New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-09-23
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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Der of Congress, born itch and extensively
educated, Mr.. George Ii. Pendleton ought 10 De-
and VIC presume is, q gentleman. lie lacks
neither ability nor suaviy, and has borne NM
self courteously throughout his seven years
service in Congress. Personally, he may be
unexcep,ionable; politically, he Is wrong a.
wrong can be. He is one Of that large class OF
educated men Of good family and in comfortable
circumstances, who in youth We're fascinated by
the magnetism of John c. Calhoun's simple yet
impressive manners, brilliant conversational
bowers. and rabid detestaiion of the dominance
Of mere numerical majorties. Fora generation,
Mr.. JeGerson's profoundly democratic specuia-
lions had swayed the minds of our clever ana
ambitious young men; but his star rapiui!
wancd after his death, and there followed
noiseless but vehement reaction against DIS
IDEAS, whereof Calhoun was the great apostle
iOf that rejection, the Shareholders Rebellion Is
the natural and principal fruit; one OF It's MINOR
and incidental products IL George II. Pcndleton.
We assume that Mr.. Pendlcton is wholly
trely guided by his profound. maturcd convic-
tions--that he is not one of the thousand un-
prncipled windy, oharacterless denagogues,
each of whom struts his brief hour on the stage
of public action. then sinks into fit oblivion,
to be rapidly succeeded by Others rs empty and
more dangerous than these; for he isa man, and
they are heeting shadows. II he were iunda-
mentally right, he would he well qualified for
Vice-Prosdent, or even President being radi-
cally, essentially wrong his election would be
grave and enduring calamity.
The theory which makes our Federal Union
mere league Of independent soyerelgn,ies, dis
soluble at the pleasure-nay, whm-oi any one
Of them, is bad enough when propoundcd b.
The empty demagogues who preach anything
that serves their immediate turn, and really be-
leye in nothing, because they have no thought,
no purpose, no philosophy. no conyicionsi but
these creatures who shout NO cocrcionr be-
cause the President i. Lincoln whom they de-
test, would shout just as yehemently-and as
heartily-.for Coercion, if the Prosiden, were a
Jackson whom they feared. and in whose favor
they wished to bask. But Mr.. Pcndleton does
not seem to belong to this drove OF cattle. IlcI
actually believes in the fatal iallaces which
have whelmed our broad land in blood and
ashes. In his elaborate and careful speech Of
Jan. l., lsGl, combating the idea Of resisting
Secession as Rebellion, he fully adopts aud
builds upon the conception Of our Federal sys-
TEN which has made jeff. Davis, Ioombs
Hunter, Mason ~ Co., the traitors they are.
The difference between his inculcations and
theirs is only such as is mpelcd by the fact that
he lives on one side OF the Slave line, they on
the other. Just consider once more, and
his gSasi demonstration that our
Government has no rghtful power to yindicate
It's authority and maintain is existence within
the limits OF any State which sees fit to declare
itself out Of the Union:
Now. sir what force Of arms compel State 10
do tha, which she has agreed TO do What force OF
arms compel State Ia refrain from doing that which
her State government supported % the sentiment other
people Is determined to prsisi IN dong IT'S provided
in the Constitution that the citizens OF every State shan
have all the privileges and lnmnnies of citizens OF the
several states Whit furcc Of tins Federal Government
can compel the Observance of that clause j State Is
determined to pas and execute laws whereby citizens
Of other States shah H.. have. within its limits the same
privileges ~ It's own CITIZENS
" Full faith and credit shall he given in each State 70
the public acts and judicial proceedings Of every other
state How will the Federal Government. by armies
aud arms enforce the observance Of that clause In The
Constitution II the judiciary and The. executive huthori.
ties Of state supported by the laws refuse such faith
and credit
No State, without the consent of CONGRESS. shall
lay any imposls duties on imports. Suppose State
should pass such law. and the citzehs were willing ~
execute the law what army could prevent u
I" No State shall without the consent of Congrcss
enter into any agreement or compact with foreign
Power wish 70 knOw from gentlemen what number
OF ucn II would require Ia annul such an agreement
once made. The General Government is avestcd with
certain powers necessary 10 be executed, IN order to
keep the machinery OF the Government in notion Can
any mber Of troops the Of any armed force on
the part Of the States compel the General Government
10 those powers If the agents appointed Tor that
purpose deliberately persisteny refuse ~ execute
them Sir Tie Uhoe scheue Cf c0ercOH Il pr0cfoabS
Is contrary 10 The genus and spirlt Of the CoHstisa
ton
of course, Mr.. Pendleton believes all this;
for it is the doctrine, not Of passage only, but
Of his whole speech-nay, it is the doctrine
which has governed his entire course in Con-
gress since South Carolina assumed to have se-
ceded from the Union. He has haH the courage
to vote in consistency Herewith when so to vote
necessarily subjected him to rcprobation and
odium. But his sincerity does not affect the
truth that this is a most pernicious, perilous,
fatal doctrine-one that makes the heroes Now
fighting for their and our country invaders, az
gressors, wrong-dOers murdcrers. IL is Cal /
hounism run mad-at least, Calhounism fol-
lowed out TO its legitimate results, which are