Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-03-17

The Executive are unable to bring about
Suppose you cali Convention for this
PURPOSE you elect your delegates, and
the first thing they do on taking their seats
is to swear on, the Holy EvangeIsts, to
support the Constitution OF the Confedera
cy. Now, having done that, We take it
Tor granted that they, as honorable men,
will keep that oath. What does that Con-
stitution say Why, il article 1, section
8, it reads as follows: "No State shall en-
,,tes into any treaty, alliance or confedera-
tion." And in article 2, section. |, it says:
''The President shall have power by and
with the advice and consent of the Senate,
to make treaties, provided two thirds OF
the Senate concur Now, you see that
the Constitution your delegates have sworn
to support expressl ly provides that the pow
er to declare wal aud to make peace shall
be vested in the President and Senate OF
the Contederacy and the moment one OF
your delegates makes d proposition "r prof
fers a treaty of any kind to the enemies of
his county. he is a traitor by the law and
has foresworn himself. (Applause.) That
is SO; not because l say it, but because it
is written in the I Constitution we have all
agreed to support. Ii yon do not intend
to instruct your delegates to take vonr
State out Of the Contcheracy, you see from
this aspect Of the question, Your Conven
ton assembled car. do nothing more to-
wards realizing the end in view than your
Legislature or your Governor can accom-
plsll It can turn wheel.
/ Well, suppose You go a little further,
aid say yon will Instruct your delegates
to take the State out Of the C"nfederacy,
because when it is our it is relieved .retn
kel,, n
upon :. separate ana independent basis.
Supposi,.g also, that it is not y"nr dcsIgn
TO ioin the United States government a
gain, but only to go out as an independent
sovereignty. for the purpose OF securing
peace to yourself, and possibly eff.cting
the same desirable end for all parties
Well, you pass All ordinance of secession
take another dose of this political hoar
hound tea-and nothing kilow of is more
bitter unless it is boleset decoction-
(Laughter and set up tor yourselves. Is
+ that going tosgive you peace! Will that
restore your SONS and fathers to their
! homes 2 Will that hush the cry OF the orr
,han and dry the widows. tears Will
that I'LL vnur land with p!enty and pros
perity { 81 far from it, | can assure you,
my fellow citizens, it will involve you III
a new war, a bloodier conflict than that
you now deplore. But" you may say,
.'Mr Davis and his government will not
i dare to make war on a seeding S'ate, be
canse the right of secession is recognized
lin the Constitution OF the Confederacy." ("
So it is, my friends hntsyou see, by that
time yol have thrown, off that Constitu-
lien, you have gotten from under its o5li-
latlons and sworn you would have no,hing
to do with it. Do you expect the Conted-
eracy to be bound by document yon ree
fnse TO recognize as affecting yonrsei yes .
S.. soon as yon announce to the would you
are sovereign and independent nation,
as matter Of course the Confederacy has
! the right of declaring war against you, for
sufficient cause, equally with the right she
/ holds of declaring war against England,
France, or Holland. This right is iniie-
rent in all sovereig,Hies. s z.@
/, But what would Uncle Abraham say to
! it--that old gen,lelnan whose personal
pulchritude has been the snbject OF SO
much remark, II Langbter) and who, they
say, can tel more bad jokes than can.
IfLanghfer.1 How would he receive the
Einteiligenl.ce that North Carolina had sece-
/ ded from tie .Confederacy and set up Tor
herself. He wonld put his thumb up to
! Ills nose aad make certain gy ratlons ana
! eyo,ntions with his fnger, and say: . anl,
/ ole North Carolini, i I'm ,arnation glad ter
j see yoll .com outer jeff Daviss little Con-
! sarn, i swow bnt yer DON'T mean TO go
tor to cay yer ain't in the: Z MON agin, anu
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