The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-07-17

State should be left exclusively to the State
This is all there is Of orginal principle about
lii. Whether the National Gpnstituton, in
defining the boundaries between the two, has
applied the principle with exact accuracy,
Is not 10 be questioned. We are all bound
by that defining without question. What
is now combatted is. the position that seces
sion is consistent with the Constitutions
lawful and peaceful. ~
4, 1t is not commended that there IS any ex.
press law for it and nothing should ever be
implied as law which leads TO unjust or alb.
surd consequences.
The nation purchased with money the
countries out of which several Of these States
were formed. Is 1t just that they shall g
off without leave and without refundng
The nation paid very large sums, in the az
gregate. believe nearly one hundred mil
lions, to relieve Florida OF the aboriginal
tribes.
i il Just that she shall now be of With
out consent, or making any return /: The |
nation is now in debt for money applied to
the benefit OF these so-caled seeded States,
in common with the rest. Is ii just. either
that creditors shall go unpaid, or the remain
ing States pay the whole? A part Of the
present nationa, debt was contracted to pay
the old debts OF Texas. Is il just thai she
shall leave and pay no part Of this herself!
Again, il one State NAV secede, so may an
! other; and when all shall have seeded. none
are left to pay the debts. i this quite Just
10 creditorss Did we notify them Of this
1 sage view Of ours when we borrowed their
i money?
Ii we now recognize this doctrine. by al
, lowing the seceders 10 80 in peace. i Is diff
. tlcult 70 see what we can do II others chose
! to go, or 10 extort terms upon which they will
! promise TO remain.
The seceders insist that our Constitution
admits of secession. They have assumed To
make national constitution Of their own, in
/ which necessity they have either discarded Or
! retained the right OF secession, a. they insist
i il exists in ours. II they have discarded il,
: they hereby admit that on principle il ought
c not TO be in ours.
L II they have retained il BY their own con.
struction IL ours. they show that 10 be con.
/ sistent, tbey must secede IRON one another
whenever they shall fnd il the easiest way
) of settling their debts, or affecting any other
selfish Or unjust object.
The principle itself : one Of disintegra.
/ ton, and upon whlchnog osernmentcan posse
, Div endure
:. II all the States save one should assert the
pawer TO drive that one out Of the Union, IL
D Is presumed the whole class Of seeded poll.
. clans would a once deny the power aud de-
! uounce the act a. the greatest outrage upon
State sights. But suppose that precisely the
same act, instead Of being called driving the
one nut, should be called the seeding Of the
4 others from that one ~ would be exactly what
1 the seeeders claim 10 do, unless, indeed,
/ they make the point that the onc. because il
: IS minority, may rightfulls DO what the
I others. because they are a majority, may not
F.. r,ghtluly do. These politicians are subtle
/ aud profound on The rights Of mindritie,.
/. they are not partial 10 thnt poser which
/ made The Constitution and spefks from the
| preamble. calling itself, +" We, the people"
II nary well be questioned whether there Is
: to day minority u The legally qualified yo-
tiers 81 any State, except, perhaps, South
Carolina, IN lafOr 81 dlsanIan. There il
4 much reason 10 believe that the Union men
I are 10 the majority IN many. IL not 10 every
! other one Of the so.oaled seeded States.
The contrary has not been demonstrated in
! ans pne Of them. II Is ventured to affirm
this even Of Virginia and Tennessee fpr lie
D result Of an election 10 military camps, whefe
the bdyonets are all On one side Of the ques-
ton voted upon. can scarcely be considered
a. demonstrating popular sentiment. Al
I such a. election all TIA; Ia &C eitss who are
I ~ once FOR The Union and against coercion
! would be coerced % vote against the Union.
; Il NAV be affirmed without extnsagance
I, that The free Institutions We enjoy have de.
seloped The powers aud improved the condl.
(. ton u orr whole people beyond any exam
! pie IN The world. ~ this We INV haze i
striking ard impressive illustration.
So large an army as The Government has
now on foot was never before known. with.
out soldier ID Il but who bad tsken his
place there u bis own free choice. But more
than this; there are many single regiments
:, wiiOse members, one aud anDther, possess
lui practical knowledge Of al the arts. sci
enffs. professions. aud whatever Else. wheth.
cr useful " elegant, il known ia The world
ANIL there i scarcely one from which could
not b. selected President, Cabinet, Con.
/ gre,s. and perhap. Court. abundantly CON
I lpetent 20 administer the Government itself
Npr do ! say this is not true also in the ar.
\ my u our late friends, now alsersares. IN
the contest. Bat il il u, 20 much better tie
reason why the Government which has con.
r lerred such benefits on both them and u,
should not be broken Up. Whoever, IN any
section, proposes TO abandon such Govern.
mem, would d. well to consider IN Difference
% What principle it's that ne does IL; what
4 better he is likely 70 get IN It's stesd--wheta.
, er the substitute will give. or be intended to
give, so much Of good to the people. There
are some loreshaJowings on this subject.
(. Our adsersarics have adopted some declara.
tons 81 Independence in which, unlike the
n good old one penned By Jefferson, they omit
the words. "All men are created equal"
4 Why! They have adopted a Temporary
National Constitution 10 the preamble 81
which, unlike our good old one sgncd by