The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-03-07
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s l know that it is objected by on
r friends on the other side of the Hous
that, in the position We assume, We d
{ not recognize the sovereignty Of tn
r States. Now, sir, l desire to make di.
,inct dec 'arstion that there is no State i,
e this Union that ever did, in the Who'll
t period Of her past history, possess on
D single particle Of distinct sovereignty o
s distinct nationality. There is no scpar
S ate sovereignty. All the sovereignt,
4 that an. State Of this Union. excepting i
may be, the State of Texas, ever had. il
derived from or through the Union
2 We know very we'll thai ever after til,
annexation of the State Of Texas. her SOW
ereignty had to be vindicated in Ions
and bloody war between the Unitee
States and Mexico.
Let US, for a moment, sppeal to history
What were the thirteen States originsl
ly? Nothing more than colonial depen
dencies Of Great Britain, Every one
must admit that. But the oppression OF
the mother country became intolerable,
and the people of these thirteen coloni, q
formed Union. Unitedly they resisted
the aggressions of the mother country :
unitcdly they declare their INDEPENDENCE,
! & that of right they were free and ind, .
PENDENT and united, they waged a long
and fierce war against Great Britain,
which was finally closed by recognition
of that independence which has ever
since been tie pride and bcas, of the
American people
Mr.. HINDMAN. Will the gentleman
permit NE to call his attention to fact
h seems to have forgot The treaty be
tween Great Britain and the colonies
merely recognized the independence of
each ore Of the thirteen colonies by name.
1t did not recognize our independence as
a nation or a league
Mr.. VANDEVER. These United
States did not separately negotiate with
the mother country. Unitedly they de-
clared tfeir independence, and unitedy
they negotiated the terms of the treaty.
The same authority that commissioned
G' orce Washington to lead the armies of
tn" United Colonies authorized the Com
mlssioners to treat with the mother coun-
try for the independence of the United
States of America and when in the
treaty of peace the colonies were enum
Grated, it was for the purpose of reogniz.
ing and acknowledging their united inde-
p"nd'rce, and not their separate national
exlstences. The allegiance the colonies
owed to Great Britain, was thus transfer
red to the United States of America
Now. sir, what was the next step p
After the acknowledgement of our lnde-
pcndcuce, for the purpose of forming a
more perfect Union. the Constitution of
the United States was ordained By
whom ? 1t was ordained in the name of
the people Of the United States. The
very men who had put their hands to the
Declaration of Independence few years
before, plcdginc their lives and the sa
cred honor to maint; in it; the men who,
by their heroic deeds in battle, and their
moderation and firmness in council, had
achieved our Gbe,tic. and our right to be
a separate and Independent nation, then
gathered themselves in council again and
framed a Constitution which was ordain-
ed in the name of the people of the Uni
ted States. say, then, that every par
ticle of sovereignty which any one of
those thirteen original States has to day
was derived through the Union, and from
no other source whatever. The allegi
ance which they once owed to the moth.
er country was transferred to the United
States; and they owe their allegiance to-
day to the United States
Now, | submit, if we ehall consent to
this di>mcmbcrment, ard acino wlcdge
their ind pendence ofthiS United States
Government, how know " but England
may claim to have some interest in these
ahscondirc States? Why, sir.one of the
conditions of the treaty which acknowl-
edged our independence was that the
navigation of the Mississippi river should
forever remain free. How know we, if
the independence Of the States which
have gone out shall be acknowledged. but :
hat France or Spain may have something
to say in reference to that matter, be-
cause they, too, have an interest in the $
navigation of the Mississippi river?- {
They may claim that their sovereig ignty
reattaches. because their cession was i
made to the United States of America '
Think you that England Is going to con Z
sent to any serious interruption of her 4
'rade and commerce with the people liv-
ng upor the headwaters of that great t
stream? Will she consent that colony O
# freebooters, to call them by no more s
'pprobrious term, shall exercise control t
'ver the mouth of thatriver, even should i
he United States relnquish its jurisdic i
ion! commend tt ese considerations /
o the attention of all whom it may con Q
rn. n
Now, what is the pretext for this cru c
ade against the Union, which, | must t
'e permitted to say. is one Of the most
reasonable and wicked undertakings ever (
projected against this or any other Gov t
rnmert, and which | honestly believe b
eserves, and will receive, the just iudg- Il
nent of Heaven upon the heads of it's d
uilty authors? What is the pretcxt? Ii
hat party has succeeded in electing a c>
President of the United States-a party Il
hat believes in the ancient policy of re- h
fricting slavery in territories. There is p
o claim of right to interfere with or ia
tack slavery in the States. Such de- al
ign is expressly discaimed and condem c,
ed by all parties But in reference to h
he common domain, We nre in favor of Il
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