. Confederate operations in Canada and New York. iking terms : It may he said that secessionor revolution in any of the United States ivonld he suhversiveof all Federal authority, and, so far as the central governmentis concerned, the resolving of the community into its originalelements—^that, if part of the States form new combinations andgovernments, other States may do the same. California and hersisters of the Pacific will no doubt set up an independentrepublic, and husband their own rich mineral resources. TheWestern States, equally rich in cereals and other agriculturalproducts, will pro
. Confederate operations in Canada and New York. iking terms : It may he said that secessionor revolution in any of the United States ivonld he suhversiveof all Federal authority, and, so far as the central governmentis concerned, the resolving of the community into its originalelements—^that, if part of the States form new combinations andgovernments, other States may do the same. California and hersisters of the Pacific will no doubt set up an independentrepublic, and husband their own rich mineral resources. TheWestern States, equally rich in cereals and other agriculturalproducts, will probably do the same. Amid the gloom whichthe present and prospective condition of things must cast overthe country. New York, as a Free City, may shed the only lightand hope of a future reconstruction of our blessed Confederacy. Mr. Thompson, of course, and the Confederates acting underhis directions, would have preferred to see the whole tendencyof the movement directed toward the estj blishment of a separateconfederacy of Northwestern Jacob Thompson1S64 IN CANADA AND NEW YORK 223 So far as possible, they encouraged this idea among theparties who seemed most sensible of the stimulus of personalambition. Jjl Sjl ^t IJC JjC JjC ^ At this time Mr. Vallandigham introduced to Mr. Thompsona prominent official of the order who occupied somewhat theposition of its adjutant-general, thoroughly indorsing his relia-bility and energy. Through this gentleman Mr. Thompsonsubsequently arranged for the distribution of funds to be usedin arming and mobilizing the county organizations. ^ ^ >|; 5i< ^ ^ ^ Conferences with very many Northern men who at thatperiod visited Canada, who were not connected with the orderof the Sons of Liberty, nor informed in any wise of the pur-poses of the Commissioners, further developed the fact that therewas a widely spread feeling of fatigue, to use the mildest term,with the war and those who were profiting by it. A subsequentinvestigation of the c
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