Woodville Republican. (Woodville, Miss.) 185?-current, 1861-07-13

Government at least four hundred thO0ss
and men and four hundred millions OF dol-
lars. That number of men is about one
tenth of the available militia force within
the willing region-that sum of money
the twenty.third of the wealth of men
who seem willing to devote the whole six
hundred millions less debt per head than
the revolutionary proportion. Surely the
motive now is as strong as then. The re-
suit TO the world would be worth ten times
the money. ..~ss6
The legislative sanction only is neces-
sary, the material for the work is abun-
dant; the greatest perplexity of the Gov
ernment is the avoidance of receiving men
faster than it is prepared 10 do. The peo-
pie will save their Government if the Gov
eminent will on its part do its duty.
While perceptibly there is little difier1
ence between secession and revolution, the
movers knew they could never raise their
treason to responsibility by a name imply.
ing violation of the law. They could ona
y advance indirectly in the teeth Of the
noble sentiments of the people; they com.
menced al insiduous debauch upon public
sentiment, invented ingenious sOphism,
which, if considered logically followed,
was all incident to the destruction of the
Union. This sophism is legal and peace.
ful withdrawal from the Union, without
the Unions consent, thus sugar abating
the idea Of rebellion in the public mind
drugged during thirty years, and good men
are found 10 arms against the Government.
This sophism derives curruncy from the
assumption of some omnipotent suprema-
cy pertaining to a State. States have
been neither more or less than reserved
powers, no one of them being State out
of the Union; the original ones passed in
TO the Union before casting off their Brit
ish colonial dependence the new ones
came in from a condition of dependence
even Texas, during her temporary inde-
pendence, was never designated as State
The word Sovereign State is not in the
Constitution, nor, as is believed, in any
State Constitution
Here follows an elaborate argument
against the right of secession, in which, il
is questioned whether the people Of every
State. except South Carolina, are not il
favor of the Union. The contrary has no
been demonstrated. Our adversaies have
adopted some declarations of indepen-
dence, in which "all men are created
equal" is omitted; and their Constitution
instead of saying we the people" ha
I'VE the deputies Of the sovereign and in
dependent State" Why ignore the right
of men-the authority Of the people
This is essentially peoples contest.
am happy to believe that the plain, com
mon people understand and appreciat
this.
1t is noteworthy that while in the ma
tons tflal officers have resigned, no com
mon soldier or sailor has deserted bis ias
It remains to be demonstrated that thos
who can fairly carry an election can ais
repress a rebellion; that ballots are th
rightfnl and peaceful successors of bullet
, and that when ballots have fairly and CO
: slitutionally decided, there can be no sul
cessful appeal back 10 bullets--no appei
t except to ballots themselves, at succeed
| ing elections. Such will be the lessor
of peace, teaching men that what they ca
, not take by election they can not take
war, unless there be uneasiness. Regar