The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1861-07-17


cost cG their Brilish Colonial irt~ Psndence.
end the nee ones esch came lnsc the un
ion directly frcm condition Of depeacr nee
except Tsxss. T,- ns~ cn~s cnly t"oFI
re designstior of S'stes on crmsng into he
Union. " hile that nsme wss nrst stoptscl
10. the o< enes Ia md by the COLONIES wnenI
sAey were c~~lsrsd 10 BE- Tree and lndepen.
dent S,srs. but even then The ctlsci pisln-
" wss not 10 declare their Independence 81
one smother Or q ,h< Union. but directly The
contrary. The Article Of CONFEDERATION
I've y~sp isser. that the Union shall be per
ceeaal 10 most conclusive Having never
been S,aes either in substance Or 10 name
outside Of The Union. whence the magical
omniso,eoee o. S'ste rights. asserting .
<l.in a power 10 lawfully destroy the Y nion
itself. Much 10 sid about the sovereignty
Of the Ssstes. but The word even 10 not 10
the National Constitution nor - j. believed
By many in any Of the State Constitutions.
What 10 Sovereignty IN the political sense
o. sis termi Would II Be far wrong 20 &C.
One II political community withou. poll
siesI superior! Tested BY this. none Of cur
e,stes, except Texas. ever was a sovereign.
" end even Tsxss gave up the ehsraeter on
coming into the Onion.
The Unior, and no, themselves separated,
procured their independence. The Union
10 older than any Of the s. s'es, end In fact i
created them % States. Not enc Of them
ever hsd State Constitution indepr nden'
Of the Union. Unques,ionsbly. The States
hsve powers and rights reserved to them 10
o. bv the nationsi Constitution. but among
these surely IL NOT included power to de-
ssroy The Government itself What i now
eomLs,ted 10 the position tina, secession i
consistent With the Constitution. is lawful
snd peaceful. Il 10 not con,ended thu, here
n any express Law for il snd nothing should
ever be implied % Law which lead' 70 On
Just or absurd consequences. The nation
purehssed wi'h money the countries out o.
which several Of these States were formed.
Il II Just that they shall 60 Of without leave,
without resuudingi Again, II one STATE
nay seeede. % may another, and when all
shall have seeded. none is left to pay The
debts. Il this quite just 10 creditors! Did
" notify them Of shis sage view Of ours
When " borrowed their money. 1--we nov
recognize this doctrine By allowing The Sc
esders 70 20 In peace Il % diflieult 20 sc
What - can DO II others choose 70 60 or q
sxtoss terms upon which they will promise
70 remain. The principle itself is one o
disinsesrstion. and upon which no Govern
mens can possibly endure
Il nay veil be questioned whether there
q 10 Be found M jori,y Of the legally quail
lied voters Of any State. except perhap
South CsroIins 10. favor Of disurion. Their
10 much reason 10 believe that The Uno'
men ere in the majority in many Y not !
every one OF the % called seeded States
Il q ventured to firm this even Of virgini
and Tennessee. for the result Of an electi1
held In military camps. where the bayonet
are ell on she ride Of the question voted %
On. can scarcely be considered q demonstrs
zion q popslsr sentiment.
II may be affirmed without extravaganza
that the free institutions We enjoy have d
vslopsd the powers AID improved the COZ
dillon ef our whole people beyond any "a
ample In the world. or tbs We now h'v
: striking and an impressive Illustration :
large q army % the Government has no
o foot 80 aever before known, without
colder il il Who had not taken his plat
there Or his ows fres choice. But more ihu
this, there are many single regiments who'
membsrs oss snd another possess full pra
siesI ksowIeSge Of eli the arts. sciences. a
-. fessicns. md whsssver else. useful
sisRsss. 10 known 10 the world; and the
. scarcely one from which there could o.
- selected ! Presidsns. Cabinet Congre
end beshsps Court. sbundansIy eomPete
% administer The Government itseif N
q ssy this u not true also in The srny
eus Isss friends. nov sdsens:ies 10 this co
sssl But II % IL 10 30 much the better se
co vhy the Government which has COME
red such benefits % both them and % chou
not 10 broken up. Whoever in sny sect