Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-04

%Ne omon or repair The breach Of its broken Covcnan
oenoVes the Statesman, then, 10 deliberate be for
makes war tor auy unattainable object Should IN
secelng party prove successful the contest il viii
in,o a"n, Independence; and may then agree en,e
no another Covenant OF Union, "aying its foundation
on sueh principles and organizing its powers in sue
o,m' Us TO them shall seem likely TO effect tbei
3'ey ana hdPpneSs, but this will be a new Covenant
SHOULD ihe other patty prove successful il may conoue
ne etnory, eNerminate its Inhabitants change ali IN
oil ,ne seeding State; nay. do whatever else
S' 'hu Ior winch Is possible; for who Shall Give law
conquest Blu, it cannot revive the old Covenan, y
ed ,Sa, wa, gone forever and can be recall
III the Victor i'm his clemencv cboosss 70 s,,. a., n
MS conquered enemies to permit them 10 eniov tb.
er rehgion' and laws. apd civil Institutions nav TO oc
S"Py "e conquered country still, he may win the thank.
OF tne vanqnshed, and perhaps bege i'm them sense ~
Srauude towards the generous chisf who has been H.
f ahu knd TO fallen foe. But let none mistake
~. '."Vcr OF me sentiment produced IL loyoI,v
nor PATRIOTISM and let those beware of the LOYALTY IF ,h
EeIu' mameuke who may wish thereafter To harm his
"''" cohqueror subdued people have ever been ,ho
great agents in subduugo,hers Extinyuish any On. 60.
snies, oil these now sovereign States and rev mon
n, SI onefs WIN soon share their fate majority
nay s"due minority, probably They can only do en-
however, by means OF force which must bio yu;cd he ,
% ana u heir chief is prudent the subdued mnor;,v
WI" as certainly unite 10 make him military desno, ~.
The people OF Rome proclaimed The mover Of as
nate. anu SELFISH Sc
mi'i the Vc;ors seek avert this consequences h., ~
ppS 10 admit the conquered State into their Union
s ue' come, IL 'hey say but the Union tbere1pon
rhe ;h, W az meh's and purposes, new Covenant
VI me conquered State then ter ed 10 her
Under The gracious gift of her conuuerors and No, ,
Jrn -" rec anu sovereign will. The old Covenant of
States siScs anu sustained by equal and independent
ybiI' S pace 10 one OF very different character in
"ch 'here can be no mutual confidence becaus. :, 49,,
o ser upon mutual consent Many generations mus,
'y, before any subdued people Dug bt 10 be ,rrst
% component part OF The Union by which ,bev b,r
zen suoduod King may make conoues,s snd 40 h
SON and ,y 1ach his conquered subjects TO his per-
nh lnsr loyalty to his CROWN Tor his peopIe arc
Az SUBJECTS, and in his eyes are all entitled -, arc
into the veins ~ % ?u as welli insert some deadly poison
y III Representative Democracy TO adm, nmd;,i'
r,eseh'auvcs OF conquered people 10 become na.,
Then ,h "in expect such government TO last long
ri. VIC war Wdged to revive a broken Covenant Of
mon however successful may be its means VI
oval sub;ac,s enI. tmay bring conquest, may make
af i make real Union. The Union of free S,ai
s."eF ne made or preserved by force II is a soIoi
,o Suoh lanciiul Union, is consolidation in s
''HeS such, viii WELD ony their own nn I'm
Use assigned 10 their sublued allies also F' '"'
,""hN God, that III his niinite wisdom, anil ,,o. ,
c,,,1 peas" thus to ordain The truths have an
'"H'ed ought and will leach moder,on and ~ di'
t ~" T., VINO value the Union of these States Each iiI
- ''e fearful consequences 10 itself thai ,a,, 80,
own acts, aud will abstain from pmsbng e '"ay attend
YES 10 oppression The right of secession - u,
o. claimed by one to-day and by another 10.
10y us each may find iiSelfaggrieved Its annrhy "
ui may be easily guarded against by ab ,inn ,a
,,i s uouDuul powers, pressing legitimate no,n
be tmnj in me 'onnuui. The security of the Union is
~ If ~ "o common affections and common inio RI
" OF 'he states, and in the bayonets oC IT, ;,e
ch aenhss alone was the Union frs, formed bv 70
vi sentiments alone has il been since ua;,,oi ny y,
sum sentiments alone can it be prcservoJ 0 ana ~
is"' OF secession when it is claimed and nra! ~ ~
crceds G by military force, and surely as nj OH, f.
r., 10Y, our destiny free people is f,I6IIed RI
- gar may be done, ii State unmindiiII NJ b 60, w.
o" a., unon TO support which her faith has Of
ouT"ges-,ot ot 1rd"se .i'y ,t;,,
ocia crne-but othe Irish counters! Lord Ang iesea
his worthy Secretary, who to regenerate Ireland
bring down upon himself the blessings of those who
Teay e pesh aaye oloXed c5 IN GH Su
ha sagaI h,, han nd
1t you eau, enforce this demand. The war, if war 81
III be necessary accomplish this end is then rghtu tic
just IL will have object that may be attained and IN
zen attained it brings peece the only Legitimate end OF tn
cry Bnt it she leaves debt unpaid any duty an
fulfilled or when she has made the compensation Ieaur.
let her co. ana let her 80 in peace Ii she but s"sS ~
,te She will learn her value of the h
Non she has ahandoned aud will speedily return, the no
lis OF its government not in,oleabe. If there be
my States their right of Secession will be denied
Should pursue the subject which this sentence sug
SITS, i should tread upon the ground which belongs TO
Statesman exclusively It's the business OF the theorist
the Of this government and TO deduce from in
its principles aud its character 1t is the business de
the patriot statesman to apply these principles, and in d.
cir application, TO adapt them TO the circumstances OF I'll
ch particular case, TO preserve this character ST
bile hc does he will but confirm the government in TO
conduct OF whose affairs he is called to assist Butt
seeks TO perveri these principles, TO change this u
,ardcter, he is Revoiuon whether his schemes /
signed be pcIleciedby the arts of persuaseD the 4
roug hand of force, or by any other means
One remark and have done. The author OF this
reclamation while speaking OF this right of secession,
40 call II constitutional right Il cOnOuDuIne me
Gaming OF terms; and only be done through err
~ deceive those who willing right, Y
ut would pause before they made revolution or incur
penalties consequent failure" will say nothing
the spirit which dictated these declarations. Whether
assertion Of this git be gross not this au
lor but enlightened world will Judge; and TO the f
iOives which prompt it, they, like those which produced
ne declarations have quoted can be understood by him
lone who read the human heart. 10 his inspection
IIne willingly submitted but utterly disclaim the h
uhority of his self sufficient parsonage the President to
and all others, from his throne, stupid
)o cowardy knaves, because do not concur in his
political dogmas, but dare TO think Tor ourselves And
What in the OF sense, has the question oil
c found TO upon what this author by COnsti
uondl Right probably. According to his idea, ii would
eem, that there Constitutional rights but such as
granted by the Constitutions and, therefore, that the
light OF bearing arms, peaceaby assembling consult
bout public Affairs OF pettioning for redress OF grevan-
es, are none OF them Constitutional rights, because
II these is therein granted But according to my notion,
very right and every power too, not disparaged by any
IT the grants and Prohibitions contained in the Constitution
especially reserved therein, and so become Constu-
iona Rights and powers The right OF Secession thus be-
zones Constitutional Right.
| thought, that none OF the present generation
would the day, when these States would become ga
single Nation" or the government established by them
Sovereign" caiung like every other Sovereign the
tights Of self defence "a transfer of the allegiance of
lie citizens and brandshing the weapons OF its asserted
powers in their faces. Recent events, acknowledge, /
have much diminished my confidence in thi, belief The
events have strengthened another opinion have long
entertained that there Exists HIi G gf6ind between
the Federal Government established by the Constitution,
and that which will speedily succeed IT, simple absoiute
unnixed and hard military despotism so long as this
let the Sovereign States who made it, guard well this ark
of their political safety, which they know contains the holy
covenant wherein written the conmandans OF their law
Let each constantly cry aloud 10 every oher ann 70 an
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