The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-05-22
NEW SERTES---V0LUME q NO 40.


son DaViS.
In 1855, seastor from Ohio. stanliog
in his place in the Senate Of the United
States. gave attefsucs to the following sen
'aTkere are sons s.1qtors Who profess
great regsri for the ri2hts of the States.
am one Of those who have quite a. much
REGARD for the rights of the States az some
who make louder professions on the subject
than | do am one Of those vho-Rot only
wien an election is pending, but at all
times, believe in the wisdom, the cnnstitu-
onali,y anI nrappistv aptae Virginia Res.
oiutions of 1898 and 1893. ground my.
self upon these resolutions, and staining
upan them, I denounce this bill as vihla-
tion. not only Of the spirit Of those resolu.
tions. but as asi attempt to traup'e upon
the rights of the States, and to deprive
them Of the peger to protect their oyn cit
izcnS. Who is to be the Judge in the last
resort Of tn, violation CT the Constitution
of the limited Statessb7 the enact ment Of a
Jaw? VINO is the faal arbiteri The Gan.
eral Government, Or the States in their
sovereignty? Verify, sir, 10 YELL that point
is to Weld up all the rights OF the States to
protect III ir own citizBns = 1an3 to- cqusoli.
date the Govern Aentinto u miserable des'
po'ism." .5..--..
Attho siccoedine session Of Congress tn,
same Senator said in dehats: ss- ,aa'fI
"Southeru gentlemen slald here and in
almost all their speeches speak of the dlso.
lntion Of the Union. | am not Of those
who would ask them 10 continue inthe Un.
ion. 1t would be doing violence TO the
plstfnrtn Of the party to which bslong.
We have adopted the old Declaration OF In.
dpren,ience a.. the basis OF our political
movement, which declares that any peorlc.
when the Government ceases 10 protect
their rights. when il is so suhTerted from
the true purpose Of government as to op.
press them, have a right to recur to funda.
mental principles, and If need be. to des
rr the governms Mt under which they
live. AMI to-ereot on its ruins another, nore
conducive to their welfare, hoid that
they have this right will not blame any
neople for exercising ii whenever they think
the contingency has come You can not
forcibly hold any men inthe pnioni for the
attempt &c do so, it seems to me. would
sub ert the FIST principles Of the Govern
ment under which we live. -
Upon the philosophy contain in this
spacch the South acted in her late struggle
They were the principles avowed by JeFers
son Davis. and for the practical carrying
out Of which he Is threatened with a trial
for high treason, and his liberty, if net his
Fte, are pg: in jeopardy. Where won d
one suppl,e that the author e. the speech
We have quoted would BE- found against or
for the punishment Of the individual who
acted on the doctrines the Senator afore-
said had preached. The answer woud BE-,
if there was any honor, consistency a d de.
cency in him, he would he among the fore
most in protesting against any trial or pun.
j>haent Of llr. Davis Heis now high
officer in the GQaesnment,. second only to
the President, and really vie liing more
power thar slat officer lis name is Ben.
j2ain T. Wade, acfing Vice president of
lie United states Il n, Davis is trai-
tor, did not Wade inloc;iihate, bis mind
with treason? Davis only lid what Wade
said they had a right to dol The latter
enuneiacd his sentiments leng before Mr.
Davis ,ae:e !. upon them; and If the disin-
guishJd Iissj7sippian found himself in
trouble on that account, is it not the mani
fest duty of Mr. Wasie to stand by him,
cad use all his politioal and personal power
in his behalf? ..- ..