Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-12-28

teThlct Nhlch u WAS snPPoScu N4u SCI " NJ
rest forever. BY G n. jackson, and the
men Who surrounded him, It was pronounce
ed a delusioiI, and utterly disruptive Of all
governments. let here il is to-day, bloom
ing and fresh, Mr.. Calhoun, even, held to the
doctrine that we haYe power to make war
en- state. You win And this doctrine in
his long letter to Gov. Hamilton. ] ac-
knowledge to the fullest extent the right
of revrluton, if you so call ia right 10
destroy the government and erect another
on its ruins more in accordance with your
wishes, But when you undertake il you
undertake it with this priyiso: If you are
successful, all is right You are heroes
But if you are defeated, you rebels. That
is the character of all revolutions if sue
cessfil, all well if unsuccessful, the gov
government treats them as traitors. He
did not see a cause TO apprrhend that any
party intended TO make war on the seeding
states be only asserted the right to do SO
If they saw fit. He would not, however,
counsel or advise any party 10 Do it. He
would be very tender with the rights Of the
people who were about TO break up tho
government under Which they had delibera-
tely come to the conclusion they could not
live-but he appreh ehended that the position
of the republicans would compel them 70
take austere ground. Although state
secedes they cannot recognize her out Of
the Union until she gains the consent OF
the Unian. The duty of the chief magis-
trate is TO execute the law in every part
of the goFernment, He.cannot be released
from this obligation, Nothing ia the con-
stitulion of the United States will warrant
his sa, ing that single star has iallep. He
is sworn rot 10 know that state has Sc
eeded and TO pay no respect 10 rcsoutions
that declare that she has done so. In doing
this, it does not follow that he must make
war upon her, but he should exercise every
federal right over her, the most important
of WHICH is the collection of the revenue.
There are many rights for the benefit of
the people of state which might be dis
pcnsed with. If they do not want the mails
carried the president could abolish the
post Offices, They might not perhaps, elect
officers to send here, but they could do as
they liked about that. They have right
to be psrieeily represented here, but if they
choose to fqresp that privilege it is not in
cumbent upon the president to force them
to send representative here. But the chief
magistrate must collect the reyenue pre-
closely the same as in every other state.
No state can be released from that obliga-
toni the constitution demands it. What
follows? If the seeding state shuts up
her ports of entry, SO that ships cannot dis
charge their cargoes then ships will cease
TO 60 there, or if the government blockades
her ports 10 collect reyenue, then she will
not have gained her independence By seces-
sion. If she is contented to live under this
equivocal state of things all will be well,
but she cannot do so. What will she do I?
She must take the initiative and declare
war upon the United States. Then force
must be met by force, and she must hew
out her independence by her violence and
war. There was no other way under the
constitution that he knew of if a state Sc
cede and declare war. lie did not suppose
that there was lawyer on the floor but
wig viii say that the act Of leyYing war is
treason against the United State. That is
the result, and we may as well look the
matter in the face. The senator's from
Texas say that the South will force an
ignomiinifp,pys treaty from US in Faneul Hall.
10 this he would answer, /. Well you may
we know your power; know your brave
ry; we do not want to fight with Yau; but
nevertheless, if you drive us to necessity, we
will nse all our nqwars to maintain the gov
ernment intact, in all its integrity. If we
are overthrQwn, the government will be
subverled as thousands of other govern
ments have been. If you are the weakest,
then you must go TO the wall That is ali
there is about it," That is the condition in
which we stand. ] can see no power in the
constitution that will release the senator
from his position. He did not take the oath
to support the constitution, unles one state
seeded. There was no such immunity for
him. There was no way than for a state
in the Union bqt to deem equal justice Hn-
der The congiitution, and indicate her griev-
ances while the fag of the nation waved
over heg. There was no way for a state to
go out except by making war, and yindi-
cation by arms her right to Independence,
and if she did this he had prophecy in
his mind. No man wonld regret more than
himself the disruption of any portion of the
United States where the people think them
selves aggrieved if there was any honorable
release fiom it. But all this trouble is
matter 9f prejudice, superinauced by listen
ing to the enemies Of the republican party.
We are looked upon in the light OF enemies
we are branded as traitors; we are styled