Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-02-15

Our special dispatches reported in brief
Mr.. sumnsr's resolutions touching the con-
ditlOn Of De sacedsd STATES. A fuller 81
nopsls viii however Be d intsrest They
deol.rs that whssOaR caftain States have,
through their respective governments, wick
edly undertaken 70 Rhiurs all their duties 70
the Union, to renounce oil allegiance to the
copsiitutioa, % wage war upon tha National
Government, and have cOniederated together
with the avowed purpose Of putting an END
to the supremacy Of the Federal Constitution
within their limits; and whereas, the terri
tory thus usurped belongs to the United
STATES under the Consultation, 70 be held in
trust for future generations, and the Constitu-
ton cannot be thus displaced; therefore,
ResOlvsE lst That any vote against the
Oons.ltatiOn is imperative and void, and
when sustained by force It becomes 3 practical
abdIcatioh, BY thSsatas, Of al rights under
the Consultation, while the treason which it
involves works an instant forfeiture Of ell
functions and powers entrusted to the State,
and that therefore the State, under the law,
ceases to exist ID, that any combination OF
men acting under sneh g confederation, is
rsbeIlious and reasonable and utterly law
less, 30 that everything dependent upon it is
without constitutional or legal support Sd,
that the termination Of State las set forth
IN frst resolutlon) causes the termination Of
all peculiar local institutions which are up
held By the sole authority of the State; 4th,
that slavery, being local institution, de-
rived from local laws, is upheld by the
sole authority of the State, and there
fore ceases to exist when the State
ceases to exist; 9th, that it is the
duty Of Congress, in the exercise Of ii
Jurisdiction over the territory once occupied
by the States, to see that slavery shall
cease to exist practically, as 1t has constitu
tionally in this territory; 9Th, that any recog
milton Of slavery in the States which haYt
thus seeded, Is & recognition Of the pre-
tended governments, and is thus giving siC
and comfort to the rebellion; 7th, that an!
such recognition of slavery, or surrender
prstended slaves, is also q denial Of tn
right of persons who by the extinction o
the States, have become free; sth, that allie
glance to the Government, and protection
from the Government are corresponding oh
legations, so that while all persons, whit
or black, owe allegiance to the UnitS
States, they may also look to the Unite
States for protection against any pretended
enslavement; 9th, that the duty cast upol
Congress is to assume complete jurisdiction
of this vacated territory and establish there
in republican forms of government, and i
doing this, to provide for the protection {
all the inhabitants thereof.
These resolution are based upon SCUM
logic and irresistible argument. They com
from man who can afford to throw awe
no time nor reputation upon any il-cou
ceiged, impracticsble scheme. They ar
well considered and 50 strongly fortified wit
common sense and constitutional authoEit
that even secession lawyers must admi
their force of reasoning. Now let thOs
who have been in much haste to cry Ou
against the " radicals" and emancipation
lists" meet this argument fairly, and if it
sound, support it. II will be seen that th
ground taken regarding the negroes is th
same as that advanced by Mr.. Riddle
few days ago, that the slaves owe allegi
ance to the Government, above all subieC
ton to their masters.
ny MI SINNERS motion the resolution
were laid on the table for future action.