New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-22


could d eptapgle tire country from IFS present
iions. The state the roun'ry IN
called for the formation Of Committee OF
dirty three The whole Union was II imminent
d,rger of dissolution. Tie Government Il tlreaE-
en,d with overthrow Was II de-iralle TO preserve
u ion lid any nun answer II, tne Wy
worst sign of the tins PERHAPS WAS the lsviiy with
vi iih I,isunion WAX Regarded lay man men even by
gentlemen To whom Il q reorle had dev,lc"d the
spoItibiIy If representing them, and adninisteft'G
il aiaiis. Tee mrn seemed nat To c'mrr''t''
TIE evils of dissolution lie did not eSret s'aie:men
of the present. day 10 attain 10 the wisdom OF t1e
auttoIs of the Constitution, but he did expert that
thew uorld at least aspire to the raracy of conpre
Len ing the resulrs which m'st follow from the,r
Vireinia submit 20 Lincoln Submit to Lin
cob Certainly not. Wiat though the people
of Virginia gave their vte against Laroln
what though Virginia, through her Representa-
l.ie, nay give LEI woe ag'in,t ne rn.fayr 81 -
rnarird 6y Congress- il is sill Virginia Tn ass the
lws .all be- obryed. 1t is rill Nigini tn say' her
i'll j. JotItiI al that wbotgrr rct'irena MAJ ."
n Il, colnl votes sall he he President. In sub ~
ting 10 Lincoln submitting 10 the sovereign VII OF
einia lie had seen 10 other cause asigmd Tor 90
c,t tion than tire raesage Of Personal Liberty bills He
stood teIe Saies Iig s man If the sfIi seet and
regarded Consiiiu'inn g compact ,etween size.
lie even believed that viliiipn uf the Con-iital N
hy ron If the par,ies to il Justified the 1iEer parties
in ref,iny to COM IL uiti its remaining obligations,
but he Gered thai the Legislature OF a Stale wa
of tie tafies TO the compact and if the assumption
L, gsqtue to be- regarded as an nfaction OF the
C,isi'ution, drcfargrg a"y of the parties from their
reciprocal obligations en the hike as,uniti,n OF M
c,ur'itutional po0er 10y "A President, Governor, u
Slate or Federal Judge, Postmaster, Collector Of
Cuitcns, ~ UUlh ulo be 20 REGARDED. BIT wien the
A le after renor strancr, Ctioned the nnconstt.
iu,l ret 90 .L-'f Legislature tia nude Infrc ion
of the compact and il was -" t-e pi'll ge, not we
dn,y Of any other State 10 nv Ill hcr,ei - thar boken
filth. IL could not b. considered he duty - do 90 ir
then Massa, hufelts might lie compelled 70 srifnc oe-
caurc Connecticut pared Pt rsngl Liberty I'LL ne
ield that among the mott val al lie state n;ht- pe'iS
ug tn Virginia tboee with bel ngrd ~ Her a.
ueu rtr OF the Union. She was hot bound 10 'h0,sn
tie alternative Of submitting Pc 'onal Liberty hil-
or trrakipr M tie Union. He wold fefl-' sHorair
10 nstiiu iohGl law, aud hr would NOT "a pw away
BIZ recigus siake j. the tpi et'5r. ,e dli not
syil iuv iu " TYsl,e OF PeOsl Libcr;y bile witch
justified the dissouiou If the Uilu ml-iicularly
Q, id.nce Rad h,en given by Northern le8sl ft II
lnrI TeIeal such LOVE. Nfai, th-'. snoud III
dute them to destroy tlis Govenmentl IL w. urged,
bec,u,e If hpITehel dtd Dan. IIey wefc td illIt
a., Territorial question must be- reilrd. l. s''medt ho
A. rhupe, elcuk that The trrrit"ri que-iIon Th-hI
ready s,ieG settled by the exiting Ivy OF the lind
settled by II eConsiiUii r. en- by tie '1art
and -eitled -, iu favor # ih Suih. H. thereto
,au uoll inp ich would iu-tily q EN- IT, Abandoning
their present sccuriti,s aud rnshDR hastily in'o dish
ion. NeCIh'te- in States Right yiews addressed
i'm SeieIsn Su,ier klghls uen, with the Argument
lin n ey uurt Vi III ae tie fights OF the SHo- WAT
ver, they II woulC tuat gvn;lelel sup
pu.ed n ere otier right- Of State than thne
II ~ inv, lived tr de- rucithe right Ia s,crire her
interest the i-ht TO lay heavy burdens IN Der peopb,
tie IA hi iu AVu,c tUtN 10 extreme etil, the lg'i
to throw AWAY Ill her rights lie would defend al
n o,e rights Of Iii State II lie cbo-e eNrrs' 'leui.
lie ". ud defeid her Ti.ht 10 conii sliclie If re
var Tired OF prspny eid reDown a'd lii' ii-e l. bri
tts rights Of Nirpi1a, witch he Wa mn-t clyer to
maintain, were thoc oOuurctcd with the welfare II
Ler s-f,ty her commerce, her Industry. her peice,
her confederation at home ard abroad, the conf ~
ard hapIincs~ aid lives Il her CT Mens-in sloF',
oil Il o-e ines'imhble blcssiugs aud t-rftr which tee
Con,tiluiiou her, and nf which rle
hid lately been the actual ENJOY T,eso were
Tie risis ui bic State abi"h he Suuld lave her main
tam aganst all cOmers II ere The ryhtn with
sne en- wanted ar TO throw way, OILS 10 show her
right TO DO 20. Still IL wEHuGdOnbtedly trle that there
were apprehsrtiOr- OF future agree ions, aod lie
pfetitd n at lie could not with Mr. torwiu c"u
elutou that Il csc apprehension might be- aliyed by
mere COi gressi1uHl legisloi, without Cousiiuii nal
GUARANTEES. lie could not conseenlinu,y take t'es'
De, l ns OF their ti sloppOneutr. The gem enan
iron Oohsd said that the ke?nbhrnnTary eu'crtsi ei
constitutional views which thry could not surrender
But tey Gtked surrender uf stiiuiiOn-l pri1-
cler. They asked no new oonrirncion II oSistiag
eIiuF,s H. The Constitution. Bat they a-kei atttiJ'a
stipulation of tie Constitution They asked thai the
Constitution Interpret Is,lf There co1lI DC no obrc
iion 10 that. They propo-'d 40 new glatautlrso
rights TO the Slnveluldng Siucs. They required no
s,irrei der either nf con-rienry power or al san-
iuges ON tie rar of the Northern States. The reri
10 ia cor stGtional Law lad been settled by te deri,
iln of The Supreme Court. ug'n that dec'si n
they rested, and upon IL they relied for the whole
s.iil,meht Of that question. The goldman riii
there would be ooercinR the seceng States il the
States obey ed The law Bot the State, Referred u had
on, reu,ed OF edlrucc to law when ihcy had thrown
~ lb,ir ohsaiinue 10 The Constitution. lie wOIt
not stop 10 nqDte whether they hsd doue th. proper.
H. whether they had lnst oaure To do Ne woni
wiyeit Ia the ilugle fat that South Carolina and
Florida had mace the passge Of the Personal Liberty
li- tie gromd of th,ir secession. He would not
dEle The fact that South Carolina had wifhdr iwn
fiO TIE Union, and the net had been jus tilei
here. He would no, advert TO the manner or IN de 81
secesti"D. He, Safe rights mau, confessed,
low ever, that the pulsned BY Suth Car,lina
Vac not the CouTrs be would have nrcrd-
ing State adopt. She had not Withdrawn from
CcrgIess, for she never had been a Member Of Con
gees She had not Gssy, ed hef copnecii with the
Fedeal Government, for rhe never part Of tie
Federal Government Instead Of her adopting PEE
cil itste cure, and escaping from the Union, he
oUd lave her call a Convention Of the confederate
Staicr, and inform them OF her grievances, aud make
known 10 them her purpose 10 withdraw. They
bad ollicill information that South Carolina had
will drawn fioni the Utiun, but yet they hid
such accumulated know ledge Of tho fat that
q ey n,uet act ia the matter a. if they knew
oficially that fhc had Withdrawn. BIT having with
drawn, che must not be oceIced. Willie he bad no
gym patty with the mode adopted by South Caro-
Ina for leaving the Unin, while he had little
syntaiLy with Der with reference 10 the cause
VI Ter teseding from the Union, willie he
thought he that there was purpnse in her 30 act
ire 20 that ale might compel the other states 70 give
luctant ncquesr, in Der course yet not only for
The ske Of South Carna not Only for the lake Of the
oter Slater, hut HE State, which desired u re-
nan i'll tie Union, be protested against The npplcal:n
Of ccerc in any form for tie purpose Of subjecting
Stale. No; call Convention Of the States; submit
tie question to them. Let the StaieA meet spnl
terDt when they formed the present Constitution,
ard let them determine what rllall be- dIne in this
gave euerl erfy. AS 10 interfering with Slavery,
lie did rot believe the Republican party would ever
have the power to do lie did not bel that |