Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-11-23

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n .lotipJpstce apdeWrong, Is an imitation or
Hearth ofithat,first foulIeVolto tot suhe Inferna
4 lSerpent hieh emptted Heaven Otfope;
a third part of tth SONS.
II Lord Bacon Fsfn the true nRrshallpg OF
u the Sovereign degrees of honor ~ assigns
the first place Is t'the 6onitoyes IasperiOF-
Ian, founders of States pnd. ,Qommou.
illweatths,n and truly TO build upi from the
Idistordadt elements Of our nature, the
Il Ipassions, the interests and the optli6ns lol
1.-THE indtyf fdnal man; the fiyalries of family
Iiclan and tribej the Influences Of climatei
1.-THE accidents OF peace and war argeCumulgt-
lied for ges--tp build. up from these otteg
Iltimes waring elements welkcompActed,
tIprosperous and powerful State,tif It were
Ito be accomplished by. one effort, or 10 one
,Egenerat tiou would EequiTe mOFes than
'IImortai skill. 10 contribute 10 some nota-
'Iibte degree 70 thisst greatest work ot
.fmau, by wise and patriotic COUNSEL in
Rs9ss And bey hsSeiSGf siss NOS
Ithan to any of those 10 whom Bacon as:
Isigns the highest place Of honor-Romu-
lus, Cyrus, Ceesar, Ottoman, Ismael-is 1t
IIdue to our Washington, ,ias the founder of
the American Union. But, II to achieve
or help to achieve this greatest work of
lman,s wisdom and virtue gives title to a
Ilplaee among the chief bsuefactors, fightfuI
heirs of the ,bensdicttousl of mankind, by
equal reason shall the bold bad men, who
seek to- undoi1the noble work, Epersores
llnpeFiorttni, destroyeFs of States Whof for
base and selfish ends, rebel against beneti-
ciept Governments; seek to oyerturn wise
Constitutions, lay powerful republican
Unions at the foot of foreign thrones,
bring on civil. and foreign war. anarchy.at
home, dictation abroad, desOlafi0n ruin
by.equal reason, say, yes, a Thousand fold.
stronger, shallithey inherit the exeerattops
But to hide the Cleformity of the crime
under the cloak Of that sOphistry, which.
makes the worse appear the better reason,
we are told by the leaders of the rebellion,
that ia our complex system of government.
the separate States are "Sovereign," and
that the central power is only an "agency''s I
esta blished by these SoyeTejgus TO mapage
certain affairs, which they could not so
conveniently administer themselves. II
happens, unfortunately for this theory, that
the Federal Constitution (which has been
adopted by the people Of every State in;
the Union, as much as their own State
Constitutions have been adopted, and is
declared to be paramount to them,) mo-
where recognizes the States as .tSoyer-
eigns," in fact that, by their names,i does
not reco nize them at all; while the an-
thority established by that instrument is
recognized, in its text, not as an "agency,"
but as znthe Government of the United
States.n By that Constitution, moreover.
which purports, in its preamble, 70 be or
+dained and established by ''the People Of
the United States. y it is expressly ptOvld-i
cd, sHhRt the memberssof the State Legis-
latures and all the executive officers shall
be bound by oath or affirmation to support
tIiA flny,5tfknkSoYa ~ Nnxv 10 a Cn6nnl0n
thing under all Governments; for an agent
to be bound by oath to be faithfpl to bis
sovereign, but ] never heard before. of SOW.
ereigns being bound by oath. TO be faithful
to their agency.
Certaihly I do not deny that the seperate1
States are clothed with sovereign poWers5
for the administration OF local affairs. "
isone of the most beautiful features of our
mixed system Of government but L is
equally true that, in adopting the Federal
Constitution, the States abdicated by ex-
press renunciation, all the most Important
functfonsiofl National Sovereignty, andiby
one comprehensive self-denying clause,
gave up all right toscontrayeue the Consti-
tuition of the United States, Specifically,
aud by epumerations they renounced all
the most important prerCgatiyes OF lnde-
pendent States, for peace and for war, the
Fight to Keep troops or ships ot'war 1n-ttme
of peace, or TO engage in war unless actu-
ally inyRded; to enter into compact with
another State or foreign power; toslay any
duty on tonnage or any impost on exports
or imports without the consent OF Con-
Eress: to enter into any treaty; alliance or
eouf deratiou; to grant letters of marquee
and lreprisal, and, to emit bills of credit;
while all these powers and many others are
expressly vested In the General Govern. I,
tient. To dscribe to political communt. !
ties. thus limited in their jurisdiction -
who cannot even establish post office on
their own soil,.-the character of indepen-
dent sovereignty, and to reducesa national
6rpanizatio ion, clothed with all the powers
of government to the name and condi ition'