Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-01-15
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Gov. Smith Of Virginia, IL his inaugural ID
dress, thuz nscas the distinction between tbsss
two modes Of political setion
TIE Cerstitu.iJn was adopted By lhs Stairs
at different periods but elegau ef thsm having
TsGh d isi tas 5svsa.h srtiels thereof deeisf
ing tss. shs rahh sasion Of tbs oonysn i5Es Of
nius States shall be 5ufisient fer the establish
menk Of this Oenstit1tisn betwsea ths States 10
raEifyiag the same" The Government -rt1or-
izod thereby was fully Crza1iEsf by lns iHsfal-
lstien Of Prszi3sli WashiEgson on shs SON Of
Aprii, IiS9 Hs was elected unanimously /;
but ten Safes only united in lis election
AgIsA CETsiinR r.mai5ed cut OF shis Uaicn until
the 2lst q November, 1889; AZ did Raode
Island uatil the 1854 Of &sy, 1920. i. = obyi-
Gus thsf lhey wars sovereign Sgaiss-cO1 pets
ushonali;ies-and miyas hsvs remained ssPa-
rNfe ''irss sad iadsgsGdsas s,ates." UHdeni-
sdly, ihs old Uuien, ua5er the hrsE Con5Ei;u-
tion, which %. X rs tFiumPh=atly through the
TsEolEtioasTy war, @G3 to which \ R5rl5 Csioli1s
ard Rhode Island seemed snxiously 20 s3hers
was dissolved by the withdrawal q 8 u.sjoTity
cF lhe members sssIsof, and another Substituted
therefor. Was isis secession La Ice facts
stated give The reply. Was it riZh. for Per
ton Of the Ssstss 70 disregard or destroy eou-
pses Fsiih those Of ihsir associates who with
held u refused tEsir eenssnt Allow ne 70
give short tirsas ;s tee eonsidsrstioa Of tbis in
qBiry.
It may be conceded Shat the G57srEusnt
formed 5y re Articles OF eoniejesAlion- vas
wholly iusdsquAis lor ia essential purposes
that eould usithsr secugs rs the respect Of i0r
sign powers, nor prqmess cur prosperity st
home. TrHs, it had taken Is through ibs IsyG-
ation, but tho sierra Reeessi les OF oar e0nd dor
cred the hearts Of the people, and lacy f5Ieb0rO
~ E|1a
purpose Of hlling our Tsnks, and feeding asd
clothing cur gallant s0l3lsrs. The DseiaTsiiou
Of IadspeR2enee had esURaists4 70 tke Weri5
lAe right Of 2 people 70 dissolve tie politicsi
bands which contested them with anci her, -
acd ts alter or abSiish" the existisg form Of
gcvsgEmsnt, ard 70 institute 4 Esw zoYernmeai
laying It's fouRdasioa ca sHeA pFincipies, and
orgss Eisg It's power in snch form, a. 70 then
shsli ssem most likely to eEsss lAeir safety sad
aAppiaeSs." And, in ihat day, no ous doabtei
tae Tigas 70 reform tia sxisting Government
and replace Il with smother, Whenever any oi
lhs parties b Il shzli SEQ IS to DO 50.
Il vas een6doatly eOaeluds& by tbose 7h5
belisTs in the progressive civilization Of our
racs, that our TsYotsfi9n had 6rnly established
this great righs. l. hsd bssR distinctly pro-
eleiued 70 tlie world as ths ground upon which
the thiTisen independent cslenies Of Great Bit
ain justified thsir sspsrsgion iroEi the mother
ooun.ry, and The assumption Ct tao nights,
p0wsFs end duliss Of indsDsEdoat S-ssss. Ths
| eEess struggle h&d been successfully fought
/ upoa n Ihs declaration contaiuing 2 bad
| passed inls every civil Esd language Oar an
eestors hsd acted upon i sffer their indspsad-
esos had 5cou rsclE Enissd. President Baeksoau.
Iho pEslsea5scr OF the present Chief Msgisszats :
Of tbs Uaiied esasss, had declared that the FED.
erGl Government had No right 10 zaaixs vTsr rpen
= seeding State. nor was this al. Tbs go.
bfRisd paper, ts which / have efien rslsr-ed
nOs cnly distinctly asserted The right OF sapsrs.
tiOH, bat boldly pToclainsd ii to so lie dutv n
the States, when it Rigks eoueara, 10 exsreis.
II, whenever, ia lhsiT jsagnent, it vss necssss.
~. II vas e9nhasntly believed that this Ersai
philosophical right, which nav. ysrv oroosri.r
be called iAs right Of secession, wouid pEsserT,
the peaes between tas parties to the compact
under al Circumstances, sHd shrougbous eli
tiHs. know there are Hsny peFscns sko deay
this night and Jet admit Tat ef revelation New