The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1863-10-02

power 70 aunul law OF The United States |
assumed by one State. to be incom patibe {
with the existence OF the Union, contra
dic,ed expressly by the letter Of the Con-
Unauthorized by its spirit, incon.
sistent with every principle on which il is
founded and delructive Of tue first object
for which it was formed"
This right TO secede is deduced from
the nature ofthe Constitution, which they
say is compact between sovereign States
who have preserved their whole Sover.
eighty, and therefore are subjects to no
SUPERIOR that because they made the COM
pact, they can break il when,in their opn.
ion, it has been departed from by otEer
states. Fsllacious as this course Of reason.
ing is, ii enlsts State pride, and finds ad
vocates in the honest prejudices Of those
who have not studied nature Of our Gov
eminent sufficiently to see .he radical err
ror on which it rests"
"To
say that any State may at pleasure secede
from the Union, is to say that the United
States are not a nation; because it would
be solecism 10 contend that any part
OF nation might dissolve IFS connection
with the other parts to their injury and
ruin, without committing an offense." =
"Secession. like any other revo.
lutionary acts. may be morally justified by
the extremity Of oppression; but to call it
a constitutional right is ccnfounding the
meaning of terms, and can only be done
through gross error"
"Men Of the best intentions and saint
est views may differ in the construction
or some parts of the Constitution; but
there are others on which dispassionate
reflection can leave no doubt. Ofthis ma
ture appears to BIZ the assumed right OF
secession.
"The right OF the people Of single
State to absolve themselves at will and
without the consent OF the other States,
from the most solemn obligation, and haz
ard the liberty and happiness Of The mill
ions composing this Union, cannot be ac-
know'edged. Such auihoity is believed
to be utterly repugnant both to the pre-,
cepts upon which the genet Government
is constituted and the object which it is
expressly formed to attain"
Again, General Jackson. speaking OF
the righi and duty Of the Government 10
use force TO prevent secession, says:
No one believes that any right exists
in single State 10 involve all the others
in these and countless other evils contra
ry to engagements solemnly made. Ev.
cry one must 8 e that the other States in
sell lf.defence, must oppose it at all haz
ards"
Again, speaking OF the ordinances passed
by the South Carolina Conv. ntion, he
says:
"rhis solemn denunciation OF the law,
and authority Of the United States, ha
: been followed up by series of acts OF
the part OF the authorities OF that Stale
which manifest determination to rerde
inevitable resort to those measures o
) elf.delence, which the paramount duty
of .he Federal Government requires"
Ii is quite unnecessary to multiply quo.
tallons from eminent statesmen upon this
subject. The great heart Of the American
people is not only adverse to the doctrine
but unalterably determined to resist it a
all hazard: ard were it not for the fact
iamentable as it is, that we find the can
/. didale Of the party with which it has al
j ways been our pride to act-defantly ad
vocating the right OF secession. the fact o.
:. secession, and the want Of Constitutions
n power on the part of lbe General Govern
e ment to prevent il by force; and distinch
n and sQuarely planting himself on the doc
y trne Of the inability of the nation TO saw
,H tha
't OF both Constitutional and physical power
't and calling upon the Government 10 aOith
draw the army from what he pleased {,
l. call the seeded States and hold an armis
i ,ice with the rebels in arms, give up th
Mississippi, break up the blockade, cal
'' home the fleets. and thus, give up all tn
n vantage ground which our brave soldier
} have won at the cost Of SO much bloc,
e and treasure-were it not, we say, for a
,. this, we might be jus'i6able in remaining
= silent. Is II denied that this is Mr.. Val
landgham's position? Read his Record
ID published and put forth under his imme
s. diate sanction, and spread broadcast owe
y all the State. 1t is said that Mr.. Vallau
d, digham's arrest, trial and banishn,ent wa
a violation OF the constitutional rights {
,e the citizen, and that this act Of the Admir-
or istration must be rebuked by electing Nj
re Vallandighsm Gov'r Of Ohio. (Almo
~ the identical doctrines advocated by tn
e. extremists Of the opposite party at the b
a ginning of the war; 1t is also said th'
IS, the Emancipation Proclamation is contr'
ne ry to the letter and spirit of the FEEDER
ed Constitution, and that the war is bein
waged for the freedom of the negro, an
lis therefore the war ought to cease at ono
no There might be some force IN these arg
be ments il Mr.. VS. conduct and opinion
nd were at all influenced by such consider
tons; but be it remembered, that all Il
ed expressed opinions Of MI. V. herein pu
ny llshed, whre announced prior to the
ct sue of the proclamation for his arrest
=" For these and other equally saIisfacto
reasons, we feel constrained to wiIhho
is. our support from Mr.. Valandigham, tn
ur we deem il inexpedient to now put thi
all ticket il. the field ........
b" Now, fellow Democrats OF Ohio, Del
ocrats who stood by Douglas iu the gre
cid contest OF 1860, Democrats who ha
ON sworn upon the altar Of our country th
ow the Union must and shall be preserved
" l. krntkoro