The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1861-07-18
THE PACIFIC
Commercial Advertiser.


That most able and conservative Df papers, tie
National LltehgeHc.T, in defending itself against
the attacks Of the rabid Southern pres, ha- dis
Inferred the almost Forgotten hles Of tine Rich
mOHd Enquirer, and expO-e- % the light Of day
the following distinct exposition Ut Southern views
OF Secession a. il was held on the lst Of NOvem-
Der, 1914. The extract, with part Of the HfeE
hgeFceT's comments, j. "a follows
TIM USION Is N DANGEK.-Iurn to the Con-
yention Of Hartford, and learn TO tremble III the
madness Of It's authors. How far will such mad
men advance? Though they may conceal from
you the project Of disuniOh, though a few Of them
may have concealed II from themselves, Vet who
will pretend % set bounds % the rage Of disafiec-
tiJTt One false step after another may lead
,.-- J resistance ~ the laws, % a reasonable
nsu- iaiity. u = war against the Government Of
a. J.ftrd states. In truth, the first act u Re-
~ lner 10 the law J. TREASON % the JHIted States.
Ar. You ready tor this state ct things? VIII
y"u support the men who would plunge you into
tins ruin?
~ man, no association of men, no State or
set Ut States, has a rlght % withdraw itself from
tII- mon, Of It's own accord. The same power
which knit u together can only unkHit. The
same ~fDrmaiity which forged the links Of the
Union II necessary % dissolve it. The HlaJOrifv
IF States which form the Union must consent To
the withdrawal OF any one branch Of it. Until
that consent has been obtained. any attempt 10
dissolve the Union, OF Obstruct the efficiency Of
Its constitutional laws, Is treasOn-treasOn to all
intents and purposes. Any other doctrine, such
as that which has been lately held forth by the
Federal ReDUbhodH, that any one State may with
draw itself from the Union, is an abominable
heresy, which strips It's author Of every possible
pretensiOn TO the maine OF character Of u FederaL
la.
Z" We call, therefore, upon the Government of
the Union To exert its energies when the sea
son shall demand 1t, and seize the first traitor who
shall spring out of the hot-bed Of the Convention
of Hartford. This illustrations Union, which
has been cemented by the blood Of our forefathers,
the pride Of America, and the wonder Of the
world, must not be tamely sacrificed TO the heated
brains or the aspiring hearts of a few malcon-
tents. The Union must be saved when any one
shall dare To assail it,.
"COuntrymen of the East we call upon you
to keep a vigilant eye upon those wretched men
who would plunge US into civil war and inevita-
bic disgrace. Whatever hay be the temporary
which may assail us, let us swear upon
the altar o. our country to Sdre the UHl0H."
Circumstances [saySthe h~uteHigenop, comment
ing on the above extract from the EHgnyer NAV
change, but principles are eternal. II the decla-
ration that - no State OF set of States has 4 right
withdraw itself from the Union Of its own ac-
ord, D" was good Southern doctrine in 1914, and
: any other doctrine, such as that any one
Stat; may withdraw itself from the Union, !" was
an GbOminable heTesy'' at that date, how has
1t come 10 pass we find ourselves denounced for
holding to the faith of the MadisOnian Republi-
WhO has changed?