The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1865-11-15

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small state. was very persistent in favor g.
leaving the Articles OF Confederation amen
ded merely. and when il was finally re
solved 10 abandon that project and form d
Government, TWO Out OF three az those DEL
egates from New York Mr. LanS.n-- an.
Mr. Yates Went home and never returned
again.
Il was when the Convention were deba-
ing that the question That these remarks
by Mr.. sherman. Nr. Madison. and others.
winch have been SD often quoted We're
made about making war upon The States.
luey SAID. " ou cannot Coerce these
states 10 furnish their quota Whve Be
cause i Is war; you can only i0 it lv force
lAese Articles % Confederation are trea-
y q leagne. between these states. Il Is
the settled law Of nations thar a war be-
tween the members Of one treaty always
puts I'll end 10 all the treaty s,ipulati0ns
existing, aud. therefore. j YOU make war
upon one OF these STATES under the Arti-
cles ol Confederation 10 c0erce them. that
momelt You end your Confederation. be-
cause X IS war, and The war ends IT," /, is
perfectly palpable and plain to me that
with articles merely u assOciafi0u iu The
nature OF treaty between the States. that
was strictly aul literally true, it could not
be done Al tle remarks then made bv
those gentlemen, which arc moss quoted
were made as applicable 90 the condition
Of u league; and yet they are not quoted
upon Us as being applicable 10 thc con-
elt.On OF national Government
II we follow out the doctrines ol these
southern gentlemen who have socoael they
are not inconsistent because they hold
that We are nothing but league now. and
therefore the making Cf war wolll end
that league Ihey therefore ara L0t llc0n-
slstent in IL but 20 man who views this as
Government, WIKI all The functions OF
government attached 10 il and LOT @ lea -ue
can quote with pr0priety those expressions
IS applicable 10 our condition. 30 much
for that ! 10 not insist, nor is it noces-
sary now 10 insist thar this Government
can initiate a wat upon state. but in-
sist Il can Ia its own defence prosecute q
war commenced oy The .us2u.e 81 a state.
peace and reconciliation
Now, Mr. President, there commenced
an insurrectiOn u this country. Il never
arose. perhaps, 10 the dignity OF war un-
Ill The act OF le6l was passed know q
majority ia the supreme Court decided that
in relation to laying a. blockade and the
making OF prizes &c, that war existed
before that act Of loJl was passed, lu- an
agree that after the act of 1851 was passed
It took The character Of war. What shape
was il that IL TOOK Il was this. Con- rre~s
declared that where there was an iusgrrcc-
ton existing in state claiming 20 act un-
der the authority of the State ami the al-
thOritles of tue state did not disc.am IL
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av6liahle condition in time of war This
was declared 10 be a war with the whole
inhabitants of that state Then IL was that
itfool- i'm relation to onr inbahitanf- lis
t~la character and conl,fion ot a war and
a var hsrwean those states made hy tbem
fb~onrh tbeir dictionaries and the body of
rheir neonla AGAINST the General Govern
mort
Snch laing fhe state Of war the question
nrespnts irsalf Whom and now is that war
~ ceasa and whom AMI hovv sthe formal
nolitical stains of the States which are
en0oereI I'm II or the Inhabitants or those
Sfates to he restored and who Is to de-
clare it, The Gentlemen from MARYLAND
las arraed m much LENGTH ID show that
,nder tbe not of lSel Fl the bos.iIfies ON
the nart of tbe enemy SION the President
k c0mnalled 10 Ston 6osfiliiies ON his part
I 10 NOT wish to make c0nfroycrsv ahout
tbat What if he does know that the
President can Withdraw an ou~ forces from
tho southern States Tomorrow. II he llea--
es. he can Withdraw all our shins from OF
fha coast and order Them I'D tie harbor o
Nov York or Boston. | know that militar,
operatioDs may cease altogether bv his act.
know he NAV pardon all crimes commit
rad AGAINST the United States. including
treason. That is his nOwer. But. SIR
does mat alter the condition of the polit
ical status Of those states i'm their rcia
tionship to this General Government sup
pose the hostiliies entirely cease; supp
the rebels throw down their arms aud 20
home TO their several habitatiOrs: there ar,
in those States the functlOnaries OF theh
government. their governors, their legisla
lures. all organized in this revolutionary
operation and carving il on: and is it tru
that they then have the right 10 send mem
bers 10 the senate and House OF Eepresen
tatiyes. and If they have a right 10 sem
them 10 demand their admission here. an'
we have nothing TO say about il. j. II tru
that they NAV make war upon the Genera
Government, carry il along as far a the
please. then stop it, and we are obliged q
receive them, until they have had time q
revive their powers or resolution and star
again. and we cannot help ourselves
Sir. are there not two sides and two part
10 this war; Il IS the strangest war ne
ever heard OF fit has but one side to il.
. take il there are two parties 10 this war
the several States who have made il on on
side. and the national Government again'
whom they have made IT, or the other an
: l suppose the twO parties must participat
= in the restoration OF peace and quietnes:
. and their restoration 70 their former cor
. diti0n. or a condition where they can pei
= form their functions within the GOvernmer
= as intergal parts Of the Union. Il is fl
Congress to say when that state Of thing
u exists. Congress Is not bound 70 receg
: their members, or - treat them as hein
= regular. loyal, interEal members Of th