The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-13


bauehipg of tho P1blio uiud they N vented an
ingenious soptism which n cJncsdsd wss fol-
los Cd BY psffcctly Logical IT % througn all tho
incidents OF the oomplste destruction Of the
Usion. Ths sophisn itself Il that any ststs
Of The Union may COZ hstsntly with the nations
fully withdraw from the Union, without the
cosssnt Of the Union or Of shy other stats.
Ths little disguiss that the supposed right
Il 10 be exercised only for Just cause, them
selvss 10 be the sole judges OF It's justics is TOO
thin 10 merit sn' Doties with rebellion. Thus
sugar rated they havs been drugsipg TIE
| public mind Of thsir section for more THAI
thirty years, and until Al length taey have
brought many good mon to . villiognsss 70
take up arms aRsiust TIVE Government the day
sf'er some a'semblaGs OF men have en-
acted ths farcical ptstencs OF taking
their stats out Of the Uaion, who could have
been brought 10 no such thing the day before.
/ Tpis sophisn dsrtvss much perhaps the who Of
Its currency, from the assu mp ion that there "A
some omnipotsht AMI sacred supremacy p.rtatn-
ing TO sststs, TO each stats OF our P,d,ral Unto
/ our states have neither more nor lee, power
thao that reserved TO than 10 tbs Uoion by III,
/ Cobsti ution, no ore u them having b. IN a
| state OUT OF tao Union. Tee o'iSinsl one 8
passed into the Uni,n even before they
cast on their British Colonial dspeLdsncs. and
the new one. came into the Union dirsc " from
a condition Il dependence excepting Texs,
and even Texas In its Temporary indep' nisDcs,
vas never cssiRna,ed a. q ststo The rev
ones ony took tns designation OF states on
coming into the Union While that namo as
6rst sdcp'ed for the old ones in and BY the De-
olsrstion dIbdsp.ndsncs. The'ein the United
| Colonies were declared TO te Jttes1d Independent
sta es Bat even then the object plainly
was net 20 declare their Independence o. on,
IN Ithsr Of the Ution, but directly the
enuTy, as thsr mu uL p.odts ard
their mutual aot"n btfga at tho
time, and afArwArds, Ab1Id intly show.
The express plighting Ct fat1 by each 81 d
ell Of the original thirteen states IN the
art OF conf,dera ion two years later, that
| the Ufitn shall be p'rpetual Is mos. conclu-
sivs having never besn statos either Ia sub
slsncs or In barns outside o' toe Union, whence
thus nBgie,l omni potepoe Of STAG rights AZ
s'rting a claim of DO ser TO lawfully d,stroy
| IT, Union itself Much is said all vat the Sc
! v. rsignty of the states but the word, ever, is
MT IN the National Constitution, nor, a. |, be-
li.vod, in any Of the state constructors. WAT
l. soysrrignty in the poli;is,l senss Of he
temp Would Il be far wrong 10 dsdne
TIA political Gem Tuuity without q poll
teal suPsrior. Tested ny this, NJ ono Of
eur states, except Texas. was s,verejgnty,
and even Texas gave up this character On
coming into ho Union, BY which net she ac-
knowledged the CInstitVticn o. the Uni cd
ats and the laws and treaties Of the Unitei
States made ia Pursuance Of tho Con,ti u
to-, To be for her the suptems law. The
states have tt,ir status in the Union. and
they ave no other local sa'Ds l. th.y hroak
ffou thir, they cen onlv DO 50 against law ard
by revolution. The Urion, and no. them
selves SEPARATELY, ptocufsd their indep.nd
ence and their lb,rtY, by conqlss; or
! puich,s.. The Union gave each Of them what
ever Of irdspohdsnc5 and liberty H. has TIL Q
| Union Is older than any Of tts s'atss AMI. In
fact, IL created than as states. Originally,
| some dependent colonies made tho Union, a1d
In turn the Union threw OF their old dtpsr d Z.
cree for them, and made them statss,
,uch a. they now are. Not one OF th,m
ever had a state constitution indepen-
dent of the Union. OF COURSE IL N not forgot
ten thn all the rev sta'os formed their con-
sti'utiors before they entered the Unitn,
nevertheless dependent up7n and preparatory
10 coming into the Union. Una sstiouably
The states have the power and rights reserved
to them in and by the national consti' utiou.
Bat among these surely are lot included all
concoivable powers, however mischlsyous or
obstructive bat AZ most, each only as wee
known IN tho world as governmental powers;
and ceitaiLly power 20 Destroy the Govern
ment its IF had never bton known as govern
mental powtk Thii rel ltivs mltter OF natior Al
power and siate rights as principle,
is 10 other than ihs principle Of
generality and locality; whatever COG
whole General Govsrnm ,n. while whAleye or
concerns tho state should be lsfssxc'usively To
the state. This is all ihsie Is OF original prin.
ciple about it whether the National Cons .itu
tiOn, In defining boundaries bot gesn the two,
has applied the prineipls with ~ oct accuracy
l. otto be Questioned We ave AZ b uld by that
| defiuing with ut question. Wa 7, now cnta
bait is the position that seCssai3a Is consistent
with the COILS itutionis Lawful ard psacsrii. ~
ia I.ot conts1ded that there Is any exprass law
fer IL, and rothing should ever be implied as
law which Leads TO unjust OF absurd conss-
| queness TIE nation purchased With monoy
tho countries out Of which sevt raj o. thAse states
were formes. Is il just that they nall go of
| without leave and without rstnnding? The
nation paid very large sums-in the aE-
| gregste, l bslievo nearly q hundred NIL
lions, TO relieve Florida OF the aboli.
| ginal tribe'. Is II just that sic shall now
10 Oh without consent, or wisout az
return2 Ths nation Is row in debt for none
applied 10 The beLsit VI ,hsys 80 called seed
| ing st ttes, 10 conmtn with the rest. Is II
jGst either that creditors shall 80 unpaid or he
remaining states pay the whole? A part OF Il Q
present naiioral debt wa contracted TO pay
the old eebts Of Tsxs'. IL II iss, that che
snall leave and pay DO part Of this harse'f
Again, II ons siele may sscede 90 may ap0thsr,
ard when all shall have sec Dad mona IL left ia
ay the debts Ia this quite vs., to ere itors
D.d VIC notify them OF this rage view Of ours
when we borrowed their money If we now
rsecgoizs this doctrine by allowing tn.
secsders To 70 in peace, It "a dim
cult to Sc what we can do IL others
cbONe TO go or to eXtOrt terms upor
which they viii pfomlss 10 reuain. This Sc
coolers II slst that our Constitution admits Of
GecsssiOn. They have assumed 10 mako a Ma.
tipr al Constitution q their own in which o
uccofsity, they have either disc n 'ei or rvt anet
the right Of secession, they insist il exists il
ours. Ii they have oiscHdeS it thsy tltrtb,
ao nit that on principle IL ough. not to exist Il
ours if thsy have retained it nv their Lwn con
struction Of eurs, thoy show that TO be consisten
they must soceds ftom one another wheneve
they shall find IL the sasies. way u sstJliu,
their debts, or affecting any o her selfish or uu
just object. The principle itsslf is Qua OF die
integral on and upon which 10 VEN rent ca
possibly endure. II all states save one h, al
s assert The power to drive tina. ono ont Of Ia
ILL Mon II Is presumed the vi ole class of seead II
politicians would at oLcs d,ny tbs pow
and denounes the act as tho creates
ioutrago upoa state rights Bat sgHpcs
ithat precisely the sans act, ins'esd Of bel r.,
n called driving the one OUT, snCull Do Gale
the seeding OF the Others fro uSt ons,
would be exactly what the SO .oters ella, n Il
-Vdo, unless. indSsd, they make .ne-p lot TIA
q the one, because II 10 a minority. may righ
majority, may not rightfully DO. These pol
tieians sre subtle and profound In tn
n rights Of minoritits. They are not part
\ to that power which made the &C institution
= ard speaks from the preamble calling i.sel
Z ave the people" Ii may veil ba QUESTION:
. whathir there Is today a majority Of Il
"A ls0sllv nualuhad vofa.a Of any stat