, 1860-10-31
NO l}ESUNION.
The Conservative View Of the South

From the Louisville Jousnal-l
By her Senators md Representatives IN Cop !
;ress, who haye for oIvey ftty yeaSs solemnly =
ind publicly .worn fidelity to tue Constitu- T,
ion and tie laws Of. the Union, Kentucky u
stands pledged. 81 ncr long and honorable
1rr1y OF Governors nnd her many t1ousano :
REPRESENTATIVES and eeuutot5 lii her Legls!a- = :
Life, who are scattered through esc1y Gouny I
Of the St0tc; BY her honorable JUDGES; W tus !
above all, by their love and devotion to that :
country for which kcntuckians have 50 olten ,
shed their blood: BY all these pltdses ahd
bonds, Is Kentucky Uouhd to the Union.
And even il there were no such pledges IN
nually repeatcd-no Intervening VI loJai.y
with Tue Whole social fabric and honor Of lie
coun,unity-wc are bound beyond ali Ievoca-
ton by the solemn acts Of ouE forctathcrs IN
the Formation Of the Federnl Government, to
which they surrendered the independence o5
States, counties, towns, and indiSiaaas, aha .aa
in TINT surrender pledge tne'. ao nunus ~ tio th
governmental compact, fof1neo oe'"een 'no
people Of n1l the States
IFS uttet9v vafn and futile to soy hat beea'tse
d STATE A4dy ha1e originally t'aahtdFny e11te411
a. al independent community '9eto "e Jede9at
compact, herJore .te hos stM ne 9'gat @ = az ~
witadrau ,cIenertr she taneitd he'sef in any sray
agyriestd; .,,o ,os e,orea
contract for the purchase OF n iarm, or me
payment Of a sum Of money c1alna tne .tsns
IS IN independent gentleman to withdraw from
The fultillmcut Of lis contract, whenever Ae IS
displcased. because he was an independent Fol,
untarr accnt in making the contract as well
1nivht the lind owner who Aas siFcu u n!s
city or county the land for street or roaa.
claim the right whenever dlsIeascu WIZ m5 nl5
dcnTire his w-citizcns OF the rights which |
they had acquired. 4.,+ ,..,
rioratioa Of the moral seuse OF which our po-
Uttcal history has recently given SO many tx
The rigbt of secession is like the ri-. =. so
debtor 10 rcpudIatc his ticbts-the right Of the
landlord to reclaim the land that he had sold
| and been paid for-or the right Of the husband
| to rcpudistc his wife end renouncc Lis clis-
| dren. It is The right I'd DO wrong, 70 slolatc
pledges, to destroy tie vested rights Of others,
and to nproot tue foundation OF all argument
! If such . principle could be applied to our
country, 1t woull authorize county to sccede
| from State. q yiltage or ! township, to eecedc
| from the country al we'll as tile Statc-a manu-
flcturiug company to secedc from inc #ho!e
| community-and every farmer to set up on hls
| OWL Elrm as an independent sovereign ana
dcfy the State to levy a tux upon him or to
open i road through his unenclosed forests
| III short such principle brings us to the end
Of all government and OF al tie Filth ara hon-
or upon which governments nrc erected.
| n L0|GrEu1Eui CIEIlGN ~ kAC PNNFAN - 4Aa~N
debt created by an individual, L thing OF bind"
in. and irrcvocable obligation. from which
there can bc no honorable escape except IN ac-
cordancc will, its conditions. As &c arc bound
| by 4 conveyance or lease Of land which Tc can
not honorably reclaim, 50 when VIC convey 10
! government OF corporation certain inter"
| csf In our lands, viz: ariglt Of taking 50 much
Of their product or rental under the title Of
tax, we are bound by that grant aud cannot
houorabIy resist It's payment Aud wien
State applies to be admitted into tue Federal
Union, it CONVEYS to the Federal Government
certain rights Of taxation, right Of way, and
rights Of Jurisdiction which, when once con"
fcrrcd, cannot bc recalled by the srantor. ),
Yet, in truth, this surrender Of power ana
jurisdiction Of the Gcneral Government Is only
| ACKNOWLEDGMENT By the organized state
Of that Jurisdiction which the Federal Govern
menf never ceased to possess since 1t first held,
owned, and sold the lands upon when me
t State has been erected. And it will not DC dls'
: putcd that the original States by whom tue
Federal Constitution was framed and adopted,
the newer States which have since been erect
I'd on the lands owned BY the Federal 6oEcsn
nlcnt. .
, Where then is the right Of secession among
> honorable communities from rlshtfully estao
lished governments 1t stands III company
! with the right Of the rcpudiatinG dcotof' lns
S fugitive husband, the rehelllous citizen' a1is
the lawlass buccauecr Of The ocean. =,
Can South Carolina by her sole wayward wli
y aunu1 the vested rights Of the Federal Govern
c mcnty Can she At her pleasure annul tn
J. right Of taxation, the rigat Of resulatln:; CON
$ pGlicy, and tic right Of carrying the unites
Is States army across her boundaries: AS vel
g. | might any county in Kentucky proclaim II
independence, refuse to pay its taxes, and re N
fuse TO permit our courts to bc he1a IN II
e boundaries, Unless our nationtil goyesnmcn
,r -+nI rivffE 1nHrnEu(ltnE C1 LII
~ Whlln Of any State, it eau scarcely be called
- government At all the oaths Of all our puhl'
!. filnctionaries arc but miserable mocRcry-
c. honor dwclls not among us-and our coinI5
will soon become the lcrsion Of tue "oriu.
. But VIC hope for better things; VIC bclicS
:. that Kentucky will be true to lier honor, an
IN that Ill overwhelming majority in other 5tatt
<, ,yj}i stand hy "Thc Constitution, the Unlol
IL, aud the Enforcement Of the LAWS" ih's
e the true issue, the moncntous issue o. OF
struggle, in comparison with Wnlch a.! otnf
Of issues in party platforms arc Of slight lmro
H. tavcc Iiayc We or have VIC nota goyernnse1.
- a national Union, and shall We be q ln!Gh1
i; ration ,,r mere cluster Of discordaat, hostil
&c, bankrupt Stafess
II 3From tl,e y. O. Picayunc, Oct ell
ar From some Southern States come notcs
nrcraration for IN event which has been q
sun.cl Us closing the door to hope Of justic
ir- Active politicians, who TOR years past ha
~ | tccn nruphets Of evil believe their ratiocin
,,n tlous on tho point OF becomln:; realities Al
~ they age prompt to improve the occasion >,
deepen the gloom and stir tho heart o. u
he people to willing resistance.
in I;uicr surh circumstances, It Is all impt
he tant that prudence aud sound Judgment reta
ral cu,1, rol OF the public 1ninu. If there be r.
cir danger, ii crisis we're unmistaliably at han
nj. on which hangs tho destiny OF the soul
he nothing can be gained ny rsnnsss 3:. OF " p
lcr hitting State action without deliberate cons
or | ta1ion Vi the popular will through the mcdia
or tlc ballot box, to direct the course OF cven
Lhe II., nof ben ,t,.,:sual for Lfgi1afurTs a
lso Dorer,tv4s Of States to assume, = fd:e, nc
session Of pogxrs la!M tet'ch Mfy n.'ss t n@ ~ .:
I'm rtosIel. and hou@ll they have not yet CO
. .nn nroni5cd tue people by their improper ex
w. Else. We arc not absolutely secure i'll per!
In Hfvyrxut.lti,xs in Congress n'oy Tes9n IN
hat s<atx, but thy cdAnos ~ sAch a" est chaIa'
hes rI4tions cf her Stote TO ne feu,7M ..'a .Ms
Legislative bodies may appoint dele.:!ates
, Southern Conventions, but convention
nu constituted has no 1,oioci' to art II tte "d"'e
all The 1,coXe IF tic seterul Stairs to ttrs " e"dn1
/ on | their dIEnqiuncr. Governors OF states may
a scmblc to consult on the course 10 oc PITY :.
Iu{ r3iule,rr measure they may alopt ".tst of
ifcd bY ropular assemblies II TIE graf tod1
1an, electors, LcIore thcy Aare The at3af1 r1t."'ty
1;e these REPRESENTATIVE, Of the people have u
sworn to rrcserye The Government as II l.,
:. 10 chdnge or destroy u: ,.:.h.
ua!l The necessity tAlstlu VI to4'7lt't'G -
,nly Mar will before anv act can place Single =
len. in an attitude Of hostility TO the Federal y
kin crrmcnt the result OF the late State eiectlt
aud or cycn thc triumph Of sectional party
at Is November. docs not bring With It that uc:
2 of | nj hozlrtl which the uttcrauccs OF the IN
radical portion Of the Southern press 5ecll
present to Indicate.
Yut il lie worst fears Of the least hop
arc about to be realized. the people o.
nst., South cannot fill to resist preciptancg in
ane tion; They arc not no" 1tsay ,.,vc not
rolls le.9ln:oA' 'tt o. +hn ,n..7, of ii,rir CHOICE
, his onr distastcful, nay, even protesting doctr
hostile to tho equality OF the States. Is ciss;
L. oe to tl,c Office Of Chief Magistrate Vi tue IN
40 :" Revolution. even when 4 government teco
seem nto]cra.lc, ,n,sst 5e based upon 3e''e7uf COZ
EN- and the accord in The increment n TIE fkeIae:
while, without division, Tue South, as ont1
.,. will resent and resist direct, open slola
1il's Of the Constitution by the lfcs1ocn1, o.
8 the Congress, Mcy cannot uniie upon s'tch an
resi- as is presented W htc Gee''o" y "a@f'8''
,e NJ I,tc.'iItnt.
n' u Nor is it the part Of wise men, nor OF q
earnest for tho South alone, to resort Il
t{;ne5 trrmc measures before tho time and the n
,,,,;c sity demand their adoption. The Late elect
:, have almost secured d majority In tue At
liasse, IS well Is in the Senate, Of sound na''
idcnt men. 4 sectional President, II cno:Gn,
therefore hold barren honor. Ac VIII
fcT,v nnwcrlcss for evil. lie cannot eve
OF IN crcise the privilege Of appointments to :,
light without check. His recon1ncndat:ons, Il
,ly is liberal aud national, will b. bnt idle of
-;5, T1rrc is lhc,31orr Imminent peril fsfatt''
Tie hes4s Of nte Presidential eantass 1heTr
Gull for the sounding r fhe toestH q a1<IT'
very. good ground Jor the t*i!.f laas any popua
,ec in ,uix s.oll pnrciptate TIC South inio disu"it
~ ~ T--.- ,,t,n shon1i understand the DOS