Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-02-03
IN. Or OUT!

words and phrases, and are Just now in
trouble a. to whether the rebelling States
went out Of the Union, or have all the
time been and still are in the Union. We
think that Mr.. Lincoln accurately "hit
the point" when he characterized this as
a purely speculative and verbal question,
practically of no moment. II may how
ever, comfort ZONE persons to remind
them that the Union is no fenced enclo-
sure in any such literal sense as that a
member can DO transferred from one side
of the fence to the other. The Union is
but a system Of Constitutional law, impo-
sing obligations and comforting benefits.
To avoid the too prevalent confusion OF
thought IN this matter it is necessary to
state the truth thus literally, remembering
that the phrase In the Union and "Out
of the Union" though of real and positive
significance. are in s.rictness m~etaphorical.
The historical fact simply and purely is,
that the States which passed ordinances OF
secession r~epudiated the obligations of the
Union. Did they annul those obligations:
No; for these were just, and as sacred as
our nationality, and therefore remained
valid. The righteousness Of our cause
rested upon the invalidity Of the ordinan-
ces of secession. Therefore-to return to
the common and m%etaphorical phraseology
it is undeniable and will by all parties
DO admitted that the rebelling States did
not 20 out of the Union, have not been
out, and are not now out a, to their obi
cations.
But while tho Reputation Of obligation
was q wicked and false form, it involved
an absolute and most palpable fact-the
forfeiture Of the privileges co-relative to
those obligations.
The Union war was to enforce these
obligations-not the privileges. The wal
was the most intense declaration Of the
sacredness and full force Of the former,
and the most terrible denial Of the latter.
The rebels wero ridiculously willing,
and their sympathizers for them, at all
times to claim what they called their Con-
stitutional rights. Common wa.
perpetually shocked by the cutlery Of the
Copperhead and rebel press that the
"washing,on Government" ,rampled the
immunities Of States while attempting the
preservation of the Union Of States
Unionists were sarcas,ically asked why, i
they held the South to be in the Union
they did not so treat her: The same alb,
surdity now meets US in about every Cop
perhead and Conservative press Of thu
country. We are told: "Have you moi
been fighting to keep these States in the
Uniona Have you not succeeded 1
90, are they not co-equals and entitled &c
all the privileges Of sovereign States =
The answer to these questions is: w
were not fighting to enforce the privileges
but the obligations Of the Constitutions
compact, and forfeited privileges are no
restored BY enforcement of obligations
The obligations are one thing, the privil
eyes wholly another and different thing
The former relate to National domain anG
allegiance, aud apply equally to a Terri
tory as a State. Had South Carolinl
chosen to abolish her State organization
and become q Territory, there would have
been no war to compel her to remain
State. For State organizations we vert
not fighting ; but for the enforcement Of
Constitutional duties-not privileges. II
we must return to the common and meta.
phorical phraseelosy, the rebelling State.
did go out of the Union, have been out,
and are now out as to their privileges, and
should in this sense remain out as long a.
is necessary to secure the country against
another war to enforce those obligations,
nj the Union. hat no stale can 0nnnl.
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A sister Arenged-Terriblc Tragedy
The following shocking story is from
the Detroit Tribune Of the Goth Of Decem-
Der last:
A terrible murder was committed in the
lumber camp of Charles Mcbride, on Pine
river, Midland county, Michigan, last
week, the details of which are most shock
ingly cruel. John Conart, a man employed
in the above named camp, was found dead
and fearfully mangled under the roots Of a
tree, having been murdered by a man en-
ployed in the same camp. whose name in
Camden. The details are substantially as
follows. About q year and a half tago
Conart made the acquaintance Of Camden's
sister, whose parents are Canadians, and
highly respectable, and on promising to
marry her succeeded in seducing her, after
which he left for parts unknown.
About six months since her brother,
who had been a soldier IN the US SER
vice. returned home, and, learning ms SIS
ter's Disgrace vowed vengeance on us Aa-
thor, who. by the way, ne had never seen.
Accordingly ne started In quest OIL the 90
Ject OF his vengeance n succeeded IN
tracking him to saginaw where ne learn
ed that q company OF Canadians had just