The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1851-09-24
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEPT "a. 1861.

nosed 10 merge the excitement growing out OF the dis
,u.sion OF The Compromise into the theoretical inquiry
.hsber or not Stale has the right al her pleasure
..csde from the Union The Richmond Enquirer, for
.yampe whose leading article on this subject OF the 22d
,II he copied into our journal tomorrow takes especial
care 10 set up secession OF its own, while protesting
;ns South Carolina secession II is strong advocate
to the Compromise, but ii seems to be not less scker
n, The right of Stale 10 IN the Union long
q, Dlsass and rren she gets tired Of 10 depart peace
mb,r Journals varousy affected by their party peculiar
mes forify their positions by quotations from Patrick
Henry. Jefferson, and Madison and Mr.. Pauding the
an,bor Of the Dutchmans Fresde, says that Sydney
and Locke settled all these things before our day We
have no objection 10 these nice distinctions and hair
breadth differences, if they do not create real divisions
in the democratic party for the benefit of MIR. Fill
more, or some other abolition and federal wing, who
will cheeriuly agree 10 admit the right Of secession,
or enter into any other paper-agrecmen not 10 violate
the reserved rights Of the States provided he be
,ipued in power. We have not doubt that Mr. Fill
more and his cabinet will cheeuy sign and deposite
bond with the Richmond Enquirer acknowledging the
right Of secession, provided the Enquirer will sign
other bond obgng itself TO denounce South Carolina,
any other State that may practically undertake to exer
else the right OF secession, and leaving the Enquirer all the
time free advocate It's own theory OF secession These
old federal wings know that such bond would be a
good cover for the nsidous use OF power in securing
that practical consolidation which is so much dreaded
by all true friends OF our republican system; they know
fail well the difference between theories and realities
and have long since found that to obtain the latter
thew NAV Weld anything and everything to the former
But Il ia not BY such idle speculaons that the people
az to be diverted from their sovereign agency in taking
care of the inheritance derived from fathers
but the other day that the withdrawal Of the depostes from
the United Satee Bank, and the establishment of the Sub
Treasury, were great constitutional nfractions. under
mining our Liberties and calling for the ALARM not OF
single State, but Of all the States and there are even
now politicians in Tennessee denouncng Mr. JEFF
ferson as nothing but "humbugger," who never had
the slightest regard for the constitution, for religion
for any other substantial interest of his country. And
vet the b-Treasury firmly established the Con
situon ITSELF in the slightest degree affected by the
splitting subtees of the secessioniss; and is the
conviction immoveaby seated in the heart of democracy
that Jefferson right in the he took about the
alien and sediton laws and in the great aim of his policy
to fix the public thought upon the temptations which ex
listed 10 carry the federal government beyond limits into
the local and reserved sovereignty of the States
But the most amusing part OF this hue and cry about
secession is, that Mr. Pauldng should be the most clam
orous in the chasedrowning even the open -mou,hed
organ OF dsunion which has been located at Montgomery
in Alabama and whose hoarse. notes echoed for long
time almost solitary and alone the dsunon chorus OF the
Nashville convention We say TO democratic friends
that is an amusement intended for their benefit and
if they suffer themselves 10 be drawn into it, they will
soon find that while they running after the hounds
their enemies devouring their substance at home
The Trojan horse was no, successful device
against the liberties Of arless people Of antiquity
than will be the device OF the wings to engage the demo-
Gratis in serious quarrel about the right of secession
No statesman in land has ever denied the right
Of secession, if there be real and sufficient cause
for it. There is probably not man OF intelligence.
in or out OF this country who does no, concede that
all people have natural right 10 free themselves
from inolerabe oppression, peaceaby or forcbly. 1t is
no, asserted that force is the inevitable condition
Of such revolution. Great Britain might have abstaned
from in the OF struggle with her in l776,
but the governments set up in consequence OF our
declaration Of independence would not have been
the less revolutionary. Such has been the Ian
guage Of our statesmen from Washington TO this pc
Rod; and no other language could have been held
without shocking the common OF the age. 1t is
not the Of force that makes revolution; il is
the successful organization OF power within the
limits oil the country which the subject OF it, and that
supersedes dspace the organic forms and authority
Of the government previously existing there To say that
one OF many parties 10 compac, which creates for them
scommon government and which possesses portion OF
all their sovereignty can at its pleasure, with without
cause, abrogaie that government without the common
CONSENT would not be agrea,e absurdy than TO say that
where ten men are at sea in vessel the joint property OF
ALL one oil them has right TO bore hole in the vessel
and sink It, and the others would have no right to pre-
vent it,
II IS SAID however, that Mr. Jefferson taught different
doctrine IN the civil reformation of 1900 and his sanction
Oh The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions is cited TO prove
his authority is founded upon the declaration in the
A'ef document "tbai in all cases of compact among
paues having no common Judge each party has equal
"s"' 70 Judge Tor itself well Of nfracons OF the
measure and mode Of redress" and upon similar decla
aoh IN he Virginia document that the States ho are
"e pshss thereto have the right and are in duty bound
nerpose Tor aresng the progress OF the evil and for
"'hs "l'hin their respective limits the authorities,
Ntos' and liberties appertainng 10 Them conolusive
"e' 70 'he effort which has been made 10 establish
'oe.'Afa'ons as an authority for the withdrawal of
-o~e rom The Union, withou, incurring the conse
q'ehoes OF revolution and destroying our constitution
sgNen oy Mr. Jefferson himself in the testimony of NJ,
''Ao'son who was Mr. edersons most intimate persona
associate and political friend Mr. M,d;.on aa.la..l :;