Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-02-02
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EXECUTIVE USUHPiTlUN.

f,r IL: Enquirer.
EXECUTIVE USUHPATlUN.
icy CEJRcg r'1HHrGH.
u, ;nulEarney c: Ike STATE Rights dec
ti.,ls # ~. All Of ;ha Ca.aau4 sch,r! 81 =
late. date, lave b2E9,;tn fears OF Exctu.ye
rsa,pa.ion, that non sadly trammc Tho ac
;ion ii III. Confederate i!"!crnu,cn. and in-
>a.r is strength md rariHin".+. We sn',
tro iH.1iN,ir,:cy- ~ those '';.sc &i;.A,5 doc
iriaa- trr ,h"v werc t!U. r, ~ 80 rlie" 81
.sniei, hu: were ~! carried "a: Isl erou@h-
no :, far - the "H.!oa9 tNta ii exiting
i.c:a wou,; su.gcsa %ni JUSTIFY.
Ia trent 81. 7. Il our rsfiHccs.@:s @rG:"
'raH. their hooking 10 ca.,sl.,ul:nEs. rs tao
| muui,u.-,; nf rigG: and !t,nr.v, hma ever
! ionSing 4ul almost ign"rju.; Institutions.
Hal :;cv appreciated properly The value oi
Institutions, .EcY wGulG hayp locked - Stat
institutions ard SiIi2 Organization L. %>ccr-
:~in ai.d determine i'eir rights. t':,'r rrw:T:
Of t:cic::Ic are; Sc.-prascrTa.ip:', ""j ,re;-
claims 10 iudcpea';rI. sovereignty. oil &C orr
h.;;,i. and % tn i1s.i,u:;,'s and orSa::;A:.
ton ur he F:ic;.i GavcrnrcU: "n the other,
20 tat2rHiue ;:ic ijmi: 81 IS POWERS, a..l i"
capacity - usucr ..-w ;.ai .rc::"r ro~=,s.
AID truS = UrrTC-5 ~ $tI:5a aut btaQne i
ceatra' d2.ua,.''li.
In AZ ".,cr GaTe:u.ncNis exert eur ora.
i;ls-i:u:inne nJt t)F- elections. have ever h6.u
re checks AMI nal;."'ss .,!as presented ~
p1rs:oI .,G..:.;2 at. ii!.r' :,ud preserved i;,-
criv Car arG2-ir.s thru,&s, ,yary errunr-
vu-iv.) tna: t!:"y ns.: j,.a.,":.i s'methin.
no" J.. political S,'!rur,. / sit''c pen, M
and paper wa 81! that w.' 'IicrLr; - Goa
s,ruc. the piu-t j. r!'gt F,y"rnT:"rl;s mo world
had rY,r scra 4 vel ,i;r;sri written con
= tut;nn wuu o,;gil0." ~,ert - 1y.k. GaG
Keep ;.-;y:ng, :i,c most > az I'll political M
clii.c.Y IN, SiHi.i!c-sc th,Jsat ;acv. The
iatl q; suc! beautiful m.,clinar; IN franuc
ia halE q I,z.H ",.i&g c,r.r,giea i! EIrupc, i'll
South America ard Mc*iar. .r,i is impcnd
Ing fate bc!c, i. fast :twainS u from rur 90
lesson, a',d we begin - discover shat written
c,' s,ruroHs. OF governments Oh l4pcr. are
tls mosr clhcm"r4', weak and worthless
thing; in the world
Ems discovery u'ia.:a ~ 10 ~, fa:r o! al
o:hnr u;:,iyn-. an; throws ~ oak upon IL
-t,,u.ioHa! ~":":na."at. r"n i.csarliiec,
. ma :. ,:nYrrnm::.i. :'i.: began with the
birth Of mankind, ami has ctown up BY
gradual and itn,c:crpti5le accrcitna 30 it,
present dimensions N various hu5 cognGtc
developments. Applying this old. time hon
oraA and slod-ordaincd theory Gf institu-
tioa,l "prernmcH. tn eur SAFE and Confc!c-
ra.a ca"2rrments. We ind iia5 :ilr Inrm"r,
i'ilc Safes !rn made W 81 nrmarous viG
p:,., ariDtivc institutions, laws and uS%gcS.
slightly modified and aia"t;i b; Legislation
AM i.'Itr fha. they haze al the u"cGni II
AM ali the clements Ct sir,a@r'. and ncrma
non" nat h.irn, to com''n.o rp!Siaal bodies
III s,Tarei gnt;Hs-:. p@on.r, territory, law=,
Customs Aid usagci; m tXc. ::;:ye, !; lcg;sla
tirc Judiciary, 81: in fine, ""nrytbing TIA.
s needed 10 cons.itu:c ;nGcpcni m natl. mali
". and /, c3,.lcr a.: |. cduce physical power
|, "a no; very difficult TO define. anaiyzn
and comprehend what :. Sac j., for it is y
.rtat ;.!!Ys.c!; Being Or cYi";r""c Ha'pahlo 10
The :crsn2. ga tho other baud. II is rcI. t"
in prssiU!" 10 define, .Hei,I" n comprehend
4 Union o. CJnf"l:rarf: :: acre moral he
in,. thing without ly-ic:.l parts, luembcrs
or organism without physical existence, and,
consequently. withou. :h,-cnl !or.H ar
strength: {. :iau"uti!r Il cp:i..:r'':vc nation
ality: :. leu TETON or "p;aI.,:ii",t nn papcr,
not in fact: would IL i';a:c, without $ r"o.
pie "r Il territory :. iGG@ar. INTACT treaty:
in icH. IN i.yau. faiuifs tia. c,Uics lurSr:,
and de.in, ir.cst;sa,ion, mna!'s or dainitir:
Now, We ar sure thai IrcHt physicH! rcal!~
ties. like the Stare. carA)t he oppressed "r
conquered hy y metaphysical ab-tr" 'toH--
such as the Confederate q '"""aGn@a: or LEAGUE.
Suppn.. We had :. l'resd 1t az mad ard rs
chlval,ons as Don & ri1n,", wto WIS resolved 10
| make himself arS3ot;c heIe 'it.ry 'nnna:'.'
over the whole Cu..:.!.:acy. hnw could il"
b ayin and how cpul he carry en- BIS .IirPg;lnn
| !IA would have 10 army. bccaaSc III. soldiers
owe ai'tc;pnca 30 til" S'a'-:. a. Ci.iZ:l+ =" tie
severn S'a.cs. ready 20 staEi w and ti:h, 81
| .hrse States in amy contest with thn Cunie!c
| rat. G. rverm:u-nt. 4 uaurper wiilI.ilt IN army
would cnt rather :: ri:ut'r:nut tislr", rendered.
more riiruou~ by the TAI iha. ii, would n"t
lpos inch OF Territory, un,css it b. i.ES
| forts without garrisuus.
| Let 10 one fear 10 cn;ruSt The Cnninlcr1t"
government with plenafy powers during th"
| pc ding way. There is n"' thu r'micit danger
or possibility that savh p1wc'' viii b. cun';iuc
| aul exercised after tn. va is over.
| All the STATES f.i Inst the are sovereign, ps.
| li:cll bodies m: GORGEOUS 81 GOV rel .ntY gn
never fail. on what they deem due prevCca!cr,
| to as sert this sovereignty ~ practice, houeye:
they may say i: i: ihcory--ar!l"c the conduct -"
| Virginia .ntuci;y and oti.r Sales ia 1882.
Of the New England Statcs ~ tic Hartford Con-
v.n ION. oi South Car Ina in the DAYS u, rmi;ti
ca ion and fogr sccclrG : ass. |: was tn='r
sovsr~irn irs.i;u O;a organization that made The
Gct of saa7ding such Al easy mater. The want
ii such u:Ei;Lij:l makes revolution IN Ireland
in rncticabIa
~4-GN- go
RECONSTRUCTION in TENNESSEE.
Mass Meeting at Nt'tcH" -AaH- S'nee,y Re-