The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1863-08-02
The President and the Lo uisfann Conn
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TO THE EDITOR 81 THE HERALD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
NEW YoRK, Jiy IL, 1863.
Tread with sstonishmcnt and surprise the Interview
Sstween Mr. Liucoln and tho Committee from Lou siana
propose to state briefly few fcts and legal PROPOSE
ssons 81 owing relation Of the States that passed
sion resolutions 70 the general government
THAT the 70 called secession pissed by tho
conventions OF the southern States were void ana we're
simply declarations rebellion by thoso composing them,
n in fact ard upon e-ai principles 10 need argu-
mont II " plain 10 TIE conn on sense Ul the day
9-Tbat the call Tor those conventions only for
those sup osed 10 be n OF tho Is also true.
a-Ibat the call made eniions usually
to submit tho result to the vote o. the people, is also
true
4-Ihat the result OF thosc conventions not sub.
uniited 10 the people h also true.
5Tna the majority q any State, either by delegates
otherwise, evc voted tor soceSson rs not true tex
S~We all know that thosc declarations Of rebellion
followed by OPEN sets rto which other parties who
bad hand IN tho ginal declarations were by various
1t is rebellion II inaiyidras not Of states though
the eli voted In dsrent states aud a different mes,
and Claimed they represented tho state ~ state.
81 i'd they represent the state NO. lf they had
would II have made their acts iegar NO more than
tho city q New York or any county can vote Itself out u
s.-lhls il scycgnmen, Of the people, and no section
* tho country alter IT, The WHO'D people made ",
and no one but the whole people alter or Dissolve T.
This u republic, one and indivisibc. and not COME
dcracy. con ederacy alc.guc between two Or moro
ndep adent and sovereign stscs Our states
reign within their own limits only; they cannot make
which We before the adoption OF the present cousti
tatton made essentially conicderacy
10 where do those States now standy Al they did
bsore tho acts passed also they would
not be guilty rebellion, and their citizens would not be
nnbc 10 10 pm xncd by the Unftcd states government
unI~- they oixsus OF IL. a citizen of the
upited states and the state whore hs lives
ll.-Ihan why shold Of sense talk about the
rsvht OF state TO back when not outg II the
as a valid then tho revolving states arc
foreign enemies, and cannot be punished by our laws
Have tho citizens OF the South aosolvcd themselves from
eli the duties a citizenship, and from all pains and
u,unties attached that rclAouehpf Certainly NOT
Ars they not ctizens o. The United stalos under
acts III Congress since the rebcuiony Has Congress
asred laws expressly fr the collection of taxes
ioas dissrictsy Why, then, should they ask % come
hack WHY should such request be refused state.
men stand aghast and ask why. To DO iudcrous upon
grave subject ask Jack Bunsby.
l2--whas should a state do 70 come back To
phrase, 10 promise Allegiance to state u only
e. its local laws. Allegiance. Va Us proper sunso,
10 me sovereign power government o. ovunfv what
its formr-whesber . republic, monarchy. Kingdom
empire. This illustrated BY VARIOUS European IA.
tons and their dependencies.
l8Ths idsa that The allegiance Of the citizen nrst
due the state n which hs lives and then 10 hc ede
government, II tho parent o. the child t.f
houn the godfather ~ the doctrine prst Who's,
Talents and siasesrnanship and are much owrs.ti
mated. M.n er .HH se
IA state, 80 far % The general eorc-nns., ! +. ,a
esru fpolltscaiyl, r. only geo~rapht. rrnss>, ~
tanning 50 many inhabitants aus emitted u saaa +
scntatS0n in Congress. ffs4
Ian,s,anna or any other state ftsir,us ~ ea,. .s
Can 4 convention and rescind The 1ccsss & .,-st .