Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1861-04-26

Z. hesotUed, Fhat otiE alleRtahce 70 due
10 the sovereign State o. virginia aud
We maintain that Virginia, speaking by
heF people IN sovereign convention as
sem 9'eat mas ihe E!ghteto command the
sesElees O aer eiti&ens as against any
9suet A9ttLe, power, menti or anthor-
~ SzIl l.
], tellow-Eitisens, should consider me-
self recreant to my loyalty To the Consti-
tutiOn of the United States and the glori-
Gus Stars-and Stripes Of our country if /
wonld subscribe 10 any test like this, aud
march uuder any such banner. UNDER
stand that Mr.. Brown ignores this. and AZ
3 good Unton man he believes that he
owes his allegiance not only, 10 the State
of Virginia but also TO the Federal Gov
ernment; that he owes allegiance not only
10 the COnslitiItionsoE VirRIhiA, but 10 the
Constitution Ofsthe United States. And
what a mere farce do these resolutions
make OF the Constitution of the United
Stntes. Upon the very face of-the Com
BtttutiUu of the United States It is laid
down that that Consultation and the laws
made in pursuance thereof is the supreme
law o. o. the land, the consultation OF laws Of
any any 9tatet 70 the contrary notwithstanding"
here then then IS where we get the authority for
our allegiance 70 tue Constitution of the
United states. So far as that Constitution
Is concerned, while u e in existence We
owe paramount Allegiance to the Con-
stttuttou otthe United States. know it
has been said that because it WAS adopted
~ the people voting geograp hically as
States, that. our allegiance 10 it is merely a
S6te allegiance. But never until within
Tue last few years has such y doctrine as
TINS been dared to be promulgated. Until
WITHIN the last few years such doctrine
would have been pronounced everyWtere-
aye, even IN the Cotton StNtes-disloyalty
to tue ConstituttonLo of the United States.
why, the only motive they had for vo-
ing as people by States, was in order
tnat tne people Of the diherent States
nlsut, 9lter having voted TO ratity the
Constitution of the United States, alter their
State constitutions, and mako them conr
form to the Constitution of the United
StAtes-there6y acknowledging in the act
to make their State Conscientious conform
% the Consultation Of the United States;
that that Constitution was TO the extent
OF the powers granted to it, the supreme
law OF the land.
Under my views Of il then. we owe a
double allegiance. We owe an allegiance
paramount 10 the Constitution of the Uni
ted States, to the full extent of all the
powers granted TO tue General Govern
ment therein, and 10 the State all powers
reserved BIZ the people when they voted
for the State Constitution and not attended
TO be granted to the Federal Government.
Now then, in times like these, if ne are
to subscribe to the doctrine set forth in
this Fairpont platform, then our Goveru-
ment is rome Of sand which the surge
NAV at any moment wash from under us
The Constitution of the United States is
not a rope of sand, Int it is our supreme
law as citizens Of Virginia. When our
forcfatbers voted To rntifv that Constit,I-
tion thew voted for /, inliv;,iiniiy No nsC-
pleas citizens of Virginia.: Intending
thereby TO become qualified citizens of
Virginia. and become supreme in olIeci-
ance 10 the General Ciovernment.5 .
These, fellOw-citizens. are some of nv
reasons for desiring to place berond tie
possibility of doubt the defeat of the Hon.
z. KidWeil for the next Congress- of hi.
United States. Wiley Was is5Inv frs,
choice but Il do moi knuw NT VIII
ley nor II do mot know Mr.. Brown.
or any other man in nm 1nsrTenfy l;I.t,
This. BnL4lI jtyOnii ian Sthn,fso, ,fl5 tir0cs,
rather vote for AIR. Brown.siFt M itEG, cor
tain to beat Mr.. KilwclT. 4 thar 40 sSe5
third candidate nominated. and Nr. KID,
welt elected as the result. These are tta
views entertain. ana these nv reo sons FIR.
giving my cordial co-oberatiUn In snnnort
Of Mr. Brown. though in an his tanteee..
dents he has belonged To thSt mart biri,
/ have ever voted against. and voted
against because IbeIieyed that the |ybig
principles yT6ra, the trne briDcinlaS 7,I1fls S
which this government ongLf N %ora
been administered and I believe be .l;,,s
my God, now, II during the last 40 yeorS
tile principles Of the Wbig marry ne Is;,I.
ddwn By the immortal CLAY aud Webster.
had beentobserved To this day. there wonld
not now have beensa seccssionist In the
United States. firmly believe it,
Why, fellow citizens, what are we to
gain by secession? OF. whit ear,I3Iv
advantage-to waive the constitutional
questioned what possible advantage 10
the States most interested in this terrific.