Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-07-08

can only dosa sssiu.s .~ and by fs,addon. Tbs u
ion, and not emselves eep ely, procured ilsp indie
pendence and ins liberty BY ,onqas Or purchase the
Union gave each Of them whatever Of Independence and
liberty il has. 80 f.'-..
l. The Union Ia older than any Of the States, ard n
fact it created them as States Originally, some deper.
dent colonies made the UIion, and in turn, the Uaion
threw or heir old dependence for them and made them
States such % they are. Notone of them ever bad
| State Constitution Independent 6f the Union. ~
OF course, IL is not forgotten that all the naw States
framed their constitutions before they entered the Union
nevertheless dependen. upon and preparatory TO- aud
coming ipto the UDion.
Unqus onaby the States have the powers and rights
rterved 10 them in aud by the national Constitution;
but among these surely not included oil conceivab
powers nowevsf mis- hieyoas destructive; but At mo
| such only as were known ia the world as The time
governmental powers aud certainly power TO destroy
the Government itself had been known govern
mentalas merely administrative power Tnis relative
matter OF national power and State righs principle,
is other thar the principle Of generally and locality
Whatever concerns the whole should be conhded TO
the whoe-the General Government; while whatever
o. the Safe should be left exclusively TO the
Stae. This is all there is OF original principle aboa. H.
Whether the national Constitution IN denDg the boua-
daes between the two has applied the principle with
exact accuracy, is not to be questioned We all
bound by that defining, without question. What is
combated the position that secession is consistent with
the CONSTITUTIONS lawful and pesceful.
Il il oontended hat there Is any express law for Il
aud nothing should be appee law which lead,
unjust or absurd consequences.
The nation purchased with money the countries out
of which several Of these States we're formed L. just
that they shall 90 of without leave aud without refund
ipgy The nation paid very large sums, in the aggregate
believe, nearly one hundred millions, 10 relieve Flori-
da Of the aboriginal tribes
Isl Just that she shall be or without consent or
thout making any returng The nation 10 now in debt
for money applied TO the benefit Of these called
ceded States in with the rest IL IL Just. ether
that creditors shall 60 unpaid, the remaining States
pay the wholes part Of the present national debt
contracted pay thu old debts Of Texas Is it Just tina.
she shall leave aud pay part Of this herself?
Again, II one State may secede, 90 may another; and
when all shall have seeded left to pay the
debts. Is til quite just TO creditorss Did notify
them OF this sage view Of ours when borrowed their
money!
II we RECOGNIZES this doctrine, by allowing the Sc
cedsrs to 20 peace it is difficult what we can
do II others chose TO 60, or to extort terms upon
which they viii promise TO remain.
The secedrrs insist that Constitution admits OF
Secession. They have assumed 10 make National Con-
stiution Of their own in which necessity they have
either discarded retained the right Of Secession rs
they insist 1! exists II they have dis arded IT, they here,
by admit that On principle Ii ought be In GU
II they have retained it by their own consuu ;ton
from another whenever they shall find Il he ca et
way OF setting thier debts eHecing any other self
ish or uniuf OF jcct
The priuple itself Is of disntergaon, and upon
which no Government can possibly endure.
II all he States, one should assert the power 10
drive tbt Of the Uoon, IL is presumed the whole
class otseceded politicians would deny the DOW or
aud dounce the act the greatest outrage upon State
rights But suppose that precisely the ACT instead
Of behg call driving the out should be called the
.oes 10 .k...f H..
what be seceders claim to de- unless indeed they max.
the PRINT that the one because It is o minority may
righthlly do what the Others because ey maior
ity ray not RICH fully do These politicians are ,ubte
andprofou1d on the rights Of mnorities They are not
partial TO that power Shich made the Constitution aud
- sst' fro" the preamble calling itself "w'' the p'''
1T well be questioned whether there Is to.day
aory OF the legally qualified Of any State ex
ept perhaps South Carolina in fivcr OF dsunion There
much reason 10 believe that the Union men are the
m orly 10 many IL Ia every other one Of the so
Esed seeded States. The contrary has been de-
monstraed in any OF them. IL ventured affirm
this OF Virginia and Tennessee for the result OF
election held in military camps, where the bayonets
are all on one side OF the question voted upoD can
scarcely be considered demonstrating popular seu
ment At such election all that large class VII, are
for The Union and against coercion would be c.
creed to vote against the Uuion.
1t may no affirmed, without sxtr-rapance, that The
free Institutions We enjoy k:=u developed ths powers snd
improved the eoHiuon Of whole people beyond any
eIample In the world. OF this We nov have striking
and impressive illustration.
So large an army the Government has now on foo,
was never before knowo without soldier 10 IT, but who
has taken his place there with his free choice But
more than this there are many single regiments whose
MEMBER and another possess full practical knuwl-
edge Of all the arts sciences professions and whatever
else, whether useful or elegant 10 known in the wor d.
And there is scarcely from which could not be Sc.
lected President, Cabinet, Congress- and perhaps
Court, abundsnty competent to administer the Gos-
eminent itstlf.
Nor do say this Is not true also in the army of our
late friends, nov adveisacs, in this contest But If il
is SO much better the Why the Government which
has conferred such benefits both item aud Il. should
not be broken up Whoever In any section prcposoI 10
abandon such Government, would do well TO con.der
in Difference TO what principle il is that lie does Ii what
better he s likely TO get in it, stsad-vheher the sdb
stu,e will give, o. lie intended to give much Of good
20 the people There are some foreshadowiugs on ID
subject Cas adgersariss have adopted Declirf-
lions OF Independence in which. unlike the good old one
pennsd by J,erson they omit the words "All men are
created equal" Whys They have adopted temporary
National Constitution, 10 the preamble Of which, up!ige
our good old sgnedby Washington they Ca.il, ave
the people," and substitute ave tie Deputies Of the
Sovereign and Independent Sstes." WHY Why this
de oerae pressing out OF view the rights OF and tie
authority OF the reoplcy
This ~ essentially peoples contest On the SIDE OF
the Union IL Is struggle for maintaining iu the world
that form aud substance OF Gsyernnent whose lesjng
ject is eloVs:s iss condition of men, to LIFT artificial
weights from all shoulders TO clear the paths of 1abls
pursuit for al TO aT,rd all unfetIered siast AMI
lair chance 10 the of life. Yielding to partial and
temporary departures FROM necessity this Is the esjisg
object Of the Government for whose existence We oou
tend am moot happy to believe that the plain people
appreciate this is worthy Of note that, while 10 sbis
he governments hour Of trial large numbers Of those u
Inc army and navy, who have been favored with tho o.
ces have resigned aud proved false to the hand which
lad pampered them, not one common soldier or CON.
ncn sailor is known to have deserted his ftg.
Great honour II due to those officers who rem,ned
despite the example Of their trlitorOus associates
But the greatest honor apd the impora. saet OF
NJ is the unanimous mness Of the ;2moa sol6eis and
COMMON s,ors To tie AZ, man, go far as kuosn, they
succes,s.y ressted be trai:orous Efforts OF tho
4YS.e commands but hour before tsey cbeye as sb
olate Law. This The pstrotc instpe VI plain people
rtey understand, without argument that destroying
tasSpvernment -tiSh was ~ade by Washington ms,ni
no seN " sheE,
onr pop'.ai Government has often been called an ex
pepmcnh rso nis 10 it our people have settled--
tho successful establishment aud the suecessu adm,ni
tedng OF IT, one sta remains; its successful msinten
nn'e againit iormidhle internal attempt TO over.
hrow It. It's now Tor hem TO domoustrste 10 the
Lorid hat those who ean'arly carry an election can
ilso suppress rebellion. he ballots are The rehtfu
ind peaceful successors Of ulss. aud when bIlota
IRE fairly and const:utionsiy ecded there can be 10
successful appeal back TO buts That there can be no
successful appeal except to ballots themselves as sue
oeedns elections Such will be RSet IeI son of peace
teaching tina, what they caaaSt e nv an e.c,ion
neither they tase it by VAR teachi all The foly of
being the Aegiuners OF war.
Lest there be sowc uneasines the EilS Of candid
70 what ia 70 be the course Of the Gysrnment
toward the Southern S.s.es sster the rebeSln ,hs
have been Suppressed the Executive deems It pine, 10
say II ssiU he Lis aS A. H.