The Baltimore County union., 1867-07-27
Another Sonthorn View.

Nhic iht licmoct.,iic papers ~ ihe North art
pFiiins .,hrrt violations Of the Constitution
tie leading and ,aofc intelligent men % the
S,uth--who wcrr known us rebels during The
@ar-aisnii ihn, they have no right t. appeal 10
the Constitution of,he United States tqin,eryenc
h,iwecu them aud punishment There is auoih.
cr .nicl!isen, c,as, AT the South. who haze real
izel that the South has Suffered much injury by
failure 10 accep, the political consequences or
secession and war, ani by indulging the dclusion
iha, failure simply made the ordinances Of sec,s.
sion void, and restored the States and people 10
their former status and rights The jackson
H,ssissiy.ioH says this belief would have hccn
- the harmless indulgence Of an agreeable fan
icy, II it had no, inisEposcd itself ia the way OF
- clear realization Of the consequences of dc.
Sc feat Il rmarks further that " this fancy
is iudugcd Tor the most part $ men were not
e actually engaged ia the strife, aud that " the
ZEAL soldiers Of lhc army, the priyaies who went
- In ~ the beginning and eaine oa, at the close,
" scarrra and war worn. aud the intellectual he
g rocs Of the war the Lees, Beauregards, Long.
-" streets, Mahones, Semines, aud Others never for
a. a moment entertained IL, aud have been ready
To appreciate the fact tina, the Southern States
q could he admitted into the Union upon such
% terms only rs the States which composed IL af.
% ter their withdrawal should dictate"
There observations were elected by the follow
ing extract from n letter Of Col. =. r. Kcitt, OF
Ncwberry District Of South Carolina, formerly
member Of Congrcss aud an ortyinai secsssionist
Concerning his own State, Col. Keit writes
''Ancr her withdrawal, the Constitution and Goveu.
mrnt uf t~ United States her Than they
S,r 10 England OF France She. together with tho 9th
e. state that thought aud aeisd so had adopted
nrH Goa siitution md NJ new tag. aud put forth
faur duration Tor ihe Establishment of In
ion aud a new Government When tir srai,s ~. y hsd
crnmsnt they had nttru pied sesiaillsh va aalaned
and general dl.ntessatlsr .n,ued Al a. r.,l.r
the htngrls in The heid surrendered liuritr. ~
none had len lnt in their hands tiiry sur,uirfc the
armir. rni munitions u var aione-the put Ia
carolina, however by the luterlosltion of her saser
eighty and her uli.dfaWai from The f.deral non i'm
palshcl UPON the Geld Of hattie iost H. and Z nov
conquered province q the United ssatcs."
Dominating ON this the Memphis Buiiciin
says
Il follows from thI. doctrine that conErs.. mish,
~ might not, have asked consent 10 any form II
ioveIninens u thought pralrr 10 Impose upon II
The Congress J. the eopie to rradmit Into the In
ion At all aud have kept ns a pleasure under military
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tent With the genius and thc principles u the federal
cnnttu'on, whose fundamental Idea u the right 0f all
lHggs % govern ihansrlses hut then, have cstol
~ oifsel,ss from appealing % that iasirument We
have c dght appeal 10 tie bsniFu usagr fhc laws
- nntln o. rc hcrtl ideas u the aEe IN regard
government, aud 20 the homoarneity II The people
Nafil aud South, bat not 70 the Consultation ~ Con
sutuilun."
This In an intelligent recognition Of the con-
sequences Of the war for secession. The question
whether the States were sovereign heiorc seccs-
sion does no, affect the result aud We utcd no,
discuss that. Al the powers Of the State govern
nenis having been used to carry on the war Of
rebellion shared the fate Of war. The rebel dis.
irici was Territory Of the United States suLjec,
to such government as they should ordain. sub
jrci 10 the Constitution. The inhabitants were
liable To such military penalties as the conquerer
might impose.