Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-12
VOL. XIV, NO. 22

n. e !. 2.
In elabsrzsine Ibis Frsss ifush Hr. Jsasaoa
| CHARLTON Of Independence says that govern -
| insliiuted among msu % secure eertsin = *
/ rights '-Ihst =" among these he H6sra : Ate
pursuit Of hasiHess % that Whenever snY foa - -,
eminent becomes destructive Of th-ss ends q III 20
right Of he people % alter 70 abolish &c End iast
tute rsW gevsrumant laying its foundst0u on Guct
pri cipies ard organizing ~ powers in Euch fo "a
/ happiness"
according 90 this grssi f1adsnsutaI priueipIs IA
sovereign States % America North and South Only
De governed By tnsls oEn cons n and Hhsnever fhs
| goTernmeut % Whieh they hsTs given thaT eonEsEf.
becomes destructive Of s grsst ends for which It Eaa
formed. they havs perfect right 70 abolish T. 5y
Withdrawing their consent from IL Tie Coouiss Id
from the British Government and 70 form new soF
srunsnf, with lfs fouadafioas laid such priEeieE
and it, Poer organized IN sueh form a. 70 thsm saal
sean most useiy 70 eject tssr safety and hsPpines
Upon tha Application % TIE present controversy q tia
grsa principle which the E0rthsrn States 6r-
proudly chasuss New York 10 trial before fhs hcr of
enaghted pu5ls opinion, and Impartial history uGss
we ne yefdle in her favor and IuEpha1iy yt1d-
I cate hes scfio1 n ths eourss shs has pursued
/ Not only al ths sovereign sis.es e Auerez hsge
hcFBtoiors rsccgniEsd Tia Erelr truth bat EI been
rscoguizsd by tue sbis aud eniIgntsd r1usor 81 "a
French Who owes bis present elevation 70 shs consent
o. ih7 governed He was called 70 the Drsdsoog -
i1e suffrage consent q The Frerch People and when
he sgsumsd the imperial titis BE- sE8lu su5uted the
question 20 ths "goysrned' 81 he bElotbox and thsy
At the recent treaty Of psseo viii ns Emperor o.
Austria Be esaed ~ Austrian pr0T1ca 20 FrHncss and
Napoleon r fused % govern i ti The ps0ps st he
bslst-box gave HthsfT consent hat lie shuld 90 So
The N0rthern States OF AmsTics are today through
d agsucy e the desp0tism st Washington, WsEng
bloody war upon the S0ulhsrn States - TO crush
out this Great American principle. aunounesd. and
main ainsd 10 seven years var, By ou= eouoa aness
try after It has you he Appreciation Of s a5slt and
mos enlightened sovereign Of Europe.
In discussing this great principle, can BAT remark
hew strange the between the c0ud1ct Of the
Emperor Napoleon and that Of President Lincoln. Ma
poissn refuses 70 govern province m majority Of
the people a. he nsllOt box have given their consent
Lincoln after having done Al in bis power 70 dastroy
he freedom and purity Of the ballot bsE, announces
his lsss proclamation bis Discrimination govern the
sovsrelgn S;ateE Of tbs South BY force E1d rsco
nzs and maintain, the GOvsTnmsnt Of these States
10. those who AZ the bSiot box, can obian the con
sent Of the gcverusd or Of majority of tbs pscples
but those who obtain the consent of tsuth ef
govern these States with the consent Of the gov
0rnsd" hs tranplss tbs declaration Of utepsndsncs
undr hts feet AID proclu2s % The world tbat Ne VIII
govern these States not by the consent of ts goT-
srusd.7 but b. military poWer, soon as be can ind
ons tsath of the Eoverned huuiiasd enough 20 give
But the world mast be Srusk with he absurdify OF
The pretsxt upon which he bases This extraordinary pre-
tension He says IN substance he Constiiutioa re-
quirss him 70 F1arsnies each State republican form
of Government And for the purpose Of carrying oEt
this provision Of the Coussi uton be pTccla1os that
onetenh of The peopls OF each of ne seceded
States shall be found blscs enough .aks oath
support his i-utionzf acts and a the tine
70 support the Cousttuon, snd shall do t1 monstrous
deed, be vii permit them 20 organize State Govern
ment and viii reeo ynizs them as the GoTernmsnt Of tbs
State aad their ofcsrI the rsgulariy constituted
thcriiies sf the Sisa- These he VIII aid n putting
down driving out, expeiing and sztermluziing the
other nine tenhs they do not hksHiss taks ne Prs-
soribsd oath
By military force, 70 govern sxtsrminsts Mn
tsuths And this 20 be dons under The gule OF PIT.
fssssd object Of guaranteeing repubicauEmi WIS
Woald Washington, Jefferson, Monroe, Adsmgs HaDs
cock or even Hamilton, have said TO this kad q
plbliesuism2 What say the conservative dortRrn
statesmen OF the present dsy n permitted % fpe4Ht
Does such Goysrnmsnt a. this derive is Just Posers
from the consent Of ths gover1sdf Il ths thalr
underst zndng OF the Republican government which
The limited States Is guarantee to each Ststef II 80,
Whist guarantees have e9 Tor the freedom Of their pcs
tsryf II the Govsrnuf q a. " sshingtou guarantees
such rspubcsnsm a. ~ % Georgia in ls64, what rzsY
guarantees 20 OH aud other Western States In
1874
priasiplss views, Is too glazing FOR comment Whsn
s1eh terms srs offered 10 them well may the Psopls of
these States be nerVed TO defend their rights snd hb
critics e. every hazard under every prvataH s1a % te
But must no,ios The other great ruth, promassss5
IN the declaration Of ndspendsncs-that hess United
Colonies and Of right, ought to Be tres and inas'
pendent States.
George IN denied This g at truth IN IT75. sad seat
bis armies into Virginia the Caroinssi and Georgia 70
crush out It's advoca "a and sintsn the peopis
Governments which dd not derive is powers from The
consent Of tie soveCnad Preadsns Lincoln N lsols
hiss made war upon the sans ass ard tkelr Confsd-
erstss 70 crush the doctrine BY armed forcas
Yet be has none Of the spparsuf 1siheou before ha
word hat the British King had The colonies hsd been
planted 1uTtured and governed By reat Britain a.
States they had nsvsr bssn tzdsgandeni ard never
elsinsd % be. This claim was set up for the h ns
Ia the Declaration OF Ird=pendence Under th1s cir
stgnoas there ass sons Hhy the British Crown
shoaid resist IT, but the great ruth 11ed VS.
more powerful than ne armies and navy o. Great
oa he 4sb Of July I776 our fahsrs made thls dec
srson Of tbs fresdo snd indspendsnoe o. ths stafe
Tas revolution vas fought iron ms d-elarzol Eac
on the 81 day Of epts I5 10 the trstY uf pssesy
"His Brtanie Majesty acknowledges tha sid Uuiiod
States, to-Hits New Hsmpshirst AassachEEsGts Bay
T4lgua ard Hr0ridauea plantations.
New York. New jersey, Pslnsylvanis DsisEars, Ma
ryIs7d VirRnis Nor1h CzroiinA- Souih CarolIaa and
Georgia b. free sovereign Eud independent Satsss
thai hs treats with than ss slch etc
On and after that day Gee. siood before the
world clad in all the hzhlnents, PosEeEssd o. al
the attributes Of soysrsigny- When did Gsorgis loss
tha sovereignty Was II BY virtue o. her PrsEiou1
eompset with her sister Ststesi Certainly not.
TIE articles OF confederation between The colonies,
during the struggle set forth the objects TO be attsnsd
and the nature Of the bond bBtUsen TIE parties e. Z,
and the sspsTse sovereignty Of eaeh o. he states
win the ether States formed ths COustt1iio1 IL l7sf
CissTy not. The Coustitutoa was compact F-s7.sen
thirteen States, each Of which bad been Recognized
ssnsratsiy bv mama By the British kng fres s9T.
srsign sHd indsDsndsat STATE.
Ths objects and purposss FOR which ths tedsr1 soVs
eminent v As formed dstlnctiy specified and were
al sss forth IN The csmpsct The soFeTnme1t creats1
bF it was limited in ifs powers By the grant via an
express reservation Of all powers not delegated tha
yr.t attribute Of sspsrsts State sovereignty, uot
delegated. In this particular there was 10 change
f-, fbs articles AZ Corfsierar1a sovsreitv VFss sin
rsssrvsd snd ahided vita the States respectively Th1
more perfect Uaion' based upon the sEsump-
ton ihst Il Uss for the best Interests Of al tha
States to enter into r. with the additional grant Of poz
srs and guarsusess-each State being bound q
s 20 perform and discharge 70 the stheTs. al the new
obligations OF the compact Il was 80 submitted % he
people Of the States respectively and 20 aecs0ed % -
ths The States did not psrt with their ssParsis soE-
srsizutv BY the adoption Of the Constitution In thAs
instfument sll the powers dsesssd, are sgac6ealiy
mentioned. Sovereignty ths greatest of Al political
powers the source from which al other smsnss q not
amongst those nsntioned i eoald pct have eefn
parted with except BY grant either expressed Or clear
IL IElisd The most degrading act Statscsn 60 s 70
Iv Dawn or surrender her sovereignty. Indeed L cs1
not be done except By deed or grant
Ths surrender is not 20 Be found IN tie Oonzatztion
amongst the expressly granted powers Il can not b
amongst those grSuted By iupeston for by tha tras
Of the compact nOne are granted oY impeatOn except
such a. are incidental 90, Necessary and proper 10
execute those that szprssy granted Tie ineden1
can never be greater than The obeet-aud II 1ohinEfR
- st,rorslv vrnnfrd amounts 10 yovsrsiqntv
that which Is the grsatss OF all powers cannot follow or
be carried after lesser ons, e. an neidant By imp lea
lion ard ten put the marter a. rest forever, Z 4
presslv dec arsd that The powers not delegated
served to the Ssfes respectively 60 the people ScF
ereign'y the great souroe OF All powell t1ersfoze a1
left with the States By compact len Wnefs AlnS
George e it, Rnd left where It has ever since reanei
and VII remain forever ne people Of The States sre
true to themselves, and true 20 ne greas prlnef.s
which their orsfathsrs achieved such eost Ct bood
and treasure, in the war Of l776.
The ConsSisution was only the written contraci or
bo1d between ne sovereign states In when ne cove
usnts were 81 plainly expressed ana eseA s1eo A3A
sovereign pledged faith 20 ifs sister States % ece
- 800 shsse eovsnsnts So long each eid ths, AL
--s-s boTpd by the compact But ts i rzie - Wei
loyn and ss universally recognized n savage - m
s15-sd lifsez vTsn uudsrstoJd sRd ag ge1eraiiy
---..5 u between sovereign States a. between pTi-
- ais-thEf when party 70 eoniraet
FUSES be bound By X AID 70 conform Q its res1fs
,eusz the other psrty is rolssssd from further oonp
snce-
without snterirg IN srgunlent 10 show the
n which the Northern States had perverted he con
tract and warped s terms suit their interest," Ia
The enactmenf and enforcement Of tariff laws for ths
protection Of thsr industry at the expense Of he
- -
ment lava, esast navigation laws fishery avs
etc, which were Intended 70 enrich them q. the
psnse OF the peoPla of tzs Souih need cite bat q
single iustaEe Of open syoEed sci confessed Snd even
boasssd violation af the compact By ths Nort1eru
States to prove that the southern States were released
and dschsrzsi frcm fucther 0b gEion 70 he northern
States Oy every known rule q law, morality c7mty.
One Of tie express covenants in the written bond 70
which he Northern States Subscribed. and without
hicn as clearly ssea BY reference TO tie debates IN