The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1861-07-11

ed with shis power. But the Con-
sti.ution itself is silent as to which or
vho is to usurp che power, and as the
provision was plainly inside for . Danger
Gus emergency, It cannot be believed
,ha, the trainers of the Instrument in
tended that in every case the danger
should run its course until Congress
should be called together, the very as
ssmbiing Of which night be prevented,
a. was intended 10 this case by the re-
bellion. No more extended argument is
now afforded, as an opinion at some
length win probably be presented by the
Attorney General. Whether there shall
be any legislation on the subject, and il
so, what, is submitted entirely, to the
better judgment Of Congress.
The forbearance of the Govern ment
has been SO extraordinary and SO long
continued as to lead some foreign nations
to shape their action as il they supposed
the early destruction Of our National
Union was probable. While this, on dis
coyery, gave the Executive some con-
Germ, he is now happy to say that the
soyercignt, and rights Of the United
States are now practically respected By
foreign powers, and general sympathy
with the government is manifested thro'
out the world. .s .... ..r.... .z-
The Reports Of the Secretaries.o of the
Treasury, War, and Navy, will give the
information in detail deemed necessary
and con yenient for your action, while the
Z Executive and Departments will stand
ready to supply omissions, or to commu-
nicate new facts considered important
for you to know. It Is now recommend
ed that you give the legal means for ma
king this contest short and decisive
one that you place at the control Of the
Government for the work; at least 40O,-
900 men and $500, 900, 900. That num-
Der Of men is about one.tenth of those of
proper ages within the regions where sp-
parently all arc willing to engage, and
the sum is less than twenty-third part
of the money value owned by the men
who seem ready to devote the whole. A
debt of six hundred million dollars now,
is less sum per head than was the debt
of our Revolution when We came out of
that struggle, and the money value in
the country bears even a greater proper
ton. Surely each man has as strong a
motive now to preserve our liberties as
each had then to establish them. A right
result at this time will be worth more to
the world than ten times the men and
ten times the money. The evidence
reaching US from the country leaves no
doubt that the material for the work is
abundant, and that it needs only the
hand of legislation to give it sanction,
and the hand of the Executive to give it
practical shape and efficiency. Oao .!
the greatest perplexities Of the Govern
ment is to avoid receiving troops faster
than it can provide for them. In a word,
the people will save the Government il
the Government will do its part only in
differently well.
1t might seem at 6rst thoughtto be OF
little difference. whether the present
movement at the South be called seces-
sion or rebellion The movers, however,
we'll understand the difference. They
knew at the beginning they could never
raise their treason to any respectable
magnitude by any name which implies
violation Of the law. They knew their
people possessed as much devotion to law
and honor, as much pride and reverence
for their history aud the government of
civilized people. they kuew they could
make no advancement directly in the
teeth of these strong and noble senti-
ments. They accordingly commenced
by an industrious debauching of the pub.
lie mind. They invented an ingenious
sophism, which, conceded, was foll,wed
by perfectly logical steps through all the
incidents Of the complete destruction OF
the Union The sophism itself is, that
any State Of the Union may, consistent
" with the nations Constitution, an d
therefore lawfully and peacefully, with
draw from the Union wi.hoa. the consea
Of tie Union or any other State. \ li,tl.
disguise, that the supposed right is to b.
exercised only for just cause, themselves
to be sole judges Of its justice, is too
thin to merit any notice. With rebellion
thus sugar coated, they have been drug
ging the minds Of their section for more
than thirty years, until at length they
have brought many good men to will
lingness to take up arms against the gov
eminent, the day after some assembling
Of men have enacted the farce Of taking
their State out Of the Union, who coult
have been brought to do no such thing
the day before. This sophism derives
much, perhaps the whole, Of its currenc.
from the assumption that there is som
omnipotent and sacred supremacy per
tanning to each State Of our Federal I'm
ion. Our States have neither more no
/ less power than that reserved to them i
the Union By the Constitution, no one O
them ever having been State out Of tn
Union. The original ones passed int
the Union even before they cast off thei
British dependence, and the new one.
came with the Union directly from
condition of dependence, excepting Texa
and even Texas in its temporary indie.
pendence was pever designated as State
The new ones only we're designated State
I on coming into the Union, while tina
/, name was only first adopted for the Of
ones in and by the Declaration of Inde
! pcndence. These in the United Colonie
were declared free and independen
States, but even then the object plainl
was not to declare their independence {
one another, of the Union, but directi
! the contrary, as their mutual action be