East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1864-06-22
CHE q ourier.
wednesday. June aa.ise4.
SECESSION.


Doctrine held by the old time Democ
raey, and embodied in the Kentucky
and Virginia resolutions Of 1898, il
clairned by some to be the parent o
modern secession. That there is nc
foundation for the allegation, but tina
secession, like oil the detestable ism
which have distracted our country, i,
Of Now England origin, is clearly
proven by tho record.
Here in vote passed by the Hart
ford Convention Of 1914, is the sense
of oil the secession resolves of thai
day, and the secession of the South
Carolina School of to-day:
"When emergencies occur which
aro either beyond the reach Of the ju.
dicial tribunals, or too pressing to ad-
NIT of the delay incident to their
forms, States which have no common
umpire must be their own judges, and
execute their own decisions"
How this doctrine was met by the
Republican Fathers, the Statesmen OF
the States Rights School, the men who
squared their actions by the resolu-
tons of 1898 will be found by the
following extract from an article from
the Richmond Inquirer of Nov. /, 1914
which onibodies the substance of the
feeling and argument they then level
cd ut secession:
''No man, no association of men, no
State or set Of States, has a right to
withdraw itself from this Union, OF
its own accord. The same power
which knit us together can only un-
knit us. The same formality which
forged the links of the Union is nee
essary to dissolve it. Tho majority Of
States which form the Union must
consent to the withdrawal of ang one
branch of it. Until that consent has
been obtained any attempt to dissolve
the Union, or obstruct the efficiency of
Its constitutional laws, is treason
treason to all intents and purposes.-
Any other doctrine, such as that which
has late.y been held forth by the Fed
eral Republican, that any one State
may withdraw itself from the Union,
Is an abominable heresy--which strips
its author of averxJass;hlA nrat eueT;as.
sst.
This illustrious Union which has
been cemented by the blood of our
forefathers, the pride Of America, and
tho wonder of the world, must not be
tamely sacrificed to the heated brains
or the aspiring hearts of few NAL
contents. The Union must be saved
when any one shall dare to assail it.
Countrymen of the East, we call
upon you to keep vigilant eye upon
those wretched men who would plunge
IA into civil war and inevitable dis
grace. Whatever may be the tempo
rary calamities which may assail us,
let us swear upon the altar of our
country 10 8drc the Uui0n.
Twenty years later Gen. Jackson
one of the most revered Fathers of
Democracy, said, in his notification
message of January 18th, 1884:
"The right of the people of single
State, to absolve themselves at will,
and without the consent Of the other
States, from their most solemn obliga-
tions, and hazard the liberties and
happiness of the millions composing
this Union, cannot be acknowledged.
To say that any State may at pleas
IRE secede from the Union, is TO say
that the United States is not nation"
1t is Of vital importance that upon
this point Democrats should properly
regard the unmistakable record of the
past and under no circumstances al
low themselves to be committed to
doctrines which their ancient land
marks so clearly repudiate.