Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-01-31

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and if that people be State, ii L
coercion against Safe. The Sbolt
people are the State. You canno
corrce the State, bot yeu may com
pei the whole peopleto payreyenue ''
The government, and eoerce tht N, !
They refuse, and if fle State forbids
If authorized TO co.Ice a State, yor
would do the same thing you clam
to do, when you are PFohbited, Ell
force laws upon an unwilling people
This is,oo metaphysical lor a practical
occasion, and i deem it unneeess#-
ry 10 discuss it further, because, u
granted, its exercise would not ouiy
BE- inexpeaigns. bat weuid involve ns
ip immediate civil WIZ, and utterly
defeat all hope Of union or friendly
alliance herealt,r. And The asser-
lion Of such a power is only ci'ieii-
hted TO exasperaIe our brethren ol
the South, aud to encourage and
embolden cur Northern abO!iiionlsts.
i will do Meth r.
The true principle is. that 50 long
MS the Constitution is observad and
there is reasonable assDraEco thai II
will continue to be preserved, go
State shouid seccde; but Nhen It's
rrincip!es are not adhered to. and
the grievances are without redress,
and oppression bas become. or is ey-
identity about to become. lntoierapie,
then n State stands upon It's reserved
rights = a right Older than the Con
s,ilution-tbe right Of seli-aei9n'e,
s. If preservation; and she iSreereant to
her honor and her duty il she falls to
assert aud defepdit This is right
incoplrovertible, and neither the Gen
eraI Government ncr any earthly
power will be permitted TO defeat It,
Oar Senator claims the power IN the
General Government, If any seeding
State, by foreign alliances or IN any
other manner, should eudaDger US,
we woald have right to Conquer her,
aud he re.ds aud approves the Coo
trine Of the Os.end manifesto. III
decl,res that should Cubs, 10 the pcs
session o. Spain. "endanger our ~
ternal pesee ard the existence OF our
cherished Uuion," ''ihen, 6y every
law. human and divine, we would be
Justified in Wrestling ii from her. =
Our safety. prospective safety. Is
what rs 10 justify Us by every law
human and divine, in Wrestling a
neighboring province from o'hersi
and the same reason gives Us like
Justification in rypelling enemies to
our safety, should they even be OF
our own household.
am sincerely deslrous that The
most perft &C cordial good feeling
should be kept up between The Soul T.
ero States. If we canROi agree with
the North, we can with the South.
| ftel-tbat every principle OF honor
and interest points in that direction,
and it is matter of rfgret that what
| consider small matters should be
brought before the public. the only
effect of which is to disturb this feel
ipg. and to give to The abOiItlonsts
more confidence and determination
by causing them, if not to disbeliese,
Certainly to doubt our being able 'o
barmonize among ourselves.
Ofthis character is the ref renee tf
the massage Of Gov. Gist. That mes
sage says that in the event Of slave
State refusing to join a ScntherI
confederacy, that such State would
not be permitted ''to renllze tht
nancy value fer their slaves by Sci
line them to US. (South Carolina,
and thus prepare them without any
loss Of property to ACCOMMODATE them
sllves "a the Northern free soil idea.
But should they unite their destiny
W,
viii receive them with open arms an'
enthusiastic greeting.
In 1926 Tennessee passed laV
which stood upon our statute oooi
for near thirty years, that prohiblte'
the introduction Of slaves from an.
State for sale; bot if any eIIlzea Q
ia0y State chose to- come and live Il
the State be might bring as man.
slaves with bin as he pleased. /
principle bow much does this ditfe
i from Gov. Gist? Now, altboug
Tennessee has changed her polio.
, she never supposed herself guilt
j Of any want Of comfy and goo
! faeIipc towards her sister States,
) Of an attempt to "drag" their c't'z0'
t frcm their allegiance.