Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-07-17
Confederate States--Recognition oi
ther Independence &c.


Confederate StateS.-RecognItlon ol
ther Independence &c.
Mr. Ep.ror:-If there ever was period IN
the history "f States, when invasive war might
b. considered public hencir. the present times
afford an opportunity Of testing the correctness
Of the assumption. The Southern portion "i-thc
late federal Union ha! lar years complained "'
the injustice OF tie North, hnt its wailn2> wonlc
invariably sink into gentle murlnurs as The hana
of the dominant party cztcnae'; some little iaf"u'
in the nature of IN :. ob"luS to BcliSlr!ui. AroiS
cd ut length. dowever, by the power "t a hitirr''
hostile party at the North, exhibited IN the cleo
ton of Mr. Lincoln to lie Presidency. thc Sonti-
era people resolved themselves int" their c"ns'tu
eat elements and con. tructri new G"rcrnEeh'
under the name and style of the "C"nietrratr
States of America The disruption of the late
Union to every philosophical mi:.d was an arl
cp.ncn; on tim- aone for lis conSuInmaiioii.
Tic formation Of $; Federal u,.ion, by the thirteen
colonies WAS Il measure vi prudence called for l.!
the necessity ur tie times. and the weakness e!
the colonies. 1t wds not iii the c"ntcin lrat"n "i
the qy.mcrS If the Government I" l,inG i'"Sicrit!
t. u p..,nancut l'nioa. In fact they could ntt
haze done so, e,en if they had 50 desired IL
diversified soil, and climate of North America.
ri, ID. the idea of an homogeneous people, a@d'
consequently, u impact which ii ii! time {" co'"
wuul,l he tie c'art Of GnverLIncnt I" which al
alike would ryLler obedience. III: continued in
Justice of the North, and the late election OF Nj.
Lincoln. only haSteueC the crisis which was TN
inevitable consequence Of the r"prgnancieS OF III.
tno sections an, produced? an era from which Ii
elemental principles of The North ari H'uth ;;r
to be exhibited ana Developed. hrnee'"r;h i"'
Governments mus: exist in North America, I'M
.,r ,he South, and that of he North; hht unde'
what peculiar form, il yet heyoEd if: reaeH o.
mYrtai presciencr.
But whilst we write. those NO sections are
drawn rp in hostile array and ,hr territory .;
Viryinia is partly cccalird iy Tie !rrres "i TIC
United States Government. The ir"- !icnf 'lsh'H:
70 State the right dissolve il: conncc!"n VIII
the Union, hy way "t dcrcssinn. aud 7cckS, J!
armed invasion, to ihhibit the cAeiciS" al 'h;'i
right. Without now entering i:';.' e"::.;""fa
s;on o! - tr:;e : question as thi: right oi sc"es.
.iou whic! all Sou.Lpruyr. Gcmaad. ", ':o'Id a
least a.k, upon what gro,iu.l> or authority lh
President and his cabinet, deny Us existence
These person, are merely creations ana crc%tares
az the Constitution and the :uw: Vi tho la'c i'.t'-
States. Their lulcs are plainly lad d"wn "h''
defucI. unl beyond the s:rir; letter "i the Ia"
th.y are powerlcss. The Constitution Il" H.,
United States decl noi prohibit secession. The
acts Of Congress do not prohibit il; II u "ni!
denied bv Mr.. Liucola, his Cabinet, ara Eei.
Scott and prohibited t'y them 1t Will pe re-
markci that in regard 10 TIE P"i;iSal riSh's u
the several States OF the late Cni";', there Is ~
trluuaI tia; can decide thereon. ihc Suirrenl'
Court, which !. Ike highest under that Govern
sncnt and controlling the Judicial power Ut 'n'
l;nion, together with other inleri i Courts c''
exercise ilrisiictioa Oay Of eases in Lar :aG
Iyyity arising under the C"n"i''"t"". ta~" "' '"'
ini,ea Nnis~, and trcntics. Gu! if we exainin'
the ninth and tenth articles, of the amendments
TO ;ie Constitution, we sill perceive that the
enumeration in the Constitutions: cf certain "iyhf''
shall not he construed to de"y or "'r"r"y' "'nsr+
,,,,io.d Ly the ,,opI,," and = that hc power, not
Geteq..t.d to the Uaic! States: ny ;hc c";'stiiu-
:ion nor pr4aiLi's, BY ii 70 ihe States a'e'''rrr'"
r, The States respectively, or 10 the ,'e"pie. II
w;lj be perceived, shat i,!e on'y powers possessed
i,r the Government Of tic United States IRE these
which are enumerated i'll the c"lst't1ti"ii, 'hc
INSTRUMENT cnnt;ng and eefubti'h'"g H.; and 'Ec
bowers possessed by the Satsa are all til"Se WHEN
ere rot drI.yo;,i. The powers II these tw" Gov
ernucr;. .n,n, the t;cic:;.l ara stats, are very
sasily .sccrsa!lr. ASH:: powers, n"' ''''': '''"
10 tie E"i.,d *ini'- az ~ TIE express terms ii
the CunS:;irt r.sc::cii I1 -" States, 1t .''""'
necessarily that lhc F,d.iGl GoTrSuI:siit, Cannot
take coynizaute ui or exercise lurlsdsct!"il "fe!
ANY questions ret included among the delegated
myers. and within the enumeration Of I! ose en-
ur.ssly mcriiancd n tie Constitution. Where
any difficulty ariSst, or should a7;'e as to tae
p,wvr. Of the Government, thc c'nf's are tue
oaty fn"s.;!st;pnui sources, from whence taiA"ri-
tt i've dec:s;, Is nsh" c,Eaoaie ana these
trihun l. have .jGrisict Gil only ot cues :" L"r
nnd E,uify ari.n: AZ, '.r tic f"",';fc''""""f t"~'
1t will therefore arll. vcry evident thai III re-
gard 70 tkr rrscccc po's:'s, fh' Gs'""'r'"""S
must be the n"iy ju"y~. a,.i that any ATTEMPT ~
thc part Of the Federal iovrrn!nen' to "'S;'i"'
;uri.!i..ion over lie reserved powers o: S;ate''
IN exercise "l authority unwarranc'ihy lie ted-
era, Constellation aad clearly H. $uuci"n "t til"
,rsnal Federal Union l,.! =. by u<n'lati"n Ih'
sontlera Stntcs having clearly ,icf the hight Il"
81 The pawcrs which not delegated, a1' :r, n
,lcrGxs:f;. being t!.c only judges Of what tho
.s.rY.i .;.it. aud powers aye. they arc 10 I'll in-
tents and ;.ar#oiss. ir.:>ccti'e "f Mr.. i';He'"'
and his Cabne:, neither rebel: :'r r"'"nii ~ :; .
but independent State, AMI "ds i;"'" cnii l3
- ts ocrs,.izri y foreign Lowers i ihry G''d'f-
s.an! i..4 l'nu<;iuli,.n If tie late United S"''s
which lie l.,:li.. press in se'cral of hem appear
to 10.
We propose hereafter to con'i'!4s briefly 'ir
question OF recognition i.y foreign Governments
VATTEI