Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1861-11-27

OF the constitutional aspect Of the rebel ]
lion, and patriotic appeal to the people, is
by a gentleman Of Washington. bv birth a
Virginian:
l. The People of the Cnitci States a
dopted the Constitution of their Govern
ment on the 18th of November, 1889. BY
their Delegates in Congress, of which Gen
eral Washington was President. saving.
I'VE, the People of the United States, in
order to form a more Perfect Union. estab-
lish Justice, insure Domestic Tranauillity.
provide for the General Welfare, and Sc
cure the blessings of Liberty to Ourselves
and u Posterity, do Ordain and Estab-
lish this Constitution"
=. The People Of the original Thirteen
States OF this Union did, on further dis.
cusslon by their several Conventions. rati.
ty the said Constitution of their primary
adoption.
3. The Constitution, So ordained. adop-
ted, aud ratified, after defining and limit
ing the Sovereign Powers and Duties dele
gated to, and imposed on, the two Houses
OF Congress in their joint or separate ca
paclsIes by the recommendation or approv-
al Of the President in forming Treaties.
providing Revenue for the support of the
Army, the Navy, and the Civil List, with
other Indispensable constituents of Nation
al Sovereignty, FURTHER DECLARES that
mo State shall enter into any Treaty, Al
lance. or Confederation; grant letters Of
Marque and Reprisals; coin Money: emit
Bills of Credit" with other uegations of
State sorereigRtE also add, that "NO
State shall, without the consent of Con
gross, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep
Troops or Ships of War in time Of peace,
enter into any Agreement or Compact with
another State, or with q Foreign Power, or
engage in War, unless actually invaded, OF
i'll such imminent danger as will not admit
of Delay"
+. The Executive Power is vested in the
President of the United States, for the
term Of Four Years: and the mode of his
Election BY the People is prescribed by the
Constitution; 50 is the mode Of its promul-
CATION, on a count of the returns, By the
two Houses Of Congress at the Capitol;
and the Oath of Office administered to him
by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Of the United States.
8. Every President of the United States.
from the first Inauguration Of General
Washington, in 1889. to that of the pres
ent Incumbent in 1861. has taken the con-
stitutiOnal oath of his office in these words;
Il do solemnly swear that l will faithful
ly execute the office of President of the
United States Of America; and will, to the
best of my ability, preSerye, protect and
defend the Constitution of the United
States"
6. Among divers other important duties
assigned by the Constitution to the Presi-
dent, he is "Required to take Care that the
Laws be faithfully executed;"-by which
aforesaid delegation of Sovereign Powers to
the National Government, and explicit ne
cations of the same to the States, the PEG
pie have only reserved to the States such
municipal rights of local legislation, as may
J provide, by Direct Taraiion within theil
respective limits, for the support of theil
I State Governments, including Internal I'm.
proyements within said limits, and Semi
naries of Learning; as also Militia anC
Police regulations for the punishment o
J Crimes against their State Rights Laws
and State Institutions.
z. Yet, in contTavention Of all thes,
Delegated Powers of National Sovereignty
and in total disregard of the explicit ne
/ cations of the same to the States, tht
/ States Of South Carolina, Georgia, NORTH
Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
and Virginia, have, by entering into al
Agreement or Compact" with each other
) in violation of an express inhibition Of the
: Constitution, and in fagrngt rebellion >,
gaiRst the Government of the United
States-Rot even with any show of a de-
sire or ariSh, BY elections of the People fol
such an object-taken up at first under the
, p~rOmptiDgs of a depraved ambition of &
few deluded Individuals who, By perseyer-
ance, deception, and fraud, brought tOgeth.
er a SeLf.credted Convention to pass a "Se.
cessiOn Ordinance;"-which only mean:
Treason against the Government, the Con.
stitution, and the Laws-against the Peace
the tranquility, and the Integrity of the
Union.
8. They have also taken measures ii
the last resort of 4 %torlorn hope to resus
citate and sustain the expiring vitality O.
their criminal purposes, by threatening th'
destruction of the sacred rights Of Life
Liberty, Property, and domestic Protection
: Of all Loyal Citizens within their limits
whom the National Government is bound
to protect and defend as constituents Of thu
Union, equally with the maintenance anc
the preservation Of the Constitution anC
the Laws.
! 8. But it is desirable that the CnioI
, shall be preserved with as little impair
ment and as whole in all its parts as pos
sible, especially in life. limb, and blood o
its people-to the end that kindly feeling:
may be speedily re-established Throughout
TIE entire length and breadth of this ono,
happy Land!
10. Therefore, it is suggested BY the IN
derslgned that, IN order to obtain rom th'
d President of the United States an Amnes
ty to all the People and Citizens within
T the limits Of said Rebel States, or else
: where, conditioned that they will aforC
5 evidence by their conduct hereafter, o
having abjured any commitment they may
t have made, Individually or conformity witt
2 others. against the paramount duty Of al
l~egiance they owe to the United States
such amnesty to be uliyersal or partial
according to the extent of loyalty and f
> deity that may be satisfactorily proved Oh
a.certained by evidence that shall be trans
> mitted from time to time to the Depart
; ment of State as their voluntary concss
, sion to the Government; whilst those WHIT
may still persist in the delusiOn Of theil
: criminal rebellion; until vanquished anC
captured By tie military authority of thc
Government, must abids the rigid execu