The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-06-07

4 letter written bv James Madison III
answer to one written by Alexander Ham
iton 10 l.,s. Is paraded through many
presses ia the South, TO prove 'hai VIZ.
MAS opposed 10 the right OF scces'
sion. We have not room Tor these letters
but win reply to the charge es fully rs =
they were before the reader. The follow
ine Is ahou, flcir rorport. MIR. Hamilton
wrote to Madison during The tendency OF
he question Of the ratification of the Con
.ti,ution Of the United States before the
Convention Of New York. TO the effect tina,
these opposed to it in the Convection, were
for ra,ilyins it under condition OF certain
amendments being adopted; and il they
were not adj ted within a given time, New
ork WAS to have the night 30 80 out OF the
Union. Nh Madison replies that an
adoption for limited Limo would not
amount TO a ratification OF ihcC Constitution
at All. "In short, he says, ANY condifion
whatever must yiiiate the ra.idcaiion;" What
" the Constitution requires an adcr'ion ~
toto aud foreror." Tho great reason he
urges Cor this is, that "compacis must be
reciprocal" aud that II one State were al
lowed 10 mate Conditions TO suit itself
sN1grfincif'e would not, IN such case be
preserved"
1ni., say the opponents Of the righ! Of
secession, establishes The fact that W..
Madison believed tlata State had no right
20 30 out of the MON. Let Us look nj this
matter csudidly Ard first, we viii take
Mr. Madison declarations.
Va the Convention which framed the
Constitution Of iniicd States, Of which
Madison was n member, he declared;
- breath Of fl, 0niancnnl rHou'r. N tIe
compact hg iart I'd f, sl, eiF. w4Hil certainly n1
sot. fir oi.rr paris lnln iialr a'irg .tntH 500 o.
This sentiment WAS highly upllaudcd.
IN his report on The Virginia resolutions
in I1g1 and 1850, he endorses the dociriDc
Of secession. III It he says
"The { Constitution III Pr Iaiira sia'rs ru. furi
bg tie siueiinp cd tlr Status. Ven tF 'l.h n i Ht
er,ieE cJnctf u nAd. int Gle stability Hui i"iHf-
Is. well ln the aniiofy ol tIs Con 'iiiiion, iinl
f,sis on iiu5 ireHlHHIf and sIp ftun0iiInn Tue
sale. hcu he.nf ttr ie-.ies ~ tla constitutional
oumfnci. lud 90 tIcW sfrf.ItI finciif- "ln" "I
uect,.i y, ,nl hfa llH 2 la ifffHq' 0tpt' tff Nn'
nofif8 go dre&s Zoe t.r i-i rs'nn' Whether ihe COM
,ari mario by ihem d. violated aud opnsaq 1enV{,
thai ihe lNf'ie e 81, iHrs tngsi tirmteNc tecid'
"a iie l.t n-nrt such NYcsiona mty le 81 suilI'
oieni masltnls ia nq1ln ,heif iHieTrltion'
Now, was W.. Madison inconsistent
We answer, yery READILY he WAS not All
Of this is easy ot explanation, Nh Madison
was Of those who believed that secession
was an inherent night belonging to every
STATE from the very nature Of the compact
The State OF New ,or. for instance de-
clarcs in hcr ratification of the tonstiiu'
ton
"'riri The te,ye. If ro,cr,nfrnl may ic r. a..ur
ei o., ilr people, WhenHHatufu ftHl har1na nfrc'sa-
~ in ilcif ha4auc.t
Nirginia in her articles OF ratification de-
claros
"Tlnt the powers granted unlrr ihr Constitution.
lalne derived iron ihc icop'r oi Tie United Smigs
o,.s H. rranmdi y Item ~ iratrf ilH .an7 sAl ~
perverted iu tle,f ninfy and uEf' lHu Uil THAT every
power uo' granted thereby, feluais with them aHd Hi
,hcf Ws'l.'
This WAS dcclaralion.of their under
standing Of the compact Ard We find
that no objections were made to the above
clauses in the articles OF ratification. MIR
Hamilton wrote to Mr. Madison on the
>ih OF July The constitution bad hccn
ratified by Virginia on the 26lh of jane,
Mr.. Hamilton in this very letter foliciiates
Mr. Madison on the event; So that il ap.
pears that he found no objection to il on
this ground. This shows what was thought
Of the RICH, Of seccssion'at that early day
But this i. not all. General Washington
hmsclfn never denied the right. On the con
trary his conduct very eonclusiycly shows
that he approved it. Randolph of Roam.
oakc" whose popular letters have been
published in many Of the papers in the
country very justly says:
lie was President Of the United States In liq5,
when fls Kentucky Legislature rsnsIrn,cd 10 the
last letter al endurance az the prnen'siinafon sub.
miti,, to in recurring e free navigation ~ ie Nitis
.ind ir,hrt iis ffflnils memorial ununuufing hcf
a,ieat ou was .iHedil, srcurai Ia her, ihis Seoue
ftflafafi0a lsas- one 90 kcniutb miat r'nineai
ciiisenat uss ni4 ~ isHcaagi Na' ~ i ppsnis.r
siosi TIE grand agf ta1eR ah,r ea'a,e ceasttrra'