The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1863-10-02

with every principle on which !. is foun-
ded. and destructive Of the great object
for which it was formed. This right to
secede is deduced fran the nature of the
Constitution, which, they say, ina com.
pact between sovereign States. who have
preserved their whole sovereignty, and.
therefore, are subjects to no superior;
that because they made the compact they
can break it when. in their opinion, it has
been departed from BY other States. Fall
lacious as this course OF reasoning is. it
enIists State pride, and 1ads advocats in
the honest prejudices OF those who have
not studied the nature of our Government
suifi iently to see the radical error on
which it rests. - =
"To say that any State may at pl assure
secede from the Union, is to say that the
United States are not nation /; because
It would be a soleoism, tn contend tina,
any par: Of nation might desoive its
connection with the other parts to theii
injury or ruin, without co uniting An Of
Tense" \ "Secession. ike any 9TH
er Revolutionary act, may be morally jus.
,ifed by the extremity Of oppression, but
to call ii Constitutional right is con
founding the meaning Of terms and can
only be done through gross error.
"Men o! thu best intentions and sound
est views may differ in their construction
of some parts Of the Constitution, bu,
there are Others upon which disPassonatr
reflection can leave no doubt. OF this
nature appears to be the assumed right OF
secession. ,....-
1.-The right Of the people of single
State to absolves themselves at will. and
without the consent of the other States
from their most solemn obligations, aut
hazard the liberties and happiness Of the
millions composing this Uuion, can no
be az knowlelged. Such authority is be
lieved 10 bp utterly repugnant both to th'
principle upon which the General Govern
men, is constituted and the obi c.s whicl
is expressly formed to attain" -
Again, Gen. Jackson, speaking of 'h
right and du,y Of the G,y-rnmen! to us
force to prevent secession. says d. ..
..No one believes that any right exist
in single State to involve all Others i
these and countless other evils. contrar!
to engagement solemuly made. Every
one must see that the other States. l.
srli,detance, must oppose itat ali hsz
ards" .. ....f ....1
Again. speaking Of the ordinance pass
ell by the South Carolina Convention. h,
sars -.-....r,
This solemn denunciatons of the law
and authority Of the Uni,e States ha
been followed up by series Of acts o.
tue part o. the authorities Of that s'a'
which manifest a determination t. rende
inevitable reso TO their resources o
sell defense. which the paramount duj.
ul the Government requires"
It's quite unnecessary To multiply qn''
tatiuus from eminent state e,tnnn upiu thl
subject. Tie great heart OF Ameri
can people is not only AYERS" 10 The doe
trine, but unalteably determined To ar
rest it at all hazards, and were 1t not fo
the fact, lamentablc AS it il, that we tinl
that the candidate Of the par y wi h VII c
it has always been our pride to act def
antly. alyertins to The ri sht Of secession
the fact Of Secession aud the want ol
constitutional power on the part of tl'
General Government to oppose IL by force
aud distinctly and sqharely planting him
$. II ON the doctrlne Of the inability Of The
ma ion to save itself from self destruction
Ior want OF b ,th constitutional and physi
cal powers, and calling upon the Co
eminent to withdraw the army from villa
he is pleased to call the seeded S Ate &,
an 4 hold An armistiCe with rebels in arm ;,
give up the Mississippi. break up lie
blockade. call home the f.e.s, and give
upal the vantage ground which our brave
soldiers Lave won at th. cost of so much
blood and treasure were it not, we say.
for all this, we might be justified in re
manning silent. Is it denied that this is
Nj. VS. position !? Read his R,c'rd
published and put forth un his i'm
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