. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . ive is un-questioned ; but if final victory does not peroh uponthe bayonets of the revolutionists, their glisteningpoints, in the opinion of the victors, are stained withtreason. But States indisputably bound forevertogether by a written acknowledged authoritymight have had less tendency to sever suchconnection, because their citizens wouldhave been educated from the formationof the government, that the Union wasindissoluble, and would th
. The story of American heroism; thrilling narratives of personal adventures during the great Civil war, as told by the medal winners and roll of honor men . ive is un-questioned ; but if final victory does not peroh uponthe bayonets of the revolutionists, their glisteningpoints, in the opinion of the victors, are stained withtreason. But States indisputably bound forevertogether by a written acknowledged authoritymight have had less tendency to sever suchconnection, because their citizens wouldhave been educated from the formationof the government, that the Union wasindissoluble, and would therefore correctwrongs, fancied or real, within, ratherthan without it. Our forefathers were wise, and nocensure should be thrown upon theirwork. With conflicting opinions, no re-sults can be reached save by adjustment;no sentence at that hour interdictingsecession could have passed the convention; the Constitution was a compro-mise, and gave no utterance on that most important subject. The Stateswhich then ratified that instrument as well as those afterwards admitted totheir fellowship, construed it, in the absence of instructions, to suit General Fitzhugh Lee. 596 THE STORY OF The American Republic rapidly grew great in territory and population ;while its sections grew apart because of two constructions of the Constitu-tion, where, if possible, there should have only been one, until men rushed towar in defense of their respective governmental theories. 1 propose to be independent again, free to confederate with otherStates or not, said the Southern State, and there is no line in our commonConstitution inhibitory. You shall not, said the Northern sister, you areunder a contract to remain by my side forever. You have taken advantageof having a large number of votes in our national legislative halls to infringemy rights, the South replied, and I am going to leave you. In that case, said the North, I will go after you, and forcibly, if Imust, compel you to recognize y
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