The dollar weekly bulletin. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1862-1864, 1863-03-05

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cabulary of those who revere republican in /
situations, and instead of il we should call /
the political institutions, which we now call
government" an "Agency OF the People,"
E. We have always regsrded-as the people
of Kentucky, whether under the teachings |
of CLAW or jackson, did-the doctrine of |
secession, as a political heresy. We never
could see how any government could exist
for any length, with a recognized right of
any of its members to break it,up at will
whether from caprice or reason. We have
therefore no faith in the permanency ofany
Confederacy which may grow out of our pre-
sent troubles. And we have as little faith
nay, less if possible-in the restoration of
the old Union, by means of military coer
cion. The very foundations of the Consti-
the people; and without that, the whole
fabric erected on it is but structure built
on drifting sand. Every stroke Of the sword
cuts away more ligaments that bind together
the States and the people-separates and
divides the cords of our union. Secession is
heresy. 1t is a Yankee invention. The
Yankees invented it in the time of old
John Adams, as can be historically proved,
(and they would take out patent right for
the invention now, If any money could be
made out of IT'D; they threatened it in the
time of efferson; they attempted to enforce
it (and did partially in the time of Madi-
SOD; and now, many of them are only too
glad that South Carolina pluck, in exercising
the unconstitutional power, have given them
a pretext for doing, what the Republican
party was organized to do in 1856, as we re-
ligiously believe, -torcing The abolition Of sla-
Uerv even If 1t should destroyed the Union. For
no man of intelligence and honor will now
deny that great party in the North, WELD
! ing prevailing influence on Lincoln and his
administration, do not wish or expect the
restoration Of the Union, but would rather
see the Union destroyed forever, than that
slave States should come back on equal
terms into the noble government framed by
our immortal fathers.
Secession, we have already said. we al
ways regarded heresy. 1t has no iustifi-
cation, in our opinion, but that which rests
on the admitted right of reVolution-an in
herent right of the people, older, before,
above the constitution ITSELF right they
could not grant away, if they would, being
inahena6le-a right which cannot be taken
away from them, being inaefeasable-a right
which cannot be questioned or touched, be-
ing inviolable-as the constitution expressly
says. But it must be granted that the right
of revolution comprehends all means appro
pirate to the exercise of the power.
But what shall we say of Abolition Sc
cession, we grant, is an unconstitutional and
violent procedure. But if secession is bad
Abolition Is ten-fold worse. For though
secession may disunite sections, abolition
destroys communities. Secession might (by
consent of parties) take place, without vio-
lent convulsion; but abolition cannot posi-
bly be effected without the most deplorable
evils to both the white and black races
We have not room here to enter into this
discussion, and only content ourselves, for
the present, with this mere indication of GU
views; and we content ourselves the more
willingly, because we think we foresee tn al
the time is not far off, when our views will
require no vindication in the light of fact:
which. if not fully developed already, are
rapidly gestating.
The future is full of darkness and uneer-
tainty. No man can certainly tell what
day or an hour may bring forth. But we
think it may be safely assumed, (simply as
a rational question for discussion) that the
Union, founded on the voluntary assent anc
the fraternity of the people, can never be
restored by military coercion. With theil
voluntary consent and cordial fraternity, OF
the principles Of the Constitution, we should
prefer its restoration, to any other result
But can it be restored? Never while Yam
KEGS Cor others) persist in meddiing with
the institutions and rights of people anc
States and communities over whom they
have neither moral nor political Jurisdiction
and ne is no statesman, but fool or mad
man, who expects such submission, though
Mr.. Seward plainly says he does.
Is the war, then, never to end? Yes
How and when? 1t will end by the ex-
haustion of the Federal army and the FEEDER
al Treasury. Neither can be efficiently KEEP
up beyond midsummer. That is plain t
US, at least, if not to others. What then
may be asked. God knows-we DON'T
But our present impression is, that if thu
Southern Canfederacy is not recognized, {
Confedcracy of the Mississippi valley will
be established, drawing to it by gravitatior