Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1833-05-23
LYNCHBuRG. MAY 23, Is3a.
PEACEABL.E SECESSION

vi NV o'a'c' WITCH compose the Union ben,
Tree, soserc'Sn'and INDEPENDENT" to each r
ene'n haiufaHy arpeftains the high power OF a,l.
ing Tor 'sei'' !" The last fessr, whether thc Tern,
of the national compact have been VIOLATED ami :
II decide "liifmttive'y, 10 afply such ieuress rs
may think proper aud from Tins postulatum i1ev
deduce the doctrne oil peaceable secession. -.
ing settled the fact that peaceabe secession :.
right, they rroceol to assert that aay at,eo9, /,
obsIruc or prevent the exe,clse Of this rigid would
be an aet ct tyranny aud despoiism, which can
f"d a parallel only in tire annals Of Russian am,
Turkish atrocity-a.s nilatin, it to the act Of !,
giant crushing a poor p my to tho earth, ,.n,,I,
because he has the power So TO DO, AMI rcglrd,,,
Of i.ht OF justice.
A word or two will sAov the him, incss Of III,
pos,ulaua, AMI the Consequent inlustc, of thc.a,
nuneiaion.
France. Spain and Enol,nl are Il free so,,,,a...
and independent" States sur nosc ha,m. ,.,,...s
s.rc. lcaguc, they. in the coarss of Years d.,
with regard to tn, import oc lis terms sn,i, H..
weaker power. asse,t, tina, in The co,s,,uc,;,.#,f
the provisions of this LEAGUE b,r RIGHTS mil ,,,.,
aba DnI A., tf,
Britain and France ali..o the c,,,,,,
Is true may iu,I.e f,r he,s.lf. Ia, mao, ,,, H.
other CONTRACTING nart;es do the en- MA ,h,,.,7 Al
is not tIer decision iha, the term. of the le,eoa
have been faithfully adhered 10 entitled ,o NJ
weight as the CO ,,rary decision Of So,in s,f,
Acknowledging upon hy iud ,ment Sn,n n,,y,c-
fnsc any lonqer to b. hound nv tic ,.,,. ,,,l.
c6mpac, which She ALLEGES IN Nave l,er ,,,s
| " yioatcd-bu,. actio,. uuon t1c,r co. ,io,i "a
Jude. the other two pl,e, To III, lc,cu. msy t,fer
her toeom,,y with us nroy,sio,s ;b,ch ,b.v
ser haye bccn strictly conped with On tEeit
pat. The equuk r,e4tuf all the parties DOES MOI
give to complaining member of Al league. supe1ior
pope,s-wh,ch would b, 1hc case. ifthc lndsmtrr.
I of minority or OF a single one is invariaoIyt6,
VI received as correct; and the. contrary udgme.t
of two i,r anorc is uniformly TO be regarded as Tho
surrup, and lyranncal decree ola rupaclou. mn.
lslity. The right Of TN ind, pendent ! uasrNLich
has not parted even temporarily with any of the
powers Of sovereignty u, Withdraw from sinlple
league with other independent powers is rcls,lye
rend not positive. 'llshe wit,d INV, she snllec,.
TINT withdrawal, should ll. s;hcr partie de,IIo
that having had no just ca!se for wthd,aNuI she
had, by tha, act herself nriilgel The term, ofh.
league. Apply these pine pies tn truth of whirl
Will not be questioned TO the condition tf.th. rp
I'D states and how much stronger d. t'.y btcon>.
Ours is simple iea.ue heta ccn states each
Of which retains, before, all It's so-creien atfri.
bulos .unmpaircd-but n constitutions, b,ndmg
us toy thcr, us enc p opt States retaining
then sovereignty only os'1 nnr.rs Of Io>o amin.
terror concern. II, therefore OF those States
should IN the cxc'eisc Of lis judgment d'oIde III Il
the constitution has been violated by one o, NOR Of
the Other p.r', to it, even then she could not
else either the power Of hulication or secession
without admitting the corresponding & equal rIg@
OF The other parties to make up their judgment to
net upon it Also c'ihe, concunen,ly or adversely
the decision of the complaining Stutc l. i. only oJe
The absurd supFosl'ion. that the decision u all te
States would concur ,that secession c-,Id be peace
aide. Adverse dec Isons, flowing from equal
light 10 Judge would inevitably lead to hostile acts
and. IN such extielntles, the ultimate settle
mcnt of the controversy mnst be onthe field of bat.
tie But, when the acsressions complained Of III
stead OF being attributable to the parties to the con-
pact, are committed by the asen" Gas the gen
era government Is sometimes styled of oil the par
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" "''"''"" ''o'' '"e '''o''
nJaf, oil her co-otates She docs not aIl'ga u''
any ono moro of her sister States have violatl