The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-03-03

ne and strength Of several Of these sates
nsy a. the present uncture and looks forward TO what
.nSy WIN become the distance Of half century,
h,s ~ once dismiss az idle and visionary any scheme
WHICH aims at regulating their movements BY laws,
upon them in their collective capactles and to
capacities Aproect Of this kind Is little lees romantic
sAn snc tanning spirit attributed the fabulous
multiply sSSor.ss Ss eso 'ssSi Ss sns
Of Madison y no less explicit forbear however 70 re-
the inevitable consequences Of an attempt 10 an
ply the force Of arms TO the suppression Of
to the history Of the formation Of the constitution brings
us to the result The rejection OF Randolphs
States TO the Observance Of the laws, is conclusive
against the assumption OF the power Mr. Madison OBJ
the more he doubted the practicabilty the justice and
the efficacy OF when applied TO people coectvey and
not Individually An union Of the States containing such
Ingredient seemed TO provide for s destruction.
The Of force against State would look more kels
declaration Of than inction Of punishmcnt, and
ton Of all previous compscs BY which might be bound
He hoped that such system would be framed as might
clause be postponed This motion was agrscd TO nsnA
con- VOL, 76l Journal. Mr.. Madison again said,
the supposed practcaby Of using against the
constitutional proceedings Of the States would prove 40
visionary and faacious as the government Of Coness
And Mr. Hamilton, at subsequent period, held the fol-
lowing angusge-"Force, by which may be understood
coercion Of laws or coercion Of arms. Congress- have
not the fo mer except In few cases In States
this coercion is nearly sufficient though no held IL in
most not entirely so. A certain portion OF
military force was absolutely necessary in large
communities Massachusetts, was now feeling this
Ssscess"y Sscy Mio ana making lprovison ior u. Ine
exerted the States collectively It is impossible 1t
amounts to war between the parties. Foreign Powers
csS will not ee idle spectators Ihey win p.sGSss the
ensue"-1 VOL Ss1 Journal hdcei Mr.. Speaker, there
no room to doubt that whatever the deobediencc Of
State or political community Of its constitutional obl
cations power has been granted 70 the Of
the United States to restrain the dsobedient member BY
thar rE Aknl awto ado
power Of the President to call forth the militia to the
case OF against the authority Of the United
therefore, the course Of my argument has successfully
established any proposition, think y Is this that the
ected % am encountered however At this bis point with
the inquryWhat power, your argument Ia sound has
the government to protect itself against
violence? answer precisely the power Of its physical
strength Constitutional strength has none; for con-
sttuona rgor can be exerted only against unconsttu
tonal acts Now the right Of secession in state CON-
cults no political charter II s extra constitutional and
revolutionary is necessary undertake here the
bratop Of the opposing doctrines taught in the opposite
schools Of national consolidated government and
confederated government league. Whether either or
Of h 70
sttuon This article provides that the powers not dele
gated 70 the United States BY the constitution nor pro
hbed by II to the States reserved TO the States re-
stution satisfies that neither confers Eioht Of So
S there vG right the s s
people But the secession Of State from the Union -
aay called
in''ts IN Character 'fS'I But the Violence which re-
voutionary can be resisted only by kindred force
therefore, when thus withdrawn from the pale Of con-
ventonal law RENTED to the arbtrament OF arms;
ceded right whether il be with the rebel who has
serted his TO assa and capture or with the go
r does AZ last that the question
resistance to State in revolution is strictly OF expe
diency, and in no manner question Of right But, un-
constitutional think have demonstrated the pro-
posed measure 10 be- remains TO consider whether it
can eusted as an act mpted and demanded by the
transcendan law Of human happiness There e, cir un
questorably perceptible every political society The
instinct Of perpeuaton the lust OF power and the effort
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This is II which communicates the
impulse to control and the desire Of empire It's vaea.
res are none the less perceptbe here in this age than
Pbaraeh that he would not permit the israees to de-
part And It's determination Of the Pharaohs OF the pre-
sent day to restrain the departure of the Southern
states may possibly occasion as great national caamtes
II will be madness to launch upon the ensaDguned ex
appeal which is battle fields amid carnage
and blood Let the success Of numbers be for moment
presumed What shall we say for the equality Of that
republic whose security s established in the conquest Of
portion Of its citizens? What paation shall be inter
posed in behalf Of that fanaticsm which free four mil
lions Of the black race subuga.es eight and half mil
lions of the white racer But the conflict will not
fined to the South The diversity Of public opinion at the
North VIII preciptste malignant divisions there Anita
gonistc interests will in6ame, and ambition madden the
strife. Northern fields will witness the armed tramp Of
animate lS nOstlle array 40
not seek 10 penetrate the veil which dreadful
spectacle. But should that veil be rent, know thrl
om the vast dteolati0n will be the powerful Ssto
Of New York seyeney arising the full grasp of Ar es
tiny Stretching from the Atlantic TO the g lawrence
and the lakes che extends base rcal line along
interior and retts the apex Of a geographical tri
anPle upon the waters Of the ean Her broad alluval
snus p.s h py and raversed with rairoads,
teeM WIN then sdng produce. From her hills she
pous IoI 'nc waoers which rrigate and nourisn tne
vacys OF the Susquehanna and Delaware and attrac 70
ner poe'. M return OF their agricultural afuence The
commerce Of the continent flows through her arteries,
Ano hnding s Inevitable TO the great entrepot OF
Few York. eeeks the expecant marts OF European tac
Yes sir miserable and TO be too much depored
win he the disruption Of the Union and the final evu
sion Of the States which compose IT, the STATE Of New
York will be less seriously Affected by th1se conse
quences than her sister States Throwing her gates wide
open to the currents Of trade she will aspire 70 their bone
6cent and judicious CONTROL and moving steadily and
with confidence along her familiar paths Of empire, while
mkng political consideration with none, she win yet
seek 70 live In commercial with ALL But far
distant may that day be which first behods the ire
revabe loss OF our fraternal relations Would
II, we should reject this bill Would We stl cling 70 the
hope OF adjustment, must reject this bill Would we
aspire to Cancellation and from conflict, sti we
must reject this bill. But let become law fare
well to compromise. Let that law be executed, and We
shall witness war.
THE WORK OF CONGRESS.