Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1866-09-01


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propoSe or sanction changes IN tie Cons,i-
,u'ioa which NAV effect permanently their
political relations aud control or revise the
legitimate action Of the several members OF
the common Union. Such exercise Of pow
er is simply usurpation, just as unwarrant-
able when exercised by the Northern States
as it would be il expressed by the Southern
States, and not to be excused or paliiated
by anything in the past history by either of
those on whom it is attempted or OF those
upon whose rights and liberties it is to affect
1t finds no warrant in the Constitution. 1t
is at war with the fundamental principles
of our form Of government. If tolerated in
one instance it becomes the precedent for
future invasion Of liberty and Constitutional
rights, depending solely upon the will Of the
,,arty in possession Of power, and thus leads
by direct sequence, to the most fatal and
intolerable Of all tynnnies: the tyranny Of
shifting and irresponsible political factions.
It is against this, the most formidable Of all
dangers which menace the stability Of free
government, that the Constitution was in
tended most carefully to prevent. We de-
mand strict aud steadfast adherence to its
provisions. In this. and in this alone, can
we find a basis Of permanent union and
peace. But it is alleged in justification Of
the usurpa,ion which We condemn, that the
condition of the Southern States and people
is not such us renders safe their re adms.
sion TO share in the government Of the
country; that they are disloya in sentiment
and purpose; that neither the honor, credit
nor interests of the nation would be safe il
they were admitted TO share in its councils.
We might reply to this first, that VIC have
no right for such reasons to deny any por-
tion Of the States or the people the rights
expressly conferred upon them by the Con-
sti;utiou of the United States. Second,
that so long as their acts are those OF loyal
ty. so long as they conform in all their
public conduct to the requirements Of the
Constitution and laws. We have no right to
exact from them conformity in their senti.
ments and opinions to our own. Third,
that we have no right to distrust the pnr-
pose or the ability of the people Of the
Union to protect and defend under all con-
tinCencies and by whatever means that may
be required for its honor and its welfare.
These would. in our judgment, be full and
conclusive answers to the plea thus advanc.
ed for the exclusion of the States from the
Union; int we say, further. that this plea
rests upon q complete misapprehension or
an unjnst perversion Of existing facts. We
do not hesitate to affirm that there is no
section Of the country where the Constitu-
tiou and laws Of the United States find
more strict obedience than in those States
and among those people who were lately in
arms against them, or where there is less
purpose or less danger Of any future at.
tempt to overthrow their authority. 1t
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able. that in the States and sections 90
recently swept by the whirlwind Of var,
where all ordinary modes and methods OF
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