St. Mary's gazette., 1866-06-21

. tIbSe wluusS'>f's
n..,. th,, tbey ,-.s .>',hc,~ mu st see. II ta'v-s
I'm, Jefferson D,v,s. . TA.v mn" % ."es
wa'i Tecks, anl the ,h.us,na s,he,e a..
cCt "a the ',s eo1'"s,, n.v.r GU j a.a.x.,.
ahle '1r he char se o. III ,rter S.i ~a,tci,.x
trsas9a. St4ne vail ta.kSm .r Sts in his srsys
and vor- nva e'o1n.nt .c:herh,s Il,s,r,,el
h,< ch,rao,er ard re<c',>d i, from snrh an i'm
ru a ion Tim. viii defend tho char ,eter Of
y wis AL Le-. Tn,t their a-ts i'm so>.l u,ea
them nn rnns -in1sne<> of crime h,v. na d,ua'
III. nartn. words OF Jefferson D v,s. il the
preS-n> of The Sraue, hretthe III. stronsss,
cluvciinn IL -e>titnda and desire .or peace,
AMI Ia avoi! hlnrlshei. will read sh ,rt PR
tinn os III -;a
Il f1i in n,v-slf, rerhan,. tyne of,h. .e,.
e,l 'eein- hf my c>rstiu.1,s towsrds vo1rs.
| an S.lcN t,.-l no he>;ii,y TO vnu, Senators
from the North. an sure there - no; one Of
VOL W ,tever sh,rp discus iun there tnsy have
he,a between us. 70 whom cannot now ssy, N
I'll. nr.Srn.e Of my God wish You wsu and
sach, an sire, il tn, fe,lin. Of the ps.pls
whom ! rc>.e.ent 10 vsris those wh ,m You
r-nres~nt. Tth-ref,-e fes thst bat cypress .hsir
sire whe | S,v s,v hnas, ana they hoae,
for pe,cesil rel,ti,nS with you. though We fa.,st
r,rt They ni,v bc MI II ,llv i'sn .a'i,l to us IN
future. ~ they have been IN the past. if you .,
will IT,"
ain the course Of my service here ss.oci,ted
tnrs see n,w around me- Som. with whom l
have served long; there have be-n points of co.'s
ISi m but wh,tever o. ofeose the has beo1
II NE, leave he carry with me n hostile i
re membranes. Wh,tever otfenss have given
which has not be~nLe lressei. or for whl'h ss'-
is.actou h,s-uot been demanded II rave, Senar+
tors in This hour of our n,rtins. tooi'er yoa my
apology for pain viii, IN heat OF sbscus-
SION, ln:llc,ed. tgo hence unen rnn''e,e ell Of
the rem.a, bran of any injury received. and
having 4 srh,r .cd the duty OF making the only
re,,r,tion in my mower for any injury offered.
.Nr. Pre,d.nt, and Senators, having nude
the annnuuce'nent which the OCCASION seemed 10
,- t. require 1t only remains for me to bud You
fin II adreu.
These thou -hts and word. are ch,rscteriss,c
of The mn aud STAMP the charge of murderer
and co1sci ,us treas III with fals"ho1. How -
it r@etenied that heis guilty of tre,son' fits
sovereign Sttte seeded he went with her and
joinci IN defending her Independence. There
was time when bat few d"nieI the right OF 80.
ccsson. From the earliest period of our Gov
ernmcnt i; HIS been asserted and claimed.-
Crrr,t and ruling parties have proclaimed u,
MA. * have sanctioned it; Statesmen OF the
hlehc,t character all over the land have arowed
il COMMENTATORS on your form OF government
have ex pounded 1t and can any one IN tueh a.
state of ftcts dare To deaounce the act Of seces-
sion as trea IN n Government of free oPn-
on lhe Il lClrtne or secession WV poth WIN
the Cons tuition. IL became ruling prnctPis
Of III ruling Democratic party, inserted IN their
nl,lfnrm { ON l14S tn the late war. New Eng.
land formerly determined to Practice II on an
OCCASION winch she thoush h, demandedit. ONO,
thrnu n her high OH iala AID aalast state snens
declared her determination u adopt 1t. josiah
Qnncy sanctioned il. Johd Quincy Adams,
in , mos tornrl "a lress before the Historiea!
Society of New York, IN 1899. most empaAa-
c,llv announced Il as the true doctrine.
But. sir, have alluded 10 this doctrine OF Sc
ce. SON. not NIth th- view of defending II al this
time. but with y wish TO Introduce an author ~ !.
c .nnectcd with fact which is known or recolle
ted / eNnect, To but few. William kawles
formerly of penns sylyani,, was one fthe ATTEST
LAWYERS IN THIS country. In 1874 he pdbilshea
n Com nentary the Conslutiun, n work trt
ouently refer. ed to us auth ority ON tho exposl-
tlou Of that lnstrument not only at the bar, but
by subsequent commentators. Tits hrs' e1ittohS
vas soon exhausted, and in lSl9 he publ shed =
ne, edition of his work, i'll the preface TO whicp
he states
"ln thus edition the principle, laid down IL
The first remain unn ed. The author has
seen no reason for any change
Thus. after having IN the edition Of 1924 LAID
down mos, clearly and empha lcnllv the dos-
trinc Of tho right of a State 10 sccede from ths
JfnIo,; he res;,eS the doctrine. ntser mature re-
npruon and udy in his second edition, de;iar.
mo that .she had seen reaton for any change
would nov, ,lr, uIe ely refer you and this
House To his a,lc exposition on the Subject a.
contained in the thirty second chapter OF his
ynck Now this work Of William Rawle was
ap,,rcv .,l ot and strongl endorsed by the ablsst
and ,rotoandest lawyers. II was introduced
as the textbook on constitutional law In The
schoos and colleges throughout the iand' aud
duriny the Presidency Of John Quincy Adams
,yas odo,.e,l ns the textbook on the Ccnstitu-
ton in the Mtuary Acs!eny at West Point. II
WAS the text book when Jefferson Davis WAS
there and was p':scrd Iu his hand as cadet and
,,ud.pt N that nls:i.ation. lie learned his FIRST
lessons of SECESSION through the agency and
tr,chnr of this Government Itself, and 1t may
he his mi fortune, but surely not his fault that
ne less ms thus drilled INTO him have made =
lasting impression on his mind. What pos
slblr IistIic ton can any Tson have under such
circumstances, IN making the charge against
him Of being con scfpus traitor ~ Would Z
common pedagngue chastise a pupil for having
learned and understood his lesson too well !
can hard Y believe that the devil himself, were
he to place The Book nf God into the hand Of .
fallen Angel IN order to subject to pcrvert ed cnt-
icism would punish him ifhe. were TO be conv IN
ce,l and turn Christian. What should be tho
conduct of this Government under such creum'
stances towards Jefferson Davis and those who
from strUtl. conviction of the cor. soness o1 their
cou sc cicd with him: Justice and pubic hon
o. demand their INN date reeas and rsstora-
tion TO their nights ,sthe more esp eclaliy such
Il course connot III the least conflict with public
safety.
Away, then, with these charges that these
people are mu derers, rel handed rebels, and
cons ious traitors They spring only from un-
/ rejecting excitement or from u depra we'd s,int
! of revenge. and with wis. and considerats
a,esmen and patrios should never be allowed
to interpose Obstacles to the re tnion which all
such must now desire. Away, TOO, with the
| expectation tllat the southern people will ever
deg,ad. them elves by freely accepting comdl-
I lioas from the benefit OF which yoi exclud Q
their own chosen I-adets This saoull and will
never be Let the people sweep these obstacles
ASIDE and were enemies IN war, IN peace
| lei us be friends.
Mr. LIZ BLoNp. If my friend from Marylan i
will permit me, wouid like to o-k him a siagls
question. 1 understand from the argument OF
tne gentleman I, on Ma yland that he takes she
position that the southern States lately in re-
belnon a,e out Of lh. Unl N, and had corsu-
( tnuonl' right to 90 out of the Union. Did