The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1863-09-16
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II has been evident, for some time, to the /
clo.e observer, thar this question, on account Of
its greatness and importance, was destined soon
N supersede all others before the American peo- |
ME. Every day lis proportions are booming up |
broader aud higher; aud tue very best minds Of
the nation are preparing themselves for its sOIu-
ton.
We propose today 70 give condensed state
ment Of the opposite positions taken on this |
great question and We will frat consider what
may be called
THE srATE RIGHTS vIEw.
According to this theory, the reyolted States,
as States have boat no rights or privileges what
ever, and have forfeited nothing, but are entire
and perfect States, with all their former State
laws valid and in fuIl force: and whenever they
shall lay down their Arms. repeal the secession
ordinances. and send Members Of Congress 10
Washington who will take the constitutional oath
Of Office, the States 60 doing will be in the same
condition as though they had never revolted.
The fOllowng extract from Message Of Gov.
Branlette, Of Kentucky. presents this doctrine
very distinctly
ssIt should BE- borne IN mind thai hase n0sC and
cal hasc close u The rebellion As tdeFlsodi COst
ftoa xnlcn ne seek ~ destTOythe BY
innovation the other BY force II cannot be 1ercd
ceut 10 manner therein prescribed The facts
exLs an reference o. zach state, loyal and dsOya Re-
bei0n GicFsd or changed HaOde>d egher The
Federal OF Constitutions. Nor Las the rebellion
destroyed the existence Of the states, SGs
CnI0n Their reV0h only susPends tbs action Of the
civuautorft VI the Federal OOveEnmens within the
voe Glstrcs pending the revolt and substitutes the
military Authority untn their rebellion ceases and they
consent accept the civil Instead OF the military rule
so rsol1sstraoa0n \ necessary The Government II
comp.sGe--Iot bToken-nOt destroyed but, BY The
blessing cod shall endure forever state
Ia nothing therefore 10 do but resistance
duty aud aud return 10 It's eaty organize under
it. constitution II before and would be buI
for tns revolt aud thus place Itself ia harmony With
the tetera Government thus all that Was suspended
By revolt Will be restored 20 action.
But wiz The dominant powers require other
than tuesef VIII Ihry not require The revOted states
A. con t0n precedent restoration OF their relations
10 adopt either immediate gradual emancipation
These grave questions and Suggestive O dangerous
ana slcse1 experiment. We trust ~ pghted word anu
Constitutional faith as guaranty against such issue
Nothing disregard u honor and the principles Of
humanity force such issue, and viii invite
an eva W batting II into being. The a1ictoHs pres
sng upon claim our immediate Efforts When Others
come shall meet them. 'suihciont unto the day
the evil thereof
Toe states BY rebellOn did their status A.
stas OF tne CuiOn Their harmonious peaceful re
lations oDly disturbed By rebellion they invoked
The military supercede the civil rule during time
Of rebellion. Revolt did not disorganze them
ina b. 10 reuoiu0-nOthlng - changed every thing
4n.ns 10 sHccessfi attempt which Terosti0gize.
ckanges-deStroyE II follows, therefore, that terms
can be demanded except submit the Constitution
and Laws as they 10 demand an thing more would
be 10 chang sides with the rebelontO make upon
Constitution, az the moment The rebels became vii
lug 70 submit 20 IT,
Bat nay The robel States DO required 10 assemble
aud 50 modify thsir Constitutions
the deuaudsy No such convention be called have
any legal power until alter the organized under
the Constitution aud makes the call pursuant to the
mode fixed an lhe Constitution. When organized
% D. in position 10 cal Convention II viii be IN bar
mony with the Federal relations being ali tia time IL
anu VI The Union, aud sovereign state Of the Union
and power or party would dare 10 attempt 10 lay
terms In violation Of Federal and State rights To
Quire such convention would be admission u the
right admit the right Of such convention would be
conceie the right Of Secession, and thus vlndcate
the right claimed by rebellion.
II because We deny the power OF such conventions
either u bind or loose and regard their utilities
that We claim the revoted states as still Of us-bouut
TO Us by constitutional obgaton-and therefore
enforcing the observance Oi duty. We without
btconl rebels the Constitution deny the
return % Stale to tho peaceful relations the Gov
erument prseiy upon the terms Tood those ria
tioRs loere broken
This State Rights view will be sustained by
the " natural allies" Of the rebels of the North
Thus, in bis late speech at Albany, Gov. Sey-
mour said:
ave, however, ready 60 mako out policy and
that eoneatory policy that the States shall return Vlh
believe that the great conservative party OF the country
will say 10 them, Return your allegiance, and We
lrH MAINTAIN your rights Whatever may be the
OF the Administration, II becomes the Conservatives 10
say 10 the South-Let the cease back your
allegiance, and We 1riH protect your rl0hts 4"
Let US look at some of the specific consequent
ces following from the admission of these gen.
eral principles.
1. II nothing is " altered, changed or mod
c.Iu H. h. hi,
day in all the rebel States, and will continue to
exists till each State shall repeal its slave code.
The Presidents Proclamation did not abolish
slavery in any State He had no power TO do
it, and did not attempt it. His words are these:
81 do order and declare that all persons held a.
slaves within said designated States and parts OF states
are, and henceforth shall be free"
Under this instrument, every slave living in
South Carolina, for instance, on the first day Of
January. 1868, became free. But legal slave,
brought into South Carolina, from Maryland on
the second day OF January, or any day since
agreeably to the laws of that State, may be held
there legally slave, and will be recognized as
such in any court OF the United States, because
tne slave laws have never been abolished in that
All slaves OF loyal masters, carried into these
States since the first day of January, with their
posterity may be held for life. So that we
shall have just as much slavery in the United
States as before, although there may be 5000
900 less slaves. THERE'S not a foot less of slave
territory.
In Delaware, Maryland, Tennessee, Kentucky
and Missouri were about halt a million of slaves
in 1850; and if We assume that one half these
were slaves of loyal masters, We shall have a
capital for repeoplng the rebel States with slaves
Of about 100000. These spread equally over
all these States, in less than one hundred years.
might become numerous enough to be the cause
of another great rebellion. In 1890, We bad
697, SCI slaves, which in 20 years, had increased,
in 1850, to about 4,0OO,OOo.
.. All laws of States, which tend to conflict
with the Federal Government, like those impris-
oning colored seamen in Charleston, and laws
depressing eolored citizens of other States, will
remain in force.
5. All laws of States, suppressing freedom of
speech, and of the press, and for riiing the
mail bags, and burning their contents, will con-
tinae in force. Many of these laws cover so
broad ground that man. speaking or writing
the words of jefferson, without comment, be.
comes liable to tie PenitentiAry. Thus, cir.