Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1861-01-08


Be degraded into mere league between in
dependent sipsqs, existing only b theiir qut,-
ference, subaldinats 70 them, and sublsctt %
be destroyed atthc pieaaure Of any State b
/ the ConiedoraeyY 0fshall n oontiane to %
maintainee, a. Il has always been main
tainodl as q government propor--eovereig
/ within is prescribed sphere as che gtales
ere SOVEREIGN within their prescribed spheres
FOUNDED on Che adoption of the people a.
wOfe the States, and creating direcf relations
between ilsalf and the individual oitlzen,
which no State authority has power % im-
pair OF disturb, and which nothing can dis
solve but revolution.
Nearly twsnty-eigh ght years ago, The people
of Ohio, speaking through the General As-
sembly, declared what in their judgment
are the constitutional relations between the
Federal and State governments, quote but
one Of a series Of resolves Of the General
Assembly on this subject.
That ths Federal URion exists IN s uolsmn com
pact sniered into hy The voluntary consent Of the
Stale, aud that thereiorO, no stats can claim tn
right % aseode from, or Fiolate that compact, aRd
however greyioas Rsy hs the supposed o. real hur-
theus Of state, the only leglflnlato remedy Is IN
the wise and mithim eNencias oi tho elective fran
ehise ahd a solemn reaponsibihty OF the public
This d the Judgment Of Ohio to day
There rovef wa a people ~ thorouzhly bound To-
uANlall - aaNAc " Alle
Tue foHndeGs " thQ government took possesson Of
tue country under the authority Of the parent stats
colonies together Is : poriloh Of ihe san6 Foaim.
Whom they resolved upon separations, against she
war 70 eslabllsh republican government, einbTa-
eng the eoniederatea eolonss e take thsiT place
pendent people, consututing another nation, Of
which the Artieles II Qon hss ieni esteblishing It
10 the world, and the ooTonant among themselves
lne So2sittpiion q she Unt1aa states was ne ren
smphaficay fhe act of The whois ps5pis, tfey as
eiared IN the pfsamble, . We the peoptei ordan,"
claiming one of the meln objects TO be to make
more perfect . the Union already established a.
fstt 4 rseori Of its extreme a, 4 national roy6rf
ment, and Of the indssoiuabls Union, eemen-
ted among the municipal conmonwcalths h charge
ofthe local, iuternal Gfaifs 0f people. as the Cof-
stituflon of the United States Evefy State is
! government, and no man q foreign birth can be-
come citizen without swearing allegiance 70 ~
hprsures them in infancy, and introduces them as
states at maturity. II has authority to annul such
raNene the provisions Of the Federal uonstiluti0n
All state Executives, Legslatures and judicial tri-
claimed as the supreme law Of the land. Tho Con
stitut!on gives the right q emiuont domain even
for national and c0nsttutlonal purposes, through
which to establish post oiiees and routes, custom
houses, forts, navy yards araenas armories every
thing necessary for the national deence and 70 the
administration Of the government. Can State Sc
olQa AAlu llAlll power OF
ggyernmeBtsi state and National, and acting by its
officers directly On the ciuzeni h-
Shall the artery that gives lie to The great valley
Of tue West b az the mercy o. hostile com munitss,
through which the Interior states resch and em-
bruce their seaboard sisters II there were nothing
grand truak Of the mighty noo6 Whose branches
bear the fruit tthe richest on the continent-it is
SPs1 = lTSy iS s1ss e. y 2d 9
developnent Of the vast republic now reaching rom
The riGht q secession IS the right 10 tear limb
from the body, and IN the supposed Of the Sc
ce1sion Of Stetos the lower 1gsspp g the right
q donain over AL It's sources Would not attach 20
the aeoedng States t Woad as least seriously
dict with tbs free enjoyment Of opposing rights and
eventually lead to disssntiOns Il not war between
the States dirscty interested tbs navigation Of
/ that grast hlghEay Of the worlds cummoHcu.
The Constitution maSes . hody poiitio Of al en-
braced within its surisdiction To diEmember tits
sup9ration is war against Z. Secession and Union
are Incompatible ideas. The attampt 70 assort the
is mere aoeq-city, the o1s is but the
negative OF the other and they cannot be reconcilsd
But the ditoontents that hsve grown up between
The might've slave law provides for the execution
nate i contains clauses insulting 70 the just pride
and 20 the uousciencg Of the section Of country on
which e is brougnt to bear. Il Is diicult to exc
cute law reyolng 20 the public opinion where Il Is
to operate, Yet this Law has been executed by the
todeFel otleers Notwithstanding, and under an hon
est administration It may have full effect. II the
clauses, oHensiVe and derogatory to those who are
required to execute i be repealed there Is doubt
execution, II any such there be, passed from what
ever motive, would Be repealed Or essentially modi-
ures Of the Fugitive Slave Statue were inserted az
the insiGaton u the from States not
that the states for whose bsnsht Il was passed might
be excited to Join In schemes Of breaking the Union
make the camOT about ths obstruction Of the FuRi-
tlYe slave ACT 20 luptitg secession. The States
States are loyal 70 Sc bnion and % not ~ 9rss s tboT
wrongs to overthrow it. Bus those who have plot
States by throwing themselves into the bresch 10
defend their rights, and calling them for support
aud other 0fcial Representatives Of ths states Of
kent1eky and Tsnnessee, to the State Of Ohio, BY
c0neiiiatOFy and masnapimous tamper they displayed
would justify the Legislators OF Ohio, in invoking the
contTsTssing tho rights which their fellow Citizens
Of the South justly claim under the Constitution
and rely on intprs Congress, II it be not done By
Is obnoxious in be Fugitive slave Act, aud for such
an - n " = VIZ iiiy project the Liberties Of
A like concilliatory course would be expected OF
laws as contrayene the constitutional rights Of the
citizens Of the ree states With less the citizens Of
the tree states vii not be satisfied They claim and
will insist tpon all their eonstitutonal rights In
every state hpd Isfrioly Of the lopiederacy. These
era States. Determined to do 10 wrong they will
NOT eontentedly submit o any wrong Onavsd by
BtitutiOnal powers Of the Federal Government to
maintain and preserve the Union. Rejecting the
whole Theory Of state Secession in palpabe yiO-
atiOn OF the Constitution, they cann6t consent to
the exercise OF any power under its sanction The
mnsi be preservei in the Jnioa thew win bs a.
scrupulouslY cartul to protect the rights Of the slave
asoftbs free states Nay, more. Conscious of their
| power, and regarding The guion-a peaoeabls and
traterne enion-=as tue nobIest legacy they can be-
every thing 70 their brethren Of the south thai NAV
not disturb the harmony Of the Constitution, and
that may Be consistent with right, justice, human
y fufl VafH lon
But with treason aghipst thu Federal Government
accept; Against that, they demand the enforcement
purposely avoid attaching any importance to the
establishing Of slavery In the remaining territory of
the United States, As an must that that Is settled
judicial decisions. The opinion declared by the
Supreme Court as claimed BY the South opens these
territories to slavery, and Territorial Legislatures
invite II, but the laws Of nature which operate IN
slave production combiu with its laws which reg
uate emigration nterdict the existence of slave in
stutions in the elevated regions 70 be settled
yOrable circumstances for the South that exist
is conclusive on ths subject, II this we're not
enough, me oyerN helning public opinion pronoun-
the conyictiOn, thSt the slavery question, as CON
neeted with the remaining territory Of the United
Staes is forever settled and that the slopes Of the
1 clusTsly for fres institutions.
| As member Of the Confederacy, Ohio has vital
interest IN its preservation. With her vast capapi
ties for deTelopment-her great extent ef territo-
/ Gus climate-her almost boundleas subtorTHnean
wealth-her large manufacturing resources and her
numerous mcilit Tor prosperous commerce, add
ed 10 the moral qualities Of her people, and the puri
ty Of her civil Institutions she feels that under the
protection and fostering Of the Union, her
terial and moral destiny would secure TO her forever
/ an eqnal rank among TIE prosperous and powerful
States. Nor Is this all Her citizens coming from
all the States Of the Oonsderacy to share her bless
ings and partake Of her fortunes and bound to each
attached 70 the Union By the double ties Of consan
guipity and interest LOYAL as she always has been
come what may, Speaking the language Of the
great defender Of the Contribution, her people say to
the misguided people Of the South, who are meditat
/ ing the overthrow % the Government: "Be assur-
ed, be assured that among our political sentiments
/ the love Of Union Is still uppermOst. We stand
fgt By the Institution and BY these who defend It.
Il We rely no temporary expedients, politi-
cal combination; but We rely on the true American
feeling, the genuine patriotism Of the people, and
the imperative decision Of the public voice. Disor
der and confusion indeed may arise; scenes Of COM
molten aqd contest are threatened and perhaps may
come With our whole hearts we pray for the eon-
tinuFnce Of the dOmestic5 ueace and quiet Of the