a delega-
tion of authority.
If it had been so believed, not
one single State would have ratified
the Constitution am! joined the Union.
This no one will deny who is con-
versant with the debates in the Fede-
rative and State 'Conventions that
ratified the Constitution. Force ami
coercion of a State were out of place
and inappropriate in lie- consent of
each and all the parties to the com-
pact. Ks Union but a voluntary
one could be republican, and they
would havo no other. North Caroli-
na and Rhode Island refused to come
into the Unjon, and Were treated by
i tas separate and independent nations.
If George Washington had been
Abraham Lincoln (and I ought to
ask pardon for tints coupling their
names together) he would have col-
lected án army and invaded those
States, who, tho' parties to fhe
Union under the articles of Confeder-
ation, refused to he membeta of it
under the Constitution that their
colleagues had formed; and he woul^l
have sought by farce and civil 'war,
to have made a hated and detested
Union—a Union only in same but
«otinfarf.
was a states-
patriot, and the
* have almost*
an un
or cona oared State. The
rbts of TiwfiJw
their rigion. '
this voluntary Union of equal aud sov-
ereign States which bad beoB sun-
dere dby alienation <if feeling between
them could be restori'd by the power of
•the sword and the bayonet, and . by
a gigantic civil war, is the grentest.
Posterity will wonder that w mad-
ness so extravagant aud palpable
could ever have seized hold of an
intellectual and civilized peepl«.
That madness combined with tiie
fanatical and unnatural idea of pla-
cing the negro upon the luvol with
the white, has deluged this la/id in
blood, has impovoribhed us with debt
and taxation, and destroyed the
the constitutional liberty bequeathed
to us by our ancestors,
Calamities of whicb we previously
had no conception huve been visited
upon these unhappy States, which
havo already expiated in sorrow and
misery, the consequences of the mad
an,d fanatical policy of their unfortu-
nate and insane rulers.
The question for us now, my fellow
citizens, to consider, is : Whether
this now (iovernmenl, set up by Mr.
Lincolu, iti place ot our old free
Government, shall remain ; or wheth-
er we can overthrow it in its tuVn at
the election, and re-establish iu the
remaining States in its place the
government of our fathers ? •
I confess to you that this in my
tniud, is a question of great doubt;
yet I believe that if the proper effort
is now made j that if the great con-
servative element which exists among
the masses of the people, and is on
the increase daily, is now given 'an
opportunity to unite upon a clear,
positive and Unmistakable platform
tor peace? immediate peace, Upon the
best and most honorable ifcrnis it can
«litirhi. but peace, the man who now
rules by the power of his own w ill,
iind the multiplied thousands who
aretind him, in and out of office, and
who have grown rich upon tlie spoils,
as the heart's blood of their country,
men has been and still is being pour-
id out lilie water, cnu . be hurled
from power iu the legally constituted
mode, thiongh the ballot-boy.
I believe t be people, the great
mass of the pei pie v ho neither hold
office nor are ai y way benefited by,
govcrnti.ent contracts, or government
ji)j|riiniige, are fur peace ; they have
waited jmtieiilly for the end of this
bloody eouti st, they have confided
in tin! pronii. ses sO freqitowtly made,
that the end of the war- was near,
<)'">* have seen their sons, their
brothers, their friends, their neigh-
bors and their countrymen go forth,
either voluntarily or involuntarily, as
each call has been made • for more
troope, and driven like bullocks to
the pen to be slaughtered^ They
have borne tip umlcr the pressure of
taxation and were willing to makg
ono more effort, at tho opening of
the campaign; of the fourth year ot
tho war, assured as they were, at the
commencement of each previous cam-
paign, that it only required one mora
effort to put down the "rebellfori,"
nd tbe war, aud restore the Union.
[Concluded next week.] '
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Whereas, st the Ja jr Term 1804 of
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penWM
tbe Hua. Clouuty Covet of Au tiu county,
r,isned W«h vtu(y Aiipoiutwl
of Willi a iu
the . under l^iieil Was vtuly
AdmiuMrator of Jie Eaiate <
•SiiKyenbei'K, ,fr., duetMiAod. AH
hnviuu ulnluia n^Hlnat «aid out a to are re-
quired to preMtnt the KHine fur allowance
within the tliue prencribM law. Aug-
UKt 'id 18<U. w'M. BASSENGBKKG.
d4;>-«t■•
Administrator Notice.
Wiikrkas, at tbe June Term, liHC l, of
the lieu. Couuty Court Of AOntin county,
the underwigned w a u|>poiiited Admiuia-
trator of the Eh tute of Micbael Ni wrath
decerned. All (lersutiK baviua claim
ngaiuat Ha id eatnte are required to jiiVKuut
the «ame tor allowance within the tloiv
preacrilied by Imv. Aufunt ttd, 1864,
d45-Üt-* VERDIN A Nl> NAWliATH.
ni) QRS TRANS-MISS 1)F,PT
Slireveport, La., June 1 '64.
TO 'I'lIF, CITIZKNN OF THK
TUAKS-MISS. DEPARTMENT
I luive ileelned it my duty to l«aue «
General Order, directing the juircliuat
mid if neceimary the imi reHMUieut of one
half the Cotton in this Department to
Hiipvly tbe prea*iiig waiita of our uruiiea
in tiie fiebl.
. Your soldier* are t^ie sole reliance for
the doteiiMe of tho country from luvnuion
and desolation. They have recently fur
uinhed you a *ignal ina'nnce of their will-
ingnuKH and ability to defend your hornea.
Without, munition* of war,1' clethinu and
medicinen, they cannot be kept in the field.
'riie*e articles can be obtained only by
iiuportiitlon. ( «itjon ¡a the sole men na of
purchase. In the same lofty spirit of
jiatriotieiii which lead your sons and
brother* to offer their Uvea for your pro-
tection,will you not •«•It to the Govern-
ment the only product by which their
valor can be mude effective ugaluat tbe
public enemy I
The impressment of Cotton will be
avoided, if possible. Hut supplies for tho
iirinv imist tie had. It i* left with you to
determine whether, for the preservation
of your lioiaos, you will force the Gov-
urimieut to resort to impressment.
E. KIMHV SMITH,
Geuaral Cuiuiu tiding.
HP. QKS.TRAXR-MIS8 I)EPT
Slireveport, Lft.> June l«t, 18(>4.
General Order No, 34.
THE piessiftR necessity of tbe urntic*
Hi the field make it ali*t lutely neceas-
ary that the Government should use one
half of the eiittoiijfl this department for
the piih'liaig'wrnft* ! itttfl military stores
required for the defense of the country.
Discreet and propi-r bonded and com-
missioned officers have been selected,
who will purchase, if possible, the amount
required. IT it cannot be obtained by
purchase, tlicy are authorised to lmpre*a
it in strict accordance with tbe terms
of Hie iiiqiressiiMmt act and the geueral
orders issued oil that subject
District Commanders p ill furnish them
such assists nee a* muv be needed iu exe-
cuting this order.
Any attempt at illegal impressment
will be promptly punished on being re-
ported, with satisfactory proof, to district
or department headquarters.
Tlie followiiitf i tticeis are charges with
the execution of thia order:
Mnjor-A. S. Cabell, Maj. W. l'.Bau«hn¿
C'apt. F. J. Lynch, Capt. B. Shropshire,
Ciipt. W- \V. Hiirrett, Capt.Ñ. A. Dirge.
i AH cotton procured by tbein in Tcxaa
will be placed uuder the control of Lieut.
Col. W. J. Hutcbiii), who will uae it
solcJy in procunna army aupphea.
By command of
General E. KÍRBY SMITH,
8. 8. Anderson, A. A. G. \
Louisiana, Texas and Arkansaa papera
copy four times d41 4t.
M . ,
«jpecial'O
XII. The T
nouueed. a*
auppliea to
thrimgh ;h«* m
trict of Texas
The author!
tuct of/fexaa, e
obtain supplies
appoiuteu by the
hereby revolM^di
agenta will be Hp]
Cotton Officer 'uik
Headquarters. BV'
Lt. Geu E.
< S S. ANJ
Shreveliu't and Texa
times; ilglM^
Hean yn'a DKHN'TTSAN1
Slireveport Lr.,"
GENERAL ORDERS, No.
No impressnmat if propert/i
Traus-Missi*sippi pe| rtment|
made without written authority
far. 14, '94.
« Cotton Offica. la aor
atrchaslng bureau (of all
procured fof tBtí ártof
i of cottoa in the Oi "
all agents, lu'tha I>is-
Wered ,to pur'chA* '
cotton, except" those
it* Cotton 0#w h ^
hereafter no auch
"sjuw.
RaoM A. A-
Department Ctimuiftiidejr, ftie
t'oniuiauders within their rospevtl
trtcts, or the coininahding officer
army in the field. -In all cries.of |i
nieut, the authority mu t be sliowu I
surties impressiiiK.
Bvcominnud of
Lieut. Gen; E. KIRRY SMITH.
8, 8. ANDEKhojc, A, K G.
Louisiana, Arkansas aud Texas spapej '
copy une mouth. ****
hi881ppi i
m '64. <
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Citation.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, /
A t'STIN UorthTV. <
Ben. T. Harria, Adair., < f the Eatst*
of Juaeplr Allen dee d, having filed
accnlnt for final Settle.ment of
«•teto, and hi* petition for d
mn*. tt> CMj'CfoA. fob. b«u«
BaUriUaon tbe last Monday M A
A' oí?4, W**"$***V
a O. I.UVK..AV. J. DITC01XO...H. J, SMITH.
Rusk House,
HOUSTON, TEXAS.
LOV , DÜCOINO & 83Í1TIL
PROPRIETORS.
Splendid nccoramodatlona for I^adies.
, d4i-tf.
^—TletW —
• LETfEIiS of ttdoiinlstration were'
J. C. Greer, late of aáid couuty de* '
censed, all peraons having claims against
said Eatate, will present then, duly
authenticated wiiblh the timo prcsciibed
by law
JOSEPH GREEK, Admr. Estate
ot Joaeph C. Greer, deceased, '
' " ' ' ' v «WSsiJ
Hu, Qtt'H DKPM'r TitANa-MiHWawim, <
SlirovepOri, La., rob. iíOth. Jt*54 )
[EXTnXrr.].
tíPECIAí. ORDERS, No. 4«. *
• • 0 • • / ■' .
X VIII. Tbe provisions of Partafapk. «
11, General Orders, No. 4, Current
fVom Department héndt(uaiters, are modi-
fied so as to permit person in tho. Dis-
trict of \Ve teru Louisiauii, until tne lat'
of March, 1K6 to enter the Loul lana*
State Guard on first being enrolled and
tlien detailed for the acrvice by tho Pariah ;
enrolling officer.
By couimand of ,
Lieut. Gen. E. KIRBY SMITH.
8. 8. Anhkiikon,.A-A. G.
Lousiniiu, Arkaiisils and Tixa* puafrf
copy three week*. dií7¿lt.
HD. QRS. TRAN8.MJS8. DEPY,
Camden, Ark., May ¡3,1HÍ4.
Soldier of the Tratii-Mittiti
tssat. ''L,
ONCE MORE in 4Ue b.mt' of
we are called upon to mourn the
role dead. General* W, R. Süt'HHj
lluiuri: Rakimi., have fallen-,'ij
field of honor. ' At Jeukina' Kerry W
offered themselves up, preebnf* victims i
the altar of Liberty., , ¿ ,
MMitón and Giikkn arc^one ; Scuhry,
and Ranuai. have followed oB the «ame
glorious path. Be it' oura to etaulate their
virtues and valor, and to act 1,1 men not
unworthy to aSaocinto with iueh heroes.
The colora of their rcspectlra Brigades
will lie draped in mourning f<ir thirty
day*. „ E. KIKBY 8M1TH,
General CdmniaBdiog.
, SEr^íííSr «- *♦
—lili. (Jim. l/twKttVt tBStk
mstiiimi or Tkxss, Kkw Mkxico asu AHlaoi .
Houmtom, Juna 15th, Jim,,
Geueral Oftltír*, No. U. ,
Brig. General Gtjser. Chief < f the
ureaii of Conscriptioh, Traus-Missiailnpl
Department, having extended tbe-timefor
the enrollment oi persona between the
nge* of 17 aud 18, und-46 and 60 rlaars,
until the 1st of July next, thetime for tke
organization of volunteer cumpaulea fftr
the Reserve Corpse under General Orders
No. 6 from these Head Quarter!, Is. (|Mb«
by extended until the ift dar of J
which tiuie companie Will be orgi
at the Battalio'i Camps Vf tbfir,. n
tive district* aud immediately t
lake up tbe line of toifcrch designated for
the Regimental Orgaqixatiiin _ia «ccor.
dance with Genfal Orders No. 0.
By Commaijd.of -
Ma|, Gen. maurl'Di
■ John Savlm, a..
d37dJt
Jsdminivtrator'a l¥otice.
AT the May term Á. D. 1864, of
tbe Cfmiity Court, of Austin count
letter arhdmiiiiatratifB—
the undoraigned on tk
Hen nitter, dee'd, til
(140-at
, dale
. . Ex«jltivk
Shreveport, FfU
In accordance with th'e -1
Act of the -General Asaeu'
of Loulslapk, entitled rA
thorixe tbe Sale ut Bom
the Treaaury, and final i
m
1HH ípropiisala wftftej
office, in the city of ShWr«(
1st of September ucxt; for I
change of State Bond , ' ba
than Twenty nor more tlii
run from their datM. ai
amonta of 1
more than, ona I
tbe discri^ioh
per cent iwr aV
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