New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-23
STATS s0vEIgICNTE' IN DsxIE.

JET Davis is accustomed 10 speak Of tho fede-
ral Government cs sn "sgent" OF the several
States, and of Secession Us "the dissolution o. o
league" In his view. every state Las ut ah
times been 1t perfect liberty 10 withdraw rom
the Union, and may choose It's OWN time ana
mode Of doing 50: and Whenever il shall have
proclaimed ia own Withdrawal from The Union.
iit is relieved from al responsibility thcrctp ana
IGny atte,np. Thereafter 70 make it iulhii It's
Federal obligations becomes coercion ana
"inyasion," oyerbc9riDS right and justice ~
brute force.
The sincerity of ihs propouniers OF this theory
IS shout 70 De put to D searching tos'' as fol-
lows:
The STATE of North Carolina was simply swim
died into Secession Her people, after AIR. Lin
coins election. not only voted overwhelmingly
that they would not secedo. but--iu order 10
guard against all possibility Of miSchief-turther
voted thai their Convention, though al but
unanimously Union, should not meet. Yet. when
For Snmter hal been bcmbarGcd and reduced,
ard the President called for 1900 militia to
defend mporlcd Washington. q concerted
clsmor was raised that Lincoln lcas loaging IN
p,Oro.ei ,rar pyOn tie SoatS, aud North Carolina
thereby he'd INTO rebellion Had the truth but
been known to her people, she would hove
sp1rnod Ler betrayers with indignant horror.
Al her ensuing State Election. she chose for
Governor Col. Il. p. Nlncc, q lifelong Wing
/ from her mountain or free-labor region beating
h,s competitor, o Nulliicr residing on the South
( Carolina border, by . crushing majority.
Vance vas thon in the Confederate army, but
was believed 20 be At heart with tho people IN
their detestaton Of the plottcrs ond engineers
Of Secession; and accordingly, ne ior Il consid
cradle time aitcrWard eyinced a guarded brit
effective hostility TO The Richmond despr'ism.
I At length, however, it is understood hc was
plac0tod by dazzling prospects OF election to the
Presidency As Jeii.'s successor; and be has OF
| late been stumping the state to aliay disaiiec-
lion by showing that Secession, IL moi originally
! right. has become o fixed iact-that for NORTH
! Caroline now 10 cut loose from the Coniederacy
Il 10 eyposr herself 10 new md more formidable.
| becaU-s inore proSmate, enemies th.n tho'c
/ she is ro1 resisting; 50 that, hard ~ IL the
NECESSITY, she has practically no choice but to
stand with her Southern sisters and ,ight 70 the
lest.
This logic 5cnces many. but not nearly all.
Another State Election IL a. hand, and Mr.. Hol-
den. hate Of Tie Rale;gh Sandord, compete,
with Col. Vance for The Coyerrorslip as =
g Peace candidate. and viii obviously receive
/ the Yo,cs Of most Of those who supported Vance
IN 20. Ifthe latter j. reelected it must he by
the vote, qAhoso who opposed him rs little
better than 'Tory and SnblnissionisC
two ycars ago. Tho prospect Of q heavy poll
for flolder-rerhaps even o majority Of the
Home a. distinguished from the Army yOte-so
alarms the leading Coniedcratsi that they ere
seeking by every device TO reduce that vote so
fer as possible. TIE Rictm6nd Erqniner is, Of
course, cor >picuous in this enterprise
Our reeders can easily presume THE Eca'aia-
er's general line Of argument in the premises, 50
We forbesr citations. Bat what can Il any as to
state Sovereignty Tie right Of Secession,
and "tbe dissolution Of a leagucg' Hear IL on
this point:
ali North Carolina cease 20 ~ pat q The Confed
s-Gcy and become par. of the Iedsral mon. which
is al war with ~, s.s nersig e .n-taa. 6.S-f rc'
0yc Ra he C9ysderocR Tat state did, in TIE IND
de q. The war, abandon her allies leDy her oct cat her
words and iin her enemies against her friends might
20 @ b-gnt hist ric record in the fuurc but IL WOnld
not b. gs,ce; . 1oeid be OaN hc Ly Of icGr u .
not 20 supD0s,d o' PTgias ard Sogh Cessiigo mould
submit BE- gsUnfer bv ne iTcrrSrap c1NRfrs gtg'
co, shoul8 decars .'seG C1cmy irf'sa5 Of (0eTd
7h.y " c5Urse ic9uld ny tcoE'd nQis
4rc1eaSasoas use Of ~ yotroaas ~ s.a1 'oTl ef -
ro.as We do rot gee that til. Old Moth State would
gain much ~ reconolDg berself Co Rhode Island and
Ma isachIsets and declaring Na9 against South Caro-
Is ug.ess aud is inic-d-d % deceive y,hcu
peace n,s' say vaguely ss we ., tesJ DO say ana
toinpo-ary fc~ Itself tau continue the war. Certainly
North Carolina can and may seeds q any moment
from Tho COlfcoeracY th-s j. nO' matter ssccptihe
Of argument by constitutional right s' iaey r seoci
and nen eitsr joia our cS4,eS or' ri up f0r her5e
precisely her staA sssra Rcod no dessrnE m
\ re~s, nc rcrg yrir-y'e 0Ri'c dcs'rrP cate Be ia
Ped So sfroaP and cglg TIE n lear ss her aH~er-
s,9 NJ on:eos,acss In tho irst place, II she get W
to- herself ard preiepdef - n'utultJ ana II thf
4 Pclcru. Government al.ltel that Dreiension, then
80 o1 h, hound "a III TO duti.s OF her.rals between
the tho bslgereniS; She would 30 bound TO reiuso
passage % The Federal troops through lcr tTTo'yf
AID bo rc1nra their evacuation o. al Tie places which
fhey hold within Tho state because - pefrs inc
Federas 20 use Norh Carolina cepot % troops and
aTna or u base OF operations, would be an act OF war
sgaiust Us; and she world DO nso Iound to refuse
passage 10 Confederate troops and stores. because %
granl It worh be got " wa agGinst tn9 fedorls
FIT neither oftho begercats SouP submit TO DE- thus
ordered cf therfosa North Carolina wog.i oe congo
70 with thefn bc't 60 enforce hor neu
trsli,y md Independence. Sue would have gained by
her secession the honor OF Dena for tluG tie prlo
sipai bat .le.grould Of the var.
One Is almost ashamed TO argue 20 simple matter
We only do ~ in order 20 show az this spccious pre-
tsnte ~ Confederate stato settng M for iisoli1
negotiating To- aseparate peace. and tho lkc simply
. means pc0sc eTh our ensmi,s cRf csc sp9s ~
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