Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-09-16
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indefensble position Of the North In the current war
Il was written, without any vss to pubEca,iou, soon
after the Battle Of NanaasAs BY gentleman In Char.
lottesville to bis friend In Of the Evtern States
The irregularities Of mail transmission rendering IL re-
cspt uncertain may rssch the eyes Of him for whom
It intended BY i publication here, and may, there
BY disclose TO such Of the honest Of the North
may chance to It, the folly and Wieksdness Of persist
enee Ia q contest uhich-whatevsr the iRue-can only
end in their discontinue and ruin:
have been much gratfed to learn
ingtop, towards the South developing itself In this
necessary and unnatural upon Us, does not meet
your appreciation. l certainly expected as much from
the known moderation and manness of your sentiments
and character Good sense, less than proper feeling
and sound policy would TO demonstrate to every
man, of even fair intelligence that among such people
those who inhabit these Southern States the svord
never preserve restore the Government under
which lived. The withdrawal Of 50 many q ons
two OF the States from the common bond of govern
ment is evil mol n'edieabis BY any sck remedy and
the disease far less manageable by that mode Of treat
ment when the recusant members embrace, as 10 the
present instance population of some IL 900 pso-
pie. An smsrts may be crushed in the bud; slender
barieadss easily be demolished BY few discharges
Of artillery but rsvoiu,ion-sn fat deeompi-thst
is quite another sr What the French Deputies said to
tn, Da,h ss de Bsrr is here applicable: trop sr
Revolutions don't 60 6aekrard'-and if you we're in
any of our Southern States for week. you would agree
wi me that this will not and that to qaer the South
or even force her to bow the neck to the yoke Of the
Federal Union which she nos thoroughly dstests, 10
certainly In the calendar Of iMpouibiiina.
But, indulge me m,ment longer. Did our fsthsrs
indeed invent and establish for u.s. for all tms and be
perpetual obgsto government which was nsyr 10
be altered or changed, Was It really intended that the
Constitution Of the United States should nsvsr be super
seded abolished or des'royedi We can hardly presume
so to assert seeing that they incorporated into the
document itself prescribed modes Of amendment, and
this power Of amendment could easily DO used, by
successive or nmsdate changes Is To alter, abolish and
destroy it, I. Vas at frat government by sonssnL It
was designed so to continue and hence amendments
could only become binding BY The consent prescribed
This mode Of altering, changing and aboishino
the Constitution if need be. 1t was however, no. the
only mode open grounds and for reasons not decsr
ed the face Of It. They had previously and solemnly
declared to the world that governments derived their
jas. powers from the consent Of the govsrnsd'-ard
that whenever any form Of government becomes de-
sructve" Of certain enumerated ends and objects for
which they we're formed 'it Is the RICH. to alter or
abolish !. and 10 institute new government laying its
foundation srch principles and organizing its powers
in such form as to them shall seem mos, likely to effect
Il hann 81; -
the United States ordainea to perform "a more per.
feet union to Establish justice" TO "ensure domestic
tranquility" and secure the blessings Of liberty to
selves and to our posterity" The C,nstion then and
the Union which II created m.aas to an snd-not
he end Itself 1t was the process employed
the end and obi sct-the blessings Of liberty"
BY establishing justice by ensuring tranquility
g., Nov, let suppose that BY the means employ ed
or BY the perveseness Of the parties to the covenant
you pease this government had become dsstretive Of
these ends" It did not perform perfect union
i. did not establish justice, and it did not
domestic trsrquility-rhat Is the rsnedyi Is IL
supposed to lie in changes and amendments under the
provisions of the Constitution, IL so, may We not
quire-Did not the aggrieved States-and the Border
Sates-appeal to this remedyi They said they would
accept Mr. Crittenden's amendments they proposed
them or the Peace Congress propositions the basis Of
friendly settlement. The Northern and Eastern s.aas
having the majority in both Houses BY decided votes
spurned and repudated all these propositions, refusing
even CONTEMPORARY to submit them for consideration to
their constituents initiating, In this respect the offensive
conduct of the Ministry and Parliament Of England to-
wards cur fathers In the Revolutionary struggle Of ITO
Ia vain We showed to our defiant solidy Indifferent
Northern brethren" that Justice" far from being
"estabhe6 or observed in respect TO the Just psrti-
ton and government of common Territories, was
aagran.y disregarded and outraged. That as W we're
denied justice and equal rights, could not secure for
ou selves or transmit to children "hs blessings Of
liberty and independence TO domate Tranquil
itv which the Government BY the Constitution, under.
took to insure" for nearly half century had ceased
to exist and tina. dissensions angry debstf and the
most violent dscord regned unchecked throughout the
opposing sections Of distracted country, and conse-
quenty and finally no real union based on sentiments
Of respect goodwill and fraternity any longer existed
All these facts are too well known to be denied. They
are Of recent origin and are known to US all Now In
such q case, vha. rs.sdy remained to the parties
asgrievedi Was hrs any alternative but stparatioT,
do not stop to enquire whether the South bad 'ui'
Gent provocaiion to justify this last resort for her
security and protection, because that question Of
which she alone was, Of right to judge Would wash
ington and his compeer at any period OF our revolt
tonsry struggle have agreed 70 submit to the irSra'
ment Of France Spain, or any power on earth, the
question Of tho suffcency Of the causes which drove
them into revolution Undoubtedly, the principles en-:
bodied 10 the Declaration Of Independence, sndin tho va
rous bills of right Of the several State governments no
les than the objects and purposes set forth in the pre-
amble to the Federal Constitution itself, declared that.
in such contingency, It was tho right and the duty CT
the Southern people to alter and aboih their government
as to their federal relations and ,nrs and derse ne"
guards for their liberty and ssfcsy TWAS a. sfaf''
they bad become parties 10 the compact and 1t "" "
tatsi they had the right to retire. and according 10
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