New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-04-02
TuE contributions RIGHTS,
AND TIKI WAR.

There has been already quito enough dog
matism with regard to tho causes of our Ma
tiona troubles, aud the true mode OF dealing
with the rebellion. Those who regard Human
Slavery as the real author add impulse OF this
treason, md hold that the destruction Of the
cause IL at once The easiest, tho surost, and
the most efiectus way to crush out tho rebel
lion, are habituolly denounced by their oppo-
nents 90 enemies OF the Constitution, and seek
ing to abolish Slavery rather than to restore
the Union. We propose therefore, instead OF
putting forth any views of our own, to let the
position Of the so-caled Radicals or Ultras be
stated by one of their number, whose position
as a statesman and reputation rs q lawyer give
to bis utterances a weight and authority which
would be- accorded to those Of no anonymous
essayist. We olludc to The Hon. joins A.
BINGHAM of Ohio, Chairman Of the House
Judiciary Cimmittee who, in a receut speech,
thus fairly aud iorcby states the essential posi-
ton Of those strangely stiematizod rs fanatics
and "abstractionists :"
Now Sir It 1, the duty and hight o. thi, 0orcrnnon, to
use whatever force necessary crush and
crush everything thu, stands In the Of to
whsev-f u.t viii end to strengthen tine Govern
ent and whsteyer " tend to weaken tho enemy Does
every gentleman knowl pity the intelligence Of the
who does not kno~ihst hes -Four Millions OF enssyed
men, who dig he ir-ncbe. aud build the fo6csons Of the
enemy who cultivate their field, gather their crops. and fur
nish them the bread which they live would like to
the Use here in his place and say that II would no,
wesken the enemy to take from them iheso four millions OF
In hus furni ~ Ia IA.
who would express bis conviction that would no.
weaken the enemy TO taks from them one third their
population. and that portion Of their population whose
labor provides solely and e,cu.vey smost 10 them the
subsistence. They nigh, almost well undertake
TO live without the brg, heaven above them filed With tho
li'e-gying breath Of Tho Almighty
Suppose they were Indians, or Mormons, or
any other class except Shareholders. who we're
now fighting to subvert the Federal Govern.
ment and divide the Union, would not all but
the Rebels admit the force of the above
But it is said that tho Constitution forbids
such action as Mr. Bingham contemplates. and
that State Rights would BIO invaded by it-tbat
the States that have rebeed arc still within
the Union, with all the immunities and guar.
antics provided by the Constitution, whereof
no treason can dispossess them. Let us hear
Mr.. Bingham on this point:
Gentlemen tan about the rights Of the States Now Sir
wish say that OF the eleven rebel States s to-day
State The Union The territory In the Union the citizens
OF the original State In the Union. and still glance
the Constitution Of the United States They cannot e. tho
territory Of the Union They run away with IT,
1t Ia anchored and liked there 1t IL part Of the her
,sgr Of the whole people Of the Republic know Floyd
would seal II II 10 could Laughter but beyond the reach
Of thief The Territory IL there. and there will abide for
the people there bet there State
State In hs Uoion Of the Union there that msddsned
multitude the majority Of each Of the original thu:
Rebel district have voluntarily destroyed their respective
constitutional State Governments rather think the gentle
from Kentucky Knows that w,l do, or ~ any
in tLi, House Mr. Chairman every gentleman 10 for the
Consultation. desire to read nss sentence to prove the
truth OF what say ths. tnsse rebel etses States "a
the Union but only rebels In within the tsrioy the
Union and without constitutional State Government An
Illegal State Copsiuion simply void a. TO tho United
States Government The Constutoa Of the Uned States
declares that
The members of the several State Lesissiurs and all
executive aud Judicial ocers both fLs United States
or yug saysaAl 5rATss SHALL b. bound b. oath % srm