The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1861-01-19


Only five States met, but their suggestions were
acted upon, thu other States sent d-legate. and
the convention fx,d 'he time for The breaking M
| of that Government that WAS 10 have been per
pefual and that time was when nine only Of the
Statea would unite They were secedrrs then
George Washington head, d the band lie went
with those who chose ~ seccde Eom that Conf.d
Grafton to the city Of Philadelphia; became their
President made a Government and provided
that when nine States should adopt IT the old
CONFEDERATION should be broken 10. lie was a
s~celler " hat has the honorable gentleman TO
say 10 him and his frenis that went with him 10
! Philadelphia, seeded from government that
was to have been perpetual and which did not
provide for its alteration except by the concur.
rencs Of all the States and made a new govern
mcn', our present Government When they sub
ini,ted il To the States they made it upon the
principle Of tha, quality Of States which have
mentioned They provided that the equality Of
States should m'n forever for that article Of
the Constitution providing 'or the equal repr'e
seniaiion Of the States IN This body cannot b.
changed, They provided tina, the sovereignty Of
the States should be tnantaincd tina, their equal
IT'S should n, yer be denied When il WAS pre-
.en,pd to the States. they adopted il, with the
understanding and upon the principle, that they
should be equal and should have qual protection;
that they were equal in sovereignty equal IN Dig
uiiv and equal in righ's; and az long rs this
equality BE- maintained this equality he preserved.
the Unirn will endure. and no longer
Bur the States did not very hastily adopt the
Constitution ths, was presented 10 them hy hose
who seeded from the Confederation They acted
maturely and dibera'ely ard considered wei the
Constitution. which they adopted 1t such times
~ suited their convenience, and annexed cond
tons too. lha, gallan, old State Of Virgin
the glorious Old Dominion made condition upon
which she adopted the Constitution It became
A portion Of the compact And not only Virginia
but New York made the snne condition when
She adopted the Constitution and Rhode Island
also do not d.s.re to take up the time OF the
Senate Int will read two or three lines TO show
the eond tilicu on which Virginia adopted the Con
s,itutiop 1t became as | gay. portion Of the
comn,ct and believe il ia "a principl' in law.
tina. when one IN rnder Of firm or Conledersey
,credaa 10 a condition. all the other members be
ing eousls have tie advantage Of thst condition
Each member Of this Chniedarscy has the ad-
vantage Of the condition IN which Virgins &C
csptcd 4, and ihcy say that
We tn. delegate. Of the people If Virginia daly
elected IN taranauce Of recomm ndston FROM thf
General assembly and now met IN convention asvins
fully snd freely invc~tss:ed and discussed toe pro-
eeeiinss ~ we ten'.m 80 d,ih.,s,,on b.,h
- w., .ias ,h,,c,n do IN The meme and In
bsh,lf ~ inc people Of virsinis declare snd make
know that the p'~eFs granted ahne' we
Won. pelus aslseu .s'' ,s.,r rhss.osy.f ne s,ms
.e.,I r ,.,yer,es n thel, in,1rv r oppression and
tbs, esefy power not granted thereby remains with
/ err md st their viii
TIL. as.s the condition tina, Virginia made :
md = W Yutk hid similar condition and sc,
. 4
% That tsc power OF Jnr'eu, maybe resr.orned
| b. The people whenever W .Nah 'e''ne ~ "
lhs'f spPln"f 81 ~. e,e,,i, All.
lid !, &c ,onrrr, Of ,.e uri,ed State. Of she
/ department o; the G1veranen' uaeroi remain. =
We pen lie NJ the 'evrtt 0tl'e. ~ VII
osde RH'sfno e,u y, ~. ', ~. ~. ..,. co. Il
III h w'irh dec'sr riot Conste.s shall nas tNve or
tysr-i'e crii p7vef' 40 nn. uaiy s'' -
T ,tp.H,V y Z, 'l...c. ~ he r.trued ei,h,r
'', .,..i,,', .,t,is ,rre'as p5r, ors.lpar.t
cd merely fif greater CARLTON
/ Nav won ,,.l, ,hc homo able Senator from
.r.,,.... Che time bas no, arrived " en- these
7 s,,,e. o,,,'i IN r-nn,, The powers conf FRED on
, Federal Gbvsrnmrnt or it 1t has not |
/ .s,,H IL. f. 1pnw when the time can come
4, ,,, ,,,s tho -ts,es think that the tim has
AIRED oo3 N tfcy choose to act | am sure
Nat he vil think better than 20 co down and 20
force them 20 romain IN TINS luton What
y,,nl1 A.. do With thrtn If we were 10 conquer
thens Hold them as subjects! Hold state
.a.a cslsnv her people a. vassals7 lie wen j
ma, hing IN, tate, b, SAYS but be would hang
MI the usople In Il leaving. suppose the s1i
within IT, limits unpunishei
Then he talked 10 ne long about the whisky
irsnrrectlon avid showed what Washington did
Inc whisky insnrrcc, w WIS n very dhtcnt
Hate.