The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-12-22
YORK HERALD SATURDAY DECEMBER o.
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o G., gress end got cuemies 20 appear commissioners
10 Wasiirgtou
Tie ION wig the G,cisr iion Of GRACE which isify
the sccoss.yG q south Carolina from the xetera Ua,n
reported b. Tie mr.itcc pr pare adres 10 the
lecIl1 * tic So9thcgn states
lie -rto Of Foch Carolina having aetcrn,in:i TO re.
sure rttatr ad .qus lostou among nat ,,,s deems
il c.e ieisci ht remain. United s,ates Of emo.
ric. til Am ~ al he wuid chat she shoild a are
Il - ~ .cl I'D to tie noi. In 1865 that ,ott,n., ~
n lt4tsi ,lri,c cDbrsons GFcs.t Britain Undertook
"a H. - I'M .sr tie government Of the American
Ell H. ! - tgla ~ The shi Of scr government
e;s"sG Nj eli resuite, the An Of Jolly, iTT6 do
eli Yt - III clc,ct that they are aai Of right ought
Il 'sc ana IL = liaett s,aiss ana that a. Tree and
iEl.,tr'cn Sat,s the! have iull power TO levy war,
con 20 zee, contract alliances, establish commerce,
sid - such things "hici Independent stats
I've = q rght - az III fu.thef sd nnly declared
tiai wh2ncy1r any form Of government becomes de
Il III tu,s II is Tie established right Of the
lc,.. - ater and abcsh II and sstute new govern
mot .ttmi & that the government OF Great Britain
hae Iccnc Gstlrcvc cf thee ends they declared the
cocnos ec aud abo,v'd rom allegiance 70 the British
,c~n, md Tho political connection between Iii IN AM
Ct.si itai totally uis owed The ,nmttec siy tn,
fEl; 81 tate to gwen Itself, and the right Of the
~, rlr 70 abU,ish ro,efrInept when il comes de-
srcliyu tho ends WI ich II Instituted
Yitrscd wi.u tho ,oti,s separated from the Mother
CoLptry, aLt b cause fee and Independent states
The raiiis amending the constitution the 18th
q Soin brr, 1857 were the several sovereign States
on Msy %, l7ss, souih Carolina by convention Of
Lri olc, asscrtcc tc he nGed constitution Of the
lhtdrtts lhe failure OF one OF me contracting par
tts o. naalo toe Constitutional obligations rel Asses
lru3lciy reusec for years to fudl their const;tu-
.;ou.4 ,bliga.Iors lie would refer 10 those states
fs re,l o. this. When tho fourth ar.
tc. q. tie constitution was adopted the greater
he; - u" contracting parties held slaves The hos
tlity the Northern states 10 the institution Of slavery
had I'D ht to0sgegara their constitutional obgat
The w? TX the gene al government have ceased effect
tie ,bccts q the CT stturion. Maine New Hampshire,
We, mont Massaci sctis Connecticut Rhode Island New
York, Pennsylvania Iiipois Indiana, Ohio Michigan,
WisCo sin ard have enacted Jaws either multiplying
The constitution or Ia render rscss All nttcnps TO eve
fIp IA l! -.tn Gsi.
tivts ~. II to scrgi.t AID to l.hor have been claimed
~ III i,nc OF hcm las the d, government comniied
Niin lie lnGat Gn e,i il beet mace IN the constjtn.
,.an "h ends ~ which tis government was Instituted
ctflgrc;.vc IL tie actic.. at the non,saychc.dinr
states lL.se .iat.s assumed the right of de.
t..tlg a. ne p.tp,!ety y ctr domestic instrtu-
tiors I.cy acrica tie righs Of property esab-
i..co II A.ic.u states AMI recognized by tha Consti-
TIN lucy G,Lorrced sniul the institution Of slave
IS. lave !, utd ~ open establishment II soces.,s
prCsI.iy lie ciz, II other States; h,y have
% IA assisted thousands Of slaves TO leave
tic n ms. aid those Nho remain have be, iucted by
,u.sai y books ara PICTURES to sryle instruction
s.,ii, 10 tca' this aAituf has b stead y incrc,s-
Il I It'll 15 havt secured the power Of ths common
Z ,tfrmert 1,s,r, iLg Tie ugiia of the Constitution
sc, .rr ls, as nnd within that artic e. establish
n IN pNoc.i II dcIaltncrt means OF subverng tn,
,fEfrsthn ITSELF gcg ~ hica line has been drawn
scftIs The trhu and All states North OF that line
h4yc GL.f,c III tie eicc,ion ~ a iian to the high
rAce 4 lr,siaent OF The United states whose
crn ard pLrp.ses hostile 10 slavery.
IN til fcsnaton II The federal government each state
wts recognised 90 an equal the right Of property
savs gnsed b. giving all free persons distinct
Iciilcl elts, hy g.Nag thcQ the right To represent
ind tgrLeiig fb.in with direct taxes Tor three iirhs of
,Lrc say,s rs Authorizing the importation Of
slaNts tor twenty yeas, and by stipulatng
icf IL. fentiin 81 fugtives from labor lie
i q be entrusted with he administration of the
Ctmmnn government. because II is declared that go
vernent csanIt endure permanently half slave and
iaH Tree, and that the public mind must rest
~ tie belief that slavery Is In the course