2021-05 Raynors HCA Live
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A transplanted former Virginia politician predicts civil war from his new Missouri home written by A. Sidney Tebbs (1810-1872) member of the Virginia House from 1843-1844, prominent Leesburg, Va. attorney; brother of Lt. Col. Charles B. Tebbs 8th Virginia and father of Algernon S. Tebbs who served under General Hood in the Texas Brigade. His 2 1/2pp. 4to., letter, from Platte City, Missouri, Feb. 27, 1861, to M. Harrison of Leesburg, reads, in small part: "àthe country is in a bad state-Missouri will not secede- The Southern States will not return during Lincoln's admtn., nor afterwards, nil a new party, not sectional get into power and the constitution is so amended as to give the South equality in the Territories, now remaining & hereafter to be acquired & by absolute provision: and if the policy is pursued of holding the Forts & enforcing the collection of Revenue in the seceded states, then they are gone forever & civil war will most likely follow. There is but one way of bringing back the seceding states & that is to let them alone & suspend the operation of the Federal laws in those states until the constitution can be acceptably amended. The people of the North will sustain a fair compromise amendment if the vile politicians will ever suffer the question to come before them. The unfortunate notion of holding the Forts & collecting revenue, is fatal. It must be abandoned. The seceding states will never submit to it. If this policy should be preserved in, which seems to be the common notion between right & wrongàthen all hope is gone & we might as well prepare for a terrible civil waràA. Sidney Tebbsà". Overall near fine. (2 pieces)
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