Daily national Democrat., 1861-06-27
A Reply to "Mis issippi.'

III inSuguriling the existing rrv"l .iion pro
cee,led, after hi- gentle =, huke had been al
mini,trred. I" quote, from the debates upon
the foimplon and adoption of the Con-titu-
ton. cert in lan0ulgr used iy llhnili"h ana
| VI Olson in reference to the application OF
force ngnins IA state hy the General Govern
mont He then n-ked The editor Of the EX-
press to cali our attention 10 the quotations
IN question We nude some comments upon
the communication. "f gen. raj character, III
| which We drrided the idea ST. firIhhtlN eX-
lre.srd hy the friends Of the rrvolutionist-'
hat the suppression of in-urrrcti"n ANA me
dispersion "f rebels mpnn the same thing 'hat
"cocrci,n If state" did in the mouths OF lhe
rram.r. of he Constitution This has drawn
from "Mi..i->ipri' another lenlthy corn'nn-
ncarion. which appeared in yesterdays EN-
press. 1t l. addressed directly to the EDITOR
of tLi. pni er, and d.mnnds at our hands
something in tn" nature of reply. 'Missis-
| -iIIi" writes in tone Of Considerable warmth
a might le reasonably expected from one
who in these piping times chooses such .ig
nature We II onld certainly have thought
hi- argument The production Of distinguished
AlaLnni ~. re-ihenr in Sierra whose nrme j.
prst year. had lie used any other nom de
plnme.
We do not hesitate to say that mississippi"
= either very poor!y informed with refer
| ~. M,,l 4
Hamilton, or he j. cndeav oring to estil .lish
f.l-e doctrines from the teachings Of men
Who never entertained them. Since he Is 20
l-,ir"u- of making he opinions Of Madison
aud Hamilton the tesi. which all men must
subscribe 10 or t drrme IN mics Of the
Constitution. il will not lie nmiss to inquire
Whh those or. t lnen lnborrd to accomplish
in the Convrn'i,n The records of that body
tell ia that Hamilton favored "'rorg con
4u'idrted Government, approaching the n"n-
archie, For the Jht- of Ihr ihttF lie was
no erpnt eirkIrr, ns the fpl"wing hnguagr
of lis will. pDrh,p. hr sufficient to show. lie
said in The course "f The drbnle-:
AZ en- y irh rn, po,n'r ri.ht-, The States viii
| lie d ngrluus to III" NItionnl Government.
and oullt /" it- rrti"guj&hed rrw n"ii led
"r re lucrd 70 II smaller SCALE. - LNiotS De-
hates mi l.. T.. 426
Does this "piui"n find response in the
mind Of the ardent correspondent of the fX-
press |. it not srtngr that Il defender of
state illt4 shnnll be driven to quotations
from Alexander II'milon to support the pre-
ience that rebellion ug tiu,t the Nation can
not bc suppressed hy the Nation? IL 'milron
was, Of all men of his day the most willing
20 give the National Go> rrnnent absolute
pnWe" When hr pictured the madness of
cprrcing II State, he was simrly allulirg tu
the e,ils witch would follow the adoption of
= mere le,gue or treaty |etwecn States, iu-
So, "a of - \ hiun j Constitution Which every
indivdn j cirizen of all the St,tes should he
bound To- ui ey IA the supreme law If the
lnnd M such lnglr ur treaty WAS formed
H. did no, succeed H. iuprcssng all his views
n, ON til. Convention but its lahors resulted
ia an instrument under which Il" such thing
~ coercion Of II State" could ever I've urcr,-
4nry Unler our sys'p We demand the
Obedience uf inli> dual citizens. aud not uf
intes If every citizen of amy given State
,rm4 in4elf in opposition t" the Govern
.uen', he j. drnlt with Hccnrdiugly. We du
not SEX to comp,l the >tate to enforce any
Frlrrl laws nor TO protect amy Federal
orop.rty. When C"urt4 cannot he held in
gi +n Dj4, c,4 many violations of law must
% unruni he'd hLt We need no wris Of a>sis-
tnnce q authorize the repnsses-nn Of forts,
nr-rn Il ar mnfs over which the National
II hurirrs have exclusive ar s'liction, nor
H., We ask thu consent OF any usurpers Of II
| >t,tr GovrrnilI-ut. TO 81 act. hen We have oe
,lsiun IA To -ccurr to "evrry state repuhli
en- form Of government. ~ pr"yiled i'll the
| Con ut .liun The argument upon this subject
| " - exhausted some We r. agn. and every iyro
| knows THAT the Constitution and VS. ot The
Unticd states are hinding upon individunl-
and no, upon States In times uf rebellion
if the whole people Of II state oppose the
Go>ern rent. they must he suhdued and dis
Imr.rd. 1t is slil simply compelling the
obrdirncc of individuals. AS Alexander
: Hamilton has not eforr been quoted as an
exloundrr of States Rights and probably
f never will lie again, we will rot at this time
make further allu,ion to the quotation from
his language in the New York Convention
whirh ri flied he Constitution. 1t is enough
tn say thai he opposed. and aided in the final
defeat Of II system under which the National
Government would have been obliged Ia
.Xlct obedience from States rather than from
ii iz,ns Let us now turn to Mr.. Madison
rhc,erv language quoted from him hy Mis-
-is-iIli bears us out in hat We have just
, teen say NJ
Mr. R,nd"lph introduced resolutions in
which We I'd the following cl'u
Aud I" IA forth the force of the Union
. ng,in.i any member of the Union hi i"g tu
e fulfil It's luIN under the articles thrte"f
Mr. Ma iis"n said the more he reflected "n
the use OF force, the more he doIlied the
n prnc'ic llhty, the Justice aud the "iiirnrv o
j. H. Nhru nuIl'ed t." p"opie collectively and n"I
hdndaaHy uui"n at 'he states c"riain-
: ing -uc" an Ingredient seemed 10 Ir"vile 10
it, nN II dr-trnc ION The use Of lurce ug,inst
u State would hook more like II declaration o'
war than an inllctinu "f punishment aud
n won Il rnlnull hr considered hy the parts
e tttnckrd. na - dissolution of all previous com
, Irct- hv "hich it 'n+ bound lie hoped I II
such Srsfem wo"id be framed as woUId rende
tins rrNoarce unnecessary and moved that th'
clIu.r he 10 tpnned