The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-19

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doctrine like that ID the rbnstitRiion Iii
my Judgment, Ii would DO snlvcrsife Of
constitutional oblignttoBs nc that Is SO,
We have no govefnIpcnt. It would reduce
this Union 10 d mere cong lomeration of
States, TO lie held together 1t the will OF
any captiOus member Of IL. The Stateof
Scath Carolina is n small State; but,
probably, IL she was sunk BY au earth1
quake. We shguId hardly fluid ii out, cx-
rept BY the Hilw0ntcd harmony fhatwouli
prevail ia This chahiber l say this from
no III wall j think she IS iinwise. nj
would be willing to les her 10 ont IL We!
could do so without mn example fatal 10
81 government But, standing here, my
wishes must be eontroiled byceastitutioti-
al duty. don't SEE how any man can pre-.
tend that 4 State cnn gd ont Of the gov
.erntleHt at pleasure. The que stion was
reviewed thirty years age, and received =
verdict which il was supposed had set Il
ut rest forever. By Generul j ackson.
aud The men v Ito surrounded him ii, was
prouOHleed q sielnsieil, and utterly dis
Irapliye ef all governments. fst, here IL
IS today, bl0oHiing and fresh. Mr.. Cal
huun, even, held To the doctrine that We
have power TO make war on q State.
y Oh Will fluid this doctrine Id his long
letter to Governor Hamilton. ackn0N.3
ledge 10 the fullest extent the right OF
revolution, If yon 50 coll TIA right. 10
destroy the government aid erect anotitr1
ON It's ruins more. III accordance with your
wishes. But WREN you nIlIerLake ii you
undertake il with tliis provision: III YOU
are successful, III IL right. y on are
heroes a But if yoli nfe defeated YOU IRE
rebels. That il the character. OF mn the
resolution, IL successful al we'll |; II uitsIigs
ctssfdt Tie government treats them as
traitors. Heidi not sec ID CAUSE 10 ni1ia
preheud that any party Intended Is mike
war on the setetlitiS States, Ne otiIy as.
serted the right 10 do 10 il they say ok
He would tot, however counsel OF ad ysse
any party tu do III He would be n Sfy
fender with The rights Of the. people who
were about 10 break up tlle government
under which they had delibtrafeIy cat,ir
10 The uvaeIIsioitthey could not lii I; lLltt
Id unprecedented hint The position of tic.
-felmhllcanS would compel them To- take.
alIstere ground Though II State se.
Ecsdes they cannot rec ogaize Her right 10
70 ont uf. tlle Eltion until She gains the.
e0hsetlt Of the Jri0ui The duty Of the
Chief Magistrate is 10 execute the law
M every l,irt Of the gos eftfHefft. Z He
ganahot be released from 4 his oFligRtial,.
| Neither will The Constitutions OF the Unit.
4 ed States Wnfrilnt bis sas ing that d Kin
Il gle star las fallen, He Is sworn not Il
know that IN State fils seeded; and Ii
pay no reskset TO resolutions that declare
She has done 80, In doing this It does
mot follow tifdt he iauSt ntu fit war upon
her, hut lie should esefcise every federal
right over her, the most important Of
which lis tile collection of the revenue.
| There are naify rights: for The benefit Of
| fiie peeple of q State which might be dis.
pcnsed with. If they do not want tic
mails carried the President roila aIdIfsh
| The past Offices. irtits might not perhaps.
| elect officers 10 send here, but they cnufd
| do l1s they liked about that. They have
| q right. to be perfectly Represented herci
| but ii they ehoose@t0 fdfeg9 that privilege,
/ IL is not incumbent ufioii tie Pfesiiitntto
force them I'll s1Hd representatives here
| But the Chief magistrate must collect the
ireteEne I,reciScty tile same as in every
fotIier state No State can be released
from that obligation, fjr the Consultation
Edeaanfis IT, What foiloWsi II the seed.
htg State shuts mp her ports Of etlrgi so
/ thut Slips cannot discharge tlfGif eaFg6eS.
then SHIPS will cease 10 go there; or, If
| the government blockatics Ter ports TO
collect revenue, then she will not have
gai,ted her independents by secession II
] She will feel c6mtentcd to live under this
Itaufyocai Stutes0f things all viii be we'll;
1 but she cannot do so. What will she dor
/ She nlnst take the initiative, and declare
war Iipon the United States. Then tosea
must be met 10y force, and she must hew
/ ont her Independence by VIOLENCE and war
There was no other way under the Con.
| siitulion tllat he Knew OF il II Stat o seeede
/ aud. declare war. lie. did not suppose that
! there was lawyer DIS tue floor sbHt who
i viii say that the act OF lcyYing. war. ID
| treasob against the United States. : That
lis the result, and We may as we'll fgok tie
matter .il tho face. THE Senator FROM
| Texas says that the South will force an
iignomiai1us treaty from Us III. Ealteuil
! Hall, 10 this he would ahswer: We'll,
/ yhu may; We knox yOaispoWers; We know
/ your bialrerys we, do ret want 10 hight
] with ,you, biit, nevertheless, heyeu ai4re
FMS lot the Necessity Me- wild Z uSei all Out
! POWERS tn 1IpintaiH Tie ggFeERH&Rti intact
1 IL ali It's integrity. II NC aFe.oyerthEoS q,
| the EoSefnGeat; Stil be snbEeEicd. rs thou:
sands OF other governments have, bceais II
| yotIsare thu weakest, ttiens yeu must go u
tihe wall irbat is ,lIll lthersli6 about h.
4 tEaaI il the condition in wlieh We stand
4 1 eau see no power in tie Gaastttllti0i
1 that will release the Senator from tllIs 20
/ sitiDn. lie did not take The. oath IL tts
i taitr the Constitution unless one statsSse
4 cedtsi.. There WGs 40 such Immunity fol
him. 'rfrre was no WAY then, ier IA Stat
10 20 out oG The Union that could sdelaah'
equal justice nndtT tho Constellation ant
Ilndicjlte her griesARcea while lbe Hug 6
the nation waved over her; There was u
way for STATE to go out except 10y MAX
ling war and yiudieatlng By arms her RICH
!, To Independence, and II size did this. h
|, Ehad a prophecy ia his misd. No ma
3 would regret murG than himself the oh
! ruption Of any portion OF ths United STATE
D who're. the people think themselves u
!. EgrieseSl, il there was only honorable =
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