The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1862-07-18

count them in. We derive no revenue from
them, end can in no sense be said to be
united with them, excep, as Sayers and
heeuau united In the prize rins. Yet our
Government moves on as IL ell the seeded
states had their Representatives in Con.
fress; 1t tskes Just as many 10 constitute a
hoorum as 1t did before the South Carolina
MEMBERS withdrew. In fact, II we look
arotnd, we shall fnd that in every sense
thn< Union csn be useful. II is at an end
while y almost every sense inv hich Il can
perplex snd snuog Ass National Govern.
ment, it v stih scknowiedgsd to 4ist. We
DO not beliSne,Ast iibersls construction Of
the constituE \ iatsvor Of Bber,y and na.
,ionsl justice will lead to any such result Is
this. The Constitution does not compel us
TO msse the people sf South Carolins be o
State whether they will or no. And if they
declare themselves 10 longer o State, we
need not complain 81 long as they ore ci,i
Gems OF the United states, obey our laws,
collect and pay theiI proportion OF the pub.
lic revenue, &c. And we think that Con.
sress has an implied power to lie, those
States pass back 10 their territorial capacity
but whether II bns such power or rot, IL
surely has not the power 70 force of the
functions OF a State Government upon the
Southern people.
II we would evade the annoyances In Con
gress OF set Of moddened and petulant pol
iticians from the South, after the war ends,
we should SO far take the people OF the
South at their word as to let them cease to
be States Of our Union. We could then LET
them come back again as States on such
terms as would probably "form a more per
feet union, establish Justice, insure dOmes.
tic tranquility, irovide for the common de :
Tense, promote The general welfare. and Sc.
cure the blessing OF liberty to ourselves and
our posterity," lhe very objects for which
our Constitutio, was formed. They have
shown that with their present institutions
they cannot emily those blessings, nor will
they suffer us toenjoy them.
Let any one cprefully read Section 10 of
Article Of the Constitution and see IL he
can bring himself TO say that after State
has violated all the important provisions
thereof, it is stIl the duty of the General
Government to recognize IL as a State. Sec
tiop 8, Article 3, defines treason. Ifa man
commits treason, by law of Congress he suf.
deal Shan ata a.
which performs every act which can serve
to make an aggravated form OF treasoni The
same section declares that Congress shall
have power to declare the punishment OF
treason. May that not be the forfeiture OF
the rights and powers Of Statei
The loya people Of the South would suf-
fer no inconvenience by pursuing the
course indicated. II can be no pleasure 10
them to be members OF a State, the charac
ter CT whose laws and institution is formed
by the meu who have robbed and persecuted
them. And as soon as those numbering and
thievish rebels have either suffered death OF
gone through sufficient trial Of their char.
acter, their territory can be admitted a.
States, and they can be allowed citizenship
in the general Government.
The Vallaadigham democracy use III,
constitution merely as q measure to des,ro,
the Government. According to thei, con.
s'ructlon it is the most pitlful, puerile, sui
cidal instrument that ever the folly o
.heathsns axis sa1adl Is fs useful in e... -.
'Febsh,on ohb to the rebels and thei
friends. 1t serves the loyal only as gyye
and manacles. It secures property, but i
is that Of the rebels, while It permits lows
men to be imprisoned and the ir tropert,
con6scated. Vallandigham wishes its us,
for that purpose to be continued.