The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-06-28


Certain Secession journals are protesting
against the stringent terms of the oath imposed
on those converts from rebellion who flock 70
the Federal Provost Aarshals in Norfolk, New
Orleans, Hemphs, &C., to renew their broken
| VOWS of fealty to the Nation and resume the
| character of citizens Of the United States. The
| following is the Virginia oath:
II sOlennly swear for affirm that I will sup
port the Constitution of the United States and
| the laws made in pursuance thereof, as the su.
preme law of the land, anything in the Consti.
tution and laws of Virginia, Or in the ordinances
of tie Convention which assembled ct Rich.
mond on the 18th Of February, 1861, to the
| contrary Notwithstanding and that will up.
hold and defend the Government of Virginia IS
| vindicated and restored by the Convention
| which assembled at Wheeling on the 18th day
of June, 1861.
The MississippiaD protests that this is at war
| With all Southern ideas of the prior and para.
mount obligation Of the citizen to his own
State, and of his duty to follow that State into
hostility to the Federal Government whenever
she cl . 'es to assume that attitude. We should
think it pas open to that objection If it were
not, it wouldn't be worth wasting breath upon.
Here are millions who have solemnly and most
of them repeatedly sworn to bear true and faith.
full allegiance to the Constitution of the United
States, yet are to-day fighting to subyer: and
destroy it. What is their excuse for this per.
jury? Simply and only the SO called Secession
of their State. John Janney, an oId-fashioned
Federaist and Wing was President O: the Vir.
ginia Convention of 1861, from the great Wing
County Of Loudoun. As her representative be
resisted secession till it prevailed in that body,
when he became a traitor, signing the Ordi-
nance of Secession as President of the Conyen.
ton. He is to-day liege subject of jeff
Davis, and repudiates all obligation to the Union.
His excuse is that Virginia has seeded! The
perjured villain knons that this is 40 excuse at
a!l-that no State has any power or right to
overthrow or nullfy the Federal Constitution
Let him look at this provision of the instrument
he has often sworn TO support, and repent of
his evil deeds:
Federal Constitution, Art. VI, 81.
This Constitution, and the laws of the
United States, which shall be made in
pursuance thereof, and all treaties made,
or which shall be made, under the au-
thority of the United States, shal. be the su-
prene law of the land and the Judges in every
State shall be bound thereby, anything in the
Constitution or lars Of any State to the contrary
Notwithstanding"
This is what John Janney, and John Bell,
Humphrey Hsfshsll, William Preston &C., &C.,
have sworn 10 uphold and obey and they, as
old Wings, are perfectly aware Of the utter
fimsiness O: .he Calhoun gloss by which PERU
~ and treason are justified. For q man like
Janney TO talk of a State absolving citizen
from his obligation to the Union is to add insult
to perfdy. There may possibly be men who
know no better, but be is not one of them
Now let Us have general oath of fealty to
the Union and the Constitution SO phrased tina.
no man can break it without openly confessing
himfelt to'ssorn traitor.-IN. Y. Tribune