The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-18
LETTER FROM RI-PRRSIDENV TYLER.
Views OF Ex-Prcsident Tyler ON tho Ma
tional Crisis.

LETIEk FkUN kA-PkkNlDENC TILEk.
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Views OF Ex-Prosident Tyler ON tho Ma
tfonal Crisis.
TO THE EDITOR OF TIE RICHMOND WING.
have often urged 70 give my views to the public
on the present great crisis of American affairs have
absained from doing so for reasons entirely satisfactory
to myself, OF the most controlling OF which was that
could not regard with becoming composure the dsSou
Of that coniederacy in the service OF which so great
a portion Of my life had been passed. and which had
been accustomed contemplate in spirit of the truest
devotion. Nor did believe that anything could say
paS e haS ous
which hter falls AL men, aud siauts them
out from sight, had settled upon me-. To the younger
athete who IN charge Of tho public trusts and en-
Joy ed it's confidence, well inclined to leave the task
O, adjusting existing dculties In the hope and trust
nSs would survive he tr,s which throatened it.
In the meantime, the high toned and gallant State OF
South Carolina one OF INC oia mas seen cause
ample be followed unless sectional differences are
adjusted by the cotton States hrst and sooner or later
all the savehodng States In view Of this state OF things
seeing also that all efforts at have SO far
failed longer withhold the expression OF my opn
Ions on the leading topics O the Day =, ,.r. % al
others, to the elects which follow upon the WIN
OF many states from the Union as tn se const-
tupp an entire section OF the country In what condl
ton does withdrawal leave the remaining states and
even the government seY This inquiry OF the great
est interest should therefore BIO made with all poss
bio elaboration. 1t can do no less than resolve itself
into the question the nature and character OF the
government itself II i DO consolidated government:
or States whatever other name thoy may be Called
can make resistance to its authority however despot
c which would not be considered rebeous and treasona
BILE. The States would occupy the same position, and
other the government OF the United states that
each country occupies TO the government of
State The uprising Of country against the State would
be unqualified rebellion and all concerned IN would De
guilty Of high treason These the inevitable results
which arise out of a consolidated government No mat
ter what the magnitude Of tho evil complained Of no
redress is left but out and out rebellion, and each and
all engaged in such rebellion have entered into with
haers around their necks " DO used unless tho rebel
lion proves successful, by the consolidated government
at its win and pleasure is idle in this view Of the
question draw distinction between State in rebel
lion and any portion of the people Of that State The
reasoning applies quite forcbly to tho whole commu
nifty part Of IL. No organized condition of the
community justify the revolt, and war
may be made on all alike will it do to attempt
Distinction between government Ike ours where pow
ers are granted and powers reserved and absolute
deepotisn. The same supreme domination would exist
in the enforcement Of the granted power where
this had been reserved and all given. Whatever the
obs inteposed the authority would be given to
remove Il; by individuals, they might be put to the
sword, IL by a state II might be crushed. Is there no
s0ftening down the asperity of these conclusions,
asked mode Of doing 80. Again, may be
asked does not tho constitution provide within itself
some mode by which grievances when heavy to be
borne may be redressed The constitute IN professss ~
do so but what chance there Of the remedies being
appeal that mode Of redress has been made In
vain. Every expedent has been resorted to- TO obtain
constitutional amendments in redress of grievances
through the action Of Congress- but there stands that
sectional majority immoyablo and fixed or only moving
s matters xhsS psss ss S
the moment Of utterarce. No. il the govern
ment BIO consolidated to tho extent Of It's powers
Is pre-, aud tho &c supreme the
sworn interpreter of the constitution give redress for
violated rghtsY That august tribunal should be
entitled 10 all respect but in sectional conflict such
that which exists, its decisions, however soleniny de-
ivered, carry no force along with them Who OF the
Northern sectional party acknowledges the binding force
Of its decision recently announced in the bred Scott
caseand ,hen how long is that decision to stand goodf
vanccd age AS they drop of the stage Of action Mr. Lin
coin win take to supply their places with who
would stand ready TO reverse their decision and mock
at them Of binding authority. No. If the govern
ment be consolidated one, If It's edcts uttered by
then those edcts are the DEGREES Of fate, and sub
mission Of States and people is all that is left From
being considered the proudest and nobest structure Of
human liberty IL degenerates into the vcst instrument
of tyranny and oppression AS ndispensaby necessary
TO at the above conclusion to tho nature of tho
tho popular will and not from separate State action. Il
only necessary to that that position entirely
overued as long ago as 1900 by the decided voice Of the
American people, and only momenary revived by Gen.
Jackson proclamation "a paper which contradcted all
the expressed opinions OF his previous and subsequent
e) avowedly written by who still fingered among
the ruins and fragments Of antquated ideas.
adicted by the name given the government in baptism
Tho federal government was called then and as the
federal government il known 70 the world and any
dictionary win tell us that the pertains only 10
league, to compact or political partnership among
States The federal legislature il known n Congress,
term only used 10 indicate ssembageo Of sovereigus
and that federal legislature Is composed, especially IN
the Senate OF the representatives Of States equal In
rights and equal In powers. There the smallest State
has voice potential the largest When tho articles
OF confederation ceased to exist they succeeded by
the present confcdorationan Improvement, it was
thought upon the old But ! abstain from going
farther into this subject find that the whole argument
already perfected In the preamble 10 the resolutions
Gently adopted by the people Of Boetourt drawn by
clear judicial intellect Is TO be found either in the
State OF Virginia or Of IT, In that preamble Judge
Allen presents sy nopss Of the history of tho origin OF
Institutions briefly yet lucidy 10 have
cluded the argument II challenges answer from any
quarter wish II could be printed and circulated until
1t was TO be found In the han Ia OF every in tho
country Tho facts Of history cannot be overcome, aud
In compact TO which States were parties. No
State thought that in adopting II It was imposing
letters upon It's limbs, which, however CALLING,
ono OF them-more cautious Than the rest, accom-
panied their ratification with declaration OF the
apa bn .ne powsrs GRANTED rer the peace q al
pregnant fact that General Washington the President
the General Convention in his valedctory to the people,
them 70 avoid sectional divisions bane
OF the Union beepeaks his part serious apprehen
sion that the Union would fall ssunder by any trca-
but by the withdrawal Of tho States egta.ey pro-
pery Nor Is there sufficient force TO counervai the
smSo from the TOO ess facilities which would exist il
overthrowing tho government The right 10 sccedo
q Is e sss
operate to restrain the conduct OF moritcs and on
Gals. Secession would never " rceorted 70 for slight
and insufficient until efter Iona course on
for bearance. Nothing ID more difficult than 70 brny
about revolution or change Of government. Take In
rat , the csa~y which now impending over
by the South have been existing and have ncreas
Ing In magnitude until they have eliminated from abuse
Of tho most kind In Congress and out of Con
gress In the pulpit and out Of the pupn short every
where and In evory conceivable shapento systematic
sectlonsl form and overung orssniasion In the mean
and protested So old they In tho days preceding the
Revolution but thor expostuations had quito well not
have been uttered. So In these latter days In 1880
remember 70 have received through the Governor Of the
state Of Virginia. series Of resolutions which had been
adopted by tho legislature addressed to the Northern
states complaining Of wrongs perpetratcd towards her
md her sisters Of the South by people Of those States
presented them In duo time to the Scnnte but although
hoac resolutions omanatcd from State that had never
Inflicted intentional wrong any co5tatc, and which,
lad laid down an empire a rich Offering on tho
,tar Of Union they were wholly dIsrcgarded SO far
rom Mresting the evils complained OF, those evils
AVE been continually increasing until she and her sis
III the In