The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1867-07-31

shin of these commonwealth. It

shin of these commonwealth. 1t
was reserved for Mr.. Stevens, to
erase the past, and to announce a
new doctrine, which; however
spurned at first, has at last, in en-
tire antagonism to every principle
heretofore acknowledged, been
adopted as the. rule for the public
councils: -. 49,.
Mr.. Stevens says, THE true pc,
sition of, the late Confederate
States is that Of a conquered terrific:
ry,of the United States. x /
deny that the Constitution either
theoretically or actually in, opera,
ton in any Of these States.
This he is frank enough to
avow is the real:peint in. issue.
This is no: new question. There
have been civil wars before. And
there will likely be, civil : wars
again. This, very subject has
been met and decided. We need
not gobeyond this country. In
the North itself, during the very
heat of hostilities, the question
arose IN argument as to- the status
these Southern <Commonwealths
would occupy. in case of, the sue:
cess. Of the arms of the United
States. And to- this case we would
briefly refer. y s-.z, -: -. -.as Z i =.
In. the case ofthe Amy. WaIplck,
and: cargo, decided at Boston in
1852. Jddge sprague, Of the Uni:
ted States District. Coart, :. said,
sAnobjection the decisions of
the District Courts has arisen
from ans apprehension of radical
consequences. Itshas beensuppo-
ssd that If the oFefnment !, have
the right elligerents, then af2
ter the rebellion IS suppressed, It
will have the rights, Of conquest !;
that. G;.Stdte and its. Inhabitants
may be permanently dieested Of all
political griviliees @dnd treated as
foreign territories acquired By arms.
THIS is an error, a Craze error.
Conquest of a. foreign country
gives absolute and unlimited. sovs
-ereign rights But no .eaatlon
makes a coaquestot of its'oaont territory;
IF a hostile power; either from
without or mithia a nation, takes
possession and holds abselutet dc:
minien over any portion of It's
territory, and the nation, By
force ofarms, expels, or ouertzllroaeS
the enemy, and snppresses hos
tilities, it it:acquires-ao aeeao htleiS76al
mere5y acquires possession Of GtAqt
Of sekieh it has been temporarily de
priced: The nation, acquires no
neie sovereignty, 6atz merely: man
tai;as its preuious rights. : - -; = ~.
qUnder despotte egeEernmepts.the
power Of municipal ,eonfseation
may be unlimited, but1uaader' oa6:
Go0ernmenttAe figktg sovereignty
0uer any portion of q State is glvea
and limited By the .Gonstltu ltutlo1a, and
1tiU be the meatterthe scar as j: Il
'aeaS before. -. -. :. = 81, fs,,y :: y';,,i
= When. the II nited States; takes
possession they acquire no new
title,y but merely ,-yh1dieate> that
Which preutoaslg- -ertSted and are TO
DO only le3at 3 Necessary. oy' :y hat tle't
purpose" - =. ,:ss:l, = =. e;-!:.==~-:s
! Mr.. Stevens, in his late speech
before Congress, says: s'The Pres
fdent starts by asserting in his
message what, if true, would sup
port. all the rest of his argument.
he says The constitution IS theo-
retically operative in the conquer
ed:peovinees Of the South: " Z, He
then boldly avows, s.if that is true,
then all we have done hereis rank
'lsurpation." ~ This is the language
and mission Of Mr.. Stevens him
self ~.
But, Says the law in all ages,
"no nation ever makes a conquest
of it's own~territory:" Mr.: Stevens
and his followers are therefore not
only acting in subversion Of the
law, but out of their own mouths
stand condemned Of. rank usurpa-
ton. 80. =.
Our views have been strength
ened by time and events. The
true mode and plain duty Of peace
and general welfare was full ac-
knowledgement Of the stateship
of these Southern Common
wealths, and their admission to
representation and to identifca-
ton with and participation in it's
affairs. It was to make them a
part of the Union and to extend
to- them the protection and bene-
fits Of its Constitution and laws.
: But it has thus far been decreed
otherwise, and against the earnest
and sincere protest of South.
We can. but hope with the Pres
ident "that in the end the rod OF
'despotism will be broken, the
armed rule Of power be lifted
from the necks of.the people, and
the principles Of a violated Consti-
tuition preserved"
The Louisville Courier says -
"Without a single exception, the
Jacobin demagogues who are en-
gagged in making bullying and in
sultino sneeches through the prOs-