Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1861-07-11

ed that there is any express law for 1t,
and nothing should ever be implied as law
which leads to unjust and absurd conse-
lquences. The nation purchased with mon
ey the countries out of which several oil
these States were formed. Is It just that
they should go off without leave or with
out refunding? The nation paid very
large sums. in the aggregate. believe.
nearly 800. 900. 900. to relieve Florida
from the aboriginal tribes. Is it just that
she should now go of without consent Oh
without any return? The nation is now
in debt for money applied for the benefit
Of these so called seeding States, in conf
mon with the rest. Is it just either that
creditors shall go unpaid or the remaining
States pay the whole? A part OF the
present national debt was contracted to
pay the debt Of Texas. Is itjust that she
shall leave and pay no part OF this herself
Again. il one State may secedc so may
another. and when all have seeded
none are left to pay the debts. Is
this quite Just to the creditors? Did we
notify them Of this sage view of ouis
when we borrowed their money? LII we
now recognize this doctrine by allowing
the secclers to go in peace. it is difficult
| for rs to see what we can do if others
choose TO go. or to extort terms upon
which they will promise to remain. Inc
seceders insist that our Constitution admits
of secession. They have assumed to make
national constitution of their own IN
which. Of necessity. they have either dis
car,led or retained the right of secession
as they insist it exists in ours. 1t they
have dias arded it they thereby admit that
on principle it ought not to exist in ours.
If thew have retained it by their construc-
ton of ours it shows that to be consistent
they must scceGc from one another when
they shall find il the easiest way to settle
their debts or cffecting anyother selfish or
unjust object.
The principle itself is one Of disintcgra-
ton and one which no Government can
endure. Ifall the States save one should
assert the power to drive that one ont Of
the Union. il is presumed that the whole
class of seeded politicians would at once
deny the power and denounce the act as
the greatest outrage on State rights. But
suppose that precisely the same act, in
stead of being called driving one out.
should DO called "seceding" of the others
from the one, it would be exactly what
the seceders claim to do, unless, indeed,
they make the point that the one, because
it is minority. may rightfully do that
which the others. because they are ma
jority. may not rightfully do.
These politicians are profound in the
rights of minorities. They are not partial
10 that mower which made the Constitution
and speaks from the preamble calling it
self 1--WE the. people," 1t may well be
questioned whether there is to-day a ma
iority of the legally qualified voters OF any
State. except. perhaps. South Carolina. IN
favor of disuniou. There is much reason
to believe that the Union men are in the
majority in many If not all the seeded
States. The contrary has not been dem
onstratcd in any one Of them. II is ven-
tured' to affirm thiseven of Virginia and
Tennessee-forthcr result OF elections held
in military camps. where the bayonets were
all on. one side of acquisition voted upon
can scarcely be considered as demonstra-
ting the popular sentiment at such an cleo
ton. All that large class who are at
once for the Union and against coercion
would be coerced to vote against the Uni
on :. even may be affirmed without ex-
Itravagance. that the free inst's,,''ons wh'cn
we enjoy have developed the powers and
improved the condition Of our whole peo-
pie beyond any example in the world
OF this we now have striking and I'M
pressive illustration. So large an army as
the Government has now on foot was new
or before known. without soldier in it but
who has not 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 practical knowl'
tlge of the arts and sciences and profess
lions, and whatever else. whether useful OF
Elegant, is know to the whole world; and
there is scarcely one from which there
could not be selected President. Cabi-
net. a Congress. and perhaps Court
abundantly competent to administer the
Government Nor do say this is moi
true of our late friends--now enemies in
this contest ;--but il il is so much the bettc
reason why the Government which has
conferred such benefits on both them and
on us should not be broken mp? Who
ever in any section proposes to abandon
such Government would 10 well to con
slider in Difference to what principle it i
that he does it; whether the substitute viii
give or be intended to give so much gooe
to the people. There is some foreshad
owing on this subject. Our adversarie
have adopted some declaration Of indie
pendence. in which. unlike the good oil,
one penned by Jefferson. they omit tn
: words ''are created equal" Why? The.
o have adopted temporary national con
i. stitution. in the preamble Of which. un
/ like our good old one signed by Wash
y ington. they omit 1--WE. the people," an
b substitute. We. the deputies Of the Sover
! cign and Independent States. Why thi
n deliberate pressing on. of view the right
l of men and the authority Of the people?-
: This is essentially peoples contest o.
n the side of the Union. Ii is a struggle 70
. maintaining in the world that form an
y substance OF Government. whose leadin
G object is to elevate the condition Of men
: to lift artificial weights from all shoulders
Q clear the paths Of laadable pursuits. and
! afford all m unfettered start an fal
s lchancc in che race Of life, yielding to PAT
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