The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-15

government concerned there absolutely no differ
nation and in their collective capacity to create gov
ernmens possessing certain dehuite powers Inc re-
functions OF divisions called
States and TO each OF these governments acting wthns
proper powers every American citizen bound pay the
obedience the people OF England do TO the laws
under which they live Any Individual citizen therefore,
seeking destroy this central government Is guilty OF
against it, and the same thing is true OF any az
prepae OF Individuals even should they constitute
jory OF the population or state or Of several States.
The fact that rebellion takes the form Of the secession
State make difference for so long the central
government confines itself within its Jurisdiction,
the State possesses no rights whatever against It. The
State possesses no greater rights collectively than each Of
its citizens possesses Individually.
We glad to see that these views have at last found
expression in the elaborate speech which Mr.. Seward,
tie proxmate Prime Minister Of Mr. Lincoln has ad.
dressed to the Senate the state Of the Union These
principles should nave been laid down and calculated in
the message from the President in Office; but, fall
ing this Is at rate something to know that they
VIII guide the councils of his successor With this i'm
see much to admire in the speech Of Mr. Seward It
meant no doubt TO be great success, but fortune has
not entirely seconded the efforts OF the orator The state
favorable to merely rhetorical exercitaton. When
certain line OF conduct has been firmly and deli
beraey adopted oraory is very useful TO convince
Of It's propety and persuade them TO follow it, But the
present difficulty Of the federal government s that while
provided TO safety with sophists rhetorician gsians
and lawyers, it has men Of ton. men who can
clearly and boldly state the which is
the duty Of the United States TO taxe in the present
such scrupes Rebellion lay in their way and they
bened. They do trouble themselves with arguments
about compacs and delegations they determined to
break the Union that purpose they employ the
whole energy OF the States they and their
votes the Senate and Congress o. the country against
which they ai rebellion. Mr. Seward is evident
u not man Of this mould He tell what viii not
save the Union II will not be saved by recrmiuaton
Tor by debates on the Of Congress
the subject OF slavery in the Territories, by prov
ing secession be illegal or unconstitutional nor by
discussing the right Of the federal government to coerce
n n nv
gresslona compromises, ror by any person in parcu
lar, nor by cunning and insincere compact Of
the remaining Part of Mr. Stewards speech, extending
two columns Of the Times. seek in VAN FOR
unionp, We have abundance of praise of the
form Of government over which destruction Is i'm
pending We are IN rather the
the nation at home and OF the strength which it has
given to it Abroad We have picture Of an American
war ring European port with all the honors,
and Of what the reception OF american ofwar IS
likely to be under divided confederacy. We have a
contrast drawn between Young and Old America in the
persons Of the page and the clerk Of the senate the
former OF whom to be carried away the rhetoric
while the elder shocked by the treason Of the Southern
orators just as the younger Jews re0iced, while the
elder who remembered the gories of the edce Of Solo
mon, wept at the dedication OF the second Temple.
| AL this we have wadtd through in hopes OF finding
what it is that Mr.. Seward would recommend the
means Of saving the Union II seems to come to this:
The idea Of the withdrawal Of the Gulf States and thcit
permanent reorganization, with without others, in
distinct coBfederacy is impossible and is therefore
dismissed by Mr. Seward We only wish, and there are
many VINO VIII JOIN with u.s. that Dir Seward had as large
ajurisdicton the actual the ideal While h
is dsn,issing the idea Of The Southern coredeacy The South
some means Of creating tat ,dsa NOTION or CONCEPTION
which Mr. Ssma'd has thus sssmmary eradca.1 from his
cram. Wh'fe noeaion i"ds contemporary, ~ Ssuara
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