, 1863-09-29

cnn1d mt buf think that he strangely forgot
fhn nrir c1n1e to which he owed his seat IL the
Senttc'-as men sometimes forget bonefac-
tor.
aereas; ian sre al imperative aud void against
he CONSTITUTION of the United States.
Though ma.ured In successive conventions,
sanc,fpncd IN various forms, and maintained
eyer since By bloody mar, these acts-no MAJ,
Ter by what bame thsy may be cal9ed-ass Az
equally t2 tha reha
iur1fd.ction Of tae United States. But while
Tina i1nnotent ara;ust the United States. 1t
does NOT follow That they we're equally fmpo-
tcrt in the work Of self destruction. Clearly,
the rebrls by utmoet ef:Tts, could not 1u-
pair the national jurisdiction hut u remains
10 be seen II their enmity did not act back
with f,fal rebound upon those very 6tate
Rjphte In behalf Of which they commenced
their treason.
STATE SUICIDE.
It il sometimes ssid that the States them
selves committed suicide, 50 that as States
they ceased to exist, leayfng their whole jnris.
Gicfion o1,en to the occupation Of the United
States uEi1er the Constitution. This asaump.
ton is founded on the fact that, whatever
may be the eyisting governments In these
States they a'e in nc 1esPestR III t
f. mrst ~ ase Ia exist constituttonnlIy when
its government no longer exists constitution
ally. Perhaps, however, It would be better
to avoid the whole question OF the ltfe or
viii m ;nnnf1y into the condition Of its GOV
o,nment r. ia nrt eaav to say what constf-
fut.a That entity which We cali state; nor
Is tue discussion much advanced By any the
ory with regard to It,. To my mind 1t seems
ichatin@ society: m and vet. considcring tie part
II has sfres;1v n',1eG IN t3is discuasi9n. shali
hn nar5oned t9r \ hTfef aIlusion to Il.
Thcre arc veil known words which ask au.
answer fhe question. aWhat constltutes a
thinkino of a 1Sta;e', IF fhe American
TIninn 1nderd. tbis tcrn IL vsr,ons IN its
! nsa Eometimes II stands FIR clvii sncleto Il.
se1f 9o1nertmes # IL fha 1enerni.n name f3r a
nn1ittca] con,munity. not nnlike i toationn or
!sco,,ntrr. .s'-as where mr. Il sbars ~ tha
resolution Of In1ependence. e. Which pre- RE-
cc,Ied ff,a Decia,nttnn annta ~ ttha
Estate nf Great Rr;tssn :, snmetines Il
stands for tia Governrnnnt-as whsn Louis
y1V a. The hntobt ~ 1t. nowar aTr1o3mad
ssThe State. t. IS ~. nr when,Sir chrisfnnhe1
IA ton, in tie famous flrce Of HThe Critic.n
tiacnla}ts- 49, '"'' '~se0 0'
"0h. pardon nc. II my conjecture g rash
But 7 tufmtee- e--thc Statc-
Some danger apprehends."
| Among Us the term Is most known a the
technical name for one Of The political ] e eocie.
ties which compose our UnIon. 81 course,
must not bo confounded with the same trrm
when used In different and broader sense.
| But 1t is obvious that some persons attrfbute
| to the one something Of the qualities which
| can belong only to the other. Nobody has
| suggested, presume, that any "State" Of
orr Union has, through rebellion, CEASED to
exist as civil society, OF even rs a political
community It is only as a State Of the
| UniCn, armed with State rights. or Mt least as
local government, which annually renews
itself, as the Enake Its skin, that It csn be
called In question, But It Is vain to chal-
irree for the tcchnicai s.S State. ;" 10 Or T tor T The
annral government, that Immortality which
longs to civil society. The o1e is an erti.
Il .lal body, the other Is natural body: and
while the flft, overwhelmed BIZ insurfectiou
or war may change or die, the Inter car
change or dc only With the EXTINCTION Of the
or Its form.
1t Is because Of confusion In the use of TIL:
| tenn that there has been SO much cnnfnsfon
iu the political controversies where it has
been employed. But no y here has this coafu.
sion led ie greater ab beutdlty than in the pre-
pame Of State Rjchts-as If il werc reaaona.
bic to att1ibute 10 technical /, State'' Of tl1e
Union that immortality which belopga to cigll
society.
From approved authorities It appears that
"S.ete,'' eyen In q broader eisnlfication
cent work on international Law, says: " 4
Stnte, likB an Individual, NAV die" and
auopg the vs1ious ways, be saws "br It's sub
mission and the donation Of Itself to auothn,
country,n But in Tie case Of our Rebej
States there hiss been a p1aiu submission and
donation of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, at least
to break tie continuity of poyernment. If noj
n dest1nr fhst irnrc,t " s1,sr ,sh1ni, H. hosr
eiaimed: 1sd. Nor can it make any difference, II
p1ea ENG ln1s continuity, that the submission
and @ donation, constituting species Of att9En,
! to enemies abroad-to Jefferson Davis rather
than 10 Ionis N.nn1enr The thread +
e1a1neS =, nno oass. ~ se,,c =. Il; ~ -. -
bnt change OF form II the actual govern
ment may be equally Effective. Cicero speak:
Of charge 20 complete as "to leave no i'm
what has been done thronphont ia wholt
rahaI ,erion thsrs "a ;t,,e.sa Fus .ost;
tun41 - ~ A.inee VI euuss1
aristoti whnsa @ n rrnra ara
az. that III f.r1 ~ tba atata ts;n" a6an
Iarmnnv fs not fbs ee1ne uha1n ~. ~.
modnlafe mt of tha I1or;an Toood fnto ~
Phrypian. But If eyer An min nn1ncEv wv nan az
ple modu1a.cd ont Of one mood i1;to an
other, 1t was our rebels, when they under
took 70 moaulate ont Of the harmondes Of thu
Consultation Into their bloody discords.
saY1 WITHOUT st9pp1g he+ nth for .hsse dvea
Edmund Bn1ke, who, in striking. passage
nhleh seems to have been written for Us, por
traJs ne extinction Ct political oonmuni
y; bnt qno1e Ms elo4uenI words rather to
suggestion than for authority:
1n at ttate Of rude nature there Is no such thin
Pave so 70 collective capacisy The idea Or p:ople
anG !oea VI e., COZ 1 u = Wnouy artlncla