Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1862-04-11

No Nfdft, such. Do insurrCctlpn The peO-
pile OF State OF portion of Them may rebel and civil
var may cnsuc The rebels may usurp stat authority,
either hy the completely " those who held office uuder
the state, OF 10y tuning them OUT aud placing olhefs in
their stead But the war will Doe D., tween the insurgents
and Che government The state cauunt com nit treason,
any more than county or city in state commits
treason the people of that county or city rise IN
insurrecion. Tho analogy between State and couu-
" city holds good thus far although u may not IN
ohorrc,pccts There of course be no plnish-
ment of state for treason or other offence and lhe
proposal in Congress 70 conhscae state lands is uncon
suUuoual. The persons who offend may be- punished
have seem either personally or through their pro-
perry.
civil war cannot, the part Of the government as
sailed be war Of conquest The territory in which it
Is waved being one which belongs 20 the government, or
over which the government has jurisdiction, Il cannot
be added the existing government to which it already
belongs by military operations in suppression OF the
rebellion. This is true in relation to the United
States and the several States, as u Is Of any other ma
lion government for although the territory compris
ed in the several States is not the property OF the United
States, and the United States do not own the several
States, the States are all component parts Of the United
States the government Of the United states has lur's
dictou over all the statesrghts Of eminent domain
there rights 10 hold courts, and enforce judicial pro
ccedngs is under duty 10 protect me STATE mol only
against foreign powers, but against its own citizens and
guarantees each us State republican form Of gov
is an absurdiy Of the first water to affirm that with
such existing relations the United States can make war
upon State, conquer IT. ana reduce y 70 terIitoa'
citizens Of State rebel the United States have express
power under the Constitution 10 suppress tle mS9fiee,
ton But this neither increases Inc loNt" ~ INV N
States over the State so As 20 aulhoflte va" VI uo
quest nor relieves the United States from the perform
anec OF their constitutional duties 10 the state ana us
citizens Nor does il deprive the State Of lis state ish''
u7der the Constitution.
The Constitution to each state the rghi TO t"'
Senators ia Congress and due proportion OF hepes
eutatiycs Under these provisions Mr.. johnson holds
scat 90 the Senate, Senator from tennessee ah'
, Mr. Ma,natd scat IN the House as he Tesen ailN'
from The same STATE, Notwithstanding the yue OF seces
SION y pcopc Of that State, aud the rebellion there
which through military farce has usnlped the state au
thuut,, autNttcd the authority Of tue United states
and Notwithstanding the representation hnmihally
Of that State IN the Confederate Congress Inc IN
surrecbn, therefore, has not vacated ptr seats an'
ceraioly the suppression Of It canLol 40 So. II ,h
=, instruction we've State insurrecun, the representa-
ton in Congress would be rebeous representation
snd could ufi cnnsi utioualY exist II th not oiau