Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1855-1861, 1860-11-17
The Rights Of seeesslon.


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The Rights Of Secession
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D asiaa Of "a asts sgssch by Fultsn Aadsr-
"a. Esq, aesisss sssFEsios, With tss foIisw-
.tx critical analysts Of the IhssFy II Secession.
ais 1gsstsoa - lkFlg 70 brrDns one u para
oanl iatsYsst. and Us sgmmeai the coz
satafy 20 Inc efsfsi psTusai % To- p Alss
II sssas strange thai 81 tisis ists jay We
5oald be called "a 70 dssssss tbs gasstIsE
Asthsr ss have ConatitHtt0n ah4 GovsTR-
cot % not We are tod taAt Sc have =
sgss Or compact Bstwssa Sovereign Siatss
a base bs-n iiviHE Rs4sr that foe over sew
- years, hsltsFiax ourselves sil he har
.,st 80 bad G1sst. tuti5o, sRi uuSt people
iey}nE e. fsw protecting that Il did sot
-, aaa sSgIEg Resistance . tsy ths qa-s-
Bus
A fez pgzin remarks "a the people saF Bss
8qt Of place 81 tlis tine.
The Stature o. 20 GstFumset H3ssg be
stsrJsiasd BY luoklsg 81 The paper dsvif--
tsTy saaa kRoSs that tAis IS E0osi laS. TRs
9nsgItutigH VI iHs Iaiisd States dsisfnisss
own ChsTartsr--it calls itself CeEst4ts-
ID. The lEsKaAgs Is plata AHd clear: We
g people u ire United Ssstss "a sr5zts sad
labllsh the CoHstststloa car the Z ssteA
ats q AnsrICa.
? The Consultation SAYS that Ibis C5asii-
'tutloa Ahd the 10 - u tbe Cs5tsa States Bads
"a bafsaance o. Il, aaa al trssiies made Or
.hIch -aail be made sHdsr the authority Of
1bs CHitea States shall be tee ssprsms az
'ei tbs Lad. an4 tbs judges IN every state
,kaIi he 414ad thereby, aayihirg IN the COS
o tI,aduR or lass u ass SiAAs 10 the coRsFary
acts iiAstsAd.ng The .dsA taas "a isstrs
est containing dSss pros sion PsFfzAss 81 ths
fEfe d = leagse o. eoaPaeg u ss#Hsy
sntFndleusa is tsFgas.
3 Congress, aaLss tbs CozstitHiisR. pro
idea = ssif5ru "a; 1raliIs,ioz la~. fsrstga-
take the - D OF isalty % slIszisHss 90 TIE
sYsTH,asat Of the IEltsi states. L.st asy
,rsigarf lock A. be PaPess, zaa be vii sad
D. S0ss sass ssesF 10 support the constitutions
State, bat 81 tbs | aitss Siates. FvrSign-
=, la tbfs fssPst : are % he saHa ioeslBg
sith zatsEs born Cttisras
- Tas GDJeramxaI az tAs Csitrd States
tadsF the CeEHttztighs has tAs power - maks
ar Aad gsaee. 70 so4a msasy, 70 lay imPosts,
a Ia fact 20 90 All he important acts OF saw
eighty Tue States haze not. BoEh derive
ssH AatbsFty ffsEs the peoPle, ssih are
gsats. aud one las Rs FsEht 70 say - the
theF, goa shall Eot exercise thts or that power.
She made yea = lasEa or Aaothsfa servant
20 thslF aSa masters tney saaBa % fail ms
1prems Cuart = sstsbisshsa II aselae, aB4
.aestsoas Of doabt mast Be referred % thai
ihsaAi. fkis Vas asus ~ sftiEsas ei Mas
t,kss-sts - sAs sAss 81 ths ssaAarg0 Las.
aieA FEsasd shsaGanaA Ia ihai State. The
.se Was srKarA hy Ssn~sl DvItas. sad, aftss
g - derssisn lhzt Lae iaE Wss oaastifatEsasi.
..t~f nsFgA sRts pad ever tEo msilias Of dol
~. thaagh theF a. hTrnly beileEsd tas lsS
+ be gross vIotttlF = ~ tisa Consultations ~
5siA be Iazsgtsta,
s. Tbs state 81 NlsstsslFPi sas 1,lrs thSh
sss svttsri this qssstloa. ssd assl,re4 taag
re doctrine q scsesssoa, aailsheati9a. 90
whatever das aAfac - 8 sea 10 e, - a asCea!
s. fhe right 81 enc Stats 20 Withdraw
.un thS Jnisa sad - syeAk ap the eevera-
sent i gttssly ~ var Ssth al tbs PrlRclPiss
the CoAstitsGIqa. The CgssgiEatioa pro-
iirs fof amendments, ~kieh may b. prvPos-
~ tao-jhlris ~ eoih aoases VI CGagress,
al gay b 4dop ted as psrss ct ths CenstilB-
foa = bra ratified hy three foaTths ef Ihs
stagcs, a., {Ses ar,icie : J q Is pl,ia shal
= alnsaARseai usJ BE Adopted again the Noss
( oas STATE waalI saeA A,assdnsat be
adlas sad valid " net; Clearly At Eosld.
SOW, sseS=diag % tae theory thai State %
:sseiately soygreigu, all that ias right 70
liiss and decide ~ the State - sovereignty
itst the Consultation l. > coaRAet or league
srtwesa sosersigatiss, Il sotiia seen % tsllJw
AT an ansadmral 81 The Constitution Eestd
.'5 be bsadIng-oa a State Which diA act rsisI!
H. Thai stats Is soS a party 80 tas aodiasd
5mptci % ieagHe, The aasn8weut has zssde
urE compact The fAlIaEy % the a3ya-
sses Of State Sovereignty aa1 ssssssiau Is IA
ihasidstiag thE Caastiiattea . csBPacg- u
The rsSalt q = eoapscL Ths COastiuijoa
$40 br0aght iRts sxisseaee bT the Sctics og
'ls people u ths Ststss, kat Whea eF3alaed
ai established b. sAis asI saa TatiaeaUsa a
Ncsssae aAl sYsE Aas beea aRa Is aos i2ra
70 zaysfhmeag, not liable 70 be ovsrthrosu %
Sc resisted At The vii ash pleasure q
Asfr mNjsrity Of 1R0 pssPic o. one State Or
y ether aumbsf
=. Isfy s1unordiaAry results aould eSw
%, he exercise q ihs rghi 70 ss,ede ~ tas
tate Of Lnaisians. fcf example Taat FeEri-
cry wa parshaseI 81 he tRitsd sistss,
tsoaey Nas pad for "a, il Sss eetSa % tae
, Tinted lalss FaEg u u VAS Afterwards
dmilted aHdsf .hs cypress pFoststos Il the
,uustitag5sH a. the State u Losssisns- Taat
tats vas Hnt party 10 aay 'eOlaPaci. IL as
rsg rsrchAsrd aad thea aAntlje1 iH'a the
salon a. = S,s3s, BY the purchase aad the
Omission iuto TIE Caloa. all ths sii-zeAs u
'hs Caitod States Lecshs- iatef,stsd sad ca
iitiea - ccftAIa pstEilegea 10 tae RaysS stsoa
Il Jhe Mississippi river, The gveat e=sivi tsg
be valley Now Z: LOaisiaRs shea1d sSSca~,
shat beyosass IT ihese privilege Viii Ar
Ssssss, Missouri Tesarssss, keatasky, a.,
absait 20 tbs sGeFgi se sf The Fssht 81 saver
tgaity b. that Sgsss, Aaa 10 have IN aail-t
,sf ihcr PRODUCTIONS STOPPED az Or taxed 81
latssfsrSa eta by Lsaistassf Se, iasJ
soald nos aad ,hsy SVald sail uFaa shs tira-
. rai tsoycrBrafut t. yAforee thSir sstnaed---
2 ~. . ~ r.tR
20 STATE has
Auy fair teascutHg Or loGicai aEgaWeat
:. - lead 10 Tie sams o0aeisSion, that srses-
,ioa Is no PsaSsfgl Fvnsdy. Tea las 81 a.
iiIsIs can justify FsslAtanes " The Lsss a9d
aassitatsou OF iAe URitea States TIE State
l,v, ia saeA case, wsald Be AAiHaEsd asil
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