Smyrna times., 1863-01-08

THIS House, are sworn 10 support that Con
stitutiOn, and that the President Of the Uni
ted States is sworn TO preserve, protect and
defend it, My theory is, sir, that rights
and duties are things reciprocal So long
as the people Of State obey the bchcsts of
the Constitution, and live in accordance with
them, they are entitled to the enjoyment of
all constitutional rights. So long as they
array themselves against them only in such
force that the marshal and his posse may sup
press their violent demonstrations, they are
entitled to all these rights, save rs the penal
code, properly applied, may abrdge them.
But when, as has been the case in the So
called seeded States, they assemble III Or
game conventions and throw off all duty to
the government, when they adjure loyalty
anil duty, and claim to have established on
our sol an independent and foreign govern
meat when they attempt, i'll the name and
10y the agency Of such acdgcd foreign gov
crnment, to create a navy, and do assemble
armies to contend with the power Of the
government, and thereby banlsh our Gus
toms and postal system, and CLOSE our courts,
thcy lose their title to constitution rights
and 1t becomes the duty OF the government,
by whatever force 1t may require, to regain
possession and control Of the territory oc-
cupied by them. and to rule the people oc-
cupying it with such hostile purposes, irres-
pective Of State lines, or State names, or
State constitutions, or State institutions
1t must maintain the unity Of the country ;
and if the inhabitants will disregard all their
duties, it must govern them under the pow
er Of the Constitution that makes the Prcsi-
dent comnandcr-in-C Chief of the Army and
Navy of the I nited States. and that requires
} him, if SO it must be, by military force to
maintain the supremacy of the government
over every acre ofour territory. When SUI
preme jurisdiction shall be thus established,
we may say to whomsoever may occupy the
country, or particular portions Of it, ''adopt
r your State constitution, whether the one
that formerly prevailed or another open
your courts, and let the courts of the United
States be opened let your customs system
and your postal system be enforced avow
l your allegiance to our Constitution and gov
l ernment, and as you shall perform the du-
0 ties, enjoy, also, the rights of American cit
liens"
Gentlemen on the other side seem to for
get that sworn duty, rs well as patriotism
and the future welfare and peace of tho
e country, demand the maintenance of the
c unity Of our territory, and Of the supremacy
Of the power Of the United States over it il
/, its entiety. These are things that must be
= maintained, if we would avoid standing ar
mics and unceasing war Where all dutie.
g under the Constitution are rejected, nc
/ rights can be claimed, and the government
r must be maintained by force That is my
position, and it is, believe, the position o
> the loyal people Of the country. When
/ say loyal, | mean it as | know no condi
= tions that may accompany its expression
; That loyalty which is conditional stretche
>, forth friendly hand to treason Sup
pressed applause III the gallery. Indeed
p" conditional loyalty is partial treason. Th,
y Presidents emancipation proclamation ha
h been the subject of invective and denuncia
A. ton this morning, and it has been said tha
- no man in the country, save the Presiden
" of the United States, believes that it Wi
l. promote peace. Sir, has territory cease
n to be territory? Do figures still indicat
fy numbers and power! Has the lesser CONT
by some new influence, to comprehend tn
greater! For, if it be not so, the enforce
mcnt of that proclamation will promot
= peace by aiding i'll the establishment Of tn
" supremacy of the government Has nc
the question rs to whether four millions c
O. stalwart people shall labor for us or for thos
-, with whom we are at war some importar
, and direct bearing on the issue? VIII il
a solution, if it transfer them from one side t
the other, have no influence upon the pow
to er of the rebellion! | believe, with tn
&hnk
n lions of brawny right arms, mostly dark co
IS, Ored, but many Of them. through the fell il
d fuence of the hell-born institution of SLAYER,
to fair as our own ; there are four millions
OF people reluctantly giving their daily toll t
n the support of the rebellion and on the |,
ne of January next it is proposed by the Pres
de dent to invite them, as wisdom would hav
ce done more than a year ago, to Withhold
It's their labor from that cause, and besto
I'd them, az they desire to, upon the cause ,
ay patriotism, freedom and peace, under tn
o. starry flag Of our country. Who will tc
Is me that the transfer of the labor of thes
IL people will have no influence in suppressin
u the rebellion?
But, asked the eloquent gentleman fror
or Kentucky Mr.. Yeaman whose elaborat, :
81 prepared speech, regret to say, containe'
en- if heard him Alright, Il sneer at those VIII
. read written arguments-who ever heard
DE a belligerent party taking private propert
n on land Let me ask him 4 question, t
Lc be answered in some of his future specchc'
1d who ever heard of begcrent prohibitin
'e- the people Of the opposing Power from ra
lying to his standard! lie speaks of prol
all erty and speak of mcn 1t is great thing
ry sir, to be man.
as Mr.. Yeaman-The gentleman will allo,
ls' me to interrupt him.
he Mr.. Kelley-I did not invite any imm'
Ter date answer. As the gentleman guardc
all himself yesterday against interruption, $
les did | to-day PROFOUND question to be al
I'm swered in the future.
be Mr.. Yeaman-AllOw me one momen
m I answer the gentleman by saying that
ne cast no sneer upon anybody for readin