The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-05-08
From the Richmond Enquirer, May 6.l
VOICE OF THE POLISH POLITICAL EMILE
MAJOR G. TOCHMAN.

To HIS Ercelleney, the President Of the United
States.
SR:-Read this through; you may get His
Union Article three, OF the articles OF Con nfedera-
ton of 177S, asserts that the States severaly en-.
ter into firm league of friendship with each other
for their common defence" And article two pre-
dicates that "each (State) shall retain its sover-
eighty, freedom and Independence" The Constitu-
ton then, is nothing else but the fundamental law
of this "league of friendship" 1t abrogates no
"reained sovereignty, freedom and independence" OF
the States. 1t only defines the powers delegated
by the States to the body pUlitc of their Union,
and prescribes forms and responsibilities of its Fed
eral Government it retains in full force the uni
versa maxim of the law, ''qnu fdcit per alum,
facit per se'-and it nowhere changes the principle
of the international law-which Vastel, in book l,
chap. 8, sec. 33, defines follows:
"But if the question be to quit form of gov
ernment to which alone it appeared the people
were willing to submit on their entering into the
bonds of society, if the greater part of free peo-
ple after the example of the Jews in the time of
Samuel are weary of liberty, and are resolved to
submit to the authority of monarch, those citizens
,cho are more Jealous of that privilege valuable
20 those who have tested it, though obliged suf
fer the majority to do as they please, under no
obligation at all to submit to the new government
they may quit society which seems to hare dis
solued ITSELF in order to unite again under any other
form have right to retire elsewhere" &c.
In the name of humanity, then, beg you most
respectfully, make known to the people, by procla-
nation, that the foregoing principles the basis
of your administration and shall be respected, or,
at least, assure them that your Administration has
design of consolidating the sovereignties of the
States into one Empire, to be subject to, and ruled
by, the Federal Government, as d as generally sup
posed and belieUed at the Souh-place the Metropo-
lis of this Union under the exclusive protection OF
its own citizen soldiers and its police, and shorten
the time of the call of the extra session of Congress
By adopting such similar policy and measures,
you will at disarm the ire of the irritated peo
pie; reason will resume its powers in further ac-
tions; the people of Virginia will postpone the rat
icaon of the secession ordinance, and other border
States will suspend their secession movements,
until Congress assemblies, and, pursuant to article
" of the Constitution, submits the crisis to the de-
cision of the sovereign people of the United States.
Mr.. President the war will never restore this
Union And your sacrifice of personal feelings, by
adoptinp an effective policy to save it, will be ap-
preciated by all the world it will place you amongst
the greatest of the human race.
| have the honor to be your Excellency's most
obedient servant,
GAsPAR ToCHMAN, a citizen of Virginia.
Washington, d. c., April 23d, 1861,
465, 18th street.