New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-11-24
AMOS KENDALL ON SECESSION.
From The Washington STAY, Noe. 81.
SICESsInN No ILL

SECESSION No. Ill.
How The FEDERAL USIOs WAS MADE STRONGER BY
IT'S NEW COSsTTUTIOS-IT ESTABLISHED A
GOVERNMENT INDEPENDENT or THE STATES II
Tuy EXERCISE OF IT'S POwERS-WE LIVE UNDER
TWO Go, ERSMENTs, EACH HAVING IT'S owS Ex-
elusive POWERS.
To he People Of lhe South:
We have shown in our first number that in l77S the
States which bad previously declared then independ
ouce of the British Crown entered into Federal
union solemnly stipulating with each other that 1t
should be " ptTDttaai'
We beye shown in our second numb.r that the Con-
gfeye # l7S7 which recommended the Convention Of
1870 the State Legislatures which appointed the dele
oateg the Convention itself, and the people of the
States who ratified it, declared their leading object to
be 10 strengthen and perpetuate the perpetual union
then in cAitenCe.
To assert that they failed in their object and ex-
changing that union for which exists only al the
viii and pleasure Of each individual State, Is 10 I'M
uesch the wisdom of the whole generation OF Revolt
iiopgrv Statesmen and render further argument I'M
necessary But more eiiectually to retue the modern
cam 10 right OF secession in each State we propose
70 show that the statesmen Of l1c7o9 did not ill IN
their object and actually gave 10 their country Con-
si!uion which contains within liset the means OF per-
Ietuating its own existence.
How old they 20 to work to effect that oblectf
They changed the Confederation INTO an elective
Government giving II the means OF carrying on ls
OYeraOns without The aid and III 5lle OF the Inter-
ference of the States. .
The Constitution, when it came from the hands OF
the Convention was bat a proposition TO the states
IL contained The frame Of Government complete IN It's
legislative, Executive aud Jrdlcial Departments II
urot 0sed 10 the sovereign people OF each State 10
Invest themselves OF certain powers ana vest them In
the United States and in the Government thus formed
Il proposed vest in Congress power 10 pass ili laws
uecee, AIRY and proper to carry the granted powers mo
edect In proposed that these laws should be " me
,,lD,rue ar II the land, "oa ythmg an Tic C0asttg-
bnD or lars If ann state ~ tie contrary H0tT1h-
standing" 1t proposed that the members OF Con-
prss and of the State Legislature, and all Executive
and Judicial officers both OF the States and the United
States should be sworn to support the Constitution.
Ii prescribed special oath 70 tie President Of tue
United States TO the effect that he would 'yaRQHHy
execute the oGfce IF the Presldent and 10 he 6est "
his abihty Preserrc protect eHd dIeHa me c0hstHa
hon Of tie United Statcs' 1t required him to take
care that tie laws be faithfully eXecued;" and to en-
ale him TO perform that duty, and 10 preserye pro
ect and defend the Constitution 1t proposed 10 put al
lis disposition the army, navy ana Ihltm Oh the
United States II proposed that le'ylhg war against
Le United States by any Of their citizens, or giving
their enemies aid and comfort, should be treason,
IuuishaLle as Congress might direct. Flhay, II pro-
oeed modes Of amending the Constitution by the as
ient of the Legiflatures or Conventions oil 'hfee'
fouIths Of the States.
their Convention acceJed to this proposition Ia all It's
rarts Upon the sole condition contained 10 me lnstru-
mont isef that nine States should do the same thng
thew consented and agreed to part with portion OF
their sovereign powers, or rather 10 pu theEl INTO u
common stock, and vert them in common government,
wboee laws, passed in the eXercse OF those powers,
,hould be beyond the reach Of all Stale authority.
Nine States did consent to do the same thing the con-
oition precedent war fulfilled the Constitution became
COMPACT between the ratiying Staies and since Tue
organization OF the new government IN 1909 tne pooPo
he limited States have been living under t0 goo-
rrments deriving their powers from the same source
that source being the sOrcrcgR Pt0Pi' 81 me S,te@
Sfgffs. Each government, however mas u i
class Of powers the United States possessing III na'
relate 10 foreign nations aud few relating to Interior
Affairs, in the due exercise Of which all the States have
a common interest, while the States retain all powers
rlotino 10 domestic Institutions, rights OF person ana
nrcDeriyn fine, all powers Of legislation and govern
Inehf not granted to the United States IN the Consui
tuition. ::
Each Government, acting TfhI as 0"f T.'tts ~
;, ~ 1o,J.,t ot the other as If they were wholly
foreign and separated by oceans, and If one hillnges
on lie .ac0nthLf rights Of the other me f'leui'S
arf only sucl exist between inu. pehueh'
rIc Fn,.titutior. Of the two Cove rmnrut-, how
ever, differ in this: The state Constitutions ale c'i'