Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1851-09-23


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lfIgeStenf by men 6f 20
l5iiticai and 6Ils opinions aud ~ % were o
litenlotious Aiei Is eachsoflieF Ion count o
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llthn. HE peopl ofson coleny oss Ello ailegs
Eanoesto the eInneuU Of ANY other colony and
eEeenotS Sbpnpdsbys lts da@ss The icol6nl had
Isaoiscominp on mo- common JndtclaTy
they WeEees blishedlat ditferent times, and were
uni ikesin the iorganiz z4tiopA Some were pro.
tvincial, ,some pFopfieta ry5 and some charter gov
hesamentssp 1heyswetes uuiedssitt is'true I BY a
kcommunseSec tive head or ing; sbnt so are,l'
Llhis time, andA tles BtItisf East indies,
and vet Cana asaudsthe British lEastf Indies do
tn6Ec0nstitue o6eapeoples Nos'do .Jstnaicai and
sIsaIand nor Seotlandiand the Manritias. They
did not ever strangeSas.is may seem to
@s%y 3 ai,ls 90 ts CIV ash
E, Wrginia ,Isalared fiersindepen dences asearly
,as5the b5tIt'e NAV, l77ssaud New tiampshifs
New Jersey ad South Carolina had each adopt.
sed nroyison,l alsfnout his ebe.
.itlIevsalI unitediin9fbe
linn d IL was
i 6nn rerat innot of yhatil had
i aIrsady befn aonesbvs sthe IStatessaboye men
,ioned Etrl,e manner ofsyotinpFin thes ConGress
ofli76Fand insthes convention nsSvhichsformei the
i Conslitutiop. leach State.hapinpsbeene entitledto
one vol shows that the Stafessaftersthe9tev
4 ut;or ,l,ss lem conSumnnte s5repsrdets each
d. ir,etgand co,eoual@poitical entries.
1 We'll. me le,IefaI CONSTITUTION under whichkwe
live didroi ,astfev,bis eoualiiy. It'was framed
bv ,ba SrensesentaIives o{ibe States. and ratified
8ftefSafds by Ie States, al different times. and
from IffsFe n rnOliyes,.and consdef fatjons, each
State actiu for itself, andsnot for anotefs Was
,ITs TInit salared n he nerneltal nd yo
caBe at H., ti{de uf its iormnIiofii7 Even fiji
6siI bss,. e. declssFed is NOT, con vebtiont com.
nsc, or.lss t5,es tel,iehsis violated bysonerofthe
COM ctIt,o Sarties dissolved 1theoptiohoftte
paF,y iniar al SucRf is at least The declared
,,ninion 81 3 mn So Nov
y such violation ofihe Com
s,itution s one orsrnore Of thespat,iesto it,luls
hv a. ,Si,I,dra{Va4s from ia what
is Is there any tfti1p reyc,.
lutionaTy 81 ibis 2 Nothing. There is mot
sifnte n afcifie OF eso8sethmeiIt tovertIlrown.
IS I.Ifls FUr'
Uf seression 7Ts tiFtfY d act an act done
hy authority. There is no Obligation upon the
uuverume 10 Eatlen pt 10 thWaIt III, as
6ut the exerciseofa rights nbue&Pressedi intlie
Constitutions it2sis true, but resulting from the
| principles Of construction whichshaSe been -des
EclareI by WRITER'S upon public-law as applicable
to ailaarticless treaty land be-
Tween sovereign States. This, sir, is the seces'
sion ftiie tStatetfigh patty ftfustthe differ.
Gence between il and tie rebeliouss and revolu5
l.tionaty sertspf accession which sou aPpeaIito
!. favi5T. is Apparent enough. .,.s.s5l
But there-is wider difference yet. Upon the
Theory he gov efntneLlts made ma The
fay,sssR politics as in tmorals is regarded
as mount 10. all dtheffla - he law of self
linrotection 4sreaatding secessionIa and
law be dsfal govefnnent as corlstiIu
1onsil and 6bg until ecaTeds ot by
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