Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1861-07-11

.Lot defining Wltnout quenS'on, n"' 10 no"
tbai aih.ttpdis the position that Secession is CON
witb the Constitutions lawful and
ss'euss sI It is not contended that there is
Ps''.,T Ps,nrpss law for it, and nothing should ever
sr e4Pd Piod as law which leads to unjust or
De .d ImF consequences The nation purchased
'osu'~ u,onev the countries out Of which several
WIN iaaDo no States were formed. Is it just that
o. 'nsIn .hond 90 off without leave, and without
'DS! s!!odiOr 5 The nation paid very large sums
fsal',a9 'Lo aS9cregate-I believe nearly hundred
Nli,Ds@to trS relieve, Florida of the aboriginal
H'T'; ;, inst that she shall now be off without
i" Or without any return The nation is
'ous'. debt for money applied to the benefit
~" V'hase ,s socalled seeding States, in common
o. ,".LC tbo rest is it Just either that creditors
VIII I.n ,n 40 unpaid, or the remaining States pay
'1'" hole ? A part of the present national
,'S S. "r a,oo contracted to pay the old debts of
oSU. Isit lust that she shall leave and pay
tAar "n,t Of this herself? Again, if one State
10 P",,d "acode so may another and when all
nay 5in have hove seeded, none is left to pay the
>'hn Th,, Is this quite jast to creditors Did
u,V.I not;fv Them Of this sage view of ours when
w narrowed their money If we now recog-
Wv this doctrine by allowing the seceders to
u, .-i "a noacp it is difficult to see what we can
!, f others choose to go or to extort terms
uoon which they will promise to remain.
OPTy Tbo saceders insist that our Constitution ad-
-, of secession. They have assumed to
make National Constitution OF their own, in
-b;ob Of necessity. they have either discarded
'- .rotained the right of secession, as they in.
s,t il exists in ours. If they have discarded
!, tbey thereby admit that, on principle, 1T
,nrbt not to exist in ours; If they have re.
I'll hv their own construction of ours,
.',r show that. to be consistent, they must
Il ,,.la from one another whenever they shall
a,I # the easiest way of settling their debts,
=, oFsrtinr any other selfish or unjust object.
s. Tho pripciple itself is one of diSiutegration,
II "A nnon which no government can possibly
.rlrrp IfalI the States save one should as
Il .,,, fine power to drive that one Out of the
Al ,-,,,o i is preSum d the whole class of Sece-
dor rar.icans would at once deny the power
and tpounce the act as the greatest outrage
mon State rights. Bnt suppose that precise
/, ,he same act instead of being called driving
@ =, ona out sbould be called the seeding of
others from that one. it would be exactly
,rlt the secederS claim to do, unless indeed
], Wv make the point that the Que, because it
minority. may rightfully do what the other
sase they are majority, may not rightful-
,L.,o ,,oI;,;oions oro onbtla and nrofonrd in
I. r;,L,s or ,oinoritias They are NOT martial
..La, ror,.or a,l;ob roodo tho Constitution
f - ,rodls from, tho preawbln caIIino itself
Va tho naon,a y 1t NAV well he questioned
r,.,bor tbero i today a majority of the legal
cnal;GsJ vofors Of onv State cycpnt nerhans
I,L G,n,r;no - C,v,. If Di.,nin, Thsr,
a,,.,k an =, !,oI;,,,, ,b,t tho Ir,,io, ,,o,,
.., tIn roaior;t, in ,,,,nr # mot in ov.ryotbar
mn nr tI,o yo.,.iIroJ So.cjoj St,tcs
Tbo oontrarr Lo, ,,ot Loa, demonstrated IN
.r ono ~, than T. i ro,turod - oeirr, ,his
\ ,..D IF Virgi.,i, and Tsrnnssoo for tbo roSnI,
III FAN elec,ion held in military oomns wboro
bavounts arc oil IN ono Sijo of rho ,,rost;on
-,i nron can sc,rcaIv no copsidared &C
.,,s,r,,;n,, ,o,,,I,. a-,,i,,,os,+ a.,ak
.,rion all that I.rga class who ara Of onco
b. Irr;o, ond oa.o;,,,t .,or,;e,,, ,ro,,II -
..sl n voto o,rai,St ,Lo Ir,ion Ia n,o,,
affirmed without evtrovogoncn that The
M lee astitntions we ppiov have dayaIonad tbe
overs and imnroved the condition of onr
ae ncopIa b4vond anv examnIe in the world
Nv rthis we now have striking and impressive
Hration.
N So large an army as the Government has
v on foot was never before known, without
soldier in it but who has taken his place
there of his own free choice. But more than
this. there are many single regiments whose
members, one and another, possess full rrac-
teal knowledge of all the arts, sciences, pro-
ss>ons, aud whatever else, whether useful or
egtnt, is known in the whole world and
here is scarcely one from which there coCld
oi be selected President, Cabinet, Con
''ess, aud perhaps Court, abundantIy com
e'ent to administer the government itself
n SN do say this is no: true also in the army
our late friends, now adverSaries, in this
# Yn,pSt but IL i SO muph hettpr tho rao CON