The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1861-06-21
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Neutrality.

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Va hWF bcfa shtvn n pf.ssio lsitei
frots iiiemss H Clfy, tboSon 81 Il.mry
Clay, iR wlHch hc cNplains. iho position
OF limse'l tpt pthfrs I'm rdrtfd 10 our
nations rmhlef lie tsys.
let. iod ior tho Union, and oppoaed
10 al i,s enemies without and within.
"a. J do not believe in tho right Of
ono or more States % eccodo from the
bnion. rccognizo thu risht OF revoin-
ton under rrcy.ous oppression but no
one can assert with truth that the present
Ir,yelaiion was brsught about by any such
oppression.
Si Tho Precedent Of tho United
States has a cousttutional right 10 oefu.
ny md 70 hold NJ thc property OF the
United States, and 10 pass troops through
any Of the States Or Territories of he
Umon
4,h. This n my {, vcrnmcnt ne won
es Mr. Llncolr's. From of can learn,
II is peithcr the wish nor the intention
Of thin Admihislraiinn Of the General
Government 10 subiurate the seeoded
sto,,s, but that rs objOct is to put down
rebellion.
9th. With thrco others fAfcssrs,
lloughton, SwitondTyc,) voted, 10 the
House Of Representatives of Kentucky,
aghinsi a fcfolntion in approval Of Gov
cfnur hagoilin's answer to the Secretary
Of Whr on a ruquisitioh by the Secretary
for four Regiments OF Kontncky troops.
because I thought the answer was couch
cd 10 such words a. ought not 10 be used
by ono occupying the high Office he held
10 another high dignitary Of the land
ei'd' - oJndly, thought he transcendpd
The powers conferred upon him as Gov.
ernob hy rciosing 10 refer tho matter 10
the people. Unqnastionably the presl.
dcnt, through HE Secretary, Ind the con.
sululiqnal right 10 make the requlsi-
ton.
9th ! hold 10 the supremacy Of the
Constitution Of che United States over
all State constitutions.
Iih. recognize the Stars and Siripcs
and no other flag, aa that Of my coun-
Try,
9Th. Ibellcvo that strict neutrality
ir now the only safe position for Ken
lucky Any other would be ruinous 10
her people.
This, with a single exception. l. the
fright ground : bat we must say thnt We
eannot, with all the logic We can muster.
reconcile the neutrality clause with lis
other points II the Federal Constitu-
ton is OF rrc-emiucnt authority, If no in
dlviduol State has the least right 10 Sc
cedc it The President of the United
states ls bound to hold the federal prom
crty, aud has right TO pass through any
state for tho purpose, then no State is
justified when cpllCdupo in Withholding
lie aid from tho Federal power.
A strict neutrality may DO tho only
safo position forkrutucky 70 il may be
The only safe position for New York
but u Kentucky assumes that position,
so may New YORK, aud 80 mry dozcu
other Statcei which would reduce the
General Government to the most dcapi-
cable impotence. That Government
must either maintain an immense Etand-
ing army aud an immense nayy-lke tho
imperial Governments Of Eurooc--or il
must rely Tor its protection and defense
upon the States As Government, il
has q right TO solf-prcstWAtiou az the
representative Of the Union, Il must
maintain iis superior authority; but how
can il do this unlosg Il has troops, or uu-
lcts Il can call upon the troops of tho
States The attitude OF the nculraists
not only nullifcs its functions but viItu-
ally abandons the Union altogether.
There may be- something In the local
relations OF the Kentucky Unionists
which renders their position proper ono;
but N our view tits theoretically as indc-
fcnsiblo az That of the stcedrrs, and
practically Of the most disastrous opera
ton.