Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1851-08-23
SECESSION.

The revolutionary right # State 70 throw of
ntolerabie oppression, is universally conceded.
Blu, that the trainers Of our Constitution intended
to confer on each member Of the Contcdcracy
the privilege Of walb'ng om al pleasure, we never
hove believed, "lhe folly and danger of Seccs.
sion is clearly set forth in The following article
from the Southern Parjol
Is i, not very certain Chat the present Federal
Constitution would ucycr have been adopted had
it contained the right Of a State to seccde from
the Union In the old articles of confederation,
where the States alone, and not the people, were
represented, It expressly declared that the Union
shall be perpetual. The Federal Constitution
was formed to make that UniOn more perfect land
SO stated by it tramcrg.
!, was sometime before New York acccdcd to
the Uuion and it was proposed to do 50 for lin.
tied time, The correspondence between Alex.
ander Hamilton and Mr.. Madison on this subject
has recently been Published, and ought to satisfy
every ono that no sush principle as the right to
quit the Union would have been tolerated by
the contracting parties. When adopted, the
Federal Constitution was to bind the States for
cypr.
II I had been the purpose Of the trainers Of
the Constitution to incorporate in il the right Of
secession, it would have been so expressed IN the
instrument itself But with such provision in
il the Constitution would have been perfectly ri.
dlculous as a form Of government II may, with
truth be said, that no such government ever did
or ever will exist.
Let us gee the consequences of this right TO
ecede. II South Carolina possesses it, every
other State in The Union has the same right 1t
belongs 20 California, Louisiana and Florida, as
vel' ~ the original thirteen. In order to have an
outlet Tor your western commerce, it became alb
.oluely necessary to have Louisiana as part o.
Che United SOa'as, She was purchased by the
Federal Government, CO.. fifteen millions OF dol
lars The whole valley 81 tho Mississippi above
has been settled and improved in couseq renee oil
'a- purchase. Can il be supposed that now this
State Of Louisiana purchased with our money
and absolutely necessary to the prosperity Of four
n7n or fifteen States, has the RICH, to serg1c
from the Union, set up a foreign independent nov
eminent at the mouth Of the Missss, opi and block
up the trade aud commerce of the whole West
Not onl his, but Uaon she has gone out of the
Union she MY throw herself into the arms d
Great Britain and become a British province.
] FLORIDA was purchased at an expense OF five
millions Of dollars, and her defence has cost up
| wards Of fifty millions % the United States
( This purchase was made to have a conlinuou;
sea coast from one end Of the republic to the 9th
er aud 70 exclude from our bosom a foreign foe
Does any one suppose that Florida now has the
right to secede from the Union after this pur.
chase, and Chs enormous expenditure Of money
ia her defence
California cost tho United States fifteen mil
lions Of dollars and bloody war,aud possesses
golden region never before cqualled on the fac,
Of the earth. In a commercial point of view
She is above All value to The United States. He
internal wealth cannot be estimated, and yet &C
cording to the doctrine Of secession she has
right 10 60 out Of The Union Tomorrow and es
mblish vast aud golden republic on the shore
Of the Pacific.
Not only this, but Kentucky, situated in tht
centre Of the Union, may 70 out Of il and estab
li,h royal government with king and an orde
Of nobility and all the CT ccicra Of the dyn,
/ right. Her position will enable her to iulcfup
the trade and commerce Of Virginia, Pennsylya
MIA, OHIO, Indiana, Illinois Tennessee and Mis-
souri,, which passes down the Ohio river. Will
a monarchy IN our midst and an ambitious kim
at It's head, how long does any one suppose tina
we should be at peace with such power
With the rightto secede il would always dcqen,
on the will aud pleasure Of State whether thu
laws of Congress were obeycd ornot In fac
every act Of Congress would have to be ratified
by the States before we knew whether it coal,
be enforced. There would be an end to all gov
eminent. We should have the form and sem
bIauce, without the substance aud power Of re
! pubIic.--NashCuIe Union.
~ lazy fellow, named 'Jay Hole" lgn
near Coyingon, Ky, has adopted way OF spell