The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1860-12-13
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AN GRAFTON FROM CALEB CUSH-

Hon, Caleb Gushing is to ADDRESS the
people Of Newburyport, Mass, ON the
evening Of the Gath and 10Th inst on
tho national crisis. In a letter accept
ing the invitation he says;
God forbid that, at such a momont,
anything should be done or said by me
to add to tho intensity Of solicltude,
which already exists in this relation
On the other hand, there is but one
thing to allay it, which can be done or
saidby or in tho State Of Massachu'
sets.
1t avalls nothing for US in Massa'
chusetts to discuss the question OF the
expcdicncy or inexpcdicncy Of seces-
sion, and to endcavor to impress on the
Southern States Inc s%acredness OF the
Onion. SO long as the State OF Massh'
chusctts maintains Il system OF lcgIsla'
ton plainly contrary to the Constitu-
ton in very matter Of the special rights
ofthc Southern States, all earsaro closed
to appeals in behalf of tho Union from
US, +, such appeals the answer IS
ready. that when we duly regard tho
Constitution ourselves, and not untII
then, it will be competent to US to OK
hort other States to respect ana Cd
serve it; that otherwise we are DuI
meanIy enjoying the ben fits OF me
compact without discharge & its obll-
cations; and that our laudation OF the
Union is alike odious and ridiculous
while we cling to it only as the means
ofexercising the p1wec OF the federal
Government to the spoliation, oppres
sion and wrong Of fifteen States OF the
Union. How deeply soevcr, therefore,
any citizen OF the State OF Massachu-
sets may deplorc the possibility OF the
dissolution Of the Union, she is utterly
powcrloss to dissuado any other State
from seeking or promoting its dlss"lu-
ton.
The notification laws of Massachu-
sets were not only most deliberately
enacted in tho first instance, but the
question Of their repeal has been car
ncstIy moved in the Legislature OF the
State, first by Mr.. Charles Hale and If.
forwards by myself; and although some
provisions Of mere c~Xac3rbation IN
those laws have been repealed on the
recommendation Of Gov. Bai.ks, yet
the vicious SUBSTANCE still subsists, and
has but just been careful y re enacted
in the general revision OF the statues
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Furthermore 50 long as The State OF
Massachusetts porsovcrcs in this multi
ication oithc Constitution, she affords,
not a pretext only, but u jus%titicatory
cause to the State of South Carolina, to
that OF Georgia, Alabama Mississippi,
or any other State otherwise disposed
to sccclc, for the violation Of the fun
damental compact Of association by
one of the contracting parties serves,
in morality Us well rs law, to release
the others; and the unconstitutional
and ~dishon0rablc attitude Of the State
in this matter is not less mischiovous
in another respect, to wit: it's obvious
tendency to Para,yzc the conservative
efforts Of our Southern states not yet
prepared to sccelo, such AS Maryland,
virginia NortI o'fo'"''' N'''''Nf
ic"leSsee, ,,4,,;n ,his hohol,
'n'!.k 'hore ~ !" o"'s M,s '""
"hlch IL Is monument vi aa C'",o w.
ana every loy"l c'.'Zo" VI ,ar
periorm-ohe WI'lch ~ n',o' ,o,r
carry 10 oHIet lo"I aI" :, i, nocnIinrIy
ilLtlnS loc us 10 uhucrlaMc ''"" ''"'i