Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-02-25
LYNCHBURG. VA. MONDAY. FEBRU Any 1888

+ when the Fedcralists of New England we,e otga
Il '1ng the means Of secession, though tho nstru
c mentality oithe Hartford Convention, claiming III
i power and threatening 10 practice II, the RtplA
# t'canS nj that day let oose ell the thnndofs of ID
annexation against the doctrine & lta aalhers I'll
. columns oftheir wordy arrows flew rs thick rs ia
o Persian darts AT the pass of Thermopyla an
] they were ready TO march at "A inopents warning
10 overwhelm the dctesiehc and outrageous ARA,
of " treason and " rsIeflipa' But now IL is yea.
H@N thai has gored mg o. This very doctrine
So 8tdeaas IN 1911, Ia claimed by the egetaSipc Re
p"bi'eaas, while the doctrine OF tho Proclamation
with most wonderful dextee;y Is thrown upon III,
shoulders of the old Federal party Strange IN
consistency Strange devotion to party MI
Meputie and Governor llayne, conspicuous IN III,
history oi Notification, have both denounced this
doctrine oil Secession III NJ measured terms but
noic, It's ,lennnciat.du hy the President said 10
/ tag iotc tic itbeyiteS 81 tfe taaBtrR'i'
The Proclamation, Which denies tho right Of Sc
eessioh ut pleasure, Is charged with advocating
constellation and denying State R,gbis or in
Other words Stdic l'teftlentg. II does neither.
! Il deoies the right ofSocesseu aud eonesely of
! iers some ol the reasons ON which tho denial is
founded. But 4 no where advocates nn enlarge
ulcu Of powers IN the Federal Goverument--hu
Oh The contrary, asserts that II should not exercise
any other but delegated powers. 1t only claims
The right ot executing the legitimate and constltu-
tiohai powers oil the tovcrnmcnt--arght incident
10 all reSuiu govctnments-a right expressly
granted and necessary 10 mako tho government
sufficiently strong To carry into effect tho objects of
It's formation. The President docs not deny tho
,orsreigatg Of The States 10 these tssefued pom
ers, buf oHynaS H. Tho Proclamation uses this
strong language IN relation 10 State rights No
one, fellow etllens Inn, n h,eher reverence for the
Il ,lo IL.
who now addresses Won Noon, wonl3 make
Greater pefs,nal sacrlG.rs az official ex,rions 10
defend tlem from yio,siion - fer feeitiuc the
movers loIeenled to the nnion md th,i, .nc,eJ
character he AGAIN gays u Ha,,hc reserved riehts
of the sta,ss pre mo-, H. snerod beeau9e ihev
have for theif common interest made the General
government the depository at those powers II,
| am askel what ARE IN, f.4.r,,ed n ,b,s Of the
States ia wl,el, tho nr,rlan,at,n ,.f,fs answer
the nobrrs delcpatri are enu,n,r rated others NOT
enum, ,ale nre tho rescrved nov,,s Tho action of
The government in relation Ia tlo.n rs1ts. had
been clearly tn,nled om IN ,hs annual qlsssnrc
and i, WAS uot necessary Ia ,cneAt lbrul IA the
pfocama,ion If nm asked ~ hat redress "a there
for any naturalization Of the ,ov,crs Of the reneral
government point IN the ballot lnSes. the
States the iu1,ci,,v MI sp,eiily proyi,lel-totl tic
,ool sense ,n,elj,rrnce and ncc If lbe neotc
and to th. lehl of rcyolniIon Show n,a the same
socuritv ia, the ,nisnpl,,a ion er the .xtfaortli
nary nnWrr nfrei,in,, the United STATES laws by
the State t.oyernments-nnd then viii aeI.now-
i,d,et thai nm IN orro, md admit the rlebt of
peaccallo secession
suppose the States poaseseed the power Of So.
ees,ion: fhaf would no, STAY The hand of the unou
il the separate existence of State connieted with
the Interests of the rcmainine States. poMor aud
interest woud control o,etv other consideration Z
am it would be at last question OF peace or wa,
rs interest might direct Moral restriction would !
amount To nobinu when opDosed to interest or am /
bton us the history of nnlIons from their lounda-
ton, abundantly Prove The restraint which is
exertcd on lin other han1, 10 secure the States |
against federal usurpntlnn, Is very siruos. when !
we reflect tbaf ,y.ly State IS Aeeply interested in
prese,ytn+ Side Nights aud in resisting federal /
asurnat;ans. and that the odds IN such a contest
would be fearful against the general government
It would in,leed be much more easily restrained by
the fear of revolution than by secession because
revolution would not be confined perhaps 10 sim
..e State but be commensurate with the cause that
excited it.
Islau not now discuss the question Of treason
nresentcd m The Procbnatlen Time wall not ~.
low. | shull pass bytlat subject with simple en-
oary suppose the oyett nc. of treason as defined
- mo cnns,,,a,nn qnn,'nil,elIv come Of the Ell.
act, the Slole were to declare the several laws pun