Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1861-01-30
TEXAS, JANUARY 80, 1861,
ro~r 'sinn'lsno" IT the Dallas Herald,
Letter From Mckinney.

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The union Of these States, has II
, different periods of our short histo
ny rs n nation, received sever,
shocks, but w are not prcpaFIqk Il
, say that the indications portcnict
, II dissolution of the Union. Bu
the shock they have received from
tho triumph of political party, il
the election OF President to pre-
side over the dcstinics OF this ma
tion, for the next four years, is he
licyed to be of such u character, by
Il very large number of people il
all the slave States; and by tive o
III" States, ms States, to he II just
cause for dissolution OF the Union
and the action OF others will soon
follow,
In this state of affairs, the words
"thc United States or properly
States united, has lost much of its
former efficacy and power, We
fought bravely during the last can
yass, to avert this state OF things
in all the slave holding Statcs,-and
many came to our aid in the north
crn States, and although we con.
Quoted the canvass fiom different
stand points, and rallied under diff
icront banners, the object to be nc
complishcd was the same, the defeat
of the Black Republican party; and
consequently the perpctuity OF the
Union. We are beaten, but not dis
maycd-humblcd, but not abashcd
defeated, but not routed. And
our principles, as ever, bid proud de-
fiancc to the rancour of sectional vi
olcnce. Rather would we suffer de-
feat, than to procure tho election by
fraud, and violation OF the plain
provisions of the Federal Constitus
ton.
] desire at this timo merely to
state my viows: The great funde-
mental error, rs | conceive is this.
That persons have been taught in
their youth, and it has ripencd with
th9ir years, that the government Of
these States cannot be dissolved, that
it is a strong central government
sovereign and independent within
itsclf-superior to all tho States,
and all the pcople-and that it is
truly impious and sacrilege indeed
to speak of its dissolution in any
event that it can take any place
whatever; and be the wrongs ever
80 numerous that are inflicted by
one portion Of the country upon the
other, and the violations of the COM
mon bonds of union ever so fragrant,
and repeated, that we owe so much
respect and reverence to tho govern
ment that we must submit to it all
for the sake of the Union that has
done us so much injustice.
These are the opinions of many
men who arc truly honest in their
PRONUNCIATION. These men have
been blinded by the dazzling splen-
dour of the exterior of the govern
mcnt, and feol that they are not
privileged to expose the foundation
upon which this splendid exterior
is erected. | agree with them that
the union formed in accordance
with the Federal Constitution is the
most sublime and effective Govern
ment for good among men that ever
existed, and that if it could be con-
tinued in the spirit in which it was
made, and the constitutional guar
antees Of equal rights, and equal
justice to all tho States be meted
out in the spirit Of kindness, that it
ought to be perpetual to the end of
time, and we would say, palsied be
the hand that raises itself against it,
and death to the tongue that would
speak againts it.
/ propose to enquire, lst. How
the Government was formed. IND.
What it was formed for, and 3D.
Does it subservc the ends for which
it was made. Previous to the Re
volution the thirteen Colonies were
British dependencies, and possessed
no s)vorei IN power whatever. All
the power they possessed was de-
rived from Great Britain, and the
power being dcrivative and secon..
Diary must have been received from
the primary power. When they
were refused the rights that were
guaranteed to them by the British
Constitution, they rcvoltcd from
the mother country, and framed the
declaration of Independence, in
which among other things, it was
declared that these States are, and
Of right ought to be free When
the revolution was closed, and the
independence of the thirteen States
recognized by the parent country,
and the civilized world, they were
each Independent States clothed
With all the attributes Of politlctl
sovereignty, and the league which
they had formed for their mutual
defence and protection, was no
longer obligatory upon them, as IN,
dcncndent nations. They could
have contracted alliances, made
treaties. in fine have done all thing: !
that sovereign nations could do
who were placed in like condition.
Seeing their weak condition as in
dependent nations, just emerged
from the most dreadful revolution.
airy struggle that ever was recorded
upon the page of the worlds histo-
ry, Il few people without arms,
money, property, or credit, relying
solely upon the justice of their cause
and reposing upon the God Of right 4,
to direct them and vindicate their
action, determined to form perfect
union for the purposes expressed
in the preamble to the Federal Con-
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