Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1861-07-11
VOL 4---NO 28


the violation OF law; kuew their people
possessed as much moral sense, as much
of devotion 90 law and oraer, aud as much
pride ia and reverence Tor the history and
rosorumeui Of their common country 6
exists among other civilized and patriotic
people, they knew they could ~ ke ~
advancement directly m the teeth Of thesr
strong and noble sentiments. Accord
inglv they conmcn cd au nsiliags ,ie
hauching Of lie public mind; they invent
ed an Ingenious -ophism. which. II conce-
ded. Was followed hy perfectly logical
steps through al the iuciienis o. the com
plete destruction oi the Juion. The 20
pbi-m itself j. that auy state of TIE "a
ION may. c0uslstendv with the National
F Constitution and. therefore. lswiuilv and
peaceful =, Withdraw from fhe Union
without the cousen; of ia, Union. or any
other state. \ little disguise, that the
supposed right is % bc exercised only Tor
4,t cause. themselves % bc tie sole
nudge of Us Justice, IS too thin % meri:
ans notice. With rebellion thas ausnr.
coated they have been truggins the pGb
lic m.uI oi their section Tor more than
thirts years, until at length they have
brought many good men 70 Willingness
the day after some asscm5aCe of ruen
h.ye enacted the iarcical pretense OF tax
lrg their State oct oi the Union, who
could have been brought TO u0 such
tlus the CAY before. This s1nhism de.
+ ri,cs much, perhaps the whole ol is cur
rcucv rom the assumption that there D.
some Ommp5-ent amt sacred supremacy
pertaining 20 each State OF our Fticra!
~ d. tsH.
less power than that rc-,rved 10 them IN
/ tie tnl0n by the Consttuaon, no one of
tueIu ha, inS ever been 4 State oui OF the
Jnl0u. The original ones passed into the
Jnicu even before they cast Oh tAe British
colonial independence, and tue new ones
came iuic tac Union directly irom 4 con
GiriOn 81 dependence, except T,xts. and
even Texas in II temporary independence
vas never esi-natcu IS 4 state. The
new onc- only we're de- ignafod States on
coming into the onion, while that name
was only FIRST adopted Tor the old ones Ia
and by tnc Declaration OF Independence.
Therein the United Colonies were declaf
Ell 10 bc tree and Independents Stltes.
But even then thc object plainly was not
- declare their iudp, udence % one AZ
other or of tue uaicn, but directly the
contrary, as their mutual pledge and M
tual action, before, at the time, ard after.
wards. s5uudutly showed. Tne express
pightirg of iuiIh hy each and all Of the
Thirteen original States, IN the articles OF
Confederation two years later, that the
Union shall be perpetual, is most conciu-
s.ye. Having never been States, either in
substance or maine outside the Union.
. whence this maglea! amuipetehc' Of State
j riehts, asserting a claim ol power 20 law
, fuily destroy tie Union ltseli2 Much i
said about lne sovereignty Of the States
, but the word even is not in the National
Constitution, nor. a. is believed, IN any ot
the state Constitutions. What Is sov.
ereignty in the political sense Of the term
Would i be far wrong 20 deGlc il polt
: zeal com nuuiiy without political super
or
Tested by this, none ot our States, ex
T crpt IcXts,ever was a sovereignty. Even
texts gave up the charlcter on coming
INTO the Union, bl which act she ack loW
iedeed the Constitution Of the Uuitcs
/ Statcs, aud the laws and treaties OF the
Uuted states, made IN pur suance of tue
Constitution, 10 b. for her the supreme
. ia, ol the laid. The States have their
= stat IN the Union, ard they have no
, other legal status a they break from this.
They can only do 30 against -sw by revo-
luton. The Union, and not themselves.
. separated, procured Their Independence
t and their liberty by conquest OF purchase.
! TIE Union gave each of them whatever
independence and liberty il lad; tie Tn
I ion Is Older than a:iy OF the states, and in
fact, it created them as States.
Originally some dependent colonies
{ made the niOn, and IN turn the Union
r threw of iheirold dependence for them and
e made them States such a. they are. Not
one of them ever had State Coasiitu
D tiou independent oi toe Union. OicOursc
it Is not lorgotton that ell the new Stttes
: framed their Constitution before they en-
, t,rd TIE UniOn. Nevertheless, q, pendent
s upou and prep irtaipry to coming iuso the
: Union, urqucstionlby the - t.tes have
p powers anu ri.ut- reserved % them in aud
bv Tie Nat.oaa Constitution; but amon.
the surely are nJLlncIgdei al c0nceiga-
bile powers, however miscAierOus Or dcs-
G tguctitc, whlch are known 80 the world
. Il the time as tle governmental power
a and certainly power - destroy the Gov
s erumcut it.ei! has never been known n
governmental, Jut merely administrative
e 40wcr. Tnis relative NJ liter % national
power and State rights, rs principle, -
u0 other thtn the p inc pic Ci generality
aud local o.. Whatever concerns thn
3 whole should D, cunfled - the Who'll,
: 30 the General GJgtf.ment--ehile
o whatever copctrus only tile Stale should
bc lett exclusively % tue State, This Is
T. ts there b. Of original pr pie a1odt il
Z Whethe- the national Constitution, ia de-
. Guiur boundaries 3ttNctn tl.tg0, as an.
. plietl the principle with cXtct accuracy i.
3 IS n9t o. b- questioned. We are also
{ bound hF that defining without question.
$ What j. now cyinbatfed J. lae position
that secession j. consistent nita the Con
stfgtiou--is lawful aud peaceiu.. i y
3 not cuuteuded that there j. any express
Q mss for lt, sud nothing -l0s'd eTCr .ie im-
pl.d ~ law which leads 70 un;.isi or ab-
d >url Consequences. Tue natlon Dar
r chased with ,qcy the countries 81 khica
several ot these States W.re formed -
s 10 Jus; that they snail - oh without leave
+. without rc.4udng The nation paid
e very large sums IN the aesreeitc--i be
q iicve upward, ~ hundred millions 10
2 relieve florida OF the aboriginal tribe-.
] Is !. iusl taat she nov - 81 without con
. sent er without ~ laiug any return he
q nation j. hou lo debit Tor mourv applied
ftr fho hnci' of these .o-cailel sceeied
i state 10 c1e.mon witA :he rest j. :,
o Iu-t .ncr fnat creditors shai 80 unpaid i.
1r fhe remaining States pas Wiii.c a
nlri ol the present national lstt was con
= trartcd - pa the oh aelts q. lexts. .
Z . ius; tfs, she rh,H leave nj pay m
part 70. fhis hrr-tJ. a-aIu, ll gac STATE