Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1861-06-28

denounced; which has oeen denounced Dy ln0Ss
of the States and prominent statesmen now Ia
sisting upon its exercise; which, in Introducing
priuciple of indictment disintegratioD, cuts up
all confederate governments BY the roots, and
| gives them ever prey to the csprices, and
passions, and transient interests, OF their
members, as Autumaal leaves are given TO the
winds which blow upon them. 10 1874, The
| Richmond Inquirer, then, as now, the organ
os public opinion in the South, pronounced
secession to be treason, and nothing else, and
such was then the doctrine Of southern states-
men. What was true then il equally true
now. The pTeEalepee If this Frecious heresy
is mainly the frui; of that farce callad estate
rights" which demagoguss have been so long
playing under tragic mask, and which has
done moro than all things else 10 unsetsls the
| foundations OF the Rcpublic, by estrsnging the
people from the Federal Government, IS ono TO
/ be d;s.rusted and resisted, instead Of being.
what il is, e,nphatically their own creaiiou, &c
| all times obedient TO their wtlI, aud Ia. iss
miniStrations the grandest refsx Of thc great
ness aud bcae6ceOce of popular power thaE
| has ever ennobled the history Of our race.
/ Said Mr.. Clay: owe supreme allegiance
| TO The General Government, and 10 usy Ststs
subordinate one." Aud tbs terse language
| disposes of the whole controversy which has
arisen nut of The Secession rnovement in regard
! to the allegiance Of the eli n. As the power sf
! the State and Federal Governments are iu per-
/ feet harmony with each other, so there can bs
no conflict betweea the allegiance due TO them;
each while acting within shs sphere of its
constitutional authority, is entitled to be obey
ed; but when State, throwing off all consu-
tutiopal restraints. seeks to destroy the Gen.
erai Government, 10 sag that lts citizens ara
bound 10 follow it in this career os crime, aud
! discard the supreme allegiance they owe 10 thu
! Government assailed, is one Of tho sh4llowest
aud mast dangerous fallacies that has ever
gained credence among men.
Kentucky, ocap5lag 0eEtFss position in tho
Union, il now Iro'eetsd from the sconrge Of
! foreign war, however much It's rsyaees may
vase the towns and ct;es upon eur coasts, or
! the commerce upon our seas; bat as member
Of the Southern Coufsderacy, she would be .
frontier State, End necessarily the gietim Of
Nthose border feu3s and uohfIcis whioh have be-
como proverbial in bistofY alike for their
/ ferceness and iri quency. The people IF III
South now sleep quietly in their beds. whiIs
| there is not home IN infatuated and misguided
J, Virginia that il not 6llsd With the alarms, ana
oppressed BY the lerrors Of war In the fate
Of this aneieut Commonwealth, dragged {, the
alter of sacrifice by those who should have
stood between her bosom and every foe, KEN
tacky may read her own. No wonsos, there
fore, that she has been so eoaxinely aesousbt
TO unite her fortunes With those of the South.
and to lay down the bodies OF her ehiyalraus
soGs q breastwork, behind wbich tns Soaih-
ern povptta may be sheltered. Even as attach
ed 10 ths Southern Confederaoy, shs Rolld be
weak for all purposes of self protee tioa, as
compared with her present position. But amid
mutations incident 10 such helpless and self
disiutegrating league, Kentucky would proba-
big soou End herself adhering to mere ftag-
ment uf the Confederacy, ur il may be stand
ing entirely alone, in the presence of tiers Of
free States with populations exceeding by
many millions her own. Feeble States thus
separated from powerful and warike neighbors
by ideal boundaries, Or By rivers as easily
travsrsed as,rivUlets, are as insects that feed
upon the lions lip--liabls at every momept
TO be crushed. The recorded doom of multl-
tudes of such has left Us warning too soleuu
and impressive to be disregarded.
Kentucky now scarcely feels tue eoptributiop
she makes to support the Government of the
United States, bat IS member of the SOUTH
ern Confederacy, of whose policy freestrade
will be a cardinal principle, she will be bur-
dened With diTe-t taxation to the amoant OF
double, or, it may be, triple or qaadrupie that
which she now pays iuto her treasury Su.
, Peradded to this viii be required from her
share of sboss vast outlays necessary for
the creation Of navy, the erection of forts
and custom houses along frou,iar of several
= thousand miles; sud for the raaiBtenauss Of
/. that large standing army which will DO indis.
y pensibie at once for that strong military CHAR
NH nk ~ b..
e peculiar institutions OF The South will iaexor-
!, ably demaud.
+ Kentucky Dow enjoys for her pseuliar ;nst, !
tutloD the protection of the Fugitive Slave
Law, loysily enforced by tas Gaeseuen,.
!. and 1t 10 this law, easctiTe in its moral agea.
: cy III preventing the escape of slaves, that
/ alone saves that institution Ia the border
! States from utter extinction. She csnuos
! carry :his Law with her into the new Cou&ads.
eraey. She will virtually have Canada
!, brought to her doors in the form OF Free
: States, whose population, relieyed .ef ali nor,
: aad OOustitutieosl obligations to deliver up
fugitive slsvss, siA stand with open arms il.
lvlting apd Welcoming hem, it need be, at tue
]. poiut Of the hsyones. Uuder such ;nauarcef.
tSisvery viii perish rapidly away ia Kea.a,kg.
: as bail Of SNOW would msls in Sumner's
! sun.
' Kentucky, IN her soul, sbhots tbs Ahicsa
9 slave trade. and taras away with unspssksble
q horror and ioathing from ths red aitas Of
{ King Dabome,. But although this trsf6s
{ been seup' Fariiy iuterdicted BY tbs seoeded
etates, j. Is we'll nndsrs God laal iAis step has
d been taken M msrs slTe Of p ilicy for tha
0 purpose Of 'upesssing he Border oiA'es, aud
o Of eonclllsslng the Eurnpcap po9srs. Tas
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