Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-05-10

such, tho submission Of which, no two persons
would could disagree probably But should question,
unfortunately, have arisen, whether any matter sub
mcd or not as the parties 10 such question, were ad-
miued in the instrument itself to be sovereign States,
resulted from necessity that each had retained the right
OF deciding such question for itself This effect
the consequence OF want OF power in the Old Con.
gross " 10 enforce their decisions, tho Proclamation
supposes Tor mere power make tight il How
cd hon the very nature OF the No abiter is
at liberty 10 decide for the parties, what is the subject sub
mied TO him by them: it is his province TO determine
~ that which they agree submitted. IL he parties
a"d their common arbiter differ, the of their
SUBMISSION, would be idle Tor him decide this matter
because the parties would at once annul his de-
cision, aud 10 hold for naught But ii the ar
ter and one OF the parties this point and there
IN dier from the other party, wherever there exists tr
bunai superior To them ALL that forum the
party may appeal to determine whether the matter de-
c'ded was within his submission Where such
tribunal exists however Oasis always the where
reigns the paries is of necessity, that each must
decide this question for itself Nor is the faith Of any
pledged by the submission 10 abide by decision which
believes TO have been unauthorized by that act There
- no necessity H. annul such decision because made
without authority II is already null and void VI ITSELF and
ia refusing 10 submit to its execution, the party reus-
ing SIMPLY arms this fact and denies the obga an
act OF lawiess power and usurped authority.
IL uis was not So no prudent individual would, and
sovereign could agree, TO submit any matter whatever
however ,nmportant il might be, the abi,racnt OF
anober-ior II the submission Tone matter, could
considered AZ communicating right TO determine any
oiher matter not submted Or what is the same thing
u the submission oil matter 10 the arbitramcnt of
common arber, communicated to him the right to dc.
ernne Tor the parties the extent of their submission and
ohu their faith to abide by his determinations tDhafeper
thdt may De- this arbiter although designed to be
Judge merely, becomes at once sovereign whose au-
.nori'y Is without stint or limit. In the OF a SUBJ
mission made by sovereigns they would strip
sovereignty by the very act Of submission; he who
hous all his rights at the will discretion of any other
Is no longer sovereign, but dependent for the
enjoyment OF such rights upon this other.
nave spent more time in exhibiting the faIsehood of
N forth in
native deormy perhaps required But was necessary
10 90 So thought because il obviously designed to
constitute the foundation of another proposition of like
shp, whien Is afterwards announced and was better
TO crush this monster while yet in egg state than sui.
Ter to be hatched unnoticed and then upon us
III all The terors OF fiery Dragon bearing death on its
wings, and pestilence in its breath.
nave thus brought down the political history of these
now United States, from very early period to that OF
which have last spoken have shewn that in their CO.
iondl state, they constituted several distinct Societies
whose affairs were regulated by governments absolutely
oil each oter that the misrule of the mother
country induced them to revolt against its authority and
TO snake OIL these governments; but that in throwins off
,helr former governments, they did dissolve their
former assocatonsthc Societies remained after the po
'erhheh's were no more-Tha the necessity govern.
ment TO regulate the affairs of every Society then COM
PEELED these communities establish some form of govern
cn each Tor iseI and 10 assert each own sove-
regnty and decent respect for The
opinions OF mankind, induced them all TO announce this
he new condition; and 10 justify the step they had taken
AND That this the sole object OF the Declaration of In
nepenence which SO far from pocaming that they were
oue Tcopie or Onc Nation, own terms ared
Them 10 be free and Independent States.
nave shewn iurther that secure the be fits of har
oVus ues'gh and concert and prompttude of action in
this their new condition it became important TO confirm
'heir Union by league OF Confederacy declaring what
were the objects OF this Unon by what These
oJec's might be attainedTha this was the sole purpose
o'he Arucies oil Confederation, which, while establishing
asenera government for ALL expressly reserved TO o
me states the sovereignty, freedom, and indepen
ey hau before assumed respectively, and much of
e FORMER powers, Jurisdictions and rights as were not
oy mat act expressly delegated the there
oy crea'ed-and that false that under these
articles, the government thereby created became an all
solutc government without Limits TO its auboritv for AL
though the several States submit to its de-
cison in all matters referred TO its determination nv the
Aiucies oil Confederation themselves, these re hut
lew IN number, and the question to the extent of the
SUBMISSION never was and could not have submitted
by the States reseving their sovereignty, the deter
nnanon OF this question: far it might interest any
self WV 0'''e' 'o "
From all this, feel myself justified in saving that the
original sovereignty OF the States, assumed by them in
l1I6, remained unmpaired until the adoption OF the pre
sent OF the United States in 1889 Whether by
this instrument, that sovereignty was then annued is
The question which will next examine. At present
VIII take leave to say that the existing political cond
non oil these States, TO be sought for i'm the Federal
constitution alone, is to be regretted that the President
thought II right in his late Procamaton to ascend TO
period anecedent to the formation of this government in
order 10 teach the People what is their situation under IL
here was no necessity for this certainly as he himself
has proved and il he bad confined himself TO cons,ruc
'oh oil Tie present Constitution although he might have
oeen supposed to in this, he would at least have
avoided such numerous Inconsistencies and gross histo-
fica mistakes as are exhibited every where in his
work. 10 The great modification OF many those wish
10 be his friends But the school which he has be-
come proseyte in exacting passive obedience non.
resistance TO all its preceps have imposed upon
MN as probationary for all his former sins
us ah that he should not only publicly ALLURE the creed
whose truth he has and so recently affirmed hui
that he should also proclaim from his high place. the in
iaoility and supremacy OF the Pontf, and that these
states never were his sovereigns Less than this would
not nave been accepted as sufficient, atonement for his
former offences, satisfactory token entit!e him TO
admission to the communion oil those political Saints the
sancy oil some OF whom, is at least questionable
the truth of their new doctrines
NORFOLK, Jan. ~, 1888.
DOMESTIC.
GREAT FIRE IN MONTREAL