Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-04-17

The coyerumtn TIA. vas framed for us by our
fathers while admin gred Do the spirit and or Oh, pus-
poses held inv,w by is founders was an thar was need
a % secure individual freedom tlr.G and happiness
and to con5uc the country sy along career of an.
exempted prosperity and --andcur. Theoretical errors
there may have been, practical defects and Liabilities 20
abuse and p-evegson, ba. so long the grand objects
Of the Constitution and the Union were correctly ape
rrecatei aud faithfully u,..-aircl, ia principle AID
practice, the American people were blessed beyond any
on whom the Gun siouc. /. is 40. necessary, now, to
trace back the twisting AID tangled threat OF poit
ca history % ascertain che exact point 90 which the frs
dsra-.ure from u sal. line occurred, is enough 70
Laow that she purposes Of the Union have failed, that
the terms OF the Compact have been violated and that
bva fae construction Of the Constitution toe Govern
-lent Itself has been radically eFou'i0niz,i r. proof Of
thist IS only necessary to point to the c Ia VIA,
mean, 90 be a Goye-nmen. cstie WHO sP p ca CIV
c-nmen, iu the bcuei-s and projection ct vh;ch Al
should share cqual'yhss com, 90 be the domination OF
one p,r. Of se country over the Other. and the rrac,
cal exclusion Of tbesrl e,t part .-om al influence in d.
rccug the policy wei nearly a'l participation i2
shaving the benods OF hst Government The idea that
one Section Of the country should be ruled by auoh,r
Section is as destructive Of the purposes Of he Coust.u
j. o
sef-respoc..
Not only has this outrage upon 10 rsa Of the peO-
pc viewed numerically aud without reference 20 he
sovereignty OF che Sac been accomplished but the
ignorant and Vulgar man who is now tie head Of the
rs,oa.olzel Government Wills en- BIS way 70 the scat
O: ms authority ia DIS speeches 70 the gaping crowds
tha. greeted him, cr'etva5el 20 bge-k down the
political distinction b',aesH S-at3 and county, spa k
ing with cont mpt OF the right, Of the former com
pared with those OF any other district having the same
population and territory This vas daring and danger
Gus innovation upon tle character OF our Government
az assault upon the rights OF the Sstc and an initiative
sep tosars consolidating al power in the hands Of the
Central Gjverlme1t. Net content with this a his Irau-
rara address he sssae5 the decisions Of tie supreme
Court, AID reckessly proclaimed thar controversies r,l.
tive 20 DE powers Of the Government expressly de-
t,ruaed by the Consa .ioa must be referred 20 the
peopl, Of the Ulon, and the decision OF the majority
must prevail thus again striking directly the expressly
reserved rights Of the SAFES AID che people and paving
tue way for the ualni.,i rule Of the douoant North
over the dasp'sed numerical minority in the South
Goverumeu, that looks 70 the census tables for the
rights O., he States that knows protection for minor
itcs but the grltuous iorbcarauce Of usjores that
SUBJ the decisions Of the Slpreme Court the re-
vision aud reversal Of the multitude that Us pover
70 an embi'tersi and hostile Sec;ioa-sbove al Gov
eminent that as1rPs the wasmog power into the hands
OF single individual and atrocioaay attempts to WELD
il against the very Soyeregnes from which +. was wres
ted al The Government ior which our Virrpi, sres
toed and fought AID tlej! Ifts not who are the real
revolutoniststhe rebels aud traitorbelore Godg Are
they the Southern States and people Who in spite Of
years Of misrue oppression insult aud outrage held on
TO the Ul,n, vlinly hoping TO rescue the Government
from prostitution and the Constitution from subversion
or the Wild hories Of the North, who, led by fAna
cism, The has. for poser aud the greed FOR O,e have
mAdy trJksu dOSn an the defenees and guuds Of the
Constellation AMI inauglrated The unresrained will OF
sectional mJOity as supreme no. only over the Ju-
diciAl tribunal Of last resort bu! supreme over ths