Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-06-10

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Independence and nationality Of parties With whSh he
may trea-soveregn States alone having the capacity
70 make treaties Aud so the execution OF treaty ~
in every case an acknowledgment of the sovereignty OF
the State with which it is made The power Oh su.u
recognition is necessary to- and inseparaole ir0i' VIC
treaty-maLug power; and Whenever treaty Is nilue
the sovereignty of the parties thereto Is mutually ana Oh
necessity acknowledged. is necessary imPhcauon
Such being the power Of the Federal Government-n
A revolution were to in which so many States
should combine az to leave to the Government mere
ns;oritv Of the whole numerical power Of the nation,
ard the military strength Of the seeded States should
be every way equal TO that of the remaining States OF
the Government it very plain that the Govern
ment would not b. able to conquer and subjugate the
seeded Staes. Aud il, in such case, the seeded
States should assert their independence-clam to be
sovereign power-aDd proceed to exercise all the rights
Of sov,reignty-i. would be competent to the orSf
nal Government 10 acknowledge Immediately their SOW
ereguty and to conclude with them treaty OF peace,
As 20 do 20 al the close Of long war resulting IN the
conviction Of a fact which abundantly patent be-
fore the war began To so to subdue such peo-
PIE would be vain thing, which wise and virtuous
nation would undertake and the only remaining course
which prudence would dictate would be to Acknowledge
their indcpeuderca and treat them as friends ANY
other policy would be contrary the laws OF God, aud
Che rights Of humanity Ifaer the LooGy results OF war
nave demonstrated that the enemy cannot be conquered
n IS lawful and proper 10 conclude with him treaty oil
peace why may such treaty be made on equivalent
demonstration OF such mpOssiolity without mourning
the evils Of war; War il in part experiment to de-
ermns which Of the parties is the stronger Is so at
least o. the part Of the aggressOr And if in the course
of the war the aggressive party becomes convinced that
mis- claims cannot be maintained then according to the
usage of nations he will make peace. And SO he makes
pse because he is eouveed that the further proecu-
ton Of the var would De unavsiliug. Now it, without
the experiment OF war the conviction could be n
ducod by dren but equivalent evidence would 1t not
be equally lawful as well as ncomParaby wiser and more
humane, to act upon the latter, It certainly would
Aud It follows that 10 wage in such case as thst
which has been supposed 10 suhugae seeded States is
so far from being requirement Of duty, that it can be
nothing less than the dictate OF malice and folly.
It's tru, tia, III, President is required to take
"tha. the laws be faithfully executed but he must also
remember that treaty is law of the Uaied States;
and as soon as it is made it becomes obligatory upon
him in Ike manner as any other law.
It the general understanding Of nations that when
r5volJed PROVING, has declared and shown its ability
to maintain its Independence the recognition OF its SOW
er,iraty by other foreign States is question of policy
and prudence only Aud if a foreign State can acknOw
ledge the indepsudence of seeded State, it is mane-t
that upon equal reason the 0ismembered government
can acknowledge the independence of its own revolted
colony OF seeded Safe. IT, foreign government, it
would or might, in given case acknowledge the nde
psadence Of revolted colony of another ration, it
seems that /, might rsbtfuly do the same IN ike case in
respect Of one Of is own revoked colonies or seeded
States The recognition OF the independence of State
IS based upo0 the a.test5d yAcr that It Is indI enden
And if such is the fact why should it not be acAnow
Iss,,i bv a government which has the right to mske
slch sckuow edgm.uts What law of this or OF any
other nation would forbid the recognition Of political
Ec. the recognition OF which necessary to the peace
Of the world. When the obiec, is evidence, aud when
that eyiIeuce-exclu,iyo OF the result of wars al
ready satisfactory, why should it be held necessary TO
shed human blood as further proof: Ca bono so I'M
uious and so iahumau a demonstrations
Uad the sovereignty Of a seeded State of the Union
has been acknowledged by the Federal Government il
We grant that IL is the constitutional duty of that govern
mea 70 endeavor collect the revenues and TO DO other
acts affecting th4, Satest, when treaty recognizing
the sovereignty anu independence of such State s alike
the dictate Of reason, Of justice and OF humany-whenit
is required even by the honor and the material interests
Of tue Federal Government its-lf-and when war Of
coercion is upon any reasonable calculation, destined to
inevitable aure-surely in such the ministers Of
government vino would refuse terms of peace aud, by
preference drive cyz nations into long and bloody
war must be regarded political monsters and enemies
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