The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-17
duosd into the United States Senate BY Mr..
Sumner, of Massachusetts,, for /" wipine out
the rebel Statan ~


The rebel Statas ~
FAsrAas. Certain States, rich tfu,lv ba,ou,.
ng 70 the Union OF the United States. haye.
lnrousn their respective Cover nmenta Wicf.
sdly undertaken to ahjure all thos. dntias by
wnicn tnsir connection with the Union was
Uonstituuou, to levy war upon The national
Government, and. for the cnnsummatton Of
!nis treason, have eunconstitutiopalIYa and no.
I awmiiy confederated together. with tho de-
eE ,ns prposS OK putting an end, BY force, 70
.neir respective limits; and ohevcas, this condi.
LION OF insurrectiop, orgspizsd by pretended
openiy exists In South Caro-
.ine, .;, 0SoIsia' Alabama, Mississippi, Loei.
virginia, except in Eastern Tennessee and
western Virginia, and has been declared by
the President Of the United States, In a pro-
ciamonon duly made In conformity with an
ritory. with the exceptions already named
oAd ehsveas, the extensive territory thus
usurped BY these pretended Governments and
oreanlzod into hostile Con fsderacy, belongs
TO the United states. a. IN inssparable part
thereof, under the sane lions Of the Uonstitu.
non, TO bs held In trust for the inha bttants in
she prrss Mt and future gensrstions, and IL 20
com plstely tnterltnked Wi IN the Union that
II Il forever depenoont thereu pOn and ,oksys.
as the Oonstitution, which u tho supreme
law OF the land, cannot b displaced In its
riSh.1ul operation within this territory, but
must ever continue the supreme law thereof
Notwithstanding the doings OF any pretended
Governments, acting singly or IN the con,ed.
GRAFTON, il order 70 pus an end to Its supre.
macy: Therefore,
kfs0ioeG, That any vote Of secession or ether
act py which any state ay underta TO mt
an end to the supremacy OF the CoRstitn ton
within Its territory 10 inopsr&uvs and void
against the Consutu tion, aud when sustained
by force it becomes = practical a1dieation by
the State OF all rights under the UOnsu a ton ,
la n CN n kVna IN
ther works Instant for fefture OF all those func.
tons and powers essen tini TO the inue0
existence Of the SUITE q DO0y polite, so
tnat Izom that time forward the territory tails
under the exclusive Jurisdicu. Of Congress
as other territory, aud the STATE being, &C ..
cOrding to the lanA uags OF the law. telo De ss,
ceases 70 exist.
Resoioed, That any combination Of men as
suminx 70 net in the place OF such State, and
attempting to ensnare or coerce the inhaoI-
tants tnSr aoi into h confederation hosule 70
the Unisu, Is rebelllous, reasonable, anu
destitute OF all moral authority anu that
OF any constitutional existence, ana uL,erly
iawiess, 50 that everything dependent upo II
IL ls without cOnsti tut uUnul or legal support.
Hcsoired, That the termination OF u State un-
der the OOnstitutiOn necessarily causes The
termination OF those peculiar local institu-
tions which, having no origin in the Consti-
tuition or In those natural rights wnica exist
independent OF the Const titu Llon, are upheld
by the sole aud exclusive authority OF the
Stale.
Resoiued, That slavery being peculiar local
instiIution, DERIVE cd from local Jaws without
any origin IA the Constitution or In natural
rights, ls Upheld Dy the sole and exclusive au.
thOrlty OF tue 0iate, and III ust, there ore cease
70 exist legally or conslituuonaiiy when the
state on when II depends DO ioAgsr exists
for the incident cannOt survive the priAci-
pie.
Resotcsd. That in the exercise of its exclu.
sive Jurisoic Ion over the territory once oceu
pied Oy tho states, 1t IL the duty OF Conxres,
70 see that the supremacy oi Tho Uons.itnIIon
Is main tanned Ia It's essential principles, So
shat everywhere In this ex sUnsIve territory
slavery SNAIL cease TO exist practlcalIy, as II
mas already ce4sed to exist tcoRstituLlOnaily
or legally.
Ke.o,red. That any recognition OF slavery
in sucn terrItofy, or any surrender of slaves
States, civil or military, Is q recognition Ol
the pretended 0ovsTnmen %, 70 the exciusion u
or the jurisdiction OF COhgrees under .he
Constitution, ana Is in the nature VI AID and
comfort 10 the rebsuion that has been 0r
Kanized.
Kesotred, That any such recognition Of sla.
very or surrender of pretended slaves, be-
sides being recognition OF Ine pretended
Governments, giving them aid ana comfort
Is u denial OF the riKhU of persons VINO, by
the ex zinc tiOn OF the States, have tecome
tree, 80 that, under the Constitution, they
can mot again be onslaved.
tant @Ao protection from the Government
arc corresponding obligations dependent upon
each other: so ,ha while the allegiance o.
every inhaDitant OF this territory, Withou,
distinction or color or class, is due TO the Uni.
ted States, and cannot in ANY way be ue
feated by the action of any prsteuoed Gov
srnment, or by any pretsnce OF property O,
claim to service, the corresponding obligation
Of protection II at the same time due. hy thu
United States, to every such In hal abitant, with
out distinction OF color or clasa and ktol
lows that tnhabttants held as slaves, whcsl
| paramount allegiance is due to the Units<
States may jus ly ltok to the National Gov
| eminent for protection.
| ktsolued. That the duty directly cast upo1
COnRress by the extinction OF the States i
| reinforced by the positive prohibition Of tn
.Onsti tn tton, that "no State shall enter Int,
/ any confederation" or, "without tho con
/ sent of Congress, keep troops or ships. of
l war In time Of peace, or enter into any aEree
grant letters Of marque and reErisal" O.
"coin money" or ''emit bills Of credit" or
| "with out the consent Of Congress, lay an,
| duties on imports or expOr Is" all OF which
| ments; and also by tho positive injunction O
| the Constitution, addressed to the ne ation
| that "the United States, shall guarantee I.
| every State in this Union q republican foru
| Of government and that, In pursuance o
| this duty cast upon Congress, and further en
| joined by the Constitution, Congress will as
! sumo complete jurisdiction Of such vacate'
| territory, where such unconstitutional an,
| illegal things have been attempted, and viii
| proceed to e. stablish therein repu blican form
| Of Government under the CONSTITUTIONS; an,
| in the execution OF this trast, Will provid
| carefully for the protec ton Of all the inhabi
| tt ntS thereof, for the security OF families
| the organic ltinn OF labor, the encouragement
| of industry, and the welfare OF society, an,
| will In every way discharge the duties Of
| Just, mercitul, and paternal Government.
| rHs TRBAsUsr Sors BILL.
| The Senate Finance COMMITTEES has axres
| upon sundry amendments 10 the House Tres
| sury Note Bill Among them are sro strik
out the declaration that the au thorlz.t I
issue el60, 900 ,0Oo is to meet the necessities Q
| the Treasury and to provide q currency re
| ceivable for the public dues. and to inser
| that the not tee shall be receivable in paymen
| Of all public dues and demand DIS of every de
| scription, and Of all claims and demand
| against the United States of every kind what
| sOever, except for interest upon bonds an
| notes, which shall be paid in coin, and shaI
| also be lawful meney, and legal tender Il
payment of all debts, public and private
within the United States, except interest .
Aforesaid.
TIE sroHs BLocKADE-LoRD LYONS TO RAJ.
RCssHLL.
WAsHIxerox, Jan. IA, (received IAN ~
Nv Lord: Three days ago, in obedien ce Z
your lordship's orders, spoke to Mr.. Sews >,
ON the subject Of the plan adopted by thi
Government Of obstructing the entrance 3
some Of the harbors In the Southern Ntatsa
.. ~ sinking vessels, laden with stones, in th
Mr. SAward observed that 1t was altneethe
a mistake to suppose that this plan had bee,
devised with q view 70 inJure the harbor
permanently. It was. he said, simply
temporary military measure adopted TO al,
/ tho blockade. The Government Of the Unite,
States had last spring. with navy vsry lit
tie prepared for 20 extensive IN operation
under Iaken to blockade upwards Of tn 10
| Thousand miles Of coast. Tho Secretary Q
| the Navy had reported that he could stop a.
| tue "larSe holes" BY means Of his ships, bu
| Il had been found necessary, therefore. Il
Close some Of the numerous small inlet
! by sinking vsssels IL the channels.
| would b the duty OF the 0overnmen
| these distractions - sooa - the Union va
| res Ored. It Was welt unds9stood that thi