Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-01-17


of conditions or forfeiture of claim. with the cor
responding aud incident release Of the States 10
the eour, created by thenrseye, for the pufpos'--
and abide its arbitrament.if II be done With
out dishonor. II in this way they cannot get
justice and their wrongs become inloefable' We
know of no other appeal than 10 their rights by
na,ure-those of revolution. resistance aud self
defence. The question TO which We have AREA
/ dy adycrted woald then come op-whether II
would be safe and profitable operation for the
States odberng to the federal union and govern
mcnt 10 attempt, by force.to preserve the Union
The Republican continues North Carolina
and Rhode Island did not join tho Union for
some two years after the others did-showing
CLEARLY and beyond all dispute that the Consiitu-
ton is a pact between sovereign States. 1t is
clear. therefore, that each State which is wrong
ed under this compact, 10 the extent Of having
its constitutional rights taken from il, has tho
right TO withdraw peacefully from the Union
1T has no rieh, to nuiHify law. This was the
,bunder of South Carolina She claimed tho
right 10 remain in the Union, aud disobey its
laws" Texas and California came in at much
later date thnn the States referred to by the Re-
publican, but Immediately on their accession TO
the Union became invested with all the rights Of
the older States. In addition to the obligations
TO the Union aud the Federal Government, which
these States assumed in signing the compact, we
paid for them valuable consideration in blood
and money. Does the Republican think those
States would have right, at their own discre-
ton, to revoke the solemn obligations into which
they entered, ignore the price TINT was paid for
them, and return to tho conditions they were in,
before these events occurred Take another ex-
ample: We purchased Louisiana from foreign
power that we might get possession of the mouth
of the Mississippi eeming the occupancy, do
minion and jurisdiction over it by another power
prejudicial 10 our interests commercially, and
dangerous in military poin, Of view. Has Lou
isiana RICH, to throw off her allegiance to the
United States and return to that of France!
Would she have had right to do so-when, un-
der the administration Of jack son. we were on the
verge Of war with France Whit does the
Republican say Take another case At the
ostcnd Conference the Republicans Presdent
elect laid down the doctrine, that if necessary to
our defence. (Which he seemed TO think it was)
would DO justifabe in Wrestling Cubn from Spain
by violence. suppose we were to do so, aud Cu-
bu should become, as IT soon would, state
would we hive no right To hold by force that
which we had right to take by violence In
this absurd condition would we be, il the Repub
cnn's doctrine is correct. Mr. Buchanan.
Secretary of State under Mr.. Polk instructed
our Minister Mt Madrid To negotiate with her
Catholic Msjosty for the purchase Of Cuba, and
a., I l. ID III
hundred millions Of dollars for the trnnsfer.-
suppose the purchase had been oonsumnatcd.
the money pnid, aud Cuba erected into State
Would she have had right, the next day,to have
dissolved her connection with tho United States
and renewed ii with Spain What does the Re.
publican say ! 1t admits State has no night TO
nudity law. Now. MS the very first step to.
wards seoes sion would be notification of al
law, does not the denial of right to do u minor
wrong involve the denial OF right 10 do II n,ajor
wrong. including Tie minor
Bat, as we said in the beginning If this ari-
Gle, il is no, our desire 10 become a party 10 the
discussion between these two Democratic broth
rem, and 50, we will get out of the way,g give Thorn
n fair field, and whut they make of IT, If, at
the end Of the fight there is any Kilkenny cats
tail in the shape of State rights, we will pick it
up and exhibit II 10 the public.
Thu Richmond Enquirer draws picture of n
Democratic official abroad, which does poor
honor to the administration whose choice ho H.
1t says
1t IS reported on reliable authority that the Anne
Iican Minister nj Borne, has been employing his in
nucnce to persuade the Swiss Government 10 submit
the demands of Prussia II the story not au-
thenticacd by the most trustworthy journal in En-
ropc-Ie Aor{ OF brussels there would be no diff
Guilty in believing it, Everybody WHO knows any
thing of the chnrActer OF Mr. Fay will rendy ncknoMl-