New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-12

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n j. Constitution Is q compact and il Il be true that
II ere is 10 common art,er and ii IL lie true that
a LaI,ain broken on one siio j. broken on all
sides, then it rssIlil ineutbly that II Is Ior thI
States 10 ray Whether the bargain II broken.
do net say /; Ia laid down in the Constitution,
Int il results from The nature Of the compact.
care Lot what you cali it. Cali II revolution II yon
,loose If il lie yoluon, &, Is organized revolulQn
conducted by az organized BODY 70 achno" iouB1u "
the Cm,tin ion If II be revolution, u IL revolution
wi ich is managed by Government which the Cons'l
tutiop a, knoWl, dyes TO lie legitimate government
rean the Qovesment Of State. How, then, can this
Cover, meu derive s authority to act in the State Of
VirQi1 In From the people of Virginia, the STATE
of Virgin derives ito Authority from the same source.
lis Government rests on the ascent OF the pc pe o
tie different States. Then, 1t be true that thi5 CON
,titption las created Government which cannot be
adu iristeIed without the assent OF the people Oh
STAT il would follow that the Constitution has de-
clared by implication, that the authority OF TINS Gov
ennent rests ulon the peolie OF state, ana Mnen
raw that The Federal Government cannot be
aTtied on within the limits, without the
assent aud sympathy OF ITS people. IL
Gel ends upon tie Legislatures OF the different oeae7
% eIect men hers to this body, aud IL majority Of the
Sales sLoud refuse to send Senators here, you wohd
ave kst one of The most important arms 81 the gov
rueit az have no longer Senate, and, IN order 10
any ontbis Government, yon must have Is judicial
uICiione How can you carry on the Government III
State without the Federal Courts Suppose u state
o,,r1s A.. law aoaingt murder and If the State ,houd
r1fcrif ke 10 Obrtut tie corse of Federal Jn5ce IN
tlir way, vi ere would the remedy te III ths feleru
row er of tlis Government WOnd You undertake to
ra,e euil code for The State Certainly you could
lot DO that consistently with the Constitution, Tor yo
would ave he right to pass penal codes Tor All
he States, and suppose The State refuses s consent,
lue would you get your Cuft0m-Houses ana your
foIts MLeIe would you have the toc1s "a Ya0 by
~lch to adn mister tie powers aud functions Of thi5
Government Inns 1t would be constantly IN the
naf
Iowtr Of State 70 oh:ruct ana prevehI
lie administration OF the Federal Justice and
lie Fe, eral Powers within the hniiis oil h"f
iuIi.didOn. The OILY mode m which you cdnli pro-
i,ct tie Admin israJn OF Federal Powers IA the STATE
would be TO set aside the state GoyernEsh eh'l,ey,
and reduce il to Territorial condition. What would be
Il elesult You would fret deny The nShtoi me o4se
TO stctGe and hen uIn around aud secede yourselves
from il, ly edu ing l. 10 tie position OF territory
But say that ooefsOn il impossible for n yon attempt
it nton o. u he States ali the sivehoidng States
will rally around il 20 is assstace and the idea tha
yOn can leduce seven, ten yes, fifteen States, l. pre-,
ios erous | a,knOw ledge You may make war amt
liiDg distress upon 10th sections, 9h - 70 ne
knowledcing that ether could subdle the other,
20 as To Ila,e ils yoke and Laws upon A., j
DO rot entertain lie idea for an instant.
How is this war to be waved II would cost you
slO0OO0,0C0 You would have 20 snstain II by firef
taxation. IL 10 TO b. supposed the people would bei
sucl LufdeIt ia fIgh q cause as tLdl bcllrt lbty
might submit 10 INV just taxation m defense oil ihrr
Lon ea, bnt would Hey snbu " 10 such an amonn' OF
ilef'Qlt Of selEgo,erumenil And who7e would be
tie cOiumer,e 10 he prey,d upon ! not the S1u'he n
con metcc, fur ihut would q IN foreign bottoms.
Which section offers The greatest temptation 10 plum
deri Where ara the cilics and tho concentrated "ehh
al the con nuLIty You could not steal our niger
Your u,o L. would not allow D. How could you carry
;n ,uth war; Wierc wond you find The mean
lOn could nos cary II on for 'iS mouths. ~,
therefore, ii * not possible by any surh
n taIa 20 cocre he southern people 10 mbnistlon.
h ovy n ere r. talk II blockade Of our co9r'
is ore wlicl would collect the cust oas nothing more
Where would 10 ships from Which could bi0c X
ad. The whole southern coast But You cannot, under
the treaty, collect any duty on exports. IL Wpuld nN
Pre- vent ibc IooFle from sending anything in torei ~
hoil0ns. We might prevent the people IRON n-ihg
anyiling wlieh was not manufactured among them
selves ard TINS yon would lose jour most valuable
cusiorors Would the customs bear hall The o. ycns
If the blockade No, Sir. Bot blockade, 10 BE- ~
iectual, musl le blockade 20 that which Il gong
ont - well "a that which Is coming in. j. n 10
lie supIo ID uat England would allow thu, when
he exeIee q go. 90 many "a q hs5 r dsRena %
Xnd tlefe are other Powers that wouli prevent
tnch "a blo kade in add ION To those which can be
raised by the lection il is thus attempted 10 cOcr.e
sAy II Is Idle 90 link Of coercion i0u may inlet
evils by civil war bat viii you iuhict more than you
ectiye in return WIZ you be beuch'ed by the
ougMiOu 1 think not. Bot suppose you could snc-
deed and hat you had conquered tlr South how ihrn
would you cycr,isc The powers Of The Government
Would YOU npplv the doctrine that there b. 30
proreIiy in shvcs7 In that community Oi oW0,OpJ
wl.fte., bnd 100000 slaves, would they turn them
loose by setting the slaves tree Noufi yon rcpct
lie ext eircnt of the Bniih IN Jamaica Would
you stand and rec cultivated folds return to the bush
Would he Rrea interests Of civilization and humanity
pornit sucn "a result Wouh your own interests
remit it II il not 10 be supposed that such thing
would be permitted What, then. would be me reent ,
They would lave ~ recognize and maintain ths -ocil
syrttm, and ~ roc0g We property ~ slaves IL You
recognize IL - property you must cause iugili'eH 10 DC
restored And III you recognize It you must protect ~
And II yon protect IL in al these States y0u must pro-
tect il wherever he Government has exclusive nri-
dicii0n What thon, would become OF the policy Of
exclusion Would YOU shut up The negroes and allow
all the white men 10 move away The result would
he the negroes would accumulate, until you give tho
negroes the best part Of the continent, and The bite
nan nIr take lie rest Can Thu bc toll rated No,
Sir not for moment. And n This would be the retnlt
SITTER bloody and har;,ssing war; why not 30 II with
ont these cabni,of Why no, do il without the dead
fol incor sniency which would bo charged upon v0a
why, then create a civil war without any benefit or
ne h. any one Then, If this be 20, why not cedH
back Inc torts 10 those States that cldu 70 have recc-
dtdl What do yon want with theml What do you
want with the forts IN the harbOr Of Charleston If
YOU do mo- 20 cocrce thcm they arc Of no ufc.
And il Won do mean TO cOerCe them, You ought not 10
have them II Won do attempt 10 uae them FOR the
unrpoeos II COERCION yea destroy Hll chances o. recon-
struction Of another Union, which | stu hope and
trust may Jake place, snd that 1t may prove 20 an
more permanent bond Of alliance and fraternity than
the old one, which IL fast melting away from rs
say you have no right 70 hold on T. these forts You
could not have obtained them without the consent Of
the Legislature. Upon what consideration was that
consent given II was given or the conridera-
ion ,hat they TO DO used for the defense o the
State. But you now keep them when they ran no
longer be u.ed for the diense OF the State, but only
for Offensive purposes. If there were other oblga-
lions CONSIDERING obligations Of policy would require
YOU 10 do il. la 40 other way can you prevent civil
war They av troy have seeded and are out Of this
Governm.it. They could not yiold them up without
Inconsistency, far their preteusiOe are concerned
II they are independent people, they have night
10 ihose forts and il an independent people, they have
Ln IL tkn.n n ihnA hollow. ihey In Tho