, 1860-12-24

South Carolina might pass, il. did not rclicr,
her from her obedience to the United States
or from the compact which she entered into
The compact Was reciprocal. If South Caro-
lima drove the courts OF the United Sta:cs on
of the State, the federal government had th,
right to rcinbtatc them there.
r. If the State resisted the passage Of the mall:
the government could Insist IN their rrotec
ton, and SO with the collection Of the rrvcnur
If that State captured thc funs Of the United
States, the federal government had the ri,,..41
to retake them. II that State did all Of thcst
she was clearly In the wrong; and it was tl!s
duty Of the federal government TO sec that tllt
laws were faithfully executed. But in Deccm
her, 1S0S, South Carolina ceded to the Unitec
States all Of the forts and tue llud, not cxcccs!
the federal government la! faithfully comp!ici
with. After this deed Of ccssion, had thai
State the right to expcl the federal govern
ment from It's own property? fshe docs thi:
she violates the laws Of the Cni'cd States, art
within the meaning Of the CoEstitut IN lerfc:
war, md this was trcasnnt
Madison, Jefferson, Webster and Nash;n.
ton had dcn6:nctd this doctrine; and /
S,uth Carolina SIT up government for her
SELF and made III alliance with European Low;
cTs. and lad interests initnical to our own. ST..
could lie ....~rcd by this government a.:t
held as 4 province ,1,.--ses and applause.
There Is a statute Of Congrcss wltcn u~ccGrcf
TINT the general government looks with s1+
| ptcion and dftfaror On tho acquisition If l.y
territory within tle limits of the United
States ly any fufeigu power. Tet If 4 State
>tr'"fe she bgcomcs i foreign power within our
borders.
And can the other States permit that Fur.
thcr1nore it the doctrine OF secession he true,
| then California, wnic! cuet the United States
the SUN Ut ono hundred and thirty millions.
could 20 out of the Union Whenever sllc
might please, md the Euion could set no
redress. Ten millions was 1'eid to Texas fur
which was done not for the sake Of Louisiana,
Tut tor the free l'assa.: Of H.. Mississippi rs
| iii indispensable neccetity to the great l:ni!v
Of The Western States OF this Union. FIorida
cost The Government for the original purchase
] and driving out the Indians, two dollars E"r
every acre within ;lcr Limits WIS MI that to
| BE- lost? Would the Federal Government
which had bought aud fought for. here permit
few Thousand nalcontents take Lcr ont OF
the Union? Hardly. Mr.. johnson wanted to
know whether after seeding, those etates
would hut become territories again ri the
Cnltcd States, to be governed as such, and IT.
admitted into the Cniun nj The pleasure Of
ie:lrncd to hchare themselves? lie threw ulst
the suggestion for their serious consideration
aud Hoped ta.y would duly poulcr upon It
Governor Manning, II South Carolina, hatl
said III his message, that as "Eot;ou is King"
that Stale will bc able, through its influence,
10 hiring The Two most powerful nations III Eu-
.ulc, France aud England, to furnish the l,To-
teciinu orihcir aru.ics and 1asce, the la*t vi
w!:ic: wou:d oil the Ior's Of tie Stale aliI keep
away I'LL assaults lrUm every foreign quarter.
f. then, this be the object Of Suuth Carolina.
can We permit protection Of this sort 80 it,
:nical, 10 our independence, It. exist on OUR
borders!
But South Caroliua is d'ceiying herself
most wo!uliy. France and England haye Civ
I'll unni-takass}c indications that tacy have n"
sympathy with the eccCssionitts, End will lend
them no aid Or countrnacc; but OH the coulra-
~, would ta'ic sides with the regular Soyern-
n'cnt, il they Interfere at all
Governor johnson then read several extracts
from speeches and Letters Of Governor Gi.f and
Mr. keitt going 10 s!low that tic policy o1'
South Carolina Is SOLITARY a,l1 selfish, and as
utterly hostile 10 the Northern Slavc States NJ
tAc policy Of tt:e most ;iotv;.t ,.hoIitiunis!s.
Tennessee will net be cocrted. nor will shc be
dragged along in tn: pathway chosen Iy South
Carolila. We're l:e :.n !t5oiitvni.t, aud DE-.
tirrd to deal IN utter overthrow against the
institution Of slavery. The very 1.rrt net il.
elluuld p,rfonn would be to further the ttisso-
luton Of The utor. 1t IN tt;= u nou i,t turuls
thc chief support and guarantee Of lascry;
fur, whco the tDion goes slavtry is far OIL tl,c
road to its abolishmln,. What sart uf gov
cs,,ncl,t ihat Of the SoutAern ConfcdcIarv
would lc? 1t wat; said 1t wu8 to be cons OH
dated, with all Stale lines Ul,lt:rutrd; bUt IL the
States were 10 continue rs States there tlould
t,c such compulsory laws esta5i~hc1 that no
State should bc allowed to change her own in
s:itutions hat by. the Permission OF three
lourns III 1nc ul;er stat.-. lie t.en rad
humber Of extracts from various Southern
quarters, going prove tho ar:stocs:it: o. 1no-
uarrhic=1l tendency Of tlle sccctcr5 oi TIE
Sontli. He deemed thc>s as surface laaici'
1iu:;s of nlnrc that is below. Ia. ~ neFcf
would consent to any form OF Suv,7nmei::
ie=s Democratic than lhe one nc live untIrr
Tie men w!l,nutF threaten dlsunicn admit that
Iai Afr. D7eckinrid:e been eltr;ed, they would
nut undertake to brt ak III, tllis Uniou. Un what
principle could they justiA Themselves ir Geirs
so because another candidate was successful:
Lincoln lad been lawfully elected according to
the terms "ftlle Ccns::tut on; Wiiy SHOULD the
Cniuu be broken up rather thsn lat be sttuu!A
lake his Place. Ii n'.ierllou wits u..;;t that
tuth President aud Ficc President wcrr chosen
iron, li!c same section, hal lot the Ec}u5l-
cans precedent in the tasc If Gen. Jlclton
a'id Mr. Calhoun, who were ts',h i-uri the
S:::Ee scrtion? did any hody propose 10 t,rc..ls
up the uuluu then aud on that account.
air. johnson appealed II the people Of tic
southern States 10 |'e satisfied witt, tLcir pres.
c,,t Govrsnmtft, and rather su;f:r .rL.;cvsr r
might be the Ills they now comi'!2in u, than
ly TO Others that t;!cy know npt vi. For lliin-
s,lf lie sho1'd l0td un to til Government
aud this Ccn:ricrlry, wfiti. was quite t,t.,l
enough sor him, fur it Was y>od enough 81:
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arc pasainG along thc work ot tsccc.s;on night
aEa cay. Secretary Thompson has received
lSin''' zion 10 leave hts post here and 90 10
'os'u ea'o''na (oot Mars'aho'as stated III 4
:ofaet Ae''c:' " tnt''ahe,) at commissioner
1s'n' LUG secesstonists Of Mississippi, to en-
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o''"e 'a'o 'eoe'l'on. tic l" there nov tanner
as "@tn thc loyal icelnSs of her people, anu
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