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Show 40 HOEBL"CK. in their ao-gressions i~ 1n~ n ifc~t nnt1 itn tni nent. There Cl nppc:1rs to be no y.;ay of c:~cape fron1 it, bnL by soccs"' s:on. 'I'hc righL of scces:Sion is clear. The right of self-govern nH~Ilt i.~ l nali f'\ n:~ bl n. J1 J S'2t'l'<1in -~' we RhaJl give no jnst cause of ,\~ar. I hope war will not con1c. If it ·houl<.l con1e> I bolievc the Sonth will not be conquered. But, \Vhntcvcr may bv the po~sib1e event, it i. better in such a canso to invoke the justice of the Goll of B:1ttles, th~n t:l.tnc1y to aw:tit our incvitn.blc cloon1 1n the Union." li itzhugh h:-td risen, ancl \vhile he . poke his eyes beatned 'vith cnthnsias1n anc1 his rich, tncllow voice, swelled into a tone rather too orn.torica.l for private conversation. Suc1clcnly becon1ing conscious of this, he paused n,nd turn in (J' to J nli:1 sn,icl-" panlun me, 1\'Iiss Julia, I a1n nut king a f;pccch." "It is ea. y to pardon the " 'arn1 expression of pntri· otic feeling," she rcpliecl. "Ah, Ilngh," observed Colonel Fairfax, "yon ngi· tate a perilous que:4ion, that rcqnircs for its solution eminent \Visclom and t30briety of jnclgtncnt. A young gentlen1an of your spirit anc1 principles . n::tturally fecl8 inclignn,nt :1t the ·wrongs an(.l in:::~ults ,vhich our States have sufrere<l from a portion of the Nor thorn people, an<l alarmed at the dano-er ·which threatens us b fron1 that quarter. The mnnsing cftric!ltures of Northern society which have been skctche<..l by rny brother are not \vithont a partial rcHmnblance to truth. I do not doubt the right of secession, and I regard it as the only effectual check upon the Fcc1cr:11 govern· 1nent ·whenever it shall becotne-:1s all governments arc liable to beco1ne-dangerous to liberty. But this is not our ·whole case. Is it neces !lry or wise to secede no'v ~ Will secession cure the ills vve suffer or 41 avert the d:tn g-ers 've fen.r? I the Union? Shall ~ . (1.. :there no remedy 'vithin ROEBecrr: < "\\ 0 l C JJH]lll 11 ~1l t1 :t the Union ·without f .~ 1 • ~ · • ' lC ann1ntages of lllv 1Cl euorLs to . Raving nlso onr rio·ht' ] . . l'.l' serve lt "'hilc • • , • :y ,...., • ' lOnot and ~ccnnty? '1,1 U . l~ 'ely Ctear to Ine · I Jl :l.Ve1.u cent·nto·htt . I 1e· fn Jon 111y cr:H1le H])W·trd A 'lr· . . · b o ove 1t ron1 • ' . S ~ ll'O'Jlll:lJlS ' "'h 11 • l t n~ e~J)ociaJly tl1 .l "' k f o . . '" e s on c chen. h ~ e 'vor o our f: tl ., .. Jneut of their o·1 . • . .l lei::.; and the n1onn-b b 01 Y· Sece~ston ni·t t b . . uL ·w:lr is }n·ob"n' bl e. S n b'·u o· . 'y no nng 'vnr 1t . .. lts train of inde~ct·1·b .... bl l .J :s· Jon may follow 'vith ... <l e 101T01'S \Y .. · . . . " 'ar above "'11 1· ... t .11 · · .u at bc~t-c1 nl ~~ - s ern) e I us confide a litt1n lo . ·. ..JOt n~ not be ra. h. Let '-' 110"01 111 thn • t • onr Northern broth . b I - l e nrning- rea~on of I en. _Jet ns J o I d . son1e Inilclcr ren1e 1 .jh · ·. 0 < an ·w:11t for ·b <. Y l an sece s1on J t · sr 1e, pres ciTe t.hi~ o-r n t . . . . _Je - u;;:;, lf pos- , . h . country entire nn 1 t Jll' n1an,~uHl with 11Jc de..;t. . \ Hl < no :lt wt c: Ono·, t .....-..... . . , InCtlon of onr lTnion." , t:> •1 ' ll §.;'IIHa, then " in . . l r ~· '· fro1n titnic1:ty~ or · t' gtur e( A.Iugh F 1tzhno·h ' · • 1 Ron uucntal re . II ) . . '=' ' uchmd her . ·istcr R/. t . <.:.o etiOnR to In ry' . ..._ Gfl. C. 1!1 t.he a~•'n ·t. t' . n a COHtc;-;t for l1Hle > • . , .•. , .... 1 lOll o nglt1-in "I). , ~ 1 cndcucc fi.IH11rcnd01n '2'' t nuen co, Iuy cl"nl· . . . . • vH ,J1 lt; Jl I· 1'1 ne1thcr is reluct:1nec t 1 ., · .. ov < 1s 10norab1e; ._ 1 o a):ln<1on ·1. N\~"d 1 · 1 1 .I'Ot need vnHt ben cfi t.., I 1 ' ·." · · (..mn 'v ne 1 has ., b1 ~ s. l::l ve no fenr tl · t Clc.l c Comtnonv{cnltl 'll , la onr ven-a l 'Vl ever be a· , 1 • aet of her own. If 1 1 1:-;oonorecl by any 1e B lonld-·1s I t. t 1 rc..-Lore to .the T • 1 · 'ns s 10 n1~Y-L lllOll t 1C Se\'('i.l C•t· ~ . .. s0cedcd and at th . .'tlc~ wlnch hn.Yo . . ' · · c Raine t J n1c , . . J • a I for the fntnre thnt ,'11 b ., . t:(;tllc t le nghts of nitC.l ent }'enown."' (( " 1 e ''l . "? Ol· 1 c 'vorthy of her ' Bnt " ' ill tlte £crco pas~ions of :~ i' r to be done '?'' the ..,.., orth 1 en nit it . "Fol ·l >ent ·a nce, ~tatesnl~nshi ) and . . 111 Q' effort llltlct l . 1 l '.. patiCnt., I)erscv~"- ~ ·~ . nove '" leth . . . . \.Jl e'TC!1ts, I shurlder at the t} ei ;t lS po~;-;tl..>1c. At nll 1ong lt of brc:"Lking np the |