Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1864-10-15

THE Oopperhead candidate for Vice Pre-
sident is rank secessiOnist, of the CAL
houn stripe. If elected Vice President he
will have the casting vote in the Senate,
and he may become President, as two other
Vice Presidents have done since Harrison's
time.
So long ago as January 18th, 1861, when
four States had "seceded," Mr.. Pendleton
rose in the House to declare that though
the States had agreed to do certain things,
there was no power to compel them if they
refused. His speech repeated, aud even
exaggerated, the doctrines of John G. CAL
houn. he said:
TNow, sir, what force of arms can COM
pei State to do that which she has agreed
not to dot What force of arms can compel q
State to orefrain from doing that which her
State Government, supported by the senti.
| ment of the people, is determined to per-
sist in doing2 1t is provided in the Con.
stitutioR that the citizens of every State
shall have all the privileges and imm muni-
ties of citizens Of the several States. What
force of this federal government can COM
pei the observance Of that clause If a State
is determined to pass and execute laws
whereby citizens of other States shall not
have within its limits, the same privileges
as its own citizens2
"iFull faith and credit shall be given in
each State to the public acts and Judicial
proceedings of every other Stste.' How
will the federal government, by armies and
arms, enforce the observance of that clause
in the Constitution If the Judiciary and the
executive authorities of State, supported
by the laws, refuse such faith and credit
lH'No State, without the consent of Con-
gress shall lay any imposts or duties on
impoFts.' Suppose State should pass such
law, and the citizens we're willing to exc.
cute the law, what army could prevent il
"'No State shall, without the consent of
Congress, enter into any agreement or COM
pact with q foreign power wish to know
from gentlemen what number Of men it
would require TO Annul such an agreement
once made. The general government is in
vested with certain powers necPssary to be
executed in order to keep the machinery of
| the government in motion. Can any num-
Der of troops, or the use of any armed force
on the part of the states, compel the general
government to execute those powers il the
agents appointed for that purpose deliber-
ately, persistently refuse to execute them
Sir, the whole scheme of coercion is i'm
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Again, be said: as
"If you 6nd eonciliation impossible; If
our differences are 60 great that you cannot
or will not reconcile them, then, gentlemen, !,
letthe seeding states depart in peace; let
them establish their government and en-
pire, and work cut their destiny according
to the WisdOm which God has given them"
Upon that theory be has acted through
out. In the same speech he insuIted the
American people, and cOmplimented JEFF.
Davis and his cOnfederatss, by likeuing
the acts OF the latter to those Of Washing
ton and our revolutionary forefathers, and
the act of enforcing the laws TO the acts OF
the British king during the Revolution.
According to Me-. 7Pendlston, the brave
soldiers of the Unioa are Hsssiaus, hire.
Iiugs, the miniOns Of tyfaunical govern
J ment, while JET. Davis ard bis crsE are