Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-21
Fncts for the PennIn.

The following facts We copy from religious pa.
per, which We lay before readers and ask their
careful Perussl and serious study:
L is fact thst prior to tie revo ution the thir-
teen colonies existed separate and distinct eac
other, having separate charters from the British
Grown, and acknowledged no allegiance except 10
| that crown!
1t is tdct that when they revolted and threw OF
their allegiance to The British Crown their sover-
| eighty reverted to themselves, each separate and
distinct from the other; and thereafter, in place OF
holding their territory and maintaining their civil
and political rights in the name Of the Crown, they
held their territories and maintained their rights in
their own names,
1t s fact that these colonies then confedersted
colonies each having it's swn internal regulations
saf each recognizing and acknowledging no sover-
eighty aside from its people and each at liber-
~ to unite or not to unite with the others as in IL,
o,gn Judgment would he bee;
It Is fact that the revolutionary war was car
ricd by these colonies IN their capacity as colo
nieS, united only tpr mutual aid and defense, and
not united into one sovereignty.
Ii fact that at the close of that war the indie
pcncence of those colonies was acknowledged, each
being mentioned by name, and each declared to be
tree and independent! See treaty of peace
Ii fact. that when these colonies formed them
selves into States each did Tor itself, separately
and independently Of the others
It is q fact that in the Congress of l71G which
clared by that declaration ITSELF that these united
colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and in
dependent StGtes''-not a free and independent
state. 1t was not a union ofpeople into conso-
dated government but union of communities or
separate, free and independent States.
1t is fact, that when the articles of cOnfedera-
ton were drawn up and signed, it was done by the
thirteen States in their capacity SeprGe and dis
tjRct States. Hence they were mentioned by name,
and the delegates from each signing in the name
auli IN nj n ar
1t is a fact, that at the time this was done. sud
previously, when the colonies or States met in Con-
gress the delegates from each voted as a anit and
acted in all other respects under fall recognition
Of The fact that the colonies or States repre-
senied by them, were each separate and distinct
from others, and that each claimed its own sover-
eighty; first under the charter received from the
mother country, and subsequently, as a tree aud
Independent s ate Of itself
1t fact, that in the Articles Of Confederation
it was expressly stated that The style of this Con-
fe leraoy shall be the Uoited States Of America :"
and further that "esch Stats retains its sovereign
t., freedom and iudepend nce and every power,
Sc not delegated TO the United Sta,es in Congress
assembled"
L. is fact. that, after fair trial, the Articles
of Confederation, adopted by thu several States
in 1177, vera found in adequste TO meet fully the
wants Of the States. and after due deliberatiou it
was resolved to change the Confederscy into Fed
erai Government, by prov dGg aud adoptiog Con-
situ ion, sni require an organized Government to
do what had be previously done by the Congress
of tie States. Hence, in the preamble to the Con-
siuion which was formed, it is said, " in order TO
rm a more perfect uuiop," SC. A more perfect
uoion Of Whist Why. evidently of the States which
had been Moderated under articles that did mol
ful = meet the exigencics of the case.
1t is fact, that the delegates TO The Convention
which framed the institution. were appointed by
The States. N convention they represented the Stats
F1AI h.
said, Done in Convention by the unanimous con
sent Of tie States present. sc
l. Is a tact that after he adoption Of the Consti-
tut on by the Convention it was Of no force until
rat fed by the States They held q neg alive power
aEd we're entirely competent to say whether it
should or should not be the Constitution CT the
country.
L is fact that in rstifying the C,nsttutiOa, The
States acted separately and independently each for
it elf, in its own way. it's own responsibility,
ami in the exercise of its own sovereignty
i is a fact and oOe, too, of great signifc ace,
that the rat fcation of the Const utiou vas done,
by least seven of the States with the dEliuct IN
Outstanding that, if dissatisfied with the govern
mem, after fair trial, they could This
was specially the case with Vrg MIA and New York
For proof, in tue former case the Madison Pa |
pers AL Eiliotts Debates; aad in the latter case
see J Journal Of the New York Convention.
1t is fret, that in the Constitution itself, it ia |
tAptS3Sy 1SStdt leu 81 pOheTS, OCi mere
delegated, we're reserved to the States, sc.
1t is fact, that in the case Of each enc Of the /
States the delegates to the Convention which |
framed the Constitution of the United States, were
selected By he Legislatures Of those Sistes-tbe
same Legislatures ordering that vacancies should
be filed by tae Governors of the States-and this
was done Pursuant TO o Recommendation Of Con-
gress by resolution 10 that effect.
1t is fact, that the Federal Constitution formed
aud ratified as already stated not submitted 10
any way to the popular vote Of the people-srd
this, too was in accordance With q resolution passed
by the Congress of the United States.
II is fact, that the Government was formed ur-
der the constitution, and carried on for o cousid-
cradle time before at least two Of the States s3op-
Cd that constitution took part in tie government
formed under it.
1t is fact, that although he pr5anble to the con-
shtuioa says, 1--WE the people Of the Ueited States,
In order to form a more perfect uuion," &c.. in the
original draft it was net so, and the change came
in this wal: When the Seventh Article, which pro-
vides that the ratification of the conventions of
nine States shall be sufcien for the establishment
Of this constitution between the States so ratifyirg
the same" was sdspted, the members of the Con-
vention could rot tell what particular States wou1
or would not rstify it, they were compelled to go
back ard change the preamble, from 1--WE the peo-
pie Of Massachusetts,, New York, Virginia" &c, i