The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1851-05-10

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The following absassiels is from til
: Rome (Ga.) Southernst -
, CosscioS OF STATE, " ebste,
, in letter lately written by bin pslare
, IN reference TO the movementd ~
Carolina, that secession could not IS W
complished but by war" From the pod
ton occupied by Mr.. Webster, il il presurl|
ed he speaks the sentiments and policy o
, Mr. fIlimore's government, snd his let,e
may be regarded rs declaration Of war. il
advance. against South Carolins, in cas-,
she should choose to exercise the ruh
which she thinks she possesses. Of peacss
bly, retiring from the Uaion. The question
is thus presented: has the United States
government the right to make war upon 4
seeding S.atel We shall not commit the
presumption Of arguing a constitutional
question with the great expoander i" wa
intend only to produce authority. Mr..
Webster is great authority, but as great as
tits. it is hardly equal to that Of the framer.
of the Consultation. They, it is presumed,
knew tho Constitution better than Mr..
Webster. Tho following eslrac,s from .he
Madison papcrs. an authentic record of ,hs
proceedings OF the convention which fran.
ed the Constitution, show tina, the authors
of the Constitution never contem,ln,ed tho
use of force npainst State and that thew
expressly refused 10 confer that mower uoo,,
the government The follow;ng war n
clause 10 one of the resolutions submitted
70 the convention by Mr.. Randolph Of Vir.
gipia:
Re,ofred That ,bo ps,;o,a, Is,;.l,,,ro
ought to be empowered ia call fo,th the
force of the Union apains, o,v mamher Of
/ the Union iailiny 10 lulfl IL, du,i.s undey
the articles ,h.reorp
When This clause CANA ~, for co,s;1or,
tion an. Madison ohsor,oI ,h,, Tho ,nora
bo regsc,ed n, ,ho r., ,,c c,s.a H., ,.,.ro
he douh,ed the nr,c,icahili,y Inc ;,s,;cs
and ,Lo al; sr i, IT., 4 -
Mia collecliysl, and mo-, ;rJ,;d,an,.
| ipion NJ the States co,,.;,;n, sr,L .n l.,
yred,.r, se.m.d N ,,o,;d. a. i. o,., da
s,ruc,ion Tho pse If f,rco ,,,ins, S,a,o
would look mora liIe , declaration If war
than an naic,ion of ,uni.bmeul and wonld
n,oI,,hly Lo consid'rod b.. ,h, ,,a,,,, a,
/ tackled, as a dissolution of all previous com
pacts by which it might be bound. lie
Nod .,,h srs,.,a e,''anII 81 -, ~
MIN, ,ond,r IA. ros,nra, nnno.aa.,.r,
and moved that tho clause be pos,noned
This motion was agreed 70. no one dissent.
inn"
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afterwards taken nm ar n, leas, !, wasno,
inserted !, tha Constitution so Nm, n.
couclnsion il irresis,;hI. ,ha, H. Nsdisor,a
suyres,ion was adop,ed Inv tbc convention
nnd tina, such , svs,cm ,ros framed ma with.
I held from the goyerumen, the powcr to use
force ,r,ins, n State. This conclusion il
streny,hooed If nossible bv The action of
the convention upon Mr.. pat;crsop's plan
of constitution, subsequently submitted.
/ That plan contained the following proyis
ion,
/ Rcsolrcd. Tha, if any State should cp.
nose the carryinp into execution the act, of
/ the United States, the federal Executive
sball he nntborized TO call forth the mower
of the confederated States or so much there.
of "a NAV be necessary to enforce and com.
mel obediencc TO such acts"
A.. p.,,,. .la, ANA. xo;ao,od. and
:. ,.a. a,,;a.,aa - IL d,ha,a .h;oay boeons,.
!, comn,i.ed ,be above nrov;sion Col.
H. saiJ :. hn was s,r,eL u;,h horror a,
,ha nrosnao, n ,ocn,,ina IA ,b;s exoe.
dent" Ghe use of force naant a Siate1
cal Hamilton in reference To such PRO