The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-08-17
THE AMERICAN CRISIS CONSIDERED
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judged by American principles. As every one
: knows, those PRINCIPLES hid down three quar-
ters OF century ago, in the Declaration Of inde-
!, pendence, and every year since that period this
famous statement of rights has been read in every
e city, town, and village OF the Union and it has
been proclaimed to the whole world amid the FIRING
OF guns, pistols, &c. that ''Te hold these truths to
be self evident-bot oH goresamen is derired from
Me consent Of the goCerned, and that tbs riGEt is
'""S's""'Ie" All this was fought Tor and secu ed.
, Let us examine the case as well ag we are abIs
), me mllhons OF people demand f,rslmo cause or
cc'nc,' 'ee rlEht, so clearly ouaced, and once
Lo"9he '9F ol governing themselves. 1t is denied;
unt the diversity and weskness Of ~ -nsscos r,.
the deE%4l afford clear prunfs oT the ,,,.-rIt ~
people conscious oi doiaE dishonest thipg Orc
great statesman, for instance. wishing to drinE az
the same moment AT the ."anta!a aud mputh of
the Nile" asks how the North cdu give IN tho
Gul: Of Mexico to 2 foreign Power? He 'yvonid
have the great lakes Of the North and the graar
Gulf Of the South; and Why MT the ~ L.pyrs1oa
acd Amazon well? This is tha5 self h Wv oF
The case, which supposes that all other nations ara
forever to be peGned up in their present limits
while the States to spread over and own ilimif-
able territory. Another urges as a reason for war
the "stoen" forts, &c; forgetting that the North re-
tans an forte, cHsto@a houses, ats, end otter public
b@fhRgs property Of Psshops ten times the rGiac Of
tho5 tHGea By the Sonth ifs so IN say po,k-
lng Of the whole LHiteG States norl, uo,g iuryeK
against those ,gio haze helped 10 JpildI
Another cites the firing OF the first gun bv the
South, forgetting that that gun was not fred until
IN armed squadron LETT New York harbor. after
MI. IhucOlh'a express declaration that he woutd
collect the revenue IN the South and re axe th,
forts, arsenals, &c. man does not usually wait
until the blow Gescends, if he sees his enemy ap-
pr"aching him with raised biudgeou; the approach
constitutes the attack. Besides, il the South were
IN earnest in secession, it would have been folly to
I.Walt until the whole navy had arrived from the
racine and the East 10 throttle them at their doors
! Another statesman seems only desirnus Of chow
lHg Europe how strong a Government republican
ISL may nave, and tha it is no failure; forgetting
mat the exercise Of that power ia such a way is
SIMPLY despoism, and proves the failure, and that
a war ioF dH5oH Implies in itself djsHajon =
b"t we pass by all this to consider the point most
strongly urged by the President, namely, as to what
T"oG happen 1t the doctrine ot secession were ac-
Enowedged as a right. We answer, lust that ,roqlE
hapPe" '7htc& 'cogid hoppn by acE"o,cledq dqinosfh.
riDtt Of sei.GorsrwmeW. The last logicoJlg imDIies
ne Hrst. An attempt is made to evads this in the
| North by saying that they acknowledge the right
Of revoluton--whch is an absurditg, as govern
ment cannot allow Or acknowledge what it torbids;
besides, it the revelation be overcome then the con-
qneFea-one or twenty millions, as the may be
are imme edately denied the right OF selEgovern-
nent. Thus we arrive at the same conclusion; and
| the United States Government in attpmDtinr CO.
eTclon, have clearly abandoned their own princ-
| pies. = X
hdeed, ,co mght sag that certain Northern States
,rere the first seccders, since many Of them enacted
laws making obedience to United States laws n
penal offence. This was partial secession: and it
might have been supposed that the whole North
| would have been the party string to sec de from
sI9 snes 'neg nave 50 long urged their de-
and the doctrine Of SeIEgovernment and secession
conscience without bIoodshed '''''' "'S''''' W
but hr. Lincoln also aims to protect, as he terms
| them, "the majority of Union men, in the South
"a saLcltude which reminds us strongly OF that
displayed by the Emperor Of Austria towards the
non MagyaT roprlation Of Hungary evc"nt tb,t ~
the latter case there is such on t@n brtin ,bl ~,
former there is not to be fauad in the S5uih anv-
thing that could eger BE- termed small minority of
Union men, "
In fact, this abandonment of the fundamental
| idea, on the part nf the North unon which tha
| whole Government was f,pnded has tI-.trn tb
ruling powers into inexEric BILE copiueion and
! given rise to all those anomalies which so mob
surprise EurOpr whpv term, th,ga -, h., ,,rr,',,I
precisely with their bSroie ancesfors ,t.cJ,j.'S
! They can those e',jrefeg" who are carrrir,, n,P
! mode Of warfare iasisted rnon NV tbe,'s-I O."
late rs 1857. THEN are Jo;n, ~ H. ,', ~ 81
| UocL0dinq then. irbgf tbcy oy, zai,{, dccy,.J ,5
Sciiians had no rjgIt 10 do 3Rey o,gneaj ~ E,rone
for coutenaacg as of q free po,oer a,oigat :, sire
and yet declare that tEsg intend 10 sye,,afe tLoi
! slarsry acro,tip9 =, ne ftao,i,,t;n r.
In whatever igbt ,sa viay, tbe cesa n, ,,s;,io
of the North is mast unfortunata If eitar fnsfni
expenditure Of life and roenav tbe,, sI,crsa5 IN b
ugating the Su,h it will sfl rGGnira a irnrrs3se
army to hold them in srbiac.ion. IT. on the other.
hand, the Union be patched up arain abnliiio,jsfs
and others will INN. .fiatev clurn-uc. Their ala
tion, and there will be n short period a re-enact
ment of all the rr,saot tropbias Rut II in tba
tbird place The S5uth sl,rc.efli IN b ras;stanco
Of which we have no doubt, the North vii have
expended her blood and trassrra ,naai - f,n ~
sake o! creating hating and batad riva '0' 'u0
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INDEPENDENCE OF NTSSOTRT
The iay7IGi Governor OF Missouri the Hon ~
I. jackson, who has IaEpIv been da1.saj n,b
fishes Declaration Of Independence rrurneratfnr
The wrongs suffered by his Stats and ygi,Ich CON
c!udes tbns y " ''S0. "'" "'''0" ''I-
The General Assembly IF Missouri tbe ~acogni
zed political dsnsrtrnarf nf b- f wy ~ m M "l
act approved May 10, 1861, entitled s'Au set 80 a.
tborize the Governor Of tee State OF Missouri to
suppress rebellion and reTel invasion" has vested
IN the Governor, in respect 70 the rebellion qG in
YaSi2n now carried on il Missouri by tie Govern
ment and people Of the Ao.ther0 States aud their
hi, Se NY nae sucn measures as IN
reyei such iDya.ion or mt dow, .h ", ~ 1; UE1a 10
Nor. therefore Bv rirtno NJ tbo ar,,,i.
80 y 1 "y 'GluG OF me &ai'orIY IN me
80" " - N!a''o' ue r "achsor, Gov
nVi SinVi " 'hS N'%'e ~ NiS'no'i appealing 40 the
~ ;tut; l 'G1 lDt '1e et''Ede OF
my an" hFmiy Deiievlng that am here
ia carrying iHto GuecC Ue VIII OF the people OF
~ ~ tisa"uil' w ne.7"y IA tue'F hame oF their au-
tH"..'!, IT, Ga ne 'g.-' al" S10jTct at all
tines 10 tne" i'ee ana unpia5ed control make and
acts of the naooIe and Gnvarnan} r ,h" ,itnJ
States of Anerica the noliticsi r,r,sc,;on 49,
fore axistipo between said States aad tba ,toaIo
and Goyernmant Of Mfssouri is and nnlrbt ~ he
totally dissolved: and that tha Sf9Ta oF WiNa,r;'
as SOVEREIGN Free and Indenendeot Rannhiic
has full power to levy war concIude ,aana con-
tract alliances, establish commerce and 10 do all
other acts and things which iudepeadent States
may of right do.
Published aDd declared at New Madrid Missouri
the fifth day OF august, in the year of cur Lord
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