Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-29

RaymOnd'a Speech ON "0ut or In.1
Senator Raymond aof New York, in
his elaborate speech, chiefly devoted to
the "Still In" theory of seeded States,
makes no point of consequence upon.
which we have not remarked, and which
we think we have perfectly disprosed.
He was replying to another eminent
Senator, whose positions be attacked
We agree as to the policy TO be pursued
with Mr.. Raymond, but submit to the
logic of his opponent as to the theory.
We are difident in presnming to argue
where two seeming giants have met;
but as we have said something heretor
fore, we wish to support our position
Any way, disagreeiDg With one, we agree
with the other, aud we believe more
emiueut-Stevens. He is an unAinch-
ing logician, and naturally an extremist.
A man pure, honorable, and doubtless a
we'll wisher to bis country, hesis some
times somewhat impracticable,. because
be looks 100 much occasionally to ulti-
mate ends-to what must in course of
time inevitably lbe-regardless of pres.
ent conditions or proprieties He is,
Notwithstanding, a. useful man. He
brings the question fully before the eye
of Senate aud. public, isheugh. bis policy
is not always-is never, at first utter
ance-adopted BY any dsngerons nun,
Der
The gentIsHian from New York does
not meet his. (Stevens's). argument
squarely-does not attempt TO inyaIi-
date il on the point 10 question from
Vatel, and so forth. He confesses he
was forced into metaphysical reasons"
which means IN fact that he bad no good
ones to give that could be called com
worcestershire to meet Stevens's, which
were nothing sises - Men, always
resort to metaphysics and q soph-
istry, when they are stumped. Hun
dreds of volumes are written every
few years metaphysicalIy, which are
called philosophies,S and contain about
an inch of meat to gallon of slush.g 1t
is doubtful if Mr.. Rayoond's has q
grain. ~ ona 6eSa
lie has only one sentence more
which we shall notice, aa it is believed
about all his arguments have already
been confuted "a State can't be guilty
of treason, be tried, condemned, and
hung" But it can--all but the ground
it stands on. individuals can" In
dividuals constitute the State, and
thereby his argument confutes itself
We need say no more about it.
The truth is, they are afraid the Radi-
Gals will derive advantage from the other
theory. We do not think they would, to
any serious extent; but assuredly it is
the best one to fully. justify the action Of
the Government since the war began.
We are inclined to think, the only one.
1t is, however, matter of little prac
teal Importance, as the Administration
assumes the right to act on either Il
would only require requisition or so,
and the seeded States could be kept out
indefinitely on either argument.
But he says: 1t was only an in
tended secession, rendered abortive by
its reduction. If Buchanan had
acted as jackson and said, "by the
eternal" they shall not, then 1t would
have been an abortion. But he did not
so, arc = h-onrre . reelized fact. 1t
was al to-s..ss IS q permanent seces-
sion, but as a present temporary ac-
eompEshment it was acknowledged by
foreign nations, and by our own acts.
Not that we ever agreed to allow them
to be, or to remain so. 1t would be
absurd to say of a. convict escaped into
society, that he had not assumed uu-
authorized relations. 1t would be equal
ly absurd to say he was still citizen.
1t is our oDinion that when a. statesman
is driven to assign metaphysical reasons
he has none that can be valid arguments.
Alasl for the people and for the DEM
ocracy when political questions can only
be determined and argued metaphy-
sicallyl The people would be et. sea
without compass, indeed; suffrage would
be a nuisance, and not one in q thous-
and could or would try to comprehend
head or tail Of affairs, -ifjeven any Of the
metaphysicians understood themselves.
Those species Observation-Disclosures seldom
are guilty of self comprehension.