New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-12-03

i'll On ruin II would be ~ reasonable expet the
s,esmthpio make a'ucces'fui voy"ge across the At
aTtic With cuzy for engineer, 81 to hope fer
IrcfIeTC 20 future fer q e South under Black Rcplb.
can rule. Can u lives, liberty and property Of the
reo lie Ct his'itpTi be safely ninsed 70 the keeping
Of thai feciioni majority which must hereafter admin
lister the Feteisl Government
l TIN k tley cannot for the following rcaSons,
Tley lave exl lifted low selshness In Selling all th
Teritores, which are the property Of all tha
States. They have deliberately Attempted and hayo
succeeded in educating generation TO hate The Sonh.
1ley have 10 support the Federal Consttuti m
ard tet eraely Dasted laws with the papabe intent
10 yiosie enc Of tie inest provisions Of that com
| IIt. They have rent large sums OF money 70 Com
gies, for the purposes of brbngtte members Of that
fcdy 10 rass laws TO advance their private ineresss
II ey have attempted TO degrade in the esmaion OF
OIL nations by denonning barbarians, pirates
End robberunft associates for Christian civilized
men. They have excited slaves TO insurrection,
sdyied them 10 burn our property, murder our people,
tnd lave furnithed them 18th arms and ammunition N
| cid ITEM in their bloody work. They have murdered
Soutl eD n the lawful pursuit OF their fugitive
tlayts End lied puIh their citizens for these Ma
| grant violations If the laws Of God and man. They
Fave furib he'd morey and arms for the invasion OF
SHAY ell gliding State and wi en- the punishment awarded
to cas- aud murder by sll civilized nations overlook
tie invaders, they threatened the dastardiy revenge
bid eIt 6iaes tolled bells ia honor OF traitors
trd murderer and rewarded tie family OF the ehIe
sitor as never was rewarded that OF any soldier who
l in defence Of the country, and held him up "a an
exam e Of heroic devotion TO just and glorious case.
Ill cir null lecturt-rOOW, tocu
dsiy aud lightly with exhorta'ions TO their people to
rref. for ward tlis war on our institutions 20 tho
dr,rcl ing # Souti err fields with the blood II her cti
zrs In view Of all this long catalogue Of insults and
riuiief in view If tire fact that this hostile seeJa
u,t continue to iLtreese in rover, feel am -
rinted in saving that the Northern people have -
feitsd tie confidence If the PEOPLE Of Mississippi "a
Hat u lives, Liberty, and property OF ourselves md
ildren sfter ought not be 10 inrusted 10 ems
elected by such Teore. The Judgment Of the r nbs
Of Ill the Southern States bears out in this u
4 = al. H.. H. ola 81
depcy gets q ctor;l vote in all the fifteen we
| Slttt. WI lie our Northern eailants had onl Tho
, Iover # lie pTess, u OBJ and State GOvemmeL 10
aid then in thee 6ggresions, 1t was the oiiti OF
| ary Of our wisest and best that we mi d. III
| defend ourselves in tie Union by the power ar
b ale Go, ernneTts, with the aid Of the Federe oy
eILD'n. Bet wleD III " recent Presidential eli N,
q larle majority have decreed that the Federal
en- n eit with all Its imn ense powers, viii, 80
relied for protection shall Hereafter be adminste BY
tie Chts Of men no have been guilty OF all e 9
# violence and bad faith, 1t Is folly, 1t 70 maj ,,
| to ore Tor tafety in such Government. To 10
| lorger, but adds weight and power TO the IN
Il 1T strikes az, and takes from NJ 'he
rover of returning the blows. Surveying he
v Gle field, 10 view Of TIE past history, the pr, ent
attitude nd future Iro abilities Of this great que ion,
sce Tut Path OF bOror and safety for Mississippi
Let lers the III ok Republican States as Abraham
e. id to Lot Let tier lie STRIFE pray thee, be-
INteI n tlee, and between my herdmen and thy
ercr Ell, for be brethren. Separate thyself pray
Il il thou wilt take the lett hand then will
|; ii tnOu depart 10 the
III 90 to he left" III at Mississippi may be enabled
10 RI e. on s great subject in her sovereign capacity
re OH nend that Convention be called TO meet at
an esly day. Tie State thus assembled will have a
rgl TO &c, de for itelf tie mode and measure Of
dfefs for all violations Of the rights Of her citizens
# tie State either by the Northern States, the peopa
If tie Norl ern Staies, the Federal Government.
That this right does exist in the sovereign States or
thin Coniederscy is IL ny deduceabe from the history
of al tte pot bodies which originated and organ
lied tis system of Amei lean Governments The hrst
great leading icea that hes at tie base of our whole
systen is found in that clause OF the Declaration OF
! Il d. TsId,lt e which declares:
we cid his uutls selfevident, tina, al
in sti iirh. tbs, these NE liberty and e
Of ls s, s1 , .eis s!t sO Dos. op ss
COZ governed 1hsi whenever any form Of Govern
r. 70 st, OF sbosI il and TO institute Goysrnnen
lay ns' fOunds such principles. aud Organizing T. powers.
N src them shall most LIKELY to effect the
ssey a. hsJI inof"
1fh tLot sentence contains the parent principle OF
our ytt,m OF Government, both State and Federal,
and any arty which attempts to ignore IL In the ad-
II iriftla il II thsse Governments, must prepare to
Get tie sJIit Of 16. Separate and independent COM
uuLiiie with Cover meIts deriving their powers from
tie COIfeut Of tie governed, tie colonies commenced
tie warof Il Revolution. Separate and independent
Oh uIes t ey de, Jared tbemselyes sovereign and
il cenl Saies ard entered such into articles Of
c. iec IA ion. In the treat, of peace with Great
Britain ey ack ow lodged TO be sovereign aud
e. States. Tie Overeign States assembled
n C,NeIii,n AZ RI i'll delpba terms OF perfect
Y,
Il ore peiieci Union Of toveIegn States; and when in
Al Ctn,enli Il il WIS proposed to give 70 the Larger
States u lowe 10 govern the smaller, without their
consent by representation in both branches
If tie tcea OBgIess III proportion TO their popula-
tiOI tie necessity OF UiOn CROWN out Of the tbe2
t,tle OF tie State-the confidence engendered by
years broil eood in arms and the presence Of
Val il gt,n in self would not have saved the Con-
yeuton fIom disruption if the larger States had not
sclnov this great and vital pInc lie in the con-
i,o.rtiCn, ty giving tie smaller States perfect
equality liz that mott important branch OF the Fed
eiil Congress Which has the treaty making power,
! ard tie power to negative alike the sppoint-
| u cite Of the President and the enactments Of
| tie Houe Of kel resentatives. Again, when
/ IL that ConvetIi,n IL was proposed 10 give 70
q edetl Government the power TO "call forth The
fore, OF Il tuon against any member Of the Contede
aCy hill Ig to do It's duty under the articles thereof
ot Ill Isries raDg 10 their feet and denounced
VII a,iye Of the OF the States and dangerous TO
the liberties OF 81 peo lie, and voted II down uoan-
niomy. If any parry shall be found reckless enough
t. attemlt to usurl this lower for the Federal Gov.
nett, thur Potitiveiy denied TO it by the Conyens
tiCn ntn OF i'll aries will spring 10 81 cir feet and
il vine i,ste the rights Of the States and the liberty
| OF tie Ieol L.. Wien this Constitution was finally
.gt.d TO in The Convention Of Philadelphia, IL waA
sul itttC tie several States, and each State for
j. sh al ty iis, ratibed il. Nor was II ordained
md estat Ii ed between the people Of any State and
tbOte OF tie other Sates, except by the separate and
sovereign Oct OF Il at State, The Convention OF New.
lok declared in their act of ratification that the pow
els oi tie Coy eminent may be resumed by the people
WI. nsoey.I slall become ry their happi.
| Iess What IeOIle is here meant The pcople u
| New-Ioikl Tor uat Convention could speak FOR no
other. Tie Convention Of the State Of Virgiua Ia her
vet Of ratification IN the name and behalf of the people
Of NnLiih, &c, itd that the powers granted arder
tie Comiiution being derived from the people of the
United states, may he roeumed by them whatsoever
tie sane shnll be perverted 10 their injury op-