Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1861-03-29
This. Right 81 Secession Claimed fer
-1fsHsstsFns Virginia if 1astSrns Rirgtnia

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Thsi Right 90 Secession Claimed fer
i-u Swsstarn Virginia if 1aseSEn Rirginia
Seesdes from the Union Z gii1fuR lis {
| Mr.. Buriey of Marhail offered series o
resolutions, in,s ConSsntion last Saturday, but
they did mel. appear in the Richmond papers
until Tuesday. .sau ;778.s /
hsitTae resolutions set forth that the Cpnven,
tion7r can see no reason for departing fram
tbe faith sofa ourJ fathers and from the Princi-
pies on which the Government Of the United
3StaRss-y was feuRsledi and itherefUFclEs declare,
in the name OF our constituents, the people Of
Virginia, that the Constitution Of the Uni
ted States was, in the language Of Mr. Mad
hison, Adopted by ,the people Of the several
States. who were parties to the eOnPaet ip
their highest sovereign capacity, "in tVto aud
| forever" bslsf 3" 7is arsJxss3.lrp Vrg 81 I
a. That it is the fixed and deliberate opinion
ofpthis Convention, thai ;nHllifcatiOn aud &c
cession are .fallacies, and ,hercsies, thapthey
/ had no place in the minds of'the ,framers Of
tue G0nsailutipp. ,aHi are Political An0miiieF
4 in government, which the sound practical sepse
of the people will Hever adopt sor1snbmit TO,
anil 4yhichs il once recognized, will utterly snd
entirely oyeFshrQw all possibility Of establish
ling aaixesl and permanent Goyernnlent on this
i HcsJntinspi,b I Il s,lG7Ys UIr' 1as bsriis
That the forts Notifications, armies, arsenals,
arms amnupitjoH, ships Of war, custom hOu-
scs, mints, post-officcs and other property, Of
Tue United States, can, by the Cpnstii ntiqn be
disposed Of euly by Congress. and that no pqr-
tidHi Of. the peepghave any interest IN o. Slain
to ans part thereof after they cease 60 ybe cit-
izcns Of the United States. apd when fhey NO
longer participate in the Plyment Of its, debts
.Orf ip. the defense Of the institutions Of the
cUuntFy.ts v53v liz s9yiw ziE OF II q /
/ That the right OF revolution above recogDi
zcdi can be exercised JUS well by a. portion 81
the citizens of a SiHte against their State gov
kernmeni, as it can be exercised by the Ehpls
people, Of a Stale against their Fsdcral Gov.
ernment; and ihatiany change Of the relations
Virginia now susiains tc the, Federal Govern
ments against the wishes Of even > respectable
minority et her Peoplew would be such an adj
of injustice pFFpeiEated upon fbe rights Of that
minority of her people as TO justify them b
changing their relations 10 tbs, State Gpverh-
mcnt by separating themselves from that sec
tionfo Of the S,ute that had thus wantonly disre
garded their interests Yund dgied their viii 7
hparticularly when the cnnee assigned for the
4 change of Virginias relations tn the said Fed.
erlG -tieEernnent isl 7ihe alleged insecusity in
the last mentioned Governmentlof tbePeculi4E
species Of aprHPeFtya thus PrOiected by .thesOF
gaue, Law Of tho, State from contributing its
due share 10 the support OF the said. State Coy.
ernment by prphibiing the taxing Of A. large
iPortiou' Of the said property and limiting the
portion snbject TO taxation tOa speciic tax Gar
Aless thaHithal ipposed Dn. every other species
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