The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-03-23

i subjectis Just as applicableto SouthCaro
ma as Il would be 70 Lancashire. So IA
as the central government Is concerne,
there Il absolutely no difference, Tb
Il American people have seen iit, acting as
Il nation aud nj their collective capacity. i,
create q government possessing ceftaii
definite powers Thergfaainiag function,
iof government they have, left to ba nd
Eministered within certain territorial diyis
ioiis called states, and TO each of those
\ governments acting within its proper pow
/ erSS. esorg ltneffean citizen IS bound ID
pay The snfire ot,eslicneea the people Of
/ Etiglauii 10 to tie laws under whicirlhey
Hive Aay Individual citizen, therefore,
seeking lo destroy ills central govern
meat il guilty of5ttessoif against ii, aud
fthosane thing Is true of any aggregate
LOT iadisitllals,ey eu should they constitute
Itlie majority, III tho population. oE q state
tor If several states The fac. that rel
/ bellloir takes the form DC tlra secession 81
d state can make no difference; tor, Is
/ long as tho teutral government eonlines
Itself witliIits own Jurisdiction. tic state
possesses no rights Whatever agaipst II.
# Tie stale possesscs no greater rights col
Eleetively tlaf- each of lis citizens possess.
les individually 9.4l ...s "A. h IA .@... 4
We nre glad Ia sec that those views
l have at list found expression it, tie elabos
4 rate speech in. which Mr.. Seward. tic
sFroNialatc prime minister Of Mr.. Lincoln,
/ has addressed to the Senate On. the state
Eof the Union These principles sholid
have been laid down and eluridated iuthe
message from the President now il Office
but failtgg IN this, IL Il nj any ratio sones
thing 10 know that they viii guide lbs
councils Of bis successor. With this in.
spprtant exception, however, We colifess
that we do not see much Is atifnire:iIl the
speech Of MIR. Seward. Ityswas. meant.
no: doubt, tasbe i great success, hut for.
time has not entirely seconded the efforts
of tic orator. The state u slIaira Ia.
America at the present moment ii not.
favorable 70 merely rhetorical exerciia.
.tion, When a ,.eftain line Of conduct has,
been figaIly aud deliberately adopted.
aiatory Is very arseful TO convince men Of
its propriety, and TO persuade them Ia.
follow II. Blit tile present difficulty Of the
federal governments is, that wllle prpyid.
ed II safety with sUphists, rhetoficlans,
.ldgicjans. aud lawyers, il has no men of
action, no mon WHO can clearly see and.
boldly state the exact course which it is.
the duty Of Che United States 10 take III
the present emergency Tic Southern
leaders are afflicted with no such scruples,
Rebellion lay in their way, aud tiiey. re-
belled They do not trouble themselves
with arguments abeHt eonpaets and dele.
CATIONS; they are determined 10 break %
Tie Tuton, aud for that purpose they EN-.
ploy the whole energy Of the states: they
represent, and their OWE votes III the
Senate mud Congress IF the country
against which they arcin lagfaht re5ek,
lion. MIR. Seward is evidently not a man
:of this ulpald {. He CAN tell as what will
not save the Union twill not be saved
lg Tecriintnati0n, by debates. on tho
constitutional pewcE Of Congress on. tiIs
subject saf slavery in The territories, NOS
81 prpYtlig sceessiUa TO he Illegal or mn.
e9llsLitlRtipaali HoE by discussing the right
Of the ielefal government to Cotree Sc.
cetliug ktate$j. nov Is the u rlioa, to be
saved by congressional compromises, nor
by any person. hi particular, nor iy
some cunning and Msiaeere compact
.ei coGpili8tioH This IS d long list OF iIeits,,
lives. and in the remaining part Of Mr..
Seward + speech, extending OYER two
columns Of the If0lfs, VIC seek III vain for
tIIe aaswef 70 the. Question, "lFhat Will
save the Uniop.9 We.haye abuadanes 81
praise. Of Tie form Of government. eger
which deStrltctiqa. IS impending We are
'rpTaIuded, IN rather itilatetl language, Of
tile benefits which tie Union has CON
ferfea on tife nation at hone, aud Of the
strength which il his girea To il abroad,
We have Il picture Of .aR American man
oEWaf catering European port with oil |
the hoUors, and oil. what tie reception Of
an American rnauof.War is likely to be-
unlera divided :eQpiGdalqcy. We have
q contrast drawn between young aud, old
America IN The persons OF TIC page auf.
tBesclerk of tile Senate, the former of.
whom seems 10 be CARRIED away by the
while the elder is shocked
by tliq"trpas0p Of the, Southern orators.
inst as the younger Jews rGjoieed, WhiIe
the elder, who Remembered the gIuricS Of
the pClihce Of solomon, wept at the dedi-
cation Of the second temple. l. r..
An this We have wadcd through in
hopes Of funding what il is that Mr.. Sew.
ard would recommend as the means of
saving the Union. 1t seems to cnRc TO
this: The idea Of the withdrawal of the
gnlf states and their permanent rcorgani-
zqtioni with or without otheFay in a dis.
tinct eeDfefteracy, is 'imposaihle, +" AMI Is |
therefore dismissed by Mr. Seward. We
only Wish, and there are many who will /
join with us, that Mr. Seward had as
large a jurisdiction over the actual as
over the IDEAL While be is dismissing |
the iliea el The southern cdnfeaeracy, the
southern cenfellcraGy h. actually formed,
and will doubtless lind some means Of !
creating that 'iilea, notion or ceiIcep- /
tom hieh Mr., Seward has tiinS SUN:
marily eradieated from bis brainy While
rebellion was contemplated, Mr.. Seward |
met it by enieay0riHg TO persuade the |
hostile camps that they were the hGst /
frieHds ia the world. New it. is all hut |
contaminated, he meets Il we'll attestcd (
fact with the assertion that il ia "impaS-i
Sibie.rs Mr.. Seward is in favor Of doing
all those things which he has already as
sured us will mol save tie Union. lie is {
ready 10 repeal the personal liberty acts, /