Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-04-14

war; answer most uGhesatingly aud deliberately no
never; war is final, eternal separation. my mrs. au
highest ground of opposition 10 it's further prosecution
that il is wrong; il is in violation OF the Constitution anu
OF the fundamental principles on when inc oaoa onou
founded My second objection 10 tnat ss Poey -
constructive but destructive, ana WILL conAuuou
result speedily In the destruction OF the government ana
the lose civil liberty TO both North and SOUTH ana
ought therefore, Immediately cease
In order Mr. Chairman, that we may know what views
were entertained upon the right well as tno
of coercug States into submission by some OF TUG m
well living Statesmen OF the country Po =. III ~
commencement of the present war, propose .,
attention of the House and the country 10 lew oAtao.s
which TO my mind worthy oil Consideration o ''
time :. 49, a,,ro,,
ADAMS when t6a Legislature of Georgia had passod an
act setting aside the laws OF Congress rssuas 80
with the Indian tribes WITHIN ner 81. r ho
sages of the President the oth ana otu VI uy'
Is57 IL rIstn thereto were referred to select com
mittee of the Senate, OF which Col BENTON was gna
man. and of which MARTIN VAN BUhEN anu zen. III ~:
LIAM HARRISON botn afterward President oi inc Uni
ted States were members The committee, IN their re-
port Senate documents Second Session. Nineteenth Con-
gress, Document No. 69,) say;
1t is believed be smong those a1ioms winch IN Gov
like may be permitted 70 usPu.e 'n'
the onv for the OF these States
to be found in the principle OF common I'm. I,;
the basis OF interest The sanctions OF Tue
ton wond he mpotent 10 retain concerted and harmon
action, soveregnues noslie ia he
imagined diversity Of interest to force would be
alike vain aud aud nugaoIy. lis requeut ue u G -.
temporary success would be vaueess for all purposes
social happ In such contest, however unegua anu
however transient the seeds of dsunon would DC ncky
sown and those wi may be destined to witness them wu
speedily thereafter be called to lament the " w
s Of ov Liberty will not enlarge
upon the frghtfu quences OF civ wars y 80, 80
known TO be caamitous TO single governments anu w "
conederaces" -, ,..: oe
The prediction of the committee OF the DESTRUCTION OF
the farest prospect of civil liberty which Heaven IN It's
mercy has vouchsafe1 already In great danger
of realized and every hour the war continued only
widens the SCI sraton and increases the danger.
But SIR propose to introduce the opinion OF anotner
departed statesmen of the school OF pocs 10 winch tue
gentlemen the opposite side of the chamber belong
and for whose political opinions they entertain the highest
regard That profound statesman alter tne experience
many years the most exalted positions oil the nation ana
with perfect knowledge of the subject upon winch No
spoke, said: !,
Nations acknow ledge Judge between them npon earth
and their Governments necessity must In their inter
with each other decide when the failure Of one party
perform its obligations aosoves the other
The reciprocal fulfment of his own but inns ast o.
earthly not necessary the freedom and indepen
dence OF Saterconreced together by the lmmede acon
of the people of which they consist To the he
well the dssovng as the constituent pew
err and that pow be exercise by them only unuer me
conscience binding them 10 the rerbutVe Justice OF
He.ven With these qualifications may admit the same
rght ted in the people Of every State IN the Union
ercsd by the people United Colonies with reference
The supreme head of the British Empire Oh wnicn iney
each State in the Union right secede from the Confede
rated Union tself Thus stands the right But the na 30
link of Union between people OF
Of this confedeTaed nation 49, after ALL not III ne ou
in the heart If the day should ever come may Heaven
baI he enated from ea other when he fraernal spirit
shall give way TO ol indihereace collisions of ntere
ha into hatred the bands OF political ASSOCIATION WIN
oug hold tose her parties no attracted oy tne m
netism concaed nisres and kindly ana ia
better il will be fer people the dsuned States to part
IN friendship from each than be held together by
consraint Then will be the time for revertng the peee
dents which occurred at the formation ana adoption 81 he
Constitution TO form again ore perfect pnion W aSso
ing which could longer bind and TO leave the sepa
parts be reunited by the laws OF po iica sravaton
TO the centre"
an address delivered before the New York historical so
clety the 30h OF April 1899 in commemoration oil tne
fitch anniversary Of the inauguration OF george ASH
ptou as President Of the United States Mr. Adams was
believer the doctrine therein set FORTH and the leaders
of the party which he belonged shared in that belief
and continued to dc so until the commencement OF ne
present unnatural civil war If sound doctrine be-
fore secession took place and the began what there
in either to change the principle
ANDREW JACKSON IN bis farewell address to the Anne
rcan people, has soemny warned them that the citizens
Of o section the country arrsyed in against the
other would the end of the Unon and an end OF the
hope Of freedom. lie says.
If each struggle begun and the cit lens Of
the arayediu arms against % OF the
other in doubtful copct let the battle suit there
will be end Of the Union and with end of the hopeo
freedom victory Of the injured would not 10
them the espings liberty it wd avenge their wrongs
but they would thea elves share in the common ruin The
Cons be maintained nor tbs Union preserved
in oppos pubic fee ing by the mere exeItion of the
coerctve power OF the Government
But this opinion that Union cannot be preserved by
the coercye paers OF the Government not confined
! to the departed statesmen OF the country.
WILLIAM H. SEWARD in his latter Of April H. 1861 to
| Mr. Adams, our Minister TO England, said:
For these reasons the President would not be disposed
TO reject cardinal d0orn Of theirs the rebels namely
Federal Government could not reduce the seeding
States to obedience by conquest though he dis
question that proposition But IN fact the President
Willingly accepts Only an imperial or despotc
government cogd uugate thoroughly dlsafeced and in
sureotonary members the State This Federal Repubi.
can all Of the
\ which il most untitled for such labor
Such was the language Of the Secretary Of State ia
April 1861 three days before the Sunday on which the
President wrote bis proclamation calling out seventy five
thousand troops but afer States had seeded The
Secretary shared in tie fears Of the President that the
attempt 70 sutjugate the South ud destroy the Govern
ment Three years Of civil 10 gain and fruitless
81 subiugaOn attest and prove to-day the correct
ness the opinion then held by the Presidents Only
imperial desp0tc government could subjugae tho
2hly Unaffected and nsurrechonsry members Of the
State" This Federal Republic OF ours is OF all forms Of
government the most uutted for such labor Who does
believe it If there truth n the Declaration Of In
and the gentlemen the opposite side Of the
House VIII certainly not dispute it, since they incorporated
it in the Chicago platform which became law unto the
President; who, ask, csn deny the conclusion of the
Secretary pG State having in sey always he and the
President undoubtedly had the great cardinal truth under
lying all republican governments deriving their Just
powers from the consent OF the goVerned" If the Pres
4 dent and hs Secretary Of Slate gave Itterance to truth
in 1861 s it any lesa truth to-day Has nvi rather the
experience of three years Of confirmed it, believed
it then believe it now
But. sir | propose to call another witness to testf
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