The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1864-11-21

slii N axe rs o'sp icr aai- THESE win result IN
tnc tcfoEniiion Of o14 C-1frdcrsc, an inlA-
2endc4t na'.op ~ ivhaf sor- ~ political leSer-
eemat4 such results are 20 u accomplished.
e'teiisl me 9etcsogs cou> eici1f7is~ winch fan~t
- sicA : ecnt fnson % states. j. besond
But hn-v IS suck a ri,rrs7sih, N, convection, r.
states - be siSembiids ,7ir nj iaf authority are
All Tue states fie Confederate ara United states
% e af-em1.'7a n Que c2nvcnti3e, Hho has the
potent Foice ~ call tiien from tie bloody arena OF
VA 70 the ealin countil of peac.is b. what ma
e-inerli arethe states 20 be rcrrcscnfcd in such
coa fenlion Or f9nvocaiiono Of STATES, II By dcls.
no = ~ m aud what powers they
possess when asseinblcds
ne States composing the Confederate tsorern-
s-sns maze ioInfed corstintiun- aud in that they
n-se -pt<inea s1e powers delegated 10 the confcd-
ss@te .1f-osl'l.s' and have defined the powers r.
selsei tp The 3iates l5c >l=ic4, under our con-
stsuto'', can rniy - assembled toCtthcr IN con
sertion the call OF three or more States Tor liz
Fsrp9se declared II the 9Th article u the Cnst;.u
ton, that u afnendfaeutz The President ~ ~
S,rssasfste States aas oniF such powers are given
him, either by the Constitution 3r bv the Laws IN
AeSo'a9hec VITA the Constitution; and Whatever
powers these may be- he has no rsrh, "a. transfe-
them from their cor stitufionai dcrositor~ Con,
grcss have S'ly such rswcrs IS iae been iele~atrl
70 them through the Constitution. and Congress
cannot diycst themselves Of any powers with which
the Constitution entrusisthcna Tfcse arr All .rr,st
powers, Which must be exercised with scrnpuloas
fidelity e the spin, nf the Consultation
The Con sti.ution Of The United Sta.es-is similar
TO ours IN His respect The President aud Con-
cfess Of the United States possess no more
thnn tie President and - s-ress Of the Coafed9r
hte States IN respect e calling convention Of all
9ile, states composing that Government The
President. Of the Enited states ca1no, calf CON
yeniion OF he United States The Congress Of
the 1 nlted states have no power % call conrcn-
ton Of The states OF that Gorernshent for The pur
pose OF making treAties The President OF
the Confederate states ilas no power 10 call
conventioni of'the Confederate States ard the
eouiress>s'l TUG Soniedera,e states has no power
10 cali a convention q the touiedeTatc States. cx-
cept for lac purpose named IN the 5thJ article Of
the Constitution. The tso Prcsiticuts conlbis,ed
aud the two eoEgTesscs cannot oh together TIE
States composing both GoFcrnnrat- The power
"a MAKE tfeAfses, that affrcace iucluded i dele
gated by the States ttror-ii our iConstifution 10
tie President with tie alticc and cousrnf Of the
senate Tic States under the ChsiSlfufEon have
thus parted with the power 70 mako freafles- The
President hks 10 right 70 transfer 70 the States or
10 delegates appointed b the states. she power1a
/ Dlakctre2tits- CouE-cSs cannot DO So because
Congress possesses ifeaty making power. aud
f Congress cinuot amend the CoItcderzte Co1sti-
trflOn-, aud congress c-nlo. conik- power Oh tie
States The States dotncf cesive their powers
either from CHE President Or Congress
The St-ssk themseiTcs, IN their tighcst sovereign
capacity, cannot cal convention Of all the States
for tie eurpbse Of making \ treaty. Eitloat sbro
gatiaz the Coufelerate Constitntson- The cOnst-
fut;on OF the Confeieiaie State is just binding
On the people II alabama j. the State co5stita-
lion. Tbs contribution Of the sCosiedcratc states
Is tie @fcdefal constitution for the people of Aas
barae." Il was adopted by the same high author
~ the sovereign peot.e ~ Alabama. IN convention
assembled hssTss the safe cpnsil4ii0n- Neither
vs. ever stl1ititi = the vo.cc ol' tbs inLi-ilaa
citizens fur fiier ratification alioTffsu- IN the
history the Emitted safes. the CONSTITUTION Of the
Jrsfci STATES asurseI submitted r. the in.sirid-
ual cilizcnsof anv % the States for ilcfr r-iisca
liar ana adoption. ~ state fonstitrt.anof any Of
the States was evcr submitted ypice IL Individual
citizens rst.i iz~e- Il w. never. u the United
States. deetae5 necessary or p-epef 1nLi a species
Ieef Red Repubicarsm commitment Is dci,rcdatious
,n te 1slro fepu5 canisn of the fat OF the re-
public 4 convention % delegates. selected By the
E feoplS II each Stale Wes. down 10 THAI time. con
:, silcrei tho highest kn0un Political power
The Legislatures Of fhe St1t1s bake 40 POKER 10
y arioint delegates 70 sdch conrerti1n 81 all the
states. The Governors have, II polsite. It'll less
power 10 attempt IL ~ legislation, woulI 10 rev
81 oiatsa aud not constitutional action. T. do 50 BY
lerisjatiyc action solid b = Dc. What many per-
sons haso deemed iat The people q the State IN
d; convention assembled h9l power 70 g..
The question -then comes b4ck again how Is q
q Convention Of all the States % be legally and con
q st.tuti0nn1y called together, II tan only beSiOnc
legally aad constitriiouals, By the Sovereign pee.
uie of each State IN Convention azssln6ed- ~
. long "a lfc present CttiedeiAtc constitution
mains in e1iSebcc The K siaurc oE r3th State Is
bc1snd by t ana tia States, thEossgh their iegiss
Iatisc nuthorifr. cannot, cy separate Tor conjoini
action MAKE treaties or assemble III cinvent0u %
;. make treaties Such acton expressly forbidden
IN The 10Th section st afilee Of the Eoafederate
constitution
II necessarily follows hat ia orierl legally aud
censisfuiohaliv,-to assemble such ctlnvenfi0n Of
fhesSfates the people Of each State npst first be
. illegally assembled IN convention, the1 mast then
scccdc from the Confederate Governnlent; declare
their separate Independence, aud thei select their
delegates meet others. selected IN the same way
by other States separately, IN aeonvsntion OF al
Tie same proceeding must be iiao IN the United
State=
Ttas it.Usii besecn lahat TO assemble such con
rentou or cJnvocat9nI Of the States the cOnsfitu
tionr6f tue mite itSfAles must be abrogated: and
the constitution Of thdconfedcrate States annnlcd
Who l. Wild sgh 10 -reafn thai the people Of The
United States will copsent 70 such proceeding
On cur part whist ,i1es such convcnlion or con.
vocation 0f The states layesvef The With.rawal
Of al our IT. ops from ts Confederate art-ics, Tbs
deposition of the PFe~ideut and al Confederate ~
GSrr- the abolition IT the Confederate Consti;utisr
ani Government: We shoald then have no Cox
crnincni CONNER al the states Of the Confede
racv but . this respect should be in \ state o
eeaar.e.e aIsreey -------,---,-----------r--
cnce, Is that lhe ssscntion should be called 10
& sure us peatA and independence. / have shown
that tclhrst Sep sufh peace leads over the bro
ken fra sn1enis - or Constitution. y hat guaranty
ishaye We, thst from such scheme. should ever
have any peace, save that which would result from
o. Observation-Disclosures subjugaton q the Confederate
STATES
a rcconktrueiion with the States from
which we deliberately separated IN the be-
ginning Of this contest Who amongst as
would advocate OF propose H. Who IA Ala
baua however much he may have been opposed
10 Alabufna's secession. would now, after three
years Development 81 Yankee character and Ian
kec barb4rsty andt despotissi. entcrtain such. =
proposition. Who woul desire political union
= with those who have murdered cur sons. OUTRAGED
CUE women ard with dcroniac malice wauf1ufT
DESTROYED our property. aud now seek 10 mks7e
slaves Of Il The voices fro-a the graves Of fzo
hundred ti1rsard heroes would bianch the cheeks
~ ths rccrcant " ho uusid propose H. The hC1tSc
shouf Of four hundred tnp1.z4 living hcrQcsuovF
wits arms m flit5r hands. f-ltsiu- Tor hbctty ard
Independence. would forbid q, " 1ttcfnptefl BY
those az home. away fraEl She dangrr- and ear
mage Of battle. tie con rqucrcc wold ~ icarinl-
! cisii war in fact would Be- inan xrrafed. and the
red stream OF internal strife eEelliug like the mol
ten lavssfr5n some volcanic crater through every