Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-09-02
LEQtlREH's CORRESPONDENCE
yin nlalTS iii THIS WAR.

i'-!.:,'i;, and are not in the condition OF either
c'r't mar or OF pubiic 1car. Knt it is clear
from au.h0,rti.s WI III, h the United States can
not EainssE, that we occupy the position ot
,Id!,c ear. AID nat ;ha; either of rebellion Or
9f cir,i nnr
lSt. Ii il fut {, S!J:iS uf rsi:allon Ehtial
IN book !, ct. Is. ) 2s2, lsys i; down, tina,
"|hca party il, FORMED in . State which no
longer ub"rs the Sovereign, and IL OF strength
sufficient Il max, hr9H .ya!;;si him; or when
in Ee,uti.r, it. naI.on IS divided into lwo
opposite ii,ct!ri;, and both sides take arms
tti> is called . ct:;. war. "Use
app- opria:"s the term ci,Tl ecC~ 20 avery war
ietwr"n the members Of ora and lhp same
poitice! society. If it be between uar! o.
ttc 15.:t,stra Oh Che sids: and the Sovereign
wIii. th:,n" VINO continue il. os.edieuce 10 him
oa Tic "ti.er, it il s,ifhcient that the malcon-
tents have soUie reason for taking arms, 10
give ti.ia disturbance the name of c;rtl scar,
and not that OF Tsde1:ioa. The sovereign
indeed, nsqar tsila 10 term rebels all subjects
openly rsaistses him: but wheh these oecoul.
ct tsuihcient srTeaTth tc oppose him, go tia,
he finds himself compelled to make war rcsll-
iaC!y upon the,T ne Tnust he contented with
tie term {! ct7gt tror." In s.ew of these
principles, and nf the fragrant war now being
carried on, IN various proportions, by the
limited States, against the people Of the Sc
cSGe! StHtcS, who ar- cortes5edly uuited
with uIeNamp!ed unauimity, not only III in
divijuai resisc2 Zoe, bit il established DUliti-
cal organizatlDu, against the authority of the
United S;istcs, there can Dc nG pretencr foT
assigning liz 10 the condition Of ~.GeEior.
anu tGe most diSstTanvaseou8 position in
which we could, with any color or rrnpricty.
be placed wNlid be that of ciriI :ca-
Bnt this position would nol justify the
United S'arcS IL djsrrgarciing the rules oi
civilized warfare. the Same author ,3299.
says: - civil war breaks III: bands OF So
ciety and government. -, - least. il sus-
pends their force and effects: i produces in
the nation two independent parties. conaid-
ering each o,hTT =" eneui'eS, aDd ackno~-
Lodging no couuon judge; tharr'YTe, of ne
cesslty, these two parties must, ~ :tssI for s
time, be considered GO iorn?ins two eepsrate
bodies, two ''istincf people; though one OF
then: iuay be in the wron:: in breaking .he
continuity o. ,he StAe, TO rise up against law
ill au.;,":;;7.. .ae are not lEev less divided i'll
fact, "1kimc7 being tIRs
-'tuats9, 1t 70 2e~v friGaa4 tIot The coEsao,s
id'cS q: - ~, iaese waI;air IT humcGfy, mnd-
sra:jor and i'rooity wajch ~e hare jefwe eh's-
D,eya;s! aod Recommended. a~E IN .lc:i .cqrs T.
l.: oistrre:i or both s'dss."
ID. Sut the seeded States az Tor IN the
condition of ctcI uar-
At the dates II their ordinances oI Sece5-
sion, tt,eT were sovereign and Independent
States, and were scTevellr clothed with all
the powers cf sor7T=igcty, except 90 far as
,hcv had delegated parcels Of such powers
in t;ie Constitution Of the GE,tst Ststes- Ey
me Declaration oi Independence, consumrus-
.el bv the war of Independence. each State
eStg 1isi,u'' for itse!f. separate ana mdepen-
;ieat -oterc;en,y.; AMI hy The second article
ai :Ee s.llciss OF Cc-f: i5Tation "GGc.t State
retained - sG;srEjqHia, freedom ard inds-
2t"d:nc:, ana er&rp i's1-sT, jurisdiction and
right, :caici gas no: thereby expressly de!c-
qa!cd 70 Congress-. This is n"t only blstor-
icaily trus. tui it has been recognized by the
snnr.rae Conrt Of the United States, and is
;udcial;y tatl!shad. IL the case ~ Ware
vs. Hvitnn, Dallas Rep. .l99, Judge Chase
ssya, with .satsIepce t? the Declaration Of
! Independence, SH conslder This So 6 declara:
tio1i, not that the United Colonies Jointly, in
c4ii.ctire capacity, were independent States,
b7t tha; coch Of Ehen, sras a Souerefon ond an
!>1endc>s Sac tho: is. that each OF them
had s .,.,ht :. gcrsTc its=ii Dv its own al
1hor:tv, sad IT'S own Jaws: -i;bout IN? cors-
troll from any power "a earth."
Thus is the ASSUMPTION Ct fTe5i1alt Lincoln
II MS n.essage CO Congress nt July T. 1861
tbs! "ao one e re states t:e1 uGs hia's
om a:-Ihs Ca;GH,' which Is tia basis upon
.cbich l.e Iou1ie bis denial Is tGs Iigh!iulaess
of our ssc1ssioa-showu &c De without reason
or AUTHORITY
Sow, in the e1erc;.e oi tne bighe5s stir
nute G! so7er&iynty, ana in the most soleun
form k2ow1 t. political action, thes2 State
sa-.ra,ly declared the political conn ecsio0 then
subsiSting between than and the United
States dissolTed nnd in tns exercise of the
tight proclaimed in the Declaration Of Inde-
rendence, sud 10 WHARF surrendered or mega
tired in the Cons:itu.ioa d ,ha United States
etc order OF l. aDo!i$b their government, and
20 institute a new gorerrm-at." thsJ pre-
ceeded 70 establish AID argsn;-= she Govern.
u.::a: n lha Confederate States. TIE vas Il!
,io:.s .:thour force 81 tuELui', and WITH e1-
.raordl0ary uIz7.i;n,t-. There ~as u :nrce
-'npaIssj or proposed among themselves nor
egsirSt the United S5a's2, 3ut stey retired
Seacaao!y from ii,?;; inrC7cr political connec-
ton. -;,i "i7e'i5"ted n@r sn*eInnent" ior
themselves. and against this organiSat ton
the Government Of Tue Volted states hSs
waged aD open and taG1f7t'1 wax o' invasion
Of Cur territory,
II !a noE TIE purpose ?! tse5 T2fnSrks {"
show, as night easily Re done how. perfectly
ths course pursued D. the secedoa ;tstsa en-
;itiel them tn thu enjoyment OF their right o'
ind~renaert coTernmsnt; free tron the !noiea-
tat:on by the United States tiE 10 sh0"
merely tnai our attitude Is IN oil respects that
Of f7rti;c f:as towards the United States. by
reason pt their nra 5e''!gA-"nf acts
The facts above 1s'"'f1i 70; sho" .nSt t's
seceds3 Stare bsve, iii write other IL noerent
oof 5i:,fi .je AZ ed rights Di sovereignty, an-