Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1861-03-11
rhe guaaamou,aI Rishts OF ,he states.


ts e,,as Of Virginia. and sa=-i. in great good to tie
-3ua-ry {, large.
'Ehc RunGamoutaI Rights OF 'bc states.
a,- l,, a., e.t Of s--ss,'. affect "a. Cororn..r. Of
.Ls U.iieI States. I, lis question 81, tbs mcmelt @!
the hsl,, a.er,s.-b,e with she wastes, consequence
l. is hardly too much 10 saw ,hl. ,he whole county Is
embarrassed 5y il. Some thak the ogee. OF tie So
,-s5a OF one W few States, IS 70 dissolve, wholly
.,e e. .vs7umeu. Of the U1ei States 60 strike dcSt The
5i7u-,ots,y -isiaerrae ,1e Uuio0-aai leave
-..s,,is d. .s-vithou. lawful power, sh.yeret
wreck on o., sea, p.9Iess roNerss-s hopeless SUBJ
..ct o. 40 i4poss5's r,coasrucGoa-or, a. most hav
liz 5sta s5r. o. rir1.ca e4sea,s o-lers, lrish.euei
al such consequences s1d gec0Iu- tsol tie slinly SUI
..Il.lia ion Of them. rush ,a;o the opposite extreme
,uy ih. right Wholly, sud, seeing tue rece icy for the
reservation Of the G5veumeu; they desire, demand That
.s..5a slag os prevented by force We huaoiy ;tiDS
. beth .sse ez.stu- opinions are utterly aud eQusIy
..o-- We have shown Or that We base cur option OF
,.. E..ltofs STATE 10 ss,,ie. We dick State may
.si. aed vet BE- ;Lik ,le Goyetnl-eU. u u-e United
.. .,t A.. ptr..c. anil complete a Government alter,
-she,orc the ay. OF seoe ,oa. We proceed to state
.,ay ~ think so.
ILL.,. Goyerumeut Of the United States grew out ot
AN .or.cn.sut OF Che Iee-a e. Of ti-tcen sovereign
sai INDEPENDENT States, that If the Conventions OF
,s OF ths States they represented should ratiy 'ae
.,.4.i.,.ion OF flat Government when submitted TO
-..u. tie Government OF the Uri.3i States Should h7
. ,rchy. .,5 t.st9. established their Sacrament
>.,. sttss and more dil ratiy the Constitution, snt
Id th,s establish tbe Government From that mo'nen
-.sssa perfect political power Of the 'arth-'ot" 'ers'
... ...'.s-as,uued is proper orbit in the ofrery
"a. ,,,o.s-srd has ever since moved in It, without al
,iol of ia right to the path has chosen 10 pursue
~, consent OF pas 81 ltss vas the fire from Heaven that
.l.I the Hf, Of as po,i,'rll existence, and that l'
s. r.t fot ever II so long t-t FIRE gows within as
,r,ue-york In ;ha; had its being IN that 10 '''
..d on De- sr.r. 81 long as that consent remains
.,-s-t.lrswu. Il was agreed that, any nine saies
m strg the Government Of the United States became
,h,s,y established as their Government Il was agreed
, that an might unite-but whether Ill came ~, or
-y rnoie than nike &. yet neither lees, nor more
, GOV. rru.sut OF the United States. Aud, wherefore
~ bv no, coming in they could no, Frsscnt the creation
and establishment Of the Government OF tue Unl'eo
.te, eau IL be maintained that, having come I'D, the'i
,slds.~al could desoy what their refusal to unite
cod not defeat, They could ROY preventi because the
3usen. OF tue stipulated number "a TIE hesiVns Ihe
,;svernueutcreang poseF, aud the sane consent re-
DAD ued and remains e1cc--- 90 preserve h'e SSADs
ius -es..on CT others as i. had Cosa 10 uplri Nie
s..ias, the.f refusal u oces}s The agreement TO
irr,t new States nor tle number admitted, or with
5rsvi8- sf,l lelgiay ths rsgsre2 Number, does not
, De ease Nine agreeing. established, OF right the
-ysrsusa, Of ID, United States tnS.- Government
al, agreeing whore in the Constitution o. ont oil H.
i ss .i,ht 10 strip them Of he Government CT their
toces The States once admitted, are on equal terms
u al respects with original States iorsieg the On'on'
y stand then on the agreelSni " hieh mace the GOV
e.lmeut q tie United States, nine states eon'en'inS'
their Government Come in who may Hei come mo
tss Gs--nast Of s United States, not less, NJ more
tLan before they came one among he political power
ct te earth Go out Who may, they 90 out OF TIE 6o'-
,st Of me limited S.a!es, still, uushorn OF any OF It's
.1ntical powers attributes, among the nations OF
t.eearth Ouce created BY agreed, and competent
,.,alug power t can never be discreated so long as
tine conditions OF lis creation and existence remain COM
pete and unchanged.
To illustrate our view take the case OF Texas for
sgn sovereign, independent STATE, when she into
r Union, a. much SO as France or Great Britain STE
,ue in on the terms Of the Constitution, Ike other
sst,-but esides, and it only makes the case palmer
Ir. DIES not change tie principle alike applicable
o., Al, On condition that the Government Of the
lied s.at,s should pay her public debt. Sup
- that G. ,yernmen. had refused to pay. Was her
sriyuty - merged ia the Union that she must suffer
b cross uro5g-this palp4be breach Of the very con
;,i,n On hch she sgreed come into Il, without the
o,uou right Ct al parties 10 contract oil whatever
I'D 10 ,ee II and redress the breach Of II? what vas
h agreement worth 10 receive this sum OF money sue
,a5 ,b Al, poser 10 cause Il 10 be respected surely