Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-03-28
WHOLE NO. 5Is.

III, iSiSntb6 ohF'ia'SfJ Hni Ny Oul
It! Northern confederates has long siGcs
as destroyed the last yestige Of Union,
o. in the true sense Of the term, be.
d tween the States Of this cpniederacY.
'e In cutting loose from the North Tbs
Of responsibility OF destroying "lhis gIo-
,e rious Union" will not rest upon your
is shoulders but will recoiI upon the
e headsof the aggressors 10 the. con-
It fict that has LED to that step. But
e do you owe such allegiance to the
Federal government as cannot be
r 'bsolyed? The constitution accom-.
5 plisbes two objects. viz. the esI.lb.
$ llshment OF an association between
, sovereign States, voluntary on th,
par! OF each aud therefore not oblig.
a'ory upon anyone longer than al
It's eva option, sud he federal COY.
ernment as an agency TO eff ct the
purposes, within the terms of that
association. So then the federal COY.
ernment is not being Bitin Itself
as be States are, il is not q BODY
polite, IT Is not n community for
the reason that these are composed
OF citizens in their individual end
separate capacity. Show me such a
bling as u citizen OF The u. States.
IhTe is no direct connection be.
tween The citizen aud the fpderaE
government. Take The election of
President as an illustraiion. In this
election We find The people exercising
the elective franchise not in their. in.
diy'dual or separate capacity, but ia
the capacity Of sovereign, independent
States. The votes are counted by
States and not in :beaggregste as Of
a single community. Thus ma
]oriiy of fifty or a hundred thousand
IN Stale amounting 10 no more thar
majority of fifty or a hundred, nor,
does majority of one political char
acier in one State baisnce against
that Of another peliiic.d chsrscti r in
snolter State. Hence, our federal
government is but al agency or ma
'biDe 10 be worked by The States for
he accomplishment of The fupda.
mental purposes Of their association
II union. Then talk about co, rcjon
II even deny the right Ct secession.
o FAR as the obligations Of lhe States
0 the federal government are con.
erned, and you change the cbarac-
Hr of the government from. that
tamped upon il by the consiiiuiien
an agency for. or creature cf. or
ependeney upon the States md set
up above and make it surelior 10
lern. You thus make tie States
ccupy the relative position TO the
d raj government that the eauris Of
ngland do TO the Cro2n. You thus
'lI'era'e every semblnncs OF Slate
DC apd every yestige OF State SOW
eiguiy, and set up strong, con-
lldated government, such as would
we been organized by The Adams
I'd Hamilton doctrine of SO, but
The opposition Of The immortal
70 Of democracy. Thos. Jefferson.
ne federal goyermeni Us IA maetine
indeed grand aud perfect as weii
powerful one. Il is s-id that man
the most perfect Of Gods work
ith as much truth may il bs said
at our system ol government is
e most perfect Of mans work
is machine is adapted 10 he &C.
mpiishment Of good Oh BAD results
cording to the character and dl~po-
Ion sof those whose business iii is
manage or administer it. Soihen
y fault or defect in the operation
working Of the machine is noi al
bo,able TO its structure but 10 its
eratsrs cr mansgers. II VIC have
fired " the ban:ls Of our govern
sut the fault is lot in oer system Of
r government. Let US take a ret.
Il eciiye vitw Of the operslio of orr
verument even While 10 the hands
oiu lrierds and not our en-, niiesss.
II Do The Gaze after The 4ih Of
arch. Nor is this injury. tits op-
e5slon. this Outrage the iault of-our
ends who have had tie nominal
ntrol Of the federal government,
!. il is the consequences Of the IN.
renee Of the Ieayen Of anti i-slayery-
N upon Northern sentiment and of
at sentiment, which has become too
ur for the Southern palate, upon
9 goyerDmsnt.
(coaauded nest week.