Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-07-29
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80, ;,.ss ,:,c recognition OF the t1nteocr"lc
ST.. 4 them TO ask whether "a Ioi!''u--
re- cas- DC relied upon 10y creditors OF ma
70 ,:,,, admits the ri.lt of Gael! 81 Its mem-
NO., :, ,,ithdraw from it and cast oil its Oh
E-,.;,.s at pleasure" [Sec letter to Bur
1rr.r,s, minister to Austria, April 18th, 1861.
IN. same argument, in other words, Is all
dressed to the other ministers.
TAI, is an Objection TO the Confederate
S:a:cs Government, which is very much relied
rDon by Seward, aud Which may have some
w,i;;:.. %;.h unrciicctins foreigners. 1t Is IN
rrc:,. part n.isS;atcmcnt. No one recognises
he ,.raDrc,y Of a States withdrawing from
more caprice; or its right, in any event. to
cas-. o.: the obligations which it had jointly
as.an!e.. with the others to ''crcdltors or ma
lions f." Tie treaties with other nations
wh:ch were made by the United States Gov
eyamert before the Withdrawal Of the Con-
feacrate States, are recognised by us as still
binding. and are faithfully observed. The
debts. in like manner contracted by thc-latc
Union. we acknowledge as partly ours, and
have long ago made propositions Tor an cqni-
table s.tt,cn.cut of money and property IN
teceSts and Obligations. So that Il our Gov
crnlItat should be as prccnrouS, anu prove
as unstable. as Seward tattcrs himself II VAL
BE-, vet We would offer to creditors and M
1jons'' the same guarantees OF lidc!ity that
now exist. Ard, indeed, greater. For the
only Inducements which ho'd people TO
lhc;. engagements, are the sense oil honor
and ;h. sense OF fear. That the sense
Of a2no: ,xouii remain alter separation
slc!l rs ours, las already been illustrated by
the voluntary observance OF treaties, and
bv the proposition OF the Confederate Govern
ia.nt above referred to- 70: an equitable ap-
por,!onmcnt Of the common liabilities ana
a.s;,s. That a nation, wronscd or offended
81 Itself or IN Is Cilizcns, would be even bet
tec able 10 cx.o.; fidelity from our fears after
c.y.r.ic-I than irrorc, is Of course obvious
s..,a,..'s &-.u,r..., addressed to the interests
q ..r,i::n sovv;2:::.&2n.s, thus reacts asainS,
h:::.,c;,:.
.s'.t '''c mon Vi ''' "'"''0'' 'e 9''''eS :
II. i q - go; stable than it would he undo:
s's'. 4 -'''> '''''' 40 wa" f'",.s "P''.
II" it.e f2.'vr'i Cn'on' Is 'h'lre!F iauac'"uS'
-; r,:,.tc S.wag'i'S assumption by his ow:s
admission. ION the same document III
w:,;.a ~" a..",. Stewards letter 70 Bu"l.-
G,n.c, We take the :oi!o"'a= from letter to
ii. .2co. Minister |" ir"SSia: ms
Hj"n "&S icAi.'c" rr"A P"i''''" co.
SRI. Az: last "."a: i'.'ticaity #i'"'t UPON
10 %a:"s' sa%'N. il '"iS "e 'f"S--"nd :: s"S
>.~---!s"H !,'p"'HT consent Is lac '::l" basis,
81: 'i'4 -: .'Ss OF q oo''''es's,''i' o. ne
2N@i.-2' ,-aies. Ai'' .1;''&tS are iic'u together
y 49, ':s'fH1-'a OF c0','.a-.' '~-'S'''>. "''''
1!s::;ia' good 80, OF ti'''r ;''2 ~. al al
i"2i'"t7iS' mis- 40 Pc a as ':'S2'E' Il"
s'i.,-'' Q. 100 i. - = ','@' = ';'-
Pc =.
- S'es'E-s.i@: 20 ! - "l'
"','s.! '>-"Hc' - = h-.''H
~-'''H Sa'' s'',''"
Mat better guar ..''S OF >'""1.'ty, th-9,
G52s Stewards 'cFIbi'c pr:Sen; - i"Tc!En
:.,'!o"s than does ours! The iiaad avow-
ell; and contrssedly on the saiac only Ga
So Of popular consent. IT STAT fail in
ei.neE ease, the Government fails; II 1t con-
'!'!"s' '''e uo'''n'"e". s'A4'oS. ~" .ne'';
cay Se"t'u "'iesc i''>'a'''''S "s'.''N. o"' |''i-
.'."l! Al e''P"' sun WIN "'S WI
~ "A' '''''',i ''A' w ". e"'' >'"''''e VI :,
''''', 's"" '."r'o, '''','"'' e''''"'S'0-' i
;, f0p
eC'''>'''
-" ''''' '"'' = 'o"'' - ~ eo.
'''"Hs u LIS Wv" ioi'uaiuen'"i pi"'e'pie' ~
"e '''e 00''" - "''o''' '''sN '""-
F"-"''" - ~ "es'' u1''o''' 'oi ''e e'i'i''
eA'>' 'ose'ncF' Inc! arc ulFecl ah'ass-
o"'s.''>' I'.'pu'sioh acc'ius' liioeeo' WIN
al ''',H't'""' an" 'y'""'iic"' spirit nut
N"e'''ei - Is adapted l" preserve union, LEI
DIV al - "''' VAC experience OF I" 'wo-years
oei''e '''''' 80" "eN''e: Contrary 10 Ills con-
's'io' '''' .!t' i'"'oh' nc mas yielded to
''s '~' i'">sto''>' an" t'''''e coihpuiSion MS
te4'1.' .. ''' N''''P',''u a"u insured
~. ''e i''' "e'!''i VI '''.'' '''l"h whose
eA'> 'si'. e"o'u o''is nave 'ee" maintained
h'''Se'. ocns JCese' py an entirely o'i!erem
p''''''"'e.
But II may be asked what guarantee ofper
petuity docs the Southern Confederation pre-
sent, II We d!sailow compulslon: The "popu-
lar consent" IS the answer-iti is the "basis"on
which it anus: always practically stand. -
How is that popular consent TO be mantained:'
Ihc answer TO this question involves the diff
Ference between tie two republics II is not