Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1861-04-05

MISSOURI. lhey VIII necessarily gravltate
to us by an imperious law. We made am
pie provision in our constitution for the
admission of other States, it Is more guard
ed. and wisely SO, thiuk, than the old con
lstitution on the same subject. but net too
guarded to receive them as fast as it NAV
be proper. Looking to the distant future.
and perhaps. not very distant either, it is
not beyond the range of possibility and even
probability, that all the great States of the
Northwest shall gravitate this way as we'll
as Tennessee. Kentucky. Missouri. Arkan
sas, &c. Should they 10 so, our doors are
wide enough to receive fhern, but not until
they are ready to assimiiate with us in prn-
ciple. The process of aisintegration IN the
Iold Union maybe expaofsa to 90 on with
almost absolute certainty. We are now
the nucleus Of a growing power, which, if
We are true to ourselves, our destiny and
high mission, will become the controlling
power on this Continent To what extent
accessions will 60 on in the process of time,
where it will end, the future will deter
mine. So far as it concerns States of the
old Union, they will be upon no such prn-
clple of reconstruction as now spoken oil, but
upon reorganization and new assimilation
cloud applause Such are some of the
gllmpses OF the future as catch them -
But at first we must necessarily meet with
the Inconvenience and difficulties and en-
barrassments, incident to all changes of
government These will be felt in our
postal affairs and changes in the channel Of
trade. These Inconvenience, it is to be
hoped, will be but temporary, and must be
borne with patience and forbearance AS
to whether we shall have war with our late
confederates, or whether all matters of diff
ferences between US shall be amicably set
tied. can only say that the prospect for
peaceful adjustment is better, so far as am
informed. than it has been. The prospect
for war is at least not so threatening as it
has been. The idea Of coercion Swallowed
forth in President Lincolu's inaugural seems
not to be followed up thus far so vigorously
as was expected Fort Sumpter, it is be-
lieved. will soon be evacuated What course
will be pursued towards Fort Pickeus and
the other forts on the Gulf is not so well
understood. It is to be greatly desired that
all of them should be surrendered Our
IoJect IS peace not only NTH The North, III:
Nth the acorld All matters relating to the
public property, and public liabilities of the
Union when we were members of it, we are
ready and willing to adjust and settle, upon
the principles of right, equality aud good
faith. War can be of no more benefit to
the North than to US. The idea Of coerc-
ing as, or suyugating as, is utterly prepos-
ferrous. Whether the intention of evacua-
|ating Fort sumpter is to be received as an
(evidence of desire for peaceful solution
Of our difficulties with the United States or
the result Of necessity, l will not undertake
to say. | would. fain hope the former
Rumors are. aaoat. however, that it is the
result Of necessity. al can say to you,
therefore, on that point is, keep your armor
bright end your powder dry. (Enthusias-
tic applause The surest way to secure
peace is to show your ability to maintain
your rights The principles and position
of the present administration Of the United
States-the republican party present some
puzzling questions, While it is a fixed
principle with them never to allow the in
crease Of foot of slave territory they seem
to be equally determined not to part with
an inch 'of the accursed sail y Notwith-
standing their clamor against the institution
they seem to be equally opposed to getting
more, or letting go what they have got
They were ready to fight on the accession
Of Texas, and are equally ready to fight
now on her secession. Why is this? How
can this strange paradox be accounts ted for :?
There seems to be out one rational solution,
and that is, notwithstanding their profess
sions Of humanity, they are disinclined to
give up the benefits they derive from slave
labor. Their philanthropy yields to their
interest. The de& Of enforcing the laws
has but one object, and that is collection
of the taxes raised by slave labor to swell
the fund necessary to meet their appropria-
tons The spoils IS aohat they are after,
though they come from the labor Of the slaue.
(Coutinued applause.)
Mr.. Stephens reviewed at some. length
the extravaganza and prohigacy Of apprc-
priations by the Congress Of the United
States for several years past. and in the con-
nection took occasion to allude to another
one Of the great improvements in our new
constitution, which is clause prohibiting
Congress from appropriating any money
from the treasury except by a two-thirds
vote, unless it be for some object which the
Executive may say is necessary to carry on
the go7ernment When it is thus asked
for and estimated, he continued, the MAORI
ty may appropriate. This was new fea-
ture. Our fathers had guarded the assess
ment Of taxes, by insisting that representa-
ton and taxation should go together. This
was inherited from the mother country.
Ensland It was one of the principles upon
which the Revolution had been fought Our
fathers also provided in the old constitution
that all appropriation bills should originate
IN the representative branch of Congress;
but our new constitution went step fur
Their ana guarded, not only the pockets of
the people, but also the public money after
it was taken from their pockets. He allu
ded to the difficulties and endorsements
Which seemed to surround the question Of
peaceful solution ofthe controversy with the
old government. How can it be done is per-
picking many minds. The President seems
to think that he cannot recognise our indie
incidence, nor can he, with and by the ad-
vice Of the Senate. do so. The constitu-
tion makes no such provision. A general
convention of all the States has been sug
cested by some. Without proposing to solve
the difficulty he barely made Che following
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